Author: Naija Daily News

The Ebonyi State Police Command has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, who was in charge of the State Intelligence Department. Popoola reportedly collapsed on Tuesday morning during a management meeting at the command headquarters in Abakaliki. Witnesses said the senior officer developed breathing difficulties and began gasping for air before he was rushed to the Police Medical Centre within the premises. Despite prompt medical attention, he was later confirmed dead by doctors. Preliminary medical findings indicated that his death was caused by cardiac arrest linked to hypertensive heart…

File Photo : Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju The Rivers State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped woman and neutralized two suspected kidnappers during an operation carried out by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU), Emohua Annex. The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko. She said the victim, a female resident of Omademe Community, was abducted on Friday, December 5, 2025, along Ozuaha Road in Emohua Local Government Area. According to the statement, the victim’s brother reported the incident to the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected fighters of the Boko Haram terror group have abducted the Vice Chairman of Biu Local Government Area in Borno State and two newly elected councillors along the Kamuya–Buni/Yadi axis linking parts of Borno and Yobe states. The victims, identified as Alhaji Saidu and councillors representing Zarawuyaku and Miringa wards, were elected during last Saturday’s local government elections. They were reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday while travelling from Biu, the council headquarters, to Maiduguri along the 130-kilometre Damaturu–Biu road. Confirming the incident on Thursday in Maiduguri, a security operative disclosed that the abduction occurred amid rising insecurity on…

A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has criticized the removal of fuel subsidy, saying the policy has failed to deliver the promised economic relief and has instead deepened poverty, hunger, inflation, and insecurity across the country. President Bola Tinubu had announced the end of the fuel subsidy regime during his inauguration in May 2023, declaring that “subsidy is gone.” The President has repeatedly defended the decision, insisting it was necessary to avert economic collapse and that the funds saved have been distributed to states. However, Dalung, speaking on Channel Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, argued that the manner in…

By Deborah Nnamdi Four members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defections occurred about one week after Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara joined the ruling party, signalling a major political realignment in the state. The lawmakers who changed party affiliation are Manuchim Umezuruike, representing Port Harcourt I Federal Constituency; Boniface Emerengwa of Ikwerre/Emuoha Federal Constituency; Awake-Inombek Abiante of Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency; and Boma Goodhead, who represents Asari-Toru Federal Constituency. The development is expected to further reshape the political landscape in Rivers State, with…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday to notify lawmakers and National Assembly staff of the President’s appearance. The development follows a letter dated December 17, 2025, signed by Adm. Essien Eyo Essien, Secretary of Human Resources and Staff Development, on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana. Copies of the letter were circulated to the Deputy Clerk…

Two of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s most senior appointees in Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory sector have resigned from office, prompting the President to forward the names of their proposed successors to the Senate for confirmation. In a statement issued on December 17, 2025, the Presidency announced the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The statement, signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that both officials, who were appointed in 2021…

By Deborah Nnamdi Ahmed Musa has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an end to a distinguished career with the Super Eagles of Nigeria that spanned nearly 15 years and included Nigeria’s triumph at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Leicester City forward confirmed the decision on Wednesday, describing his time with the national team as a source of great pride. In a message to Nigerians and the Super Eagles family, Musa said wearing the green and white meant everything to him from his first call-up, adding that he was stepping away with peace and gratitude. Musa…

The son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the couple’s deaths at their Los Angeles home. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that Nick Reiner, 32, is accused of killing his parents, who were found dead on Sunday. Prosecutors allege the killings were carried out with a knife. Hochman said the charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, or the death penalty, though no decision has yet been made on whether prosecutors will seek capital…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a nine-year-old girl, following a fatal stabbing in Weston-super-Mare, England. Police identified the victim as Aria Thorpe, who was found dead at a house in Lime Close on Monday evening. A post-mortem examination revealed that the preliminary cause of death was a single stab wound, according to Avon and Somerset Police. The teenage suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, remains in custody and is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court. Floral tributes, including bunches of flowers and cuddly toys, have been placed near the…