Author: Naija Daily News

Renowned American film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Southern California mansion on Sunday, December 14, 2025, according to reports by CNN and NBC. Los Angeles police, speaking at a media conference Sunday evening, said they were treating the deaths as an apparent homicide but had not yet publicly confirmed the identities of the two individuals found at the residence of the director of When Harry Met Sally. Authorities said no arrests had been made and no suspects were being publicly identified. Deputy Police Chief Alan Hamilton said homicide detectives…

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the prosecution of popular TikTok streamer Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, following a viral video showing him livestreaming while driving, an action that culminated in a road crash. The directive was contained in a statement signed on Monday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in which the FRSC expressed serious concern over what it described as a growing pattern of reckless road use by celebrities, content creators, and social media influencers in pursuit of online attention. The statement followed the widespread circulation of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Niger State Police Command has recorded major successes in its ongoing fight against crime with the arrest of a suspected female arms and ammunition courier, a notorious child abductor, and several other criminal suspects across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Minna. According to the statement, operatives of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS), acting on credible intelligence, arrested a 35-year-old woman, Zuwaira Usman, from Pandogari in Rafi Local Government Area, on November 4, 2025. She is alleged…

Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has ordered that a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre until December 18, when a ruling will be delivered on his bail application. The order was made on Monday after the court heard arguments for and against the bail request of the former Anambra State governor, who is standing trial on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt practices. Counsel to Ngige, Mr Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, urged the court to grant his client bail, citing…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s headline inflation rate moderated to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, reflecting a continued slowdown in consumer price pressures. The latest figure represents a decline from the 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025, marking a month-on-month drop of 1.6 percentage points, according to data released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The easing comes after several years of sharp price increases that fuelled a severe cost-of-living crisis across the country. Consumer inflation had peaked at nearly 35 per cent in December last year before declining following a revision of the base year…

By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped dozens of worshippers during an attack on a church in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attackers, said to be more than 50 in number, reportedly stormed the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Aiyetoro Kiri on Sunday, shooting sporadically and causing panic among congregants. One person was reportedly killed during the attack, while more than 20 worshippers, including children, were abducted and taken to an unknown location. The assault marked the second major attack on Aiyetoro Kiri in recent times. Bandits had earlier invaded the community, abducting…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to avert a breakdown of law and order or prevent a descent into chaos or anarchy. In a split decision of six to one, the apex court held that the President may, during a state of emergency, suspend elected officials, provided such suspension is for a limited period. Delivering the lead majority judgment, Justice Mohammed Idris ruled that Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution empowers the President to deploy extraordinary measures to restore normalcy once emergency rule…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Niger State Police Command have arraigned eight suspected members of a child-trafficking syndicate before Minna Chief Magistrate Court I for allegedly trafficking and trading in children. The suspects were arrested by the squad led by its head, DSP Ahmed Sa’idu, and subsequently charged before the court on multiple counts bordering on child stealing and human trafficking. Those arraigned are Leo Ugochukwu, Ngozi Ugochukwu, Henrietta Obiako, Rosemary Ogbulogo, Chiroma Onyaja, Vincent Emmanuel, Joy Ndife, and Olusegun Isaiah. Police said the defendants are residents of Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 58-year-old man, Vitalis Nwoko, over the alleged murder of his wife, Uloma, in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday night, saying the arrest followed a complaint lodged by the deceased’s sister at the Ahiazu Mbaise Divisional Headquarters. According to the police, the complainant alleged that Nwoko violently assaulted his wife during a domestic dispute, after which she was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead. “Operatives of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected bandits have killed a former Vice Chairman of Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Mu’azu Muhammad Gwashi, despite collecting a N15 million ransom from his family. Gwashi was abducted about five months ago and held in captivity before he was murdered last weekend. Confirming the incident, a family member, Muhammad Lawal Gwashi, said the abductors initially demanded N30 million, an amount the family could not raise immediately, resulting in a prolonged period of captivity. According to him, the bandits later reduced the ransom to N15 million, which the family paid after the kidnappers brought…