Author: Naija Daily News

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old truck driver, Tobi Oluwatuyi, and two of his friends for allegedly masterminding a fake kidnapping to extort N1.5 million from his family. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Jubril Abu and 21-year-old Segun Oluwatuyi, were arrested after a concerned citizen reported to the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad that Tobi had been abducted from the Ilu Abo area of Akure. According to a police source, detectives immediately launched an investigation, which later revealed that the supposed victim had conspired with his two friends to stage the abduction. The trio allegedly planned the act to…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fubara was received on Friday at the Government House, Port Harcourt, by a delegation led by the APC State Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, and the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo. During the event, the governor completed the party’s membership form and other documentation before being presented with his APC slip and membership card. Okocha, who said he was mandated by the APC National Chairman to officially receive the governor, congratulated Fubara on his decision to join the…

Photo: Dangote promised stable, cheaper petrol for local market Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again reduced the gantry price of petrol, cutting the ex-depot rate from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre, according to real-time pricing data from Petroleumprice.ng. The adjustment, which took effect on December 11, 2025, represents a 15.58% reduction and marks the refinery’s twentieth downward price review this year. Industry sources confirmed the adjustment on Friday, noting that the refinery “reduced its petrol price to ₦699 per litre,” in line with its promise to gradually push domestic pump prices lower as production stabilises and output increases. The latest…

…Insists on husband-killing wife’s death by handing Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, an Abuja woman convicted of murdering her husband and reinstated the death sentence imposed on her in 2020 after a high-profile domestic violence trial. Sanda was found guilty by an Abuja High Court for fatally stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of former PDP chairman Haliru Bello, during a dispute in their home in November 2017. The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in 2020, ruling that prosecutors had proved the charge of culpable homicide beyond a reasonable doubt. The…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has been ordered remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre by Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gwarinpa, following his arraignment on an eight-count corruption charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ngige, who arrived in court around 8:10 a.m. on Friday in the custody of EFCC operatives, pleaded not guilty to all allegations, which include conferring unfair advantage on associates, abuse of office, and accepting financial gifts through organisations linked to him during his tenure as Minister of Labour and Employment…

…NNPC launches investigation, but sources say it was sabotaged By Douglas Maha, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos pipeline system, a major national gas artery, disrupting gas supply operations after a rupture on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. What caused the explosion was unclear at the time of the report, but there were concerns that it could be sabotage or due to aged equipment. What Niger Daily News can confirm is that the blast occurred around 17:50 hours near Tebijor, Okpele, and Ikpopo communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, prompting an immediate…

Nigeria’s Labour Party said on Thursday it will not grant automatic tickets to any aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections, adding that its 2023 presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, will also be required to contest competitive primaries if he seeks the nomination. Labour Party National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh told reporters that while the party remains open to reconciliation with Obi and other aggrieved members, its internal democratic procedures would not be relaxed. The clarification comes amid ongoing tensions between Obi and the party’s national leadership led by Julius Abure. “The Labour Party has consistently said that tickets will be…

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Sahabi Rabi’u, for the gruesome killing of a nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state. According to the command, Rabi’u confessed during interrogation that he and an accomplice—who is now on the run—lured the 30-year-old woman and her child to the outskirts of the community, where they were murdered. The suspects reportedly burnt the bodies before dumping them inside a nearby well. Preliminary findings indicate that the suspects were entangled in a paternity dispute with the victim, a conflict that allegedly…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an eight-count charge against former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, over allegations of contract abuse and misuse of office during his tenure. Ngige is expected to be arraigned on Friday at the FCT High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, according to court documents dated October 31 and signed by EFCC lead counsel, Sylvanus Tahir (SAN), alongside five other lawyers. The anti-graft agency alleges that the former minister, who served as the supervising Minister of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) between September 2015 and May 2023, used his…

By Deborah Nnamdi A new wave of political tension is rising in Rivers State as the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara exchange sharp accusations over governance, communication breakdown, and alleged constitutional infractions. Amaewhule on Thursday accused Governor Fubara of reigniting the state’s crisis by making “false and insincere claims,” particularly the governor’s assertion that he had been unable to meet with lawmakers. The Speaker insisted that multiple meetings had been held — including sessions convened by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike in Abuja and by elder statesman Ferdinand Alabraba in Port Harcourt…