Author: Naija Daily News

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 20 kilograms of cocaine concealed aboard a Brazil-bound vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The ship, its master and 19 Filipino crew members were detained after the Agency secured a court order authorising their custody. According to the NDLEA, officers discovered the illicit substance on Sunday, 16 November 2025, shortly after the vessel arrived from the port of Santos, Brazil. The vessel’s master, Captain Quino Eugene Corpus, and the crew were immediately taken into custody pending further investigation. Following the seizure, the NDLEA filed an ex-parte motion…

Bandits who abducted 38 worshippers from Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have demanded a ransom of N3.8 billion for their release. The attackers reportedly contacted families of the victims on Thursday, insisting on N100 million per abductee. A community leader and Olori Eta of Eruku, Chief Olusegun Olukotun, confirmed that he was among those contacted. Four of his relatives were kidnapped during the attack. Olukotun said he was in the church with five family members when the gunmen invaded at about 6:06 p.m., adding that he managed to escape through a window…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 28-year-old Victor Cletus, a serial impostor who defrauded and sexually exploited a young woman by pretending to be a medical doctor. Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Omolola Odutola, said the arrest followed a distress report from the victim, who revealed that Cletus contacted her via Snapchat, claiming to be a surgeon at Babcock University Teaching Hospital. Believing his false credentials, the victim confided in him about a lump in her right breast. Odutola explained that Cletus took advantage of her vulnerability by demanding an unspecified amount of money for…

By Deborah Nnamdi Armed bandits in the early hours of Friday attacked St Mary’s Girls’ School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unconfirmed number of students. The incident occurred just four days after a similar assault on Girls’ Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. A resident of Papiri, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the attackers arrived around 2:00 a.m. in large numbers, riding motorcycles. He disclosed that the bandits snatched a car in the town and used it to move the abducted students, but the vehicle broke down a few metres from the…

The latest annual audit of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered fresh violations in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) currency-management operations during the tenure of former governor Godwin Emefiel According to the report, the CBN reissued N29.77 billion worth of “Counted Audited Dirty” banknotes in 2022, a direct breach of its Clean Note Policy, which requires that only authenticated fit notes be released into circulation while all unfit notes are withdrawn and destroyed. The irregular issuances occurred across branches in Abuja, Lagos, Bauchi, and Jos between April and December 2022. Abuja alone released N28.615 billion…

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new immigration filing fees that will take effect on January 1, 2026, following an annual inflation adjustment mandated under H.R. 1. The revised fees reflect inflation recorded between July 2024 and July 2025, in line with the requirement for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to update certain immigration charges at the start of every fiscal year. USCIS said the mandatory annual updates will continue from FY 2026 onward. The agency explained that all applications postmarked on or after January 1 must include the new fees, adding that the changes…

U.S. Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson has dismissed what he described as the “dangerous fiction” that Nigeria is engaged in a one-sided religious war against Christians, warning that such claims distort the realities of one of Africa’s most diverse nations. Speaking during a congressional hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jackson said growing international narratives of Christian persecution in Nigeria are “simplistic” and fail to capture the country’s complexity. He noted that Nigeria’s population of nearly 240 million people, made up of more than 250 ethnic groups and two major religions that have coexisted for generations, cannot be reduced to claims…

Former Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Olusegun Awolowo, has died at the age of 62.His family announced his passing in a statement on Thursday, describing him as a devoted public servant and a pillar of support to those around him. “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather — Olusegun Awolowo,” the family said. They hailed him as “the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and grandfather — steady, wise, endlessly loving, and the constant anchor of our family,” adding that he served Nigeria with “vision, integrity, passion, and unwavering…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of terrorism in a landmark judgment on Thursday that ended years-long legal battle. Justice James Omotosho sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five and six, explaining that he opted for life instead of the death penalty. The judge also imposed 20 years imprisonment on Count Three and five years on Count Seven, both without an option of fine, and ordered that all terms run concurrently “to extend…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven alleged key commanders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) believed to be working under the directive of Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a statement issued by Favour Dozie, the DSS’s Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, on Thursday, the charges were lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja in three separate suits — FHC/ABJ/CR/632/2025, FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2025, and FHC/ABJ/CR/634/2025 — on November 19, 2025. According to the filings, the suspects allegedly received funds and other forms of material support from Ekpa and other foreign-based…