Author: Naija Daily News

The Senate on Wednesday declined to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations and controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), opting instead to await the outcome of an investigation already ordered by President Bola Tinubu. The proposal for a legislative probe was raised by Senator Suleiman Kawu (APC, Kano South) during plenary through a motion titled, “Urgent Need to Investigate the Budgetary Allocation, Operations, and Controversy Surrounding the Purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) to Safeguard the Integrity of the Senate and the Federal Government.” Citing the Senate Standing Orders, Kawu argued that…

By Deborah Nnamdi Two suspected kidnappers were killed during a gun battle with operatives of the Ondo State Police Command at Ilu-Abo along the Akure-Owo Expressway in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The police said the operation was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday following a distress call reporting the activities of suspected kidnappers at Olaiya Block Industry, located beside Ilu-Abo High School. In a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Jimoh Abayomi, the police said about seven masked gunmen stormed the block industry at about 3:30 a.m. and demanded to see the owner…

By Deborah Nnamdi Two senior Boko Haram commanders have surrendered to troops of Sector 2, North East Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, in what the military described as another major breakthrough in its counter-terrorism operations. The acting Media Information Officer of Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to Goni, the two surrendered insurgents, identified as “Munzirs” within the terrorist group’s leadership structure, surrendered to troops on July 4, 2026. He said the commanders have since…

The Federal Government has suspended the enforcement of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the completion of a harmonised national policy review. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, announced the decision in a statement issued on Tuesday following a strategic meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). According to the minister, the directive is intended to preserve the current regulatory framework while the government develops a unified national policy…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command has demoted an inspector and a corporal after they were found guilty of extortion and other misconduct following a viral video that showed them receiving money from a motorist through a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal inside a police station. The disciplinary action was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe. According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Oyeniyi, approved the recommendations of the orderly room trial, which found Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim, both attached to C Division,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dismissed suggestions that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, poses a political threat to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. Umahi made the remarks during an interview on ARISE Television’s Daybreak programme on Tuesday, where he said neither President Tinubu nor the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was concerned about Obi’s political influence. According to the minister, Obi does not constitute a challenge to the President, insisting that the opposition’s growing popularity is exaggerated. “Even I cannot be scared of Peter Obi, not to talk about…

Gunmen on Monday invaded Rumuodogo 2 Community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, killing two people in a midnight attack that left residents fleeing for safety. The attackers, whose motive remains unclear, reportedly stormed the community around 1 a.m., breaking into homes in what residents described as a commando-style operation while searching for specific targets. A resident, Monica, whose husband was among those killed, alleged that the assailants came from a neighbouring community in another local government area bordering Rumuodogo 2. She said the gunmen forced their way into their home, dragged her and her husband outside, assaulted…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Police Inspector, Dr. Obodo Paul Ikechukwu, has reportedly died after he was involved in a fatal road accident allegedly involving a police convoy in Enugu State. The deceased, who hailed from Nkpologu in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, was serving in the Operations Department of the Enugu State Police Command Headquarters at the time of the incident. Although the circumstances surrounding the accident remain unclear, sources said the inspector sustained fatal injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in a police convoy. Dr. Obodo, who was also a PhD holder, was described by…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, identified as Nwoko Gift, over the alleged attempted murder of her 12-year-old niece following a disturbing incident captured in a viral video circulating on social media. In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, the command said the suspect, an indigene of Ehimembano in Imo State who resides at IBB Housing Estate, Umuahia, allegedly attacked the girl with a kitchen knife after accusing her of failing to spread clothes before she left for the market. According to the police,…

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, will retire from the Board of Directors on August 21, 2026, after completing the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors as stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The decision was announced on Monday following a meeting of the bank’s Board of Directors. UBA also confirmed the appointment of current Non-Executive Director, Emmanuel Nnorom, as the incoming Group Chairman. His appointment will take effect on the same day Elumelu officially steps down. In a statement issued after the meeting, the bank commended Elumelu’s leadership, describing…