Author: Naija Daily News

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has dismantled a large-scale child trafficking network with the arrest of a 60-year-old prominent Benue-based orphanage operator and founder of the National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria (NACCRAN). According to a statement issued by NAPTIP’s Director-General, Binta Bello, the suspect—who is also a leading member of the orphanage owners’ umbrella body in Nigeria—was apprehended by operatives of the agency’s Makurdi Command following a credible intelligence report. The operation led to the rescue of 26 children out of more than 300 allegedly trafficked and sold across orphanages in…

By Deborah Nnamdi Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has urged stronger private sector participation as a driving force for Nigeria’s economic growth. Keyamo made the call on Sunday in Abuja during the inaugural flight of Air Peace from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Heathrow Airport, London. The airline also operates a Lagos–London Gatwick route, making it the first Nigerian carrier to offer direct flight services from both Abuja and Lagos to the United Kingdom. In a statement by his media aide, Tunde Moshood, Keyamo said the private sector remains the engine of economic development and job…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Friday, November 1, 2025, following the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government. NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the decision was reached after a five-hour emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) held on Saturday. According to Suleiman, the strike was approved after the government failed to address a series of unresolved welfare and policy issues affecting resident doctors across the country. “The NEC has unanimously directed…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, for allegedly abducting and brutally killing two young men in Owa-Alidima, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. The victims, identified as 22-year-old Friday Liberty and a commercial motorcyclist, Isioma Ugbeje, were reportedly murdered and their mutilated remains dumped inside a septic tank near the suspects’ shrine. Police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident on Sunday, said the suspects shockingly demanded ransom from the victims’ families even after killing them, pretending the men were still alive. According to Edafe, the…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist and political thug, Onyeaka Odogwu, popularly known as Red Angel, as part of intensified efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025. Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Sunday, said the 29-year-old suspect was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) in Enugu-Ukwu at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 24. “Recovered from the suspect were two pump-action guns, two English double-barrel guns, three live cartridges, red…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to increase its processing capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world upon completion. President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a media briefing in Lagos on Sunday, alongside the Chairman of First Bank, Mr. Femi Otedola. “We are expanding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day. Upon completion, this will make it the largest refinery in the world, surpassing the Jamnagar Refinery…

By Deborah Nnamdi A seven-year-old pupil of Elpis Nursery and Primary School in Jigawa State, Faith Maiyaki, has captured national attention after donating her savings to the “Oluremi at 65 Education Fund,” a campaign launched in honour of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The initiative, introduced ahead of the First Lady’s 65th birthday on September 21, 2025, encourages Nigerians to contribute towards the supply of storybooks for the National Library, giving children across the country greater access to reading materials. Faith reportedly became inspired after watching the campaign jingle on NTA and TVC News with her parents. Determined to…

The Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has dissociated himself from a social media publication claiming he issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Media Consultant, Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, Tompolo dismissed the report as false and mischievous, describing it as the handiwork of detractors bent on tarnishing his reputation and undermining his commitment to combating crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. “The attention of…

By Douglas Maha, Abuja More than $50 billion in cryptocurrency transactions passed through Nigeria between July 2023 and June 2024, highlighting the country’s growing investor sophistication, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said. Dr. Emomotimi Agama, SEC Director-General, disclosed the figures at the annual Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers conference in Lagos. He said the data underscores a stark contrast with Nigeria’s traditional capital market, where fewer than four per cent of adults are active investors. “While fewer than three million Nigerians invest in the capital market, over 60 million engage in daily gambling, spending about $5.5 million a day,” Agama…

Popular Lagos socialite Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike, and former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a midnight raid on a nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos. The NDLEA confirmed the development in a statement released on Sunday, revealing that over 100 guests were apprehended during the operation at Proxy Nightclub, located on Akin Adesola Street. According to the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the raid was prompted by intelligence reports indicating a “drug party” was underway at the venue.…