Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, raided Proxy Nightclub located at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where a drug party was reportedly taking place. Over 100 suspects were arrested during the operation. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed that among those arrested was the owner of the club, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, who was taken into custody for screening. He said cartons of illicit substances, including Loud and laughing gas, were recovered from the suspects and from the…

File photo: General Olufemi Oluyede, newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff President Bola Tinubu has announced a sweeping reorganisation of Nigeria’s military leadership following reports of an alleged attempted coup, which reportedly led to the cancellation of activities marking the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, the President named General Olufemi Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa. Other appointments include Major-General W. Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke as Chief of Air Staff, and…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog against money laundering and terrorism financing, has removed Nigeria from its grey list, marking the end of nearly three years of heightened monitoring and signaling renewed investor confidence in the country’s economy. FATF announced the development on Friday, stating that Nigeria was delisted alongside South Africa, Burkina Faso, and Mozambique after the countries demonstrated significant progress in strengthening their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks. Nigeria and South Africa were placed on the grey list in February 2023, while Mozambique joined in October 2022 and Burkina Faso in February 2021. Their…

By Deborah Nnamdi Popular Nigerian comedian and actor Nosa Afolabi, better known as Lasisi Elenu, and his wife, Nonso Adika Afolabi, have welcomed a baby boy. The comedian shared the joyful news on Instagram, quoting John 7:38 (NLT): “Whoever believes in me, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” Introducing their son, Lasisi wrote: “Meet our son RIVER ELROI, ADÉDÁMINI, ADEWUNMI, NOSAGIE, ANYALEWECHI AFOLABI… Our RIVER of flowing waters is here — our joy, our testimony, our gift from God. RIVER – a symbol of life, abundance, renewal, and God’s unending grace flowing through us.” The post drew…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will not appear as a witness in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), simply because his name appeared in newspapers. Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Friday, Wike clarified that he had not received any formal notice or summons from the court to testify in the case. “You don’t become a witness by reading the newspaper. Nobody has served me any process; nobody has subpoenaed me,” Wike stated. “So, because I saw Wike listed,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has been re-arrested by the Nigerian Police shortly after his court appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, alongside Prince Emmanuel Kanu—brother to the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu—a former member of Kanu’s legal team, and ten others, had earlier met their bail conditions. The court had granted them bail for N500,000 each, with two sureties residing within the Federal Capital Territory and possessing valid identification and three years of tax clearance. Despite fulfilling the bail requirements, Sowore was reportedly singled out, arrested, and taken away by…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sidelining him in key party decisions, warning that their actions could lead to the collapse of the party. Wike, who spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Friday, expressed disappointment that despite his long-standing contributions to the PDP, he was being excluded from major consultations. “Have I not said it before now that the booby trap you are setting will consume you? The way these present governors are doing, they will bury…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that Nigerian troops have killed scores of terrorists, arrested 86 criminals—including terrorists, collaborators, and oil thieves—and rescued 26 kidnapped victims across the country within the past week. According to Major General Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, troops also foiled oil theft worth over N13.4 million, seizing 12,350 litres of crude oil, 840 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), and 1,350 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK). They dismantled two illegal refinery sites and impounded 12 large crude oil smuggling boats, six crude oil cooking ovens, four dugout pits, and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed plans to call witnesses from across the world, including the United States, Kenya, and Ethiopia, in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who recently dismissed his legal team led by former Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), announced on Friday that he would personally conduct his defence. Appearing before Justice James Omotosho, he said he had filed a motion on October 21 seeking permission to call 23 witnesses divided into two categories — “ordinary…

A Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore; Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team; and Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brother to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The court also granted bail to ten other protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration held in Abuja on October 20. All 13 defendants were arraigned on charges bordering on unlawful assembly, inciting public disturbance, and breach of peace. Presiding Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’Id granted each defendant bail for N500,000, with two sureties in like sum.…