Author: Naija Daily News

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging him to safeguard the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral process and strengthen the institution’s capacity. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, a week after the Senate confirmed Amupitan’s appointment following his screening on October 16. Addressing the new INEC boss, President Tinubu described his appointment as a testament to his competence and the confidence reposed in him by both the executive and legislative arms of government. He tasked Amupitan with upholding transparency, credibility, and…

A joint operation coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) has led to the arrest of multiple suspects in Nigeria, including individuals linked to a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors in 17 countries of over $562 million. The two-month operation, codenamed Operation Catalyst, was conducted between July and September 2025, targeting financial crimes connected to terrorism financing and money laundering across Africa. According to a statement released by INTERPOL, the crackdown resulted in 83 arrests across six African nations, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Angola. Investigators identified more…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a key suspect linked to the abduction and killing of a commercial motorcyclist in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Bright Edafe, and made available to journalists in Warri. According to the statement, a report was filed at the Agbor Division on October 7, 2025, about a missing person identified as Friday Orumgbe, a 53-year-old resident of Idumu Oza, Agbor, who left home the previous day with his Lifan motorcycle and…

The newly confirmed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has arrived at the State House, Abuja, for his official swearing-in ceremony by President Bola Tinubu. Amupitan arrived at the Villa on Thursday morning, dressed in a white agbada and a gold cap, exchanging pleasantries with guests and officials ahead of the ceremony scheduled for 1:00 p.m. He was accompanied by some presidential aides. Meanwhile, Vice President Kashim Shettima is presiding over a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Council Chamber, attended by governors and deputy governors from the 36 states of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was reportedly apprehended on Thursday by armed policemen within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after he appeared in solidarity with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Confirming the development, the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the activist is currently in police custody and would be charged in court later today. According to Hundeyin, Sowore’s arrest…

The lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), has formally withdrawn from representing him in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Agabi announced on Thursday, informing the court that his legal team was stepping down after Kanu decided to personally take charge of his defence. Following Agabi’s decision, all other Senior Advocates on the defence team — including Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), Joseph Akubo (SAN), Paul Erokoro (SAN), Emeka Etiaba (SAN), and one other — also withdrew their appearances from the case. Agabi told the…

File photo : Alcohol beverages By Deborah Nnamdi The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advisory to include Nigeria and seven other countries on its list of destinations where travellers risk methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. The other affected countries are Ecuador, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Uganda, and Kenya. The advisory follows reported incidents involving British nationals in these locations. Previously, the warning covered countries such as Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Turkey, Costa Rica, and Fiji, after a series of high-profile cases — including the deaths of six tourists in…

By Deborah Nnamdi In a major twist in his long-running treason trial, the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of his decision to open his defence — listing several top political and military figures as witnesses. Among those Kanu plans to summon are former Defence Minister Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), ex-Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and Works Minister Dave Umahi. Others include former Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, ex-Justice…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has rescued two children, 14-year-old Sunday Aliya and 12-year-old Ebenezer Emmanuel, nine months after they were declared missing. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, saying the children were found in Edo and Delta states after a nationwide investigation. According to Ikenga, operatives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Gender Section led the operation following a report lodged at Fegge Police Station on January 18. The children were said to have gone missing after their guardian sent them to fetch water…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian woman living in Texas, United States, Gbemisola Akayinode, is facing possible life imprisonment after being charged with the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, who died from heat stroke after being left in a car for several hours. According to a report by ABC News on Tuesday, the 36-year-old was arrested on Friday following the conclusion of an investigation by the Harris County Sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, which ruled the child’s death a homicide caused by excessive heat. The tragic incident occurred on July 1, 2025, when Akayinode allegedly left her daughter inside a car for…