Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued three kidnapped victims who spent more than 40 days in captivity and arrested five suspected informants believed to be linked to a kidnapping syndicate operating in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. According to Hassan, the rescue operation was carried out by a joint security team led by personnel from Fushin Kada in collaboration with the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Hunkuyi. He explained that the operation followed weeks of sustained intelligence gathering, strategic surveillance, and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The terrorists holding teachers and pupils abducted from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have reportedly presented four conditions for the release of the captives. The abductors, who attacked schools in the Esinele, Yawota, and Alawusa communities on May 15, are said to be demanding the release of two detained terrorist commanders, payment of ransom, the provision of two Hilux vehicles, and the implementation of a Sharia-related law before the victims can regain their freedom. According to reports, the commanders whose release is being sought are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a…

By Deborah Nnamdi A potential tragedy was averted in Okpanam, Delta State, after residents and passersby successfully rescued a man who was being swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour on Friday afternoon. Videos of the dramatic rescue, which surfaced online on Saturday, captured the tense moments as concerned residents battled to save the unidentified victim from a flooded drainage channel. In one of the clips, several men were seen standing in the rain and struggling to pull the man from a deep ditch where he had become trapped beneath fast-moving floodwaters. The footage showed a chaotic scene as…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued three abducted children and arrested two suspected child traffickers during a coordinated operation in Ekparakwa village, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo on Thursday. According to the statement, police operatives received a distress call around 7 p.m. on Wednesday from a concerned resident reporting the abduction of three children in the community. Following the report, detectives were immediately deployed, while strategic entry and exit routes within the area were blocked as part of efforts to rescue…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Nsikak Kingsley, for allegedly beating his father, Adone Peter, to death following a violent altercation in Oda Community, Akure South Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh. According to the police, the tragic incident occurred on May 28, 2026, when an argument between the suspect and his 65-year-old father reportedly escalated into a physical confrontation. During the altercation, the deceased allegedly sustained severe head injuries. Police said the victim…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into the alleged unauthorised access and disclosure of sensitive voter information from the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), leading to the arrest of an electoral officer and the questioning of a media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Senior police sources confirmed on Wednesday that operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) are investigating allegations of database misuse, cyber-related offences, and the unlawful release of classified electoral records belonging to INEC. As part of the ongoing probe, an…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after becoming trapped inside a well while attempting to retrieve a mobile phone in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning and was reported to the Kano State Fire Service at about 11:13 a.m. In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the service, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the agency said it received a distress call from one of its personnel, Kabiru Tata, who alerted the headquarters about the emergency. Following the report, firefighters were immediately deployed to…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has revealed that his decision to accept the party’s vice-presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election was driven largely by sympathy for Peter Obi and concern for Nigeria, rather than political alignment. Baba-Ahmed disclosed during an interview with media platform Symfoni, excerpts of which surfaced online on Wednesday. According to the former senator, Obi had approached three prominent politicians in 2021 in search of a running mate, but all declined the offer. He said their refusal prompted him to step forward in what he described as a voluntary commitment…

By Douglas Kamsela, Abuja The National Democratic Congress (NDC), one of Nigeria’s leading opposition parties, is facing deepening internal divisions amid mounting disputes over the conduct of its primary elections across several states. Naija Daily News has exclusively learned that tensions are particularly high in Bayelsa State, the home state of the party’s national leader, Seriake Dickson, where dissatisfaction is growing over the outcome of the direct primaries. Sources familiar with the process said the fate of several House of Assembly tickets remains uncertain, with winners yet to be officially declared in some local government areas weeks after the primaries…

By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed the lives of more than 40 worshippers and left over 100 others injured. The convicts, identified as Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25; Al Qasim Idris, 20; Jamiu Abdulmalik, 26; and Abdulhaleem Idris, 25, were among five defendants arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) on a nine-count charge bordering on terrorism and related offences. Delivering judgment, Justice Nwite…