Author: Naija Daily News

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…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of the Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Grace Ogunleye, over her alleged involvement in a staged kidnapping incident. Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun issued the remand order on Wednesday following Ogunleye’s arraignment on multiple charges linked to the alleged self-orchestrated abduction. The court directed that she be remanded at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre pending the duplication of the case file and its transmission to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. Ogunleye was reported missing on May 20, 2026, after…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected gunmen have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan, the state capital. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday morning in the Challenge area of the city while on their way to school. Confirming the incident in a statement, Adelabu’s media aide, Femi Awogboro, identified the victims as Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. According to the statement, the 43-year-old woman was abducted at about 7:30 a.m.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected gunmen on Tuesday night attacked the Nigeria Immigration Service office in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, and reportedly carted away firearms belonging to officers on duty. The attack occurred at about 10 p.m. at the immigration facility located along the Ogbomoso–Ilorin Motorway near the NNPC filling station. According to sources, the assailants stormed the office while commercial activities were still ongoing at the nearby Ayanyan Cattle Market, creating panic in the area. The attackers were said to have overpowered officers on duty before making away with their weapons. However, the exact number of firearms stolen during the operation…

Former SGF claims discrepancies between results declared at local levels and figures announced in Abuja, deepening concerns over internal democracy in opposition party By Didimoko A. Didimoko Fresh questions have emerged over the credibility of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary following allegations by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, that the exercise was manipulated to favour the eventual winner, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Lawal, a former North-East vice chairman of the party and one of its prominent stakeholders, alleged that results announced at the national collation centre in Abuja differed from figures…

By Douglas Kamsela, Abuja Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that one of its staff members is under investigation over the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in the Federal Capital Territory. The electoral commission said preliminary findings showed there was no external breach of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database and no evidence that its information technology infrastructure had been hacked. Instead, the record was accessed using valid credentials assigned to personnel involved in the ongoing voter registration exercise, INEC said in a statement signed by National Commissioner…