Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Emeka Ufomba, 49, wanted for alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering. The notice was issued on Wednesday by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, via the Commission’s official Facebook page. According to the statement, Ufomba, an indigene of Abia State, was last traced to 13 Unity Drive, Eneka Paradise Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Commission urged anyone with useful information about his whereabouts to contact any of its zonal offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna,…

Nigeria was plunged into darkness on Wednesday after the national electricity grid suffered yet another collapse, disrupting power supply across multiple states. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the incident in a public notice issued via its official X handle, stating that the blackout occurred at exactly 11:23 a.m. due to a sudden loss of supply from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). “Please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 am today, affecting electricity supply across our franchise areas,” AEDC said in the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, woke up on Wednesday to the sight of another lifeless body, discovered along the Mbukpa–Eyo Ita axis. The unidentified young man, whose corpse bore visible bruises and bloodstains, was found in the early hours of the morning. The discovery marks the second such incident within a week; a decomposing body was recovered around the Marian area of the city last week. Eyewitnesses suggested that the victim may have been a suspected thief overpowered by neighborhood youths. The incident has fueled growing fears over the rising wave of crime and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered four locally fabricated firearms, an imitation pistol, a live cartridge, and other incriminating exhibits in a series of recent operations across the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Enugu. He said the operations were part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on crime and criminality within the state. According to him, on September 6, at about 4:00 p.m., operatives of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, working alongside members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group, stormed a suspected…

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Nigerian Navy in efforts to enhance the nation’s oil and gas production and exports. The company’s leadership made this pledge during a courtesy visit to the Naval Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. The engagement underscored the importance of collaboration between private sector operators and strategic government institutions in addressing challenges in the Niger Delta and maximizing Nigeria’s energy output.

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has announced that the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA), a parallel union allegedly created by the management of Dangote Refinery, has been formally disbanded. The decision formed part of an agreement reached on Tuesday between NUPENG leadership and representatives of the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery, paving the way for the suspension of a nationwide strike embarked upon by fuel tanker drivers. The truce was brokered during a high-level meeting convened at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja, with the Minister of Labour…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the 2026 FIFA World Cup suffered a heavy blow on Tuesday after being held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa in Bloemfontein. The result leaves the Super Eagles on the brink of elimination, with only two qualifying matches left to play. The hosts, backed by a raucous Free State Stadium crowd, struck first midway through the opening half when Nigeria’s captain, William Troost-Ekong, inadvertently diverted the ball into his own net while attempting to clear a dangerous cross. Nigeria, however, responded just before the break. Defender Calvin Bassey, deployed at left-back, rose…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command has apprehended a 21-year-old woman, Queen Chukwu, and several dispatch riders for allegedly using courier services to transport and sell cannabis across the state. Parading the suspects in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dafe Bright, disclosed that the syndicate’s operations were uncovered through credible intelligence. According to him, the female suspect had been lodged in a hotel for months, selling drugs directly to customers while employing dispatch riders to deliver cannabis disguised as food orders. “This motorcycle is supposedly for food delivery, but it…

An army officer abducted in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, Major Josiah, has been rescued by villagers from the deep forest of Tuomo community. The officer was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday night by armed youths who stormed his lodge, ransacked it, and took him into the creeks of Burutu Local Government Area. Community sources revealed that he was later found in the forest after the kidnappers abandoned their vehicle. Palm-wine tappers and lumberers discovered him tied inside a canoe with gunshot wounds to his leg and hand. He was initially sheltered at a nearby camp before being conveyed…

The House Committee on Land Transport has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali, to appear before it over the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment of August 25. The decision followed the minister’s failure to honour an earlier invitation by the committee to address the incident, which involved 618 passengers. Committee Chairperson, Blessing Onuh, described Alkali’s absence as “unacceptable,” stressing that lawmakers had cut short their recess to address what she called a national tragedy. “A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing. Our brothers and sisters were endangered, yet the minister chose to snub the…