Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced the results of the recently concluded local government elections, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner in 20 local government areas, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured victory in 3 councils. The announcement was made on Sunday by the RSIEC Chairman, Dr. Michael Odey, at the commission’s headquarters. Dr. Odey revealed that 18 political parties participated in the elections, which saw a large turnout of voters across the state. The APC recorded strong performances across several LGAs, emerging victorious in: Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Akuku…

By Deborah Nnamdi Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, has sadly passed away. Her death was confirmed in an official statement released on Sunday bEko Solicitors & Advocates on behalf of the Otabor family. The statement was shared by Phyna via her Instagram account. According to the announcement, Ruth died at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2025. “With a heavy heart, the family regrets to announce the passing on to glory of their daughter, sister, and mother on this 31st Day of August, 2025, at about 06:30Hrs,” the statement read. The family…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed a massive cannabis plantation and carried out a series of high-profile arrests in multiple northern states as part of an intensified crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse. In Taraba State, NDLEA operatives, in a joint operation with the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Forest Security Service, Mambila Youth Vanguard, and local vigilantes, uncovered and destroyed a 71.5-hectare cannabis farm in the Mayodoga forest, Sardauna Local Government Area. A total of 178,750 kilograms of skunk was eradicated. The farm owner, 30-year-old Alfa Andrew, was arrested during the operation on Tuesday, August…

Solomon Arase, Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, has reportedly passed away at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. Appointed in April 2015 by then-President Goodluck Jonathan, Arase served as IGP until his retirement in 2016. He continued to contribute to national service in various capacities, most recently as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC)—a role he assumed in January 2023 under President Muhammadu Buhari. He was relieved of the position in June 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. A seasoned and distinguished intelligence officer, Arase once led the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the premier intelligence unit of the Nigeria Police Force.…

Photo: …Suicide Stigmatisation must stop In Nigeria today, conversations about mental health are often whispered, if they happen at all. Yet behind the silence lies a troubling reality – thousands of lives are lost each year to suicide, many of them young Nigerians in their most promising years. It is against this backdrop that Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, representing Cross River South, is championing the Suicide Prevention Bill, now before the Senate. The proposed law, which passed its first reading in February, seeks to decriminalize attempted suicide and build a national response system to prevent such tragedies. If passed, it would…

As inflation bites and white-collar jobs dry up, experts say small-scale ventures are the fastest way for Nigerians to earn steady income in 2025.With rising costs and fewer formal job opportunities, more Nigerians are turning to small businesses to survive and grow financially. Analysts say the most promising options are ventures that require little startup capital, serve everyday needs, and allow gradual expansion. Below are five business sectors that experts believe can deliver steady profits this year. 1. Food Business: Evergreen Profits Food never goes out of style in Nigeria, or anywhere in the world, because as Nigerians say, ‘no…

Photo: Delta PPRO, Edafe Bright There is tension in the university town of Abraka in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State, following the felling of a pregnant woman by bullets suspected to be fired by soldiers who were chasing internet fraudsters, popularly called Yahoo Boys, on Saturday. It was learnt that the yet unnamed expectant mother was killed by a stray bullet during a hot pursuit of the fraudsters by soldiers of Operation Delta Sweep. The victim was caught in the crossfire as soldiers opened fire while chasing the fleeing suspects. A chilling video trending on social media showed…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has indicated that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, may be reinstated on September 18. He added that the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s local government elections in the state has created conditions for lifting the state of emergency. Wike made the remarks after casting his ballot at about 11 a.m. in Unit 007, Ward 9, Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, during the polls organised by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The elections, which were held across 319 wards in 23…

It was disgrace in uniform as the Nigerian Navy has kicked out a Lieutenant and thrown him behind bars for three years — all for bedding a colleague’s wife. The randy officer’s fall from grace followed a damning verdict of a Special Court Martial (SCM) that found him guilty of “scandalous conduct” and other serious offences. Military sources told Naija Daily News that the verdict, confirmed by Naval Headquarters, Abuja, stripped him of his rank and future in the force. His punishment took effect on November 23, 2024, and was carried out in public at the Navy Institute of Technology,…

Photo: Francia Marquez – harbinger of Nigeria-Colombia hope? When the Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, landed in Abuja on Saturday for a three-day official visit, it was not just another entry in the diplomatic diary. The symbolism of her presence, alongside her husband and a high-powered delegation of ministers, officials and business leaders, speaks to a relationship that has often lingered at the margins of both countries’ foreign policy, but now carries the potential to evolve into something strategic for Africa and Latin America alike. She was received with ceremony at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by senior Nigerian…