Author: Naija Daily News

The Abia State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged conspiracy, attempted child theft, assault, and possession of suspected hard drugs in Umuahia. The suspects, identified as Nzubechi Chinagorom, 24, and Chinonso Chibundu, 25, both residents of Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area, were apprehended following an incident involving a two-week-old baby girl and her mother. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, the command said the incident occurred on May 25, 2026. According to the police, Chinagorom allegedly went to…

PSG players celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League final Paris Saint-Germain successfully defended their UEFA Champions League title after overcoming Arsenal 2-1 on penalties following a gripping 1-1 draw that remained unresolved after 120 minutes of intense action. The French champions demonstrated the resilience and composure of a team determined to cement its place among Europe’s elite, recovering from an early setback before prevailing in a dramatic shootout that crowned them champions once again. Arsenal made a dream start to the final, stunning the holders just six minutes into the contest. Kai Havertz capitalised on a defensive mistake, racing…

The United States and Iran are reportedly close to reaching an agreement to extend their ceasefire in the Middle East conflict, although the proposed deal still awaits approval from US President Donald Trump. US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations between Washington and Tehran had made significant progress, but discussions were continuing over specific language in the memorandum of understanding. “It’s hard to say exactly when or if the President is going to sign the MOU,” Vance told reporters on Thursday. “We’re going back and forth on a couple of language points. We’ve made a lot of progress here.” Trump…

Kenyan police have arrested eight students in connection with a suspected arson attack at a girls’ boarding school that killed 16 students and left 79 others hospitalised. The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, about 120 kilometres north of Nairobi. Authorities said the upper floor of the two-storey dormitory building, which contained 12 cubicles and 135 bunk beds, was extensively damaged by the blaze. In a statement on Friday, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations said preliminary findings had identified eight students as persons of interest in the planning and execution…

Italian police have arrested two Nigerians and three other African migrants over the alleged abduction and gang rape of a Colombian tourist in Rome. According to reports, the 32-year-old Colombian woman was allegedly lured away from a restaurant in the Italian capital on May 19 by a man who offered to sell her hashish, a cannabis product. Authorities said the woman was subsequently taken in a van to an abandoned building on the eastern outskirts of Rome, where she was allegedly held captive for about 72 hours. Investigators alleged that the victim was repeatedly raped, drugged and threatened during her…

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has rated the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu between 65 and 70 per cent on security performance, insisting that terrorism across the country has been significantly reduced despite persistent kidnapping incidents. Speaking on ARISE News on Friday to mark the administration’s third anniversary, Musa said no country was entirely free from crime and criminality. “I’ll give ourselves 65 to 70 per cent,” he said. “The level of terrorism across the country has actually drastically reduced. Now we have acts of terrorism, and terrorism, like I said, is a social vice, a failure…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration’s economic reforms have laid the foundation for Nigeria’s recovery, insisting that the difficult measures introduced since 2023 prevented the country from sliding into fiscal collapse and deeper economic uncertainty. Tinubu made the remarks on Friday in a statement marking the third anniversary of his administration, which was shared on X by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga. Reflecting on his three years in office, the President said he assumed leadership at a challenging period marked by mounting fiscal pressures, fuel subsidy costs, exchange-rate distortions, rising debt-servicing obligations, insecurity, energy shortages, and declining public confidence…

The African Development Bank has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to spearhead its $7 billion Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme for Africa, positioning Nigeria at the centre of a major continental aviation reform initiative. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Wednesday by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood. According to the statement, the appointment followed what the AfDB described as Nigeria’s leadership and ongoing reforms in the aviation sector. The bank said Keyamo would play a leading role in driving the implementation of the aviation transformation programme across the…

A Google employee has been arrested in the United States over allegations that he used confidential company information to place profitable bets on the cryptocurrency-based prediction platform, Polymarket. US prosecutors charged Michele Spagnuolo, a Google engineer and Italian citizen residing in Switzerland, with violating insider trading laws after allegedly making more than $1.2 million from bets linked to unreleased Google data. Spagnuolo was arrested on Wednesday and appeared before a federal judge in New York. Authorities said he has since been released on a $2.25 million bond. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York,…

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has warned corps members that they are not exempt from Nigeria’s cyberbullying and social media laws during their mandatory one-year national service. Nafiu stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, stressing that corps members remain subject to the Constitution and all extant laws regulating online conduct and public behaviour. According to him, allegations of cyberbullying or other online offences involving corps members would be investigated and handled by relevant law enforcement agencies in line with the law. “The fact that…