Author: Naija Daily News

An estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are currently operating across Nigeria in groups ranging from 10 to 1,000 members, according to a May 2026 report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The report described the militants as some of the deadliest non-state actors responsible for religious freedom violations in the country, particularly across the Middle Belt and parts of Southern Nigeria. Titled “Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants,” the report said attacks by armed actors of Fulani ethnic background had intensified insecurity, leading to thousands of deaths, mass displacement and heightened tensions among…

The Nigerian Air Force has said its counter-terrorism operations in Borno State successfully targeted terrorist hideouts and logistics facilities at Biramiri in the Gezuwa general area of the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Director of Public Relations and Information at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Ehimen Ejodame, said the operation was carried out following credible Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance reports. According to him, the coordinated precision airstrikes destroyed key terrorist infrastructure and neutralised several insurgents operating within the area. “The coordinated attacks destroyed key terrorist facilities and neutralised several fighters, further crippling the operational capacity of the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a man identified as Igoin Peter before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged N25 million fraud involving impersonation and obtaining money under false pretences. Peter was arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on a four-count charge after allegedly posing as a Special Adviser to the President on ICT Development and Digital Innovation. The anti-graft agency disclosed the development in a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday. According to the EFCC, the defendant falsely presented himself as a presidential aide and allegedly used the claim to obtain funds from…

A barber, Abraham Emmanuel, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force and the Divisional Police Officer of Bwari Division, CSP Babayola Muhammad Musa, before a Federal High Court in Abuja after allegedly losing his left eye during a police operation on New Year’s Eve. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/256/2026, Emmanuel alleged that he was hit by a tear gas canister reportedly fired by police officers during crossover operations in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory on December 31, 2025. According to court documents, the incident occurred in front of his father’s residence along Sabon Gari Road, where officers were…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has transferred former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to the Kuje Correctional Centre following a court order directing him to begin serving a 75-year prison sentence for money laundering. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, gave the directive on Tuesday after the EFCC presented the former minister before the court. The anti-graft agency disclosed the development in a statement posted on its X handle, adding that the court also heard a consequential application seeking the forfeiture of five additional properties allegedly linked to the convict. Mamman was convicted on…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Jattu, Edo North, following intelligence-led operations linked to a recent abduction case in the area. The Command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the arrests were made through coordinated efforts between police operatives and the Edo State Security Corps. According to the statement, the breakthrough was recorded under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, as part of ongoing efforts to tackle kidnapping and violent crimes across the state. The police explained that one of the suspects was sighted at Jattu Market…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has re-arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, who allegedly jumped bail and was falsely declared dead by his wife in an affidavit submitted before a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State. The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying the suspect was brought before the Federal High Court in Benin on May 26, 2026, after investigations revealed that he was alive despite claims of his death. According to Ofoyeju, Lawal, 50, was initially arrested on February 5, 2022, at Ugbekun Junction in Esan Central Local…

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential primaries, alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement and electoral malpractice during the exercise. In a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday, Amaechi described the results being announced by the party as “concocted,” insisting he would not accept an outcome that failed to meet standards of fairness and transparency. According to him, he had earlier maintained that he would only accept the outcome of the primaries if the process was free, fair and transparent. Amaechi accused the leadership of the African Democratic Congress…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he was not surprised by the decision of Governor Siminalayi Fubara to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in Rivers State. Fubara had announced his withdrawal from the race a day before the primary election, stating that the decision was taken out of “conviction and sacrifice for the state to move forward in peace and unity.” The development followed the emergence of Kingsley Chinda, an ally of Wike, as the winner of the Rivers APC governorship primary conducted on May 21. Speaking on Monday during an…

Nigeria has cancelled $717.7 million in undisbursed funding under the World Bank-backed Power Sector Recovery Performance-Based Operation (PSRO), dealing a major blow to efforts aimed at restoring financial sustainability in the country’s electricity sector. According to a World Bank restructuring paper released on Tuesday, the cancellation followed a formal request by the Federal Government on March 26, 2026, as both parties agreed to discontinue financing under the programme and redirect support to alternative interventions. The restructuring document stated that the entire undisbursed balance of $717.7 million would be cancelled, while the programme’s closing date was moved forward from June 30,…