Author: Naija Daily News

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has revealed that she is no longer interested in marriage following her separation from her estranged husband, Ned Nwoko. The actress and mother of two, however, said she still hopes to have more children, particularly a daughter, whom she believes would give her a deeper experience of motherhood. Daniels made the remarks during a livestream with TikToker Jarvis at her Children’s Day carnival held in Asaba, Delta State. Speaking on her current outlook on relationships and family, the actress said her perspective on marriage has changed, although her desire to expand her family remains strong. “But…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested a mother and her daughter for their alleged involvement in a romance scam that reportedly defrauded a Malta-based victim of more than N18 million. The arrests followed investigations into allegations of computer-related fraud, identity theft, and money laundering linked to an intelligence report received from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). In a statement issued by the Acting Police Public Liaison Officer, DSP Uwana Imah, the suspects were identified as 39-year-old Urowhe Diana and her 22-year-old daughter, Rokibat Oluwasheyi Imoru. According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that…

At least 13 people were killed and three others injured after an overloaded minivan collided with a truck on an expressway in central China, authorities said on Thursday. According to the traffic management bureau of China’s Ministry of Public Security, the accident occurred around 2:40 a.m. local time on the G40 expressway in Nanyang, Henan province. The minivan, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers, was reportedly carrying 16 people when it crashed into the rear of a semi-trailer truck travelling ahead of it. In a statement posted on the Weibo social media platform, the bureau said the van…

Several girls were feared dead after a fire broke out at a boarding school in Kenya’s Nakuru County in the early hours of Thursday, according to local media reports. The fire reportedly started around 1:00 a.m. local time at Utumishi Girls Academy but was only reported at about 3:30 a.m., the Kenyan Red Cross said. Local media outlets gave varying casualty figures, with some reporting that at least 10 students were killed, while Citizen TV claimed 16 girls had died and 74 others were hospitalised. However, authorities had yet to officially confirm the number of casualties as of the time…

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old man, identified as Chigaemezu Joseph Chukwudi, for allegedly raping and blackmailing his 19-year-old neighbour in Owerri. The Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Audu Garba Bosso, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Command headquarters in Owerri. According to the police boss, the suspect allegedly lured the victim, a seamstress whose identity was withheld, to a hotel in Owerri under the pretext that he wanted her to take his measurements and sew shirts for him and his friends. Bosso said investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly had non-consensual sexual…

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…