Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian TikToker and streamer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has opened up about his four-day stay in police custody, claiming he neither ate nor bathed throughout most of the period. The 21-year-old content creator was arrested on Friday in the Lekki area of Lagos after a confrontation with police officers over a tinted vehicle allegedly without a number plate. Speaking after his release, Peller shared his experience in a series of posts on his Snapchat account, describing the detention as the most difficult ordeal he had ever faced. “I am ugly now, I can’t show my…

File image: Carolina Moreno A 27-year-old Canadian mother, Carolina Moreno, has shared the remarkable story of how she unknowingly gave birth to her third child while asleep during labour, describing the experience as one of the most traumatic moments of her life. Moreno recounted the incident in a TikTok video that has attracted widespread attention online, revealing that neither she nor the medical team realised her baby had already been born until several anxious moments later. According to Moreno, she was admitted to hospital for an induced labour after testing positive for Group B Streptococcus, a bacterial infection that required…

The Oyo State Government has confirmed the deaths of four persons and injuries to several others following a violent clash between rival groups, including wheelbarrow pushers, in the Ojoo area of Akinyele Local Government Area. The government also assured residents that those responsible for the violence would be arrested and prosecuted. The unrest, which began on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning, reportedly stemmed from the killing of a commercial tricycle rider during a dispute linked to a failed Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction. The violence forced traders, including operators at the popular Ojoo Motor Park managed by the Park Management…

No fewer than seven people have lost their lives, while more than 5,400 residents have been affected after devastating windstorms swept through 120 communities across 13 local government areas of Jigawa State. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Relief Management Agency, Hannafi Yakubu, disclosed this during a media briefing in Dutse, describing the windstorms as the most severe disaster currently confronting the state. Yakubu said the storms struck shortly after the onset of the rainy season, causing widespread destruction to homes and critical public infrastructure. According to him, the disaster claimed seven lives and affected more than 5,400…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old man and his son for allegedly being in unlawful possession of four single-barreled guns along the Igbogene–Tombia Expressway in Yenagoa. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed. According to the statement, the suspects, identified as 68-year-old Tibi Friday of Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area and his 36-year-old son, Oyabrade Tibi, were apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit at about 10:30 a.m. on July 6. The police…

The Senate on Wednesday declined to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations and controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), opting instead to await the outcome of an investigation already ordered by President Bola Tinubu. The proposal for a legislative probe was raised by Senator Suleiman Kawu (APC, Kano South) during plenary through a motion titled, “Urgent Need to Investigate the Budgetary Allocation, Operations, and Controversy Surrounding the Purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) to Safeguard the Integrity of the Senate and the Federal Government.” Citing the Senate Standing Orders, Kawu argued that…

By Deborah Nnamdi Two suspected kidnappers were killed during a gun battle with operatives of the Ondo State Police Command at Ilu-Abo along the Akure-Owo Expressway in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The police said the operation was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday following a distress call reporting the activities of suspected kidnappers at Olaiya Block Industry, located beside Ilu-Abo High School. In a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Jimoh Abayomi, the police said about seven masked gunmen stormed the block industry at about 3:30 a.m. and demanded to see the owner…

By Deborah Nnamdi Two senior Boko Haram commanders have surrendered to troops of Sector 2, North East Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, in what the military described as another major breakthrough in its counter-terrorism operations. The acting Media Information Officer of Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to Goni, the two surrendered insurgents, identified as “Munzirs” within the terrorist group’s leadership structure, surrendered to troops on July 4, 2026. He said the commanders have since…

The Federal Government has suspended the enforcement of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the completion of a harmonised national policy review. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, announced the decision in a statement issued on Tuesday following a strategic meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). According to the minister, the directive is intended to preserve the current regulatory framework while the government develops a unified national policy…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command has demoted an inspector and a corporal after they were found guilty of extortion and other misconduct following a viral video that showed them receiving money from a motorist through a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal inside a police station. The disciplinary action was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe. According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Oyeniyi, approved the recommendations of the orderly room trial, which found Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim, both attached to C Division,…