Author: Naija Daily News

Unrelated photo of an accident scene Deborah Nnamdi with Agency Report The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that at least 19 people lost their lives and eight others sustained injuries in a tragic road accident that occurred on Sunday along the Lokoja-Obajana road. State Sector Commander Mr. Kumar Tsukwam disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. According to Tsukwam, the survivors suffered various injuries, including bruises, cuts, fractures, dislocations, and burns. The fatal crash took place around 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Gadabiu community in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.…

By Deborah Nnamdi A group of heavily armed kidnappers launched an attack early Monday morning on Grow Homes Estate, located in the Chikakore area of Kubwa—Abuja’s largest suburban community—holding residents hostage for over an hour. Frightened residents reported that the incident occurred between midnight and 1:30 a.m. One resident, who witnessed the abduction of a man and a woman, said the woman was later found within the estate at daybreak and released by the kidnappers for reasons that remain unclear. However, he was unable to confirm the total number of people taken during the attack. “The incident happened around midnight.…

Photo: Rivers Police Spokesperson, Grace. Eringe-Koko (SP) had yet to respond to our inquiry. By Didimoko A. Didimoko Diobu and other environs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been gripped by panic as armed youths and cult groups rain mayhem on residents. Naija Daily News investigation revealed that no fewer than six persons were killed in the areas in cult-related violence in May. Last weekend, armed groups patrolled, shooting ceaselessly from Abonema Wharf Road through Udi to the Elechi Beach area. The gang members move in packs of over 20 menacing-looking boys and sometimes block an entire section of any…

Photo: Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Peter Obi of the NNPP and LP A faction of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) led by Chief Wole Adesina has raised serious concerns over what it described as two disturbing developments threatening the party’s unity and constitutional integrity. It would be recalled that the party has emerged as a beautiful bride for opposition politicians, who are cobbling together a coalition of anti-APC and anti-Tinubu forces to dislodge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2025. In a statement released on Monday by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Alfa Mohammed, the group condemned the growing influx of…

Photo: Wale Edun, Minister of Finance By Douglas Maha, Abuja Nigeria is gaining international recognition for its bold economic reforms and efforts to stabilise the economy under the leadership of Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. At the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings held in Washington, D.C., Edun led a high-powered Nigerian delegation, including Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso, top financial executives, and private sector stakeholders. The group engaged global partners and showcased Nigeria’s reform agenda, aiming to attract investment and strengthen multilateral cooperation. Speaking at the event, Edun emphasised the government’s commitment to fiscal…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the interception of over six million pills of opioids, with an estimated street value of N6.5 billion, at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Rivers State and the Apapa Seaport in Lagos. According to a statement from Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, the seizure at Port Harcourt included six million opioid pills and 162,000 bottles of codeine syrup. These were discovered in two containers during a joint inspection involving NDLEA operatives, Nigerian Customs, and other security agencies. At the Apapa port,…

Photo: WIke, Makinde and Ortom when the going was good Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused key Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, including Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Peter Mbah of Enugu, of betrayal and breaching internal agreements aimed at resolving the party’s post-election crisis. In a press statement, Wike said the PDP has been plagued by “dishonesty and lack of trust” since the 2023 elections, warning that continued violations of party agreements threaten its survival. “To stem this ugly trend, we made efforts to enthrone fidelity to agreements,” Wike said, referencing a G5 meeting…

Douglas Maha, Abuja The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for allegedly failing to disclose details of direct payments made to Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs), including Rivers State. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos and registered as FHC/L/MSC/521/2025, seeks to compel the CBN to release full information on allocations sent to each council in compliance with a 2024 Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court had ruled that all allocations from the Federation Account must be paid directly to democratically elected local government councils,…

A group of 47 Nigerian medical students evacuated from Sudan in 2023 face an uncertain future as they struggle to meet the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) exam registration requirements. The students, who fled Sudan without exit visas during the conflict, lack key documents—first entry and last exit visas—required by MDCN to sit for the June 2025 qualifying exams. Originally final-year students of Sudan International University (SIU), they were evacuated and later completed their studies at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto, under a NUC-approved academic collaboration between SIU and UDUTH. Despite graduating in 2024 and…

Security operatives comprising police officers and vigilantes have arrested the village head of Guiwa, Mallam Garba Mohammed, in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, for allegedly aiding banditry in the region. The arrest, which took place on Friday, May 23, 2025, around 9 a.m., followed an intelligence-led operation targeting known bandits’ hideouts in the area. Authorities say Mohammed’s residence served as a strategic hideout for bandit meetings and planning. Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the arrest during a phone interview with Daily Trust. He explained that the operation was part of a broader…