Author: Naija Daily News

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced an investigation into two suspects arrested with a total of $461,600 in undeclared cash at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The suspects, identified as Jamilu Shuaibu Waya and Usman Namadi, were intercepted by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, after arriving from Dubai aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET941 on Friday, May 8, 2026. According to the EFCC, both suspects initially declared $130,000 and $180,000 respectively at the airport’s currency declaration desk. However, a subsequent physical examination conducted by Customs officers reportedly uncovered an additional undeclared $120,000 on Waya…

Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has come under intense criticism from Nigerians across social media platforms after comments attributed to him during a television interview were widely interpreted as appearing to explain or justify how armed groups involved in kidnapping sustain their operations. The cleric sparked outrage after he reportedly stated during an interview with Africa Independent Television (AIT) that terrorists and bandits operating across parts of Nigeria depend heavily on ransom payments generated through kidnappings to finance their activities, especially amid intensified military operations against them. According to the remarks attributed to him, Gumi said the armed groups were…

The Federal High Court on Monday granted N100 million bail to the detained former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who is standing trial over allegations that he unlawfully intercepted the telephone communications of National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Delivering the ruling in Abuja, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed stringent conditions for the former governor’s release, ordering him to produce a surety who must be a federal civil servant not below Grade Level 17. The court further ruled that the surety must reside in either the Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and must deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of…

Tension has intensified across Oyo State following the reported killing of one of the teachers abducted during the recent invasion of schools in Oriire Local Government Area, as Governor Seyi Makinde confirmed the development and announced the arrest of multiple suspects linked to the attack. The tragic development has heightened fear among residents of the Ahoro-Esinele community, where gunmen stormed schools on Friday and abducted teachers and pupils in what authorities described as a coordinated terrorist attack. Community sources had earlier disclosed that one of the kidnapped teachers was allegedly murdered while in captivity, a claim that has now been…

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following dozens of deaths and confirmed cross-border infections. The global health agency said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, does not currently meet the threshold for a pandemic emergency, but warned that countries sharing land borders with the DRC face a high risk of further transmission. According to the WHO, as of Saturday, at least 80 suspected deaths, eight laboratory-confirmed cases, and 246 suspected infections had been recorded in…

Entrepreneur and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has reaffirmed his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the party’s House of Representatives primary election for the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency in Imo State. Cubana Chief Priest, who had earlier expressed interest in contesting for the APC ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections, made his position known in a series of posts shared on his official Instagram page on Sunday, where he pledged continued support for President Tinubu’s re-election bid and the administration’s Renewed Hope agenda. According to him, his commitment…

The camp loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, recorded a major political victory on Saturday as several of his allies emerged winners in the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives primaries held across Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ward-based primaries, conducted as part of the APC’s nationwide exercise to select candidates for the National Assembly, produced a long list of winners widely seen as loyalists of the former Rivers governor. Among the most notable victories was that of Martin Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and a…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of cocaine and opioids concealed in export cartons bound for the United Kingdom and Australia, while also destroying 65,000 kilograms of skunk in a series of coordinated anti-drug operations across the country. The agency disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, detailing major seizures, arrests, and destruction of illicit substances carried out over the past week. According to the agency, the drug consignments were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos State during the examination of export shipments.…

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the tragic loss of 17 of its officers who paid the ultimate price in service to the nation following a terrorist attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The officers were reportedly killed in the early hours of May 8, 2026, while undergoing specialized operational training at the institution when terrorists launched a coordinated assault on the facility from multiple directions at about 1:15 a.m. Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, disclosed the development in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, describing…

Photo: unrelated photo of a building collapse At least five persons have been confirmed dead, while 11 others were rescued after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Gudu district of Abuja in the early hours of Saturday, as emergency responders continued search operations for possible survivors trapped beneath the rubble. The building, located behind Gudu Market near Gaduwa Estate in the Durumi 3 area, reportedly caved in at about 3:30 a.m., trapping an unspecified number of people, most of them labourers working on the structure. Of the 16 victims pulled from the debris, 11 were rescued alive and…