Author: Naija Daily News

The mind of the entrepreneur is a curious thing. It is always working, always watching, always looking for a wing, any wing, that might lift the weight of an idea off the ground. There is no rest in this world, only brief pauses between problems and possibilities. It is a restless rhythm of making ends meet, even when the end itself is not always clear. Known or unknown, it calls, and they answer. Entrepreneurship is not simply a journey. It is a struggle of will. A daily grind with no guarantees. One goal: to win. But winning is not a…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has reported a series of successful operations in Benue and Delta States, which led to the neutralization of three armed bandits, the rescue of two kidnapped victims, the arrest of nine suspects, and the recovery of a significant cache of firearms and stolen vehicles. According to Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, these outcomes stem from intelligence-driven and proactive policing efforts. “On Saturday, May 3, 2025, officers from the Benue State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence, engaged suspected bandits in a gun battle near Tse-Gondo in the Sankara area. The group…

By Deborah Nnamdi Chimezie Nwabueze, a 28-year-old Nigerian living in Toronto, Canada, has been arrested and is facing multiple charges for allegedly scamming two individuals out of over $600,000 through an online romance scheme. According to a statement from the Peel Regional Police, between June 2021 and July 2023, the victims were led to believe they were involved in a legitimate romantic relationship with the suspect, whom they had met on an online dating site. “The suspect fraudulently claimed to own an ‘Oil Rig’ in the Middle East and urgently needed money, promising repayment, and an eventual meeting. “The victims…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted a family of three and four others in the Ivbiaro community of Owan East Local Government Area, Edo State. The victims, comprising a father, mother, and son, were traveling alongside four family friends from Kaduna State to attend a 40-day fidau prayer for a late mother-in-law when they were ambushed. The abduction occurred on Thursday along the Auchi-Warrake Road, just a few meters from the community, at a notorious bad spot near a security checkpoint. The driver of the vehicle managed to escape into the nearby bush. According to a source close…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the interception of over 3.5 million opioid pills and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup, with an estimated street value exceeding N3.4 billion, in major operations carried out in Port Harcourt and Lagos. According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the largest seizure was made on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, during a joint inspection of a flagged container at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne. The container held 2 million tablets of tafrodol 225mg and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup. On the same day in Lagos, NDLEA…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have foiled a kidnap attempt in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area, and rescued three victims, including a husband and wife. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka on Sunday. Ikenga said that police operatives attached to the Neni Division responded swiftly to a distress call along Okacha Junction, Neni, at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. “Their prompt action successfully thwarted the kidnap attempt and led to the rescue of three victims. “The operatives also recovered one of…

The Nigeria Police Force announced on Saturday that its National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested 28-year-old Dauda Samuel for his alleged involvement in a police recruitment scam, cyber fraud, and identity theft. According to a statement from Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the arrest was based on credible intelligence and multiple complaints from the public. Reports indicated that the suspect had been impersonating Deputy Inspector-General of Police Frank Mba on Facebook, using this false identity to promote a fake police recruitment drive. He allegedly used this scheme to fraudulently collect money from unsuspecting individuals under the guise of…

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended 95 individuals suspected of cult-related activities and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition during a week-long operation aimed at curbing cult violence in Benin City. In a statement released on Saturday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the arrests and recovery of two locally made pistols, a single-barrel shotgun, and 24 live cartridges during targeted, intelligence-driven raids. The suspects are believed to be members of the Maphites, Eiye, and Aye confraternities, which have been linked to recent deadly clashes over…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi In an age already saturated with misinformation and AI-generated absurdity, President Donald Trump has once again stretched the limits of presidential decorum—this time by portraying himself as the Pope. On May 3, 2025, Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself in full papal regalia—golden mitre, ornate robes, crucifix, and even a coronation chair—on his Truth Social platform. The image, astonishingly, was also shared via official White House social media accounts. What might have been dismissed as satire or digital fantasy was anything but harmless: it was disrespectful, ill-timed, and disturbingly self-aggrandising and ‘Trumpish’. The post arrived just…

A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, has sentenced Andrew Ominikoron, a driver of Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, to death by hanging for killing Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old fashion designer. Justice Sherifat Sonaike on Friday sentenced Andrew Nice Ominikoron to death by hanging after the court found him guilty of the murder of Ayanwola and the sexual assault of Dr. Anosike Victoria and the rape of one Maryland Ojiezelu. In March 2022, Ominikoron, 47, was arraigned by the Lagos State Government on five counts charge bordering on alleged rape, conspiracy, sexual assault, and murder. According…