Author: Naija Daily News

By Jude Okenwa A fire broke out on Tuesday night at Iweka Road, near Ochanja Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The blaze started around 8:30 p.m., engulfing several shops and reducing merchandise to ashes. Many traders had already closed for the day, leaving their stores unattended as the fire spread. It took some time before firefighters arrived to battle the flames. The fire affected four shops in a two-story building, primarily dealing in furniture materials like leather and foam. Fortunately, firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading to other parts of the structure.…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ayodele family from Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State, has made history by celebrating their two children, Delight Ayodele and Divine Ayodele, who have been recognized as some of Nigeria’s youngest authors. 11-year-old Delight Ayodele, a JSS 3 student of Wisbel International Schools Ozuboko, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, inspired by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and other people who started small but eventually achieved their dreams, wrote her book titled ” The child who dares to dream”. Delight, in her book, dared children and adults alike to discover their talents…

By Jude Okenwa President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the 2B access road to the second Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra state. The N170 .7bn contract was awarded to CGC construction company, which has a mandate to complete the project in 2 1/2 years. The project, according to observers, marks a significant step in enhancing transportation infrastructure and regional connectivity in the Southeast. Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo represented the President at the groundbreaking ceremony, which was attended by Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, at Ogbunike (33 Nkwelle Junction) along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. The Second Niger Bridge, inaugurated in 2023,…

Akin Osuntokun, former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, has cast doubt on the effectiveness of a newly formed opposition coalition aiming to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. In a recent interview, Osuntokun noted that while political alliances are common in Nigeria, he remains skeptical about this coalition’s chances of success. He attributed Tinubu’s political strength to his vast experience and the power of incumbency, which he believes the President will use to his advantage if he seeks re-election. “If Tinubu could win in 2023 despite the odds, his position as the sitting President…

Photo: Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) By Sadeeq Kamsela The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), along with three others, at the Abuja High Court over an alleged N33.2 billion fraud. Dasuki was re-arraigned alongside Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as well as two companies—Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited. The fresh arraignment took place before Justice Charles Agbaza after the case was reassigned by the FCT Chief Judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, who had previously presided…

By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja Several soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram insurgents attacked a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday night, several sources have said. It was gathered that the assault occurred in the evening as insurgents stormed the military formation, firing indiscriminately and inflicting heavy casualties. “Some soldiers were killed, while others sustained critical injuries,” a military source at the barrack told Naija Daily News. Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, confirmed the incident, stating that the soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device (IED)…

Security operatives have thwarted an attempt to bomb a pipeline in Allu-Rumuekpe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, leading to the arrest of eight suspects and the recovery of arms and ammunition. The plot was foiled by a joint security task force established after the March 18 emergency rule declaration. During the operation, six individuals who had been held hostage by the suspects were rescued. The Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, while parading the recovered arms and ammunition, stated that some of the vandals lost their lives while attempting to execute the attack on March 21 due to the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, March 24, 2025, convicted and sentenced Oguzie Chima Joseph ( a.k.a. Sergeant Flores Nguyen) to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. He was arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two count charges bordering on cybercrimes, an offence contrary to Section 18 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same Act and Section 22 (2) (b)(0) of the Cyber Crime (Prohibition, Prevention Etc) (Amendment) Act 2024 and punishable…

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned a suspect, Okorie Sylvernus Sunday for alleged money laundering. Sunday was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, with $578,000( Five Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand United States of America Dollars). He is arraigned on four-count charge bordering on money laundering and counterfeit currency before Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him. His…

Photo is AI generated Too much of every, they say, is bad, and that was why a 37-year-old Kaduna-based housewife, Mrs Linda Stephen, is seeking divorce due to her husband excessive sex urge. Mrs Stephen, in a petition to a Kaduna Customary Court, is seeking divorce, citing her husband Felix Stephen’s relentless sexual demands and alleged physical abuse. The couple, resident in Ungwan Sunday enclave of Port Harcourt, were said to be incessantly quarrelling over the husband’s high sex drive. Mrs Stephen told the court she could no longer endure her husband’s insatiable need for intimacy, which she claimed often…