Author: Naija Daily News

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…

… Says party is focused on resolving its internal crisis By Didimoko A Didimoko The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed speculations about joining a coalition aimed at unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next presidential election. Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the PDP’s National Secretary—recently reaffirmed by the Supreme Court as the party’s legitimate scribe—has emphasized that internal disputes within the party are being addressed. In an interview with The Punch, Anyanwu called on party members to focus on rebuilding and strengthening the PDP rather than engaging in coalition talks ahead of the 2027 elections. He urged members…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ondo State Command has revealed the discovery of an illegal crude oil reservoir in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by DSC Daniel Aidamenbor, the command’s spokesperson, which was shared with the media on Tuesday in Akure. Aidamenbor further explained that the illegal crude oil reservoir was uncovered during a collaborative operation involving the Nigeria Army and Tantita Security Service. He added that the reservoir was hidden in a forest in Obe-Akingboye, in the Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. According to him, the discovery was…

Chairman of Uvwie Local Government Council, Chief Anthony Ofoni, has announced the suspension of Victor Edevwe, the youth president of Ekpan Community, following his arrest by operatives of the Delta Police Command for allegedly purchasing an AK-47 rifle. In a statement, the Chairman directed the community vice youth president, Otome Iffie, to assume leadership of the youth body, explaining that the suspension was to ensure “public security. “Consequently, Mr. Otome Iffie, the Vice President, has immediately been mandated to take over the leadership of the youth body, not in an acting capacity but as a substantive President for the remaining…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State police command has launched a manhunt for a suspect who is alleged to have killed his pregnant fiancée, known as Mama Hallelujah, and her three-year-old daughter, Miracle. The State’s Police spokesperson CSP Moses Yamu, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday. According to Yamu, the gruesome murder of the mother and child was discovered on March 18 by a concerned neighbour in Ovbiogie Community, near Ekiadolor, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. He said that the concerned neighbour had reported a…