Author: Naija Daily News

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association was thrown into mourning on Saturday following the killing of its Kwara State leader, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Various reports say Sakaina was gunned down close to his home in Oke Ose of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The 32-year-old Sakaina was a Special Assistant to the Chairman of Moro Local Government and served as the Youth Leader of the Fulani community in Kwara. His death is suspected to be an assassination because his shooters fled the scene without taking any of his possessions. “They killed and…

A former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan and social commentator, Mr Reno Omokri, has revealed that controversial Kogi Central Senator, Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, had also accused him of sexual harassment. Reno, an author, unearthed an old video of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accusing him of sexual harassment. The revelation came amidst the raging controversy surrounding the suspension of the Kogi senator, who recently made a similar allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Omokri, who posted the video on his Facebook page on Saturday, March 8, 2025, revealed that the video was recorded on October 12, 2021. It showed Akpoti-Uduaghan accusing while…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, his demand to reassign his terrorism charges case to a new judge, a statement by his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, has revealed. Kanu had engaged in a long-drawn legal battle for Justice Binta Nyako to step down from overseeing the seven-count terrorism charge filed against him by the Federal Government. Justice Nyako, who had earlier agreed to step down, was reassigned with the case, much to the angst of Kanu, whose legal team wrote to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun,…

By Amaechi Nnanna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a major crackdown on illegal pharmaceutical activities, leading to the arrest of over 40 individuals and the destruction of banned products valued at a staggering N100 billion. During a public destruction event held at the Moniya Dumpsite in Akinyele Local Government Area, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Professor Christiana Mojisola Adeyeye, revealed the scale of the operation. The DG, who was represented by Mrs. Yedunni Adenuga, NAFDAC’s Director of Narcotics and Control Services, detailed the markets affected by this initiative, including Idumota, Onitsha, Ariaria, and Ezeukwu. Among…

Photo: Atiku Abubakar By Sadeeq Kamsela A former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has debunked reports of his plan to dump the party for a new political platofrm ahead of the 2027 election. Rather than leave the PDP, as he did in 2014, Atiku said he was advocating a strong coalition of stakeholders to dislodge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. This was disclosed in a statement by the former Vice-President’s media office, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. The statement said, “We…

The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Escravos, Delta State, destroyed two illegal crude oil refining sites on Friday in Oteghele Community, Obodo-Omadino, Warri South of the state. The sites contained approximately 5,500 liters of stolen crude oil and 2,000 liters of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), stored in one oven, nine dug-out pits, and 28 polythene sacks. Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, commander of the base, stated that the operation was part of the ongoing effort to combat oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and other economic sabotage activities, as well as to support Nigeria’s efforts to increase crude oil…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, met with stakeholders from Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities on Saturday to address their long-standing land dispute. The meeting, which was held at the Governor’s Osubi residence, was attended by members of the peace committee involved in the crisis resolution. A statement by the state government media forum revealed that during the meeting both communities agreed to live in peace and uphold the settlement terms they had mutually accepted. Governor Oborevwori praised the elders and youths of both communities for their commitment to peace and assured them of a forthcoming…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two men Kamsiru Abubakar, 20, and Akhor Daraman, 28, in connection with alleged kidnapping in the state. A statement made available to journalists by the Command’s Spokesperson, Moses Yamu on Saturday said the two were arrested when sighted on suspicious moves and that some victims later identified them as their kidnappers. The statement reads, “On 05/02/2025 at about 09 45hrs, the police received credible information that suspected kidnappers were sighted around Ugonoba Village in Uhunmwode Local Government Area, Edo South. “The Divisional Police Officer, leading the operatives…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who had removed him from the chat, police reported on Saturday. Mushtaq Ahmed was fatally shot on Thursday evening in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province bordering Afghanistan that has long been plagued by sectarian violence. A man identified only as Ashfaq has been charged with the murder, according to police records obtained by AFP and a local police official. Mushtaq reportedly removed Ashfaq from the WhatsApp group following a dispute, according to a statement from Mushtaq’s…

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor, died in February at 95, just days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, passed away from hantavirus, a rare virus spread by rodents, an official report has revealed. It would be recalled that their bodies were found in separate rooms of their Santa Fe home on February 26. Autopsy has revealed that Hackman, who had advanced Alzheimer’s, died of heart disease, while Arakawa’s death was caused by hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. According to police, Arakawa likely died on February 11, based on her last email, and Hackman passed on February 18, as determined by his pacemaker…