Author: Naija Daily News

A family in Lagos has been thrown into mourning after a reckless driver crushed their 12-year-old daughter to death and injured her 15-year-old sibling on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around Ogundare Bus Stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway when the killer driver sleeping on the BRT lane hit the children who were on their way from school. The siblings were rushed to the Orile Agege General Hospital, where the younger child died shortly afterwards. At the time of this report on Tuesday morning, the older child had been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where medical teams are…

Photo: Bayelsa state governor Douye Diri A yet unknown 200-level Chemical Engineering student from the Federal University, Otuoke, tragically drowned in Ekoli Creek, Yenagoa, over a N300 bet. Sources from Otuoke, the hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan, said the tragic incident happened on Sunday morning. Our source said the remains of the ill-fated student were yet to be retrieved on Monday evening, adding that it is expected to prop up from the water before midday on Tuesday. Our source, who is familiar with the situation, said the victim had wagered with some individuals that he could swim across the…

A 25-year-old housewife, identified as Salamatu Danjuma has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command over the alleged killing of her husband in Nadabo village, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. The state police command in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, revealed the couple had been engrossed in a domestic dispute before the incident. The statement revealed that the dispute centred around the custody of the couple’s six-year-old daughter. Wakil said, “Despite initial discussions with her family that seemed to favour welcoming the child into their home, the husband later refused, which…

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s leading cryptocurrency, fell below $91,000 on February 25, 2025, after reports of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada triggered a sell-off in the crypto market. This is the second time Trump’s tariffs have impacted Bitcoin, highlighting its increasing sensitivity to macroeconomic events. In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin dropped more than 4.5%, reaching its lowest point since late November. The broader crypto market also saw losses, with the total market cap falling 8%, from $3.31 trillion to $3.09 trillion. Ethereum (ETH) dropped 8.5%, and XRP fell 9%, trading at $2.25. Memecoins, especially on…

Olumide Akpata, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the death of his father – Dr Henry Akpata, and his uncle – Dr. Sunny Akpata. Akpata, a candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Edo State off-cycle gubernatorial election had taken a break off social media after the polls in September 2024. In October 2024, he announced his decision not to approach the Edo State Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal. Akpata on his verified ‘X’ handle on Monday, February 24, said: “My hiatus from social media for the past 4 months has understandably sparked discussions and speculations…

Multichoice Nigeria, the pay-TV operator, has notified its customers about another price hike across its subscription packages for both DStv and GOtv. In a notice sent to its customers on Monday, the company said the new price regime is to take effect from March 1, 2025. According to the company, its latest price review will hike the DStv Compact bouquet from N15,700 to N19,000, the Compact Plus to N30,000, and the Premium subscription to N44,500. The notice titled “Price adjustments for DStv and GOtv packages” read, “Dear Customer, please note that effective 1 March 2025, there will be a price…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Founder of Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Eze has shared a testimony of how he and his team narrowly escaped a plane crash. Pastor Jerry, who is also the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), revealed the incident during Sunday’s church service, explaining that it occurred after the NSPPD Prayer Conference in Lagos. He recounted that while onboard the flight back to Abuja, he felt uneasy and requested to see the pilot. “Saturday morning, after the NSPPD prayer conference in Lagos, we got on a flight, and as soon as we…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Itsekiri Leaders of Thought(ILOT), has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to disregard the call for scraping of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by some groups. The Itsekiri group also said that the NDDC was established with a clear mandate to facilitate the infrastructural and socio-economic development of the oil-producing states of the country. ILOT made this disclosure in a letter addressed to President Bola Ahmed signed by its chairman and secretary respectively, Chief Edward Ekpoko and Sir, S A Mene, saying “Why we support the creation of the South-South Development Commission, we are strongly…

By Deborah Nnamdi Elected Chairmen and Councillors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have resumed work in some local government council secretariats despite workers’ withdrawal of services. The APC and PDP have fought over control of local government following judgements of the Federal High Court and Appeal Court. Recall that the State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, conducted local government elections in the midst of the legal crisis at the weekend and Governor Ademola Adeleke inaugurated the chairmen, after which they inaugurated their councillors. However, checks on Monday morning showed that chairmen and Councillors elected under the APC-led…

By Deborah Nnamdi Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that not more than 30 percent of Nigerians pay tax to the coffers of the Federal Government, yet many Nigerians want the best to be provided by the government in the areas of infrastructure, education, and security, among others. Speaking on Monday while declaring open the public hearing on tax reform bills forwarded to both chambers on October 3, 2024, by President Bola Tinubu, Akpabio said the reforms were necessary as the nation cannot continue to do the same thing repeatedly. According to him, when the bills are passed, the National…