Author: Naija Daily News

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has turned himself in at the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on Wednesday. “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up,” he said. This came after Portable, in a video posted on Tuesday, described himself as a “madman” undergoing treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. He made the statement while pleading with Nigerians and the Ogun State Government following the police declaration that…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited have donated medical equipment to the Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation to support free surgeries and dental procedures for thousands of Nigerians. The donation will facilitate 5,000 surgeries for fibroid and hernia patients, as well as dental treatments for another 5,000 individuals across underserved communities in the South-West, North-Central, and South-South regions. Speaking on the initiative, SNEPCo Managing Director Ronald Adams described the partnership with NNPCL and BOF as part of the company’s social investment strategy to improve lives across Nigeria. Represented by SNEPCo’s Health…

By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a man, Sunday Okoronkwo, to 17 years imprisonment at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, for attempting to assault his neighbour’s seven-year-old granddaughter sexually. Okoronkwo was handed down the 17-year jail term to the convict following his plea bargain agreement to two-count amended charges of attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault. Justice Oshodi, in judgment held that he was satisfied that the convict made an informed plea bargain agreement with the prosecution and fully understood the nature…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has urged retailers to reflect the reduction in food prices and shun exploiting consumers. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude of retailers to reflect the reduction in their sales despite the drop in prices, describing it as unpatriotic and unacceptable. “The federal government is aware of the significant drop in the prices of food items across major markets, particularly for essential commodities such as…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Ugenyi Kalu, a banker, who was sentenced to four years and two months in prison by the Ikeja Special Offences Court for fraud. In a statement shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, the EFCC revealed that Kalu was convicted after being arraigned before Justice R.A. Oshodi on five counts of official corruption and gratification. One of the charges read: “That you, Ugenyi Kalu, sometime in November 2016 in Lagos, while serving in a bank, received a monetary benefit of N4,000,000 from…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government said it has resolved the passport printer crisis at its consulates in Atlanta and New York, United States of America. The resolution followed directives of the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS in January 2025 to deliver new passport printers to the consulates in both cities. “The machines have now been delivered and installed yesterday, February 18, 2025”, said Babatunde Alao, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Minister. Recall that some Nigerians in the diaspora called the minister’s attention to the need for new printers…

Photo: Tunde Disu, FCT Police Commissioner A family member of one Abuja kidnapped victim has reported the alleged shooting to the death of two victims in the hands of their abductors. The source, according to a report by Daily Trust newspaper, said the kidnappers killed two individuals in their captivity due to a delay in the payment of ransom in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the FCT. The report identified the victims as Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, who were both natives of Gwargwada village, who were abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction, along the Gwargwada-Rubochi…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the prices for its Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the upcoming Anambra Governorship election. The Nomination form is set at N35 million, while the Expression of Interest form will cost N5 million. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Anambra State governorship election for Saturday, November 8, 2025. The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, is the ruling party and is expected to field incumbent, Dr. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as its candidate. In a letter sent to the Anambra State Chapter Chairman, Chidi Chidebe, the PDP National Secretary, Sunday Ude-Okoye,…

Photo: Osun Governor Ademola Adekele The Osun State Police Command has confirmed that six people, including Remi Abass, the chairman of Irewole LGA council, were killed during Monday’s violence at local government secretariats, where supporters of the PDP and APC clashed over control. The violence erupted as APC members attempted to take over the secretariats. Most councils were deserted by politicians and workers, with gates locked and no security presence. The body of Remi Abass, the reinstated chairman of the Irewole Council, was buried in Ikire according to Islamic rites. The APC chairman in the state, Tajudeen Lawal, who condemned…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko Niger Delta activist and chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has extended his condolences to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town following the passing of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. Tompolo emphasized that both the Niger Delta region and southern Nigeria have lost a prominent leader and a powerful voice. He also expressed his sympathy to the people of the South-South and Middle Belt regions, remembering Clark as a strong advocate for resource control and an Ijaw leader. Clark was also the coordinator of the Pan Niger Delta…