Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi A police constable serving with the Nasarawa Police Command, identified as Dogara Akolo Moses, has allegedly taken his own life for unknown reasons. On the day of the incident, February 4, 2025, Moses was earlier seen by colleagues going about his normal duties at the Mada Divisionz in Nasarawa Eggon LGA. He was said to have later shot himself to death in one of the offices without leaving any suicide note. The officer was said to have gone into a private room and shot himself, while the sound of the gun prompted all officers on duty to…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 26-year-old lady, Rachael, has narrated how she sold her two-week-old baby for the sum of N600,000 due to her inability to cater for her. Rachael, a resident of Asaba, Delta State was paraded at the State Police Command alongside two other accomplices by the State’s Command spokesperson, Bright Edafe. She said she is a mother of one other male child and that she had to give away the two-week-old baby girl because she was finding it difficult to take care of the two children. She said the father of the two-week-old baby denied paternity of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old woman, Onyinyechi Emeka, from Isiala Ngwa South LGA, Abia State, with a stolen four-year-old boy. According to a press statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry Okoye, the woman was apprehended by officers of Okigwe Divisional Headquarters during a stop-and-search operation. He said the investigation revealed that the child was stolen from his mother’s shop at No. 22 Chimezie Street, Obohia, Aba, Abia State. Okoye hinted that the suspect initially claimed that the boy was her sister’s son, but that the inconsistency in…

Photo: Enugu Police Commission, Mr Kanayo Ezuegbu The Enugu State Police Command and the relatives of Nnaemeka Ugwu, a patent medicine dealer, are bickering over his death at the Nsukka Area Command while attempting to secure the release of his wife. Their disagreement arose over the cause of his death, with family members alleging foul play, while the police insisted he was not tortured. Relatives of the deceased, who hailed from Umuezejor, Obollo-Afor in Udenu Local Government Area, shared a viral video claiming that Nnaemeka was harassed, detained, and tortured by police officers when he visited the Nsukka Area Command…

Popular Nigerian social media influencer and streamer, Habeeb Hamzat aka Peller who is 19 years old has revealed he makes an average of N20 million on TikTok weekly. He made this known while speaking in an Interview with Channels TVRubbin Minds, hosted by Ebuka. He gave a breakdown of how he earns from TikTok live sessions. Peller said, “If I am active on TikTok, in a week I can make up to N20 million or N15million. But TikTok takes a percentage. For Instance on $2000 revenue you might be able to withdraw $1500 or so.” Peller explained that his live sessions…

A former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed concerns about an alleged plan by the government to arrest him on trumped up charges. El-Rufai, who is embroiled in a brickbat with the ruling All Progressive Congressive both at the federal and state level, claimed that friends had hinted to him about the plot. In a reaction to a post on his X (former Twitter) account, he said, “I have been hearing these same rumours of arrest, detention and torture in some dungeon in the NSA’s office (where Emefiele was allegedly tortured to resign as CBN governor), since July…

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that two people were killed in a cult clash between rival groups in the Wadata area of Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, on Sunday. The clash between the groups reportedly started at a riverside location in Wadata, where they had gathered for a meeting. Police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, said that due to the police’s efforts to fight cultism in the state, some cult members went to the riverside to hold their meeting, and they encountered a rival group, which led to a deadly clash. Anene also mentioned that five people were arrested…

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that policemen in mufti (not wearing uniforms) are no longer eligible to bear arms. Egbetokun, who issued the directive on Monday, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, said, “No operative should be seen carrying assault arms (rifles) while dressed in civilian attire (mufti).” The directive, which is part of a broader plan to avert civilian/police clashes, was accompanied by a stern warning to all officers on serious breaches of human rights, which the Force is meant to uphold. The IGP, who spoke during a virtual meeting with strategic police managers, yesterday,…

Nigerian gospel singer Paul Nwokocha has opened up on the actions that led to his divorce from his estranged wife, as he accused her of circulating her nude photos and videos with male friends online. He blamed his wife’s alleged “abominable acts” as the reason behind his decision. “If I marry today and find out that the wife I married is doing an abominable thing before God and before man, I will send you out of my house,” he alleged in a currently circulating video. “I married a wife, not a whore. So, I owe nobody an apology for this,”…

Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested an officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, with several arms and ammunition in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The officer, whose identity is yet to be released by the police, is believed to be ferrying the weapons to suspected terrorists or hoodlums operating in the area. Sources from the Force headquarters in Abuja revealed to our reporter that automatic weapons and high-calibre rifles and pistols were among the weapons recovered from the suspect. “He was arrested with four AK-47 magazines; four magazines of CZ Scorpion rifle; two CZ Scorpion rifles, 139mm…