Author: Naija Daily News

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…

Embattled Rivers State Governor, SIminalayi Fubara, has vowed to soldier on after losing his battle challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly battle at the Supreme Court on Monday. Fubara went to the apex court to challenge a 10 October 2024 ruling, which lambasted him for failing to abide by the rule of law in his action, particularly on the passage of the state’s 2024 budget The court ruled that the governor erred in his decision to present the 2024 Rivers State Appropriation Bill to only four lawmakers loyal to him in the 31-member assembly. The action…

Photo: Rufai Hassan, a drug suspect The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted two drug kingpins’ audacious plans to smuggle heroin into Nigeria through Port Harcourt and Lagos airports. One of the suspects, Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, 30, was caught at Port Harcourt airport while travelling under the false identity “Kargbo Mohamed Foday” with a Sierra Leonean passport. NDLEA said a body scan revealed he had swallowed 62 wraps of heroin weighing 1.348 kilograms, adding that Sylvanus has used both Nigerian and Sierra Leonean identities for drug trafficking between countries like Thailand, Pakistan, and Iran. Another suspect, James Herbert…

A Warri-based traditional titleholder and contractor to an oil community development agency, Chief Adawilliams Koma Oritserenojo has gone into hiding after allegedly molesting a teenage boy who visited him for help. The incident, according to various sources, occurred, on Thursday when the unsuspecting child visited the flamboyant Itsekiri chief in his home in the oil city. The fatherless boy (names withheld)reportedly, whose mother is physically challenged, visited Chief Oritserenojor to pick up gift items, including clothing, promised by the benefactor. However, unknown to him, the man had laced a meal with a drug suspected to be Indian hemp, which he…