Author: Naija Daily News

Tensions flared at the 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) when supporters of Senator Samuel Anyanwu and his rival, Hon. Sunday Udo-Okoye, clashed after Udo-Okoye was forcefully removed from the event. The incident occurred when Anyanwu’s supporters, who had already taken their seats in the hall, pointed out Udo-Okoye to the Ahmed Makarfi-led BoT Secretariat, insisting that he was not a valid board member and should leave. It was gathered that Udo-Okoye, who had arrived a bit later, was sitting at the far end of the high table when he was singled out. In…

The government of the United States of America is set to deport 3,690 Nigerians considered to be residing in the country illegally. The (ICE) said it has identified 3,690 Nigerians among the 1.4 million “illegal migrants” with deportation orders. A document obtained from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) showed that the immigrants have been on ICE’s non-detained docket with final orders of removal since 24 November 2024. The non-detained docket includes people who have been ordered to leave the US or are in the process of being deported but are not being held by ICE. According to a report…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2 Command, Lagos, AIG Adegoke Fayoade has confirmed the detention of a hotelier for alleged sexual assault on male students in his hotel. Fayoade confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the suspect will remain in detention pending the conclusion of investigations. The AIG said the hotelier was detained after a 16-year-old secondary school student confessed to his mother that he met the suspect at his hotel located at Bucknor in the Isheri Oshun area of the state. He said that the parents…

Deborah Nnamdi The runway at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport has been temporarily closed for inspection and clearance after a Max Air aircraft suffered a tire burst while landing on Tuesday night. The incident led to flight disruptions though all 53 passengers and crew aboard were safely evacuated without injuries. Max Air confirmed the incident on its X account Wednesday morning, stating, “As a result, the Kano runway will remain temporarily closed for inspection and clearance, which may lead to delays in flight operations today, Wednesday, 29/01/2024. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience as we…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Sokoto State Command, has apprehended three suspects connected to the abduction and gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, Amina Abdullahi, in Gantsare village, the Wammako Local Government Area of the state. This is according to a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by the command’s spokesman, DSC Mohammad Zayyanu. The statement read, “The suspects include one Halidu Shehu, 20, who is the principal suspect “Others are Jamilu Umar, 20, and Usama Bello, 24, who were all arrested on January 23, 2025, after a report was filed by…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command have arrested one suspect for allegedly raping a thirteen year old girl overnight in Ugbomoro Community, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State as three other suspects escaped from the scene. The incident reportedly occurred on January 24, 2025. It was learnt that the young girl was on an errand for her parents when the suspect and three others who had already taken sexual enhancement drugs called and deceived her into their apartment and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her till dawn. The young girl’s family, who had searched for her the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested 33-year-old Sunday Echege of Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, Enugu State, for cutting off his wife’s left wrist over alleged infidelity. This was contained in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said the arrest was made possible with the assistance of law-abiding members of the community and the machete used in committing the crime was recovered from the suspect. According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who has confessed to the crime,…

The Federal Government revealed on Tuesday that it had repatriated 828 foreign nationals to their home countries in 2024. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Interior Minister, announced during a media briefing in Abuja. Although he did not specify the individuals’ offenses, he confirmed that the repatriation was executed by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

By Deborah Nnamdi Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo has accused her former manager, Ezekiel ThankGod, aka Eezeete, of sponsoring false news about her son. Mercy and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on October 28, 2023. Soon, it was rumored that the baby was fathered by another gospel musician, Nathaniel Bassey. Addressing the rumor, Mercy alleged in a video posted on social media on Tuesday that Mr. Ezekiel was behind it. “One of my major crimes was when I did a song with Pastor Nathaniel Bassey. Because this man hates Pastor Nathaniel Bassey; you went…

By Deborah Nnamdi The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of the Chikakore community in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found. The body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger State on Monday night. The deceased, her husband, Mr. Akinropo Adesiyan, their son Ifeoluwa, a family member, Dr. Adekunle Adeniji, and a neighbor working at a poultry farm near their house were abducted from their home at about 11:30 pm on Sunday. The wife of the poultry worker was reportedly injured and later taken to…