Author: Naija Daily News

Photo: Chief Izoukumor flanked by stakeholders during the event Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, is poised to execute widespread infrastructural development and ensure the distribution of democratic benefits to the state’s citizens throughout the new year, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart, Chief Favour Izoukumor, has revealed. Izoukumor, the Executive Director of Social Services at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), made the assertion when he addressed his teeming supporters and party stalwart at his annual retreat for stakeholders and hundreds of his political supporters at the weekend in Edjeba, Warri South Local Government Area. He was…

Photo: President Tinubu and Mbah in Enugu on Saturday By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Abuja There is growing fear within the ranks of the opposition’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the loyalty and commitment of some of the party’s governors to its cause, following rumours that they have pledged allegiance to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Niger Daily News authoritatively gathered that the party is sweating over the commitments of six of its 12 governors, including Sheriff Oborevwori and Peter Mbah of Delta and Enugu states, respectively. It was further gathered that the fear heightened on Saturday with the visit…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Saturday hailed Enugu Governor, Barr Peter Mbah’s development strides in the state. Tinubu, who is on a one-day official visit to the Coal City State, spoke during his stakeholders’ engagement at the Banquet Hall, Governor’s Lodge, Enugu State Government House. He said the governor “is doing a fantastic job. I am glad that Enugu got a very good tomorrow, today, I salute Peter Mbah for his commitment to development. “You have built up a good team and I have reviewed several things with you in Abuja. You have encouraged me on the technological…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command have neutralized a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate operating within the state. A press statement by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye on Saturday disclosed that two suspects were killed while four kidnap victims were rescued. According to Okoye, the operation, which took place on January 4, 2025, began when a distress call was received around noon, reporting the abduction of three women and one man in Umuokanne, Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area. Acting swiftly on intelligence gathered, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit located…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a Savannah he-goat valued at N200,000 for his child’s naming. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, on Saturday, revealed that Waris was arrested on January 2, 2024, in the Odeda Area of the state, along with his accomplice, Ajayi Yusuf. The suspects had allegedly invaded a farm in the area to steal the goat, having ensured that the farm owner, simply known as Mark, had taken the cattle for grazing on December 25. Odutola stated that after discovering one…

By Deborah Nnamdi Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two farmers in the Odo-Ape community, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The sad event, which reportedly took place on Friday, January 3, 2025, while the farmers were going about their daily activities on their farms, had thrown the community into confusion over fear of future attacks by the yet-to-be-identified gunmen in the area. According to sources in Odo-Ape, the two farmers that were killed were identified as Mr Black, a Tiv man, and Sunday Aiyedero. It was gathered that some youths in Odo-Ape on Saturday morning came…

By Deborah Nnamdi At least nine people have been confirmed dead, and four others injured following a violent clash between villagers and Fulani herders in Miga and Jahun Local Government Areas of Jigawa State. According to a statement released by the Jigawa State police command, the incident began in Gululu village, Miga LGA, when suspected miscreants allegedly broke into a shop and stole hibiscus and other provisions. The villagers, on realizing what had happened, traced the suspects’ footprints to a Fulani settlement in Yankunama village, Jahun LGA. The confrontation escalated when the herders allegedly attacked the villagers with bows and…

A mother in Warri, Delta State has reportedly beaten her 15-year-old son to death for allegedly stealing N200. The incident occurred on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Obire Street, off Cemetery Road, Warri. Reports revealed that the boy’s hands and legs were tied by his brother, and his body was seared with a hot knife. ”When she realized that her son was dying, she ran out and cried for assistance. “Unfortunately, before they arrived at the hospital, her son died,” a source added. The source further revealed that the woman had previously been evicted from a nearby compound due to…

The Agbarha community in Delta State has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of two individuals who participated in a drinking competition in the community. The competition, which reportedly offered a prize of one hundred thousand naira (N100,000), also had two other participants hospitalized. The contest reportedly involved consuming full bottles of a substance believed to be alcohol. Witnesses claim the participants collapsed and died instantly after attempting to finish the bottles in one go. The police have yet to release an official statement regarding the incident at the time of filing this report.

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has penned an emotional letter to his wife, Mrs Chioma Hope Uzodinma, on the occasion of their 10th wedding anniversary. The governor, in a message that would make teenage lovebirds green with envy on his verified ‘X’ (former Twitter) account on Friday, described his wife as the gentle light that illuminates his path. He said, “Ten years ago, you walked into my life as a gentle light, and since then, you’ve illuminated every path we’ve walked together. How do I find words for a soul as beautiful as yours? “You are the bloom of…