Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has again criticized the Federal Government’s student loan initiative, arguing that beneficiaries often struggle to repay the loans. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Thursday, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke stated that the union’s research on student loan systems in other countries shows that graduates often become societal burdens and feel demoralized. “Imagine a student graduating from the university with a loan of five million nairas; even as a professor, I cannot pay back such a loan in 20 years. “A student who graduated has a…

The Pastor of Temple International Church, Harry Uyanwanne, and his wife, Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing N52m, which belongs to one late Odemuyiwa Janet Adeola by the Lagos State Special Offenses Court sitting in Ikeja. The couple was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, and obtaining by pretence. The Prosecutor, Sunday Daji, told the court that the couple sold Late Adeola’s property located at plot 32, block 9, Magodo residential scheme 1, Ikeja Local government area, to Mr Kingsley Atere for N42m.…

Hon Erhiathake Ibori-Suenu, daughter of former Governor James Ibori of Delta State has joined the All Progressives Congress after dumping the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state Ibori-Suenu, the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, announced her disassociation from the PDP in a terse letter to the party’s chairman in the Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by Naija Daily News, she hinged her decision on her “complete exclusion by the State Chapter of the party and the lingering national leadership crisis which has…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) said the agency had arrested 14, 480 suspected drug traffickers between January and October 2024 in connection with the seizure of 2.4 million kilograms of assorted illicit drugs seized by the anti-narcotics agency at seaports, airports, land borders and communities across the country. Marwa stated this on Wednesday while briefing members of the House of Representatives Committee on Narcotic Drugs on an oversight visit. Marwa said with the record of work done by the agency in the past 10…

By Didimoko A Didimoko Hundreds of travellers and motorists are currently stranded around the Okwoejeba section of the Benin – Warri road section of the East-West Highway due to the deplorable state of the road. Many travellers have taken to social media sites, including Facebook and WhatsApp, to lament their fates on the busy highway, with some saying they had spent up to four hours on the road. A Delta State-based journalist, Onitsha Ogaga Shedrack, one of the affected travellers caught up in the gridlock, said he had been at a spot for about three hours without movement. “This is…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has announced the suspension of four police officers implicated in the theft of ₦43.16 million from a total of ₦74.95 million recovered during an unauthorised arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A statement issued on Wednesday by the force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, explained that the officers—DSP Peter Ejike, Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode, all attached to Zone 7 Headquarters—were found guilty of conspiring to tamper with exhibits, abuse of office, and other acts of misconduct. According to the spokesperson, the officers, led by Inspector Okafor under DSP…

Photo: Unrelated convicted By Deborah Nnamdi There was a mild drama at the Mapo Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday as a 23-year-old ex-convict, Abubakar Bello, momentarily escaped from the court while awaiting another sentencing. The drama kicked off when the presiding magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji, briefly stepped out of the courtroom into her chamber to write her judgment. It took the efforts of some police officers and a soldier (name withheld), who threatened to shoot the convict if he refused to stop before he was rearrested. The police prosecutor, Insp. Oluseye Akinola had earlier told the…

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian flamboyant Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, will be deported to Nigeria after he lost his legal battle to remain in the UK following the closure of his church linked to a £1.87 million fraud. An immigration tribunal has ruled that 44-year-old Adegboyega, head of the controversial SPAC Nation church, should be deported after his church was closed down for various infractions. Adegboyega: His flamboyant lifestyle had long attracted attention Adegboyega, a flamboyant designer-outfits-wearing preacher is famous for hanging out with celebrities and showing off his multimillion pounds car collections, including Ferraris and Lamborghini. The preacher is often in…

Photo: Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah, president-elect of Namibia The current vice president of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah of the ruling South West African Peoples Organisation, SWAPO, party, has been elected the country’s first female president. The Namibian Election Commission declared Ndaitwah the winner with 57% of the vote cast. The result means that there would be no run-off, contrary to pundits’ production. “The Namibian nation has voted for peace and stability,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said after being declared president-elect. The commission put the second-placed finisher, Panduleni Itula from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) party, on 26%. He and the IPC have said…

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be internet fraudsters (popularly called Yahoo Boys) have allegedly shot a collaborator over a disagreement arising from the sharing of N94 million proceeds from an online scam. The shooting incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at Okhoro Road in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. We learned that the victim was driving in his Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) when the gunmen who drove in another vehicle accosted him. They ordered him out of his car and shot him at a close range. The victim described as “Aza Man,” a…