Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi A stabbing incident outside a school in Wuxi, a city in eastern China, has left at least eight people dead and 17 others injured, local authorities confirmed. The attack occurred Saturday evening at the Wuxi Yixing Arts and Crafts Vocational and Technical College, around 6:30 p.m. local time (10:30 GMT). According to police, the assailant, a 21-year-old man who had graduated from the school earlier this year, was arrested at the scene. According to the statement, the suspect expressed frustration over his failure to obtain a diploma due to poor exam results and dissatisfaction with his internship…

Photo: Oscar Sanchez Gil, Spain’s Anti-fraud Police Boss Spain has arrested the police chief in charge of its economic crimes unit after €20 million was found stashed in the walls of his house, as part of an investigation into the nation’s biggest-ever cocaine bust, according to local media. Authorities reportedly arrested Óscar Sánchez Gil last week, along with 15 other people, including his romantic partner who is also a police officer in Madrid. Sánchez Gil was, until recently, the head of the fraud and anti-money laundering division of the national police. Police found €20 million hidden in the walls and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have recovered a total of 563.74 kilograms of psychoactive substance from a 60-year-old suspect, Anthony Anakabi. Anakabi was arrested at Iyalode, Iyana Church area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The agency also nabbed the driver of a popular transport company, GUO Transport Company, Emmanuel Okechukwu Okeke, while trying to smuggle 50,000 pills of tramadol 225mg from Ghana into Lagos. According to a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi, made available to newsmen on Sunday, the driver hid the drug…

Photo: NAPTIP DG, Fatima Waziri-Azi By Deborah Nnamdi The Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos State, has rescued seven suspected victims of human trafficking in Badagry. Lieutenant Bunmi Awodeyi, the Base Information Officer, revealed the development in a statement he issued on Saturday in Badagry. Awodeyi said the suspected victims of human trafficking were intercepted on November 12 and 13. According to her: “At about 5.00.p.m. on Nov.12, FOB Badagry Quick Response Team (QRT) deployed at Market Outpost location, Badagry intercepted a fibre boat with passengers at Marina jetty en-route Panshi Owode, Lagos. “During the routine stop…

The Independent National Election Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa, who contested the election on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, won by landslide, beating his closest challenger by nearly 250,000 votes. The result confirms Naija Daily News’ projection in the early hours of Sunday that the APC candidate would win a landslide victory. In one of the most convincing victories in Nigeria’s election, the winner had a clean sweep of all LGAs in the state, winning more 75 per cent of the total votes. see:…

Naija Daily News projects candidate of the All Progressive Congress and incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has all but won Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The APC candidate has taken an unassailable lead in the results of 15 out of the 18 LGAs in the state that have been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on its IReV portal. Aiyedatiwa has won Okitipupa, Akoko South-west, South-east, North-west, Ose, Owo, Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo, Ondo East, Idanre, Akure North and South, Ondo. Results from Ilaje, Odigbo, and Ese-Odo are still being awaited, but it is unlikely that figures from…

Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina put the controversy of her rejection by South Africa behind her to emphatically make history by emerging as the first runner-up at the 73rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant held at the Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico’ Although she narrowly lost to the winner, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig of Denmark, her podium finish is celebrated across Nigeria, and could further add fuel to the raging Nigeria/South Africa social media feud. It would be recalled that Chidimma was controversially forced to drop off of the Miss Universe South Africa after reaching the finals because of xenophobia-motivated calls for…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi, Guest Writer The Lagos International Theatre Festival (LITF), scheduled from November 15 to 17, 2024 celebrates the vibrancy and creativity of African storytelling and theatre. Spearheaded by Bolanle Austen-Peters, a prominent figure in the Nigerian arts scene, the festival will be hosted across four iconic venues: the National Theatre, Terra Kulture, Muson Centre, and John Randle Centre. This initiative aims to position Lagos as a hub for creative excellence while driving growth in the cultural sector. LITF 2024 will showcase 25 stage plays, including three internationally acclaimed productions, making it a landmark event for local and global…

Photo: CP Umoru Ozigi By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have successfully rescued a 14-month-old baby, Grace Osamagbe, who was abducted by her nanny, Rejoice Chukwu, in April. Commissioner of Police Umoru Ozigi told newsmen on Saturday in Benin, that the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit arrested Chukwu, 24, and her boyfriend, Destiny Uchechukwu, 28, in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom. According to Ozigi, the suspects abducted the child in Benin and collected a ransom of N160,000. “Despite receiving the ransom, the suspects allegedly sold the baby for N500,000 to Doris Chiwendu in Owerri, Imo State. “Following intense interrogation,…

A former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, on Saturday, announced the institution of an educational trust fund for indigent citizens in the state. Ibori, who was governor from 1999 – 2007, disclosed the establishment of the Otemu Educational Foundation (OEF), on his verified Facebook page. He said the gesture is aimed at providing educational support for young Deltans who are unable to meet their educational needs. Ibori emphasized the pivotal role that education plays in breaking the cycle of poverty while expressing his commitment to levelling the field for indigent citizens of the state. He said, “It…