Author: Naija Daily News

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested Mr Alexander Ikwechegh, the House of Representative member who was caught on camera assaulting a Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya on Sunday. It would be recalled that the law-breaking lawmaker hit the headlines on Sunday after a video of him battering the driver surfaced. The Abia North and South Federal Constituency representative boasted that he could make Abuwatseya disappear anywhere in Nigeria while boasting that not even the Inspector General of Police could make him account for the crime. “Do you know who I am I just slapped you and there’s nothing you…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected kidnappers on Sunday attacked the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary located in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The attack occurred around 7 pm while the priests and seminarians were engaged in evening prayers and benediction. According to a statement from Reverend Father Peter Egielewa, the Director of Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, the Rector of the seminary, Reverend Father Thomas Oyode, was abducted during the attack. He, however, said the vice-rector and all seminarians were safely accounted for and have since been relocated to ensure their safety. “As of now, there…

Police Lament Use of IGP’s Name for Intimidation A member of the Nigeria National Assembly, Mr Alex Ifeanyi Mascot Ikwechegh has caused public uproar following the release of a video where he threatened to make a Bolt driver disappear. Nigeria’s social media influencers and human rights activities have denounced the action of the lawmaker, who threatened to deal ruthlessly with a man working to eke out a living for his family. In the video that has gone viral on social media, Ikwechegh, who represents Abia North and South Federal Constituency, told the hapless driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, that he could make…

By Faith Joyful Hezekiah Three persons, including a cemetery worker, were on Sunday arrested by local security operatives in Agege, Lagos State, for alleged possession of five human skulls. The cemetery worker, who was identified as Ismaila, who arrested along with two accomplices around the Murikaz area of the Agege, where the cemetery is located. An eyewitness, Isiaka Amosu, said Ismaila had been under suspicion of collaborating with the other suspects to illegally harvest body parts and organs from corpses buried in the cemetery. He said on Sunday morning, the local security operatives became suspicious when they noticed an individual…

Floundering Manchester United Football Club have sacked their head coach Erik Ten Hag Ten Hag got the boot on Monday after the club’s woeful performance and defeat to struggling West Ham Football Club of London. His fellow Dutch and club legend, Ruud van Nistelrooy has been appointed as interim head coach while a permanent successor is recruited. It would be recalled that Man Utd’s new owners INEOS had backed Erik Ten Hag in the summer with a contract extension until June 2026 but he leaves with the club lying 14th in the Premier League We are grateful to Erik for…

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained that the new Airbus A330 recently added to the presidential fleet was refurbished and is not new, contrary to media reports. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga clarified the background of reports that the President acquired a new official jet in the face of the country’s current economic hardships. Onanuga said the president’s safety was being endangered by the age B737-700, which was 19 years old. “It’s not President Tinubu’s plane; it belongs to the people of Nigeria; it is our property,” Onanuga said in a Sunday interview monitored on Channels Television. Onanuga noted that…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a total of 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16.7billion in street value at the Tincan Port in Lagos and Onne Port in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the illicit drugs were intercepted during a 100 per cent joint examination of watch-listed containers with men of Customs Service and other security agencies at the two ports between Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd October. “Other illicit consignments intercepted during the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Libya Football Federation (LFF) has formally appealed to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to reconsider the penalties imposed against it for the botched 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Nigeria. A Libyan news outlet alwasat.ly reports that the North African country had engaged Tunisian attorney Ali Abbas to argue its case, deeming the CAF’s judgment “unfair.” The decision was prompted by a complaint from the Nigerian Football Federation, which led to an investigation by CAF’s disciplinary committee. The Super Eagles reportedly faced a gruelling 20-hour ordeal due to a diverted flight, a prolonged…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said the company and other relevant agencies are continuing the search for the remaining victims of Thursday’s helicopter crash in Rivers State. It would be recalled that the Sikorski helicopter belonging to Eastwing Aviation Services Limited crashed shortly after leaving its base in Port Harcourt for an offshore location. The chopper had eight passengers onboard, comprising six staff of the NNPC and two crew members. The remains of three victims were retrieved shortly after the incident, but the others are yet unaccounted for. NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said in a statement…

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has awarded the three points to Nigeria for the botched Nigeria vs Libya 15 October 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifier match. CAF, in a letter to the Libya Football Federation, dated Saturday, 26 October, found Libya guilty of unsportsmanly conduct, and also imposed a $50,000 fine on the Libyan Football Federation.” The AFCON qualifier was aborted after Libyan authorities diverted the Value Jet plane carrying the Nigerian contingents from its destined Benghazi to a remote and abandoned Al-Alqba, some 300km from the match venue. Beyond that, the Nigerian team were left at the…