Author: Naija Daily News

Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has saluted his cousin and successor, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, on the occasion of the latter’s 70th Birthday on Tuesday. Ibori, in a post dripping with emotion, looked back at his growing stage with his ‘brother’ Uduaghan, confessing, “As I pen these words, I am filled with nostalgia for our early days growing up in the backwaters of Mosogar and Ogharefe, and joy for the remarkable man you have become—a statesman”. Ibori, in a post on his verified Facebook account, described Udaughan as a brilliant professional, touting him as an accomplished…

Debts from use of MNOs platforms for USSD Telecommunications giant MTN has warned that companies in the industry would be forced to close down unless the Federal Government approves an upward review of telecoms charges in the country. “MTN and the entire industry are in a dire situation. MTN is loss-making because of the naira devaluation. The fundamentals need to change, tariffs have to be changed,” MTN’s CEO, Karl Toriola, said on Monday while speaking at Fellows of Media Innovation, MiP, sponsored by MTN at the Pan Africa University, Lekki, Lagos. Besides, he asked the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to…

FCT Police Commissioner Olatunji Disu by Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have killed eight suspected bandits and taken six others into custody. The Commissioner of Police for the FCT, CP Olatunji Disu confirmed the development while parading suspects at the command headquarters in Abuja on Monday. He said the operatives also arrested six additional individuals in the Kweri forest, which borders Kaduna and Gauraka in Niger/FCT. Disu noted that the eight bandits were killed during an exchange of gunfire with the police operatives, noting that some members of the armed…

Former VP, billionnaire oil mogul, producer, music stars named The Nigerian social media is going haywire after a faceless Nigerian news blogger, Gist Lovers Blog (Vawulence Headquarters) released a long list of over 100 famous Nigerians who are in homosexual relationships. The multi-series list, which was started three days ago, featured some bold, but doubtful names of top politicians including a former Vice President, governors and senators from across the country. The list also featured top and famous musicians, actors, music- and movie producers, skit makers, social media influencers, lawyers and entrepreneurs, whom it claims are in same-sex relationships. The…

The Nigerian Immigration Services, NIS, has confirmed the arrest of a cross-dresser and controversial ex-jailbird, Mr Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky) at the Seme Border. Bobrisky, who was recently released from prison after serving a jail term for abuse of the Nigerian naira and other offences, was arrested while allegedly trying to sneak out of the country via the Nigeria/Republic of Benin border at Seme A statement signed by Deputy Controller of Immigration, DCI, KT Udo, described him as a person of interest over recent issues of public concern. The statement was titled: NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE INTERCEPTS IDRIS OKUNEYE (BOBRISKY) AT…

A pizzeria in the German city of Dusseldorf delivered pizzas with a side of cocaine to customers, German police said on Monday after arresting the 36-year-old restaurant operator. The pizzeria, located in Dusseldorf’s historic old town centre, allegedly listed the special pizza as option No. 40 on the menu. “That was one of the best-selling pizzas,” senior police officer Michael Graf von Moltke said in a statement. When police officers rang the doorbell of the 36-year-old’s flat to arrest him last Thursday, he is said to have thrown a bag of drugs out of the window. “It fell right into…

… Wants FG to Close all Tank Farms, Storage Facilities in Nigeria Dangote Refinery has sued the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, demanding that import licences granted to some Nigerian firms should be suspended. In the case instituted at an Abuja Federal High Court, last month, DRL is demanding N100 billion in damages from NMDPRA, an NNPC subsidiary as well as an order requesting the agency to close down all tank farms and petroleum products storage facilities across the country. Furthermore, the company wants the court to nullify the import licences of the Nigerian…

A deserted street in Enugu on Monday Government and business activities suffered varying degrees of shutdown in the five Southeast states of Nigeria on Monday as residents and business owners locked their shops in compliance with the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Our findings showed that the Day 1 of the two-day forced curfew by IBOP was a huge success. IBOP, which is the de facto controller of affairs of the region, ordered residents to steer clear of streets in its bid to hoist the Biafra flag, commemorate its ‘heroes’ and demand the release of its…

The hell called Benin-Bypass As the festive season approaches, thousands of Nigerians are preparing to travel home from Lagos, the business capital of Nigeria to the Eastern and Southern regions to celebrate with their loved ones. For many, however, the prospect of hitting the road is filled with trepidation rather than excitement. The Lagos-Benin-Onitsha expressway, a major artery for those travelling east, has become a corridor of chaos, plagued by potholes, broken-down vehicles, and an overwhelming number of police checkpoints – some within shouting distance of the other. The Benin-Agbor-Asaba leg of the trip is perhaps the most debilitating and…

The Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, Chief Ayirimi Emamii, has used the occasion of the 7th anniversary of his installation to pray for peace and development in the kingdom. Emami, an effervescent businessman and politician has been involved in a long-drawn battle with the Warri monarch, Ogiame Atuwatse III, over the manner of the latter’s emergence. Chief Ayiri Emami with the 21st Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, when was made Ologbotsere Their face-off has deeply polarised the kingdom into Olu and Ologbotsere, after the monarch controversial instituted Chief Oma Eyewuoma, as Ologbotsere, in Emami’s stead. The matter is…