Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi Fresh controversy has hit the proposed 5 October Local Government elections in Rivers State, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has not releases the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. The register is an INEC document used by both commissions to verify registered voters for both national and state elections, and the commission said it has not released it, despite Governor Sim Fubara’s claim on Wednesday that RSIEC has it in its custody. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) for Rivers State, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, revealed that the commission has not…

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrested of two women involving in baby traffic, confirming NDN’s exclusive report about the incident. It would be recalled that this medium reported the arrest of the ladies, following the patriotism of an eagle-eye tricycle (keke) operator, who was tipped off by the unusual behaviour of the ladies during the trip. The ladies had boarded the keke along PTI, after which they received a ‘parcel’, which turned out to be days-old baby. The tricycle rider smartly diverted the two women, who have now been identifiedas Tessi Ikechukwu and Lauretta Akomen, and the…

Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, has announced the return of contractor to the Aideyan/Golf Course Road, just days after he exposed the poorly reconstruction work done by the contractor handling the project. Shaibu, who was reinstated as deputy governor after his hasty impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly, made a triumphant return to the state last week and immediately embarked on an inspection of ongoing projects in the state. During the exercise, he lamented the shoddy job done on the Aideyan/Golf Course road, demanding rectification. Photo: Aideyan Road during Shaibu’s visit “I am pleased to announce that…

The sleepy town of Amukpe in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into confusion on Thursday after a middle-aged woman slashed her son’s throat in the early hours of the morning. The circumstances surrounding the incident were yet unclear, but report from the area indicated that the incident occurred at Old Road, Amukpe. The 17-month-old child was already dead when the mother was caught, according to information sourced from a popular Sapele Facebook news page, Real Sapele Amebo. It was learnt that the child’s neck was only held by a thin thread of skin when the woman…

There is growing tension about lives and property in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State over the state government’s move to conduct elections in the local government council on Saturday, 5 October. The two major political parties – the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressive Party, APC, – took to the streets on Thursday morning to protest the election, which Governor Siminilayi Fubara vowed would go ahead, despite many court injunctions for and against it. Protesters defied the early morning rain in Port Harcourt and hit the streets to register their objections to the planned election.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 33 suspected internet fraudsters in Rivers. The spokesperson for the commission, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Oyewale said they were arrested in their hideouts in the Iwofe and Ogbogoro areas of Port Harcourt in a sting operation based on credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. File photo: Suspected internet fraudsters paraded by security agents “Items recovered from the suspects…

by Deborah Nnamdi Clement Akpobolokemi, the younger brother of a former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, has raised the alarm his older brother is after him. In a Save My Soul Message sent to NDN on Monday, Clement said, “Oh people of goodwill save me! Help me, please! I’m dying.” “Patrick Akpobolokemi, someone who claims to be my elder brother and for whom I was in Police custody for one week at State CID Yenagoa, EFCC custody for two months at Awolowo Road and seven months at Ikoyi imprison in 2016, is now a thorn…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has issued a statement denying reports that its officers sealed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) in Port Harcourt. According to the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the police officers deployed to the RSIEC office were acting on the Commissioner of Police’s directive to protect the facility from potential attacks during the ongoing nationwide protests. SP Iringe-Koko emphasized that the police presence was purely for security purposes and not to disrupt the electoral process. She also urged the public to verify information before publication to avoid spreading false…

Two women have been arrested by Delta State Police Command in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, over the alleged trading of a days-old baby, who was allegedly trafficked from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Our source said that one of the women, identified simply as Angela, had been parading as a pregnant woman before her arrest with the stolen child on Tuesday afternoon. It was suspected that one of the suspects, who is linked to a baby trafficking syndicate in Port Harcourt, brokered the deal for the sale of the child, shortly after delivery. Luck ran out of the baby dealers…

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday told a group of Iranian elites in Tehran, that the United States and European countries were responsible for the current war in the Middle East. He said his country’s strikes on Israel amidst increased regional tension and wars were because of “US and some European countries” that “falsely claim they bring peace and tranquillity to the region”. He said they must “get lost” from the region so that the countries in the region can live in peace. He said that he is “mourning” over the death of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah, but…