Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi Two police officers attached to the Imo State Police Command have died following a road accident involving seven operatives along the Amakalu–Umuelemma Road in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state. The command confirmed the incident on Thursday, saying an investigation had commenced to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash. In a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, said the accident occurred on June 29, 2026, while the officers were on official duty. According to him, the two officers died while receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the crash, while the remaining five personnel are…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has announced plans to replace the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) traditional khaki uniform with locally produced Adire fabric as part of sweeping reforms aimed at repositioning the scheme and boosting local industries. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed the plan on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. He said the initiative would promote indigenous textile production while ensuring government spending supports the Nigerian economy. According to the minister, Adire fabrics produced in states such as Ogun State and Kwara State would be used for the new uniforms,…

By Deborah Nnamdi A senior consultant physician, identified as Dr. Ibrahim, has died after collapsing shortly after arriving at Arewa Surgery Hospital in Hotoro, Kano State, to attend to patients waiting for his evening clinic. The incident occurred on Saturday, with the doctor reportedly dying about 15 minutes after he was rushed into the hospital’s emergency unit. The incident was disclosed by Suleiman Harbo, an aide to the Jigawa State Governor, who said he witnessed the tragic event while accompanying his elderly mother to the hospital for a scheduled appointment. According to Harbo, he arrived at the hospital around 5…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo as the spokesperson for his presidential campaign. The appointment comes weeks after Okonkwo publicly criticised the selection of Rotimi Amaechi as the ADC’s vice-presidential candidate, arguing that choosing a running mate from the South-South would further deny the South-East an opportunity to produce Nigeria’s president. He had maintained that the South-East had remained excluded from the presidency since 1999 and warned that the development could deepen what he described as the continued marginalisation of the region.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Security operatives at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, on Wednesday night foiled another attempted attack by suspected armed assailants, killing one of the attackers during a gun battle. The attackers reportedly attempted to breach the institute’s security perimeter at about 11 p.m. but were met with stiff resistance from security personnel, who engaged them in a fierce exchange of gunfire and forced them to retreat. In a statement issued on Thursday by the institute’s Head of Public Affairs, Dr. Osime Samuel, NIPSS said the swift and coordinated response of security…

The Presidency has dismissed bribery allegations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, describing the claims by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi as false and maintaining that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which Adeyemi claims to head, does not exist. Adeyemi, who has presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council, had accused Gbajabiamila of demanding 48 per cent of a proposed N27.39 billion take-off grant for the agency and collecting N400 million through proxies to secure his appointment, with an outstanding balance of N200 million. He also called on…

At least four residents and four suspected bandits were killed on Tuesday after armed attackers invaded Dansarai, a farming community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents said the bandits stormed the community on motorcycles, armed with sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 rifles, and opened fire indiscriminately, killing four villagers. “They were shooting sporadically as they entered the village. Four of our people were killed instantly,” an eyewitness said. In response, residents, supported by local vigilantes, mobilised and confronted the attackers, killing four of the suspected bandits and forcing the remaining assailants to flee. “Our people stood up to…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned no fewer than five associates of former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, over allegations that they concealed information about his whereabouts while he was being sought by security agencies. The aides are accused of failing to disclose information that could have led to Sylva’s arrest after he was linked to an alleged coup plot. Sylva has reportedly remained out of public view since charges were filed against him earlier this year. The Federal Government had earlier filed a 13-count charge against seven civilians accused of plotting to overthrow the…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed that former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, is in its custody over allegations of forging academic credentials and submitting a false National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate during his ministerial screening in 2023. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ICPC spokesperson John Odey said Nnaji was arrested following the execution of a bench warrant issued by the Federal High Court after he allegedly failed to honour several invitations from the commission. According to the commission, Nnaji was arrested on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…

Residents of Ogidigben community in Delta state’s Warri South-West Local Government Area staged a protest on Tuesday, alleging that suspects arrested after an armed attack on the community in April had been released and were threatening to launch another attack. The protesters called on President Bola Tinubu, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and security agencies to investigate the alleged release of the suspects and strengthen security to prevent renewed violence. The protest followed the circulation of a video on social media that community leaders said showed one of the suspects arrested after an April 6 attack on Ogidigben threatening that…