Author: Naija Daily News

All 18 passengers abducted from a Benue Links bus on April 15, 2026, have been rescued following a coordinated security operation, authorities have confirmed. The Commissioner of Police in Benue State, Ifeanyi Emenari, disclosed this on Sunday while presenting 15 of the rescued victims to Governor Hyacinth Alia at the Government House in Makurdi. Emenari said the joint operation involving multiple security agencies led to the successful recovery of all the victims. He also announced the arrest of seven suspects linked to the abduction, describing the development as a breakthrough achieved through intelligence-led efforts. The suspects are currently in custody…

Troops under Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three individuals suspected of providing logistical support to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. Security sources disclosed that the suspects were apprehended on April 13 in the Abari general area of Monguno Local Government Area during an operation conducted by personnel of the Sector 3 Military Intelligence Brigade in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The suspects were identified as Falmata Abukar, 43; Halima Audu, 35; and Mairo Abba, 17. They were reportedly intercepted while attempting to move from Abari to Mararaba village in Kukawa. Items recovered from them…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Idowu Ashafa, for allegedly having human parts suspected to have been exhumed from a grave for ritual purposes in Igbesa. The suspect was reportedly intercepted at Ido Itekun Village with a nylon bag containing a fresh human head, two human palms, and other body parts. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, the arrest was made in the early hours of April 17, 2026, during a routine patrol led by the Divisional Police Officer, Solotan Owolabi. Babaseyi disclosed in a statement issued in Abeokuta that operatives of the…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.”When Barack Obama posted those words on April 13, 2026, he was pointing to a political reality that is often underestimated. Opposition parties win elections all the time. But every so often, something more significant happens. Incumbents who appear firmly in control of power, institutions, and the political system itself are defeated at the ballot box.These are not ordinary elections. They are political shocks. Moments when systems designed to sustain power…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect, identified as Eric Nwombu, over alleged criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of examination materials belonging to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the arrest was carried out by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Safe School Initiative. According to him, items recovered from the suspect include eight JAMB examination slips and an exercise book containing names and examination numbers of students, which he could not satisfactorily explain. Ikenga said the arrest followed a report that the…

A 30-year-old man, Sunday Ejor, has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner, Lucy Moshe Igu, in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident, which occurred on March 29 in Nwang community, Ekajuk Ward 2, has sparked outrage among residents, with tensions escalating between neighbouring communities following the suspect’s arrest. According to community sources, the suspect allegedly attacked the 26-year-old woman during the night and into the early hours of the morning, dragging her to a nearby stream where he inflicted fatal machete cuts on her head, face, and neck. He was said to have later…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State has confirmed the death of three persons and injuries to seven others following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Road. The crash, which occurred at the Onipepeye axis in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, involved a Sino truck and an Opel passenger car, according to the FRSC. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital, the Superintendent Route Commander, Odunsin Afolabi, said the accident happened at about 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. He noted that preliminary investigations pointed to speed violations and loss of control as the likely causes of the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed reports suggesting that individuals recently abducted while travelling from Makurdi to Otukpo were candidates en route to sit for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board clarified that investigations revealed none of the victims were UTME candidates. Instead, it stated that those abducted were participants in an ongoing police recruitment exercise who had travelled to Makurdi and were returning to Otukpo at the time of the incident. JAMB’s clarification follows the successful rescue of seven of the…

Iran’s military on Saturday announced the renewed closure of the Strait of Hormuz, hours after briefly reopening the vital global shipping route and allowing more than a dozen commercial vessels to pass through. The reversal has heightened uncertainty around efforts to end the conflict involving Donald Trump, who had expressed optimism a day earlier that a peace deal to resolve the US-Israeli war with Iran was “very close.” Tehran had initially reopened the strait on Friday following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon aimed at halting hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The move briefly reassured global markets, causing oil prices to…

Fresh cracks have emerged within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition as supporters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s rivals reject his claims of political dominance in northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential race. Backers of the Labour Party’s Peter Obi and former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso on Friday dismissed Atiku’s assertion that he remains the leading northern vote-getter, describing the claim as outdated and lacking relevance in contemporary Nigerian politics. The Kwankwasiyya Movement, which is advocating a joint Obi-Kwankwaso ticket, argued that Kwankwaso’s support base is rooted in genuine grassroots followership, unlike what it described as Atiku’s…