Author: Naija Daily News

A British citizen and Nigerian accomplice have been declared wanted by the Nigerian Police over an alleged plot to oust the country’s elected president, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through civil unrest. The British national, Andrew Wynne (alias Andrew Povich) and his Nigerian collaborator, Lucky Obiyan, hatched the plot at the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) building in Abuja. The police claimed Wynne was hatching the plan from the NLC headquarters under the guise of establishing a school. NLC President Joe Ajaero It would be recalled that the Police had invited NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero for interrogation, over the plot. Ajaero…

Amaka Patience Sonnberger, the Nigerian-born Canadian citizen behind the infamous kpai Yoruba and Bini rant has been arrested by the Toronto Police Department in Canada. The Toronto Police Service confirmed the arrest and provided details of the ongoing case in a statement titled: “Suspected hate-motivated threatening investigation, woman arrested,” Ms Sonnberger caused media outrage in Nigeria and the diaspora community last week when a video emerged where she called on Igbo indigenes to poison the food and water of their fellow Nigerians of Yoruba and Bini extractions. Sunnberger was seen telling a gathering in pidgin English, “Record me very well; it’s…

Hope rose for improved petrol supply in Nigeria, as the nation’s major independent refiner, Dangote Refinery is set to roll out its much-awaited PMS into the market. The news is a silver lining in the dark skyline of Africa’s largest crude oil-producing nation, where motorists are grappling with an acute petrol shortage, which has led to a sharp spike in prices. A report by Punch Newspaper revealed that the company had already carried out a test run of the 650.000lt per day facility. Another source told NDN that “products from the refinery are set to hit the market in a…

NIGERIA: Miss Taraba, Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, has emerged as Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, after defeating 24 other contestants for the coveted crowned. Chidimma announcement on Saturday night at the grand finale of Miss Universe Nigeria elevated her to the position of Miss Universe, which will hold later in the year. It would be recalled that Ms Adetshina was forced to withdraw from Miss Universe South Africa earlier in August following the widespread opposition to her candidacy because of her Nigerian heritage. The 23-year-old law student was presented with the opportunity to contest by Taraba State, which she has now rewarded…

Oghenekevwe Kofi – LM Ericsson Nigeria Limited The introduction of 5G technology has been widely regarded as a transformative force, especially in emerging markets like Nigeria. This technology promises to significantly enhance various sectors such as transportation, education, health, agriculture, and more, ultimately leading to economic development and an improved quality of life.  In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, where internet penetration is on the rise, implementing 5G can play a crucial role in providing access to online educational resources, thereby bridging the digital divide and elevating the standard of education in underserved areas. Moreover, the adoption of 5G is expected to…

NIGERIA: The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, said it is seeking to upscale its minimal access surgery technique in the medical facility, against the popular conventional open incision method. The Minimal Access Surgical technique involves accessing surgical sites in the body using cameras and other delicate equipment without necessarily opening large tissues to gain access. The hospital disclosed this on Friday, during its monthly ground rounds titled “Minimal Access Surgeries in UPTH: Past, Present and Future.” Addressing newsmen after the interactive programme, the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, UPTH, Professor Datonye Alasia, highlighted the benefits of the latest technique,…

A South African national who ignited the Bolt war between his country and Nigeria on social media weeks ago has appealed for a ceasefire in the now out-of-control conflagration. Grand Dilan, a social media influence had triggered the ‘war’ by randomly using the ride-hailing app to trick Nigerian riders into going to locations and then cancelling the ride. This infuriated his Nigerian counterpart who went ballistic in their retaliation causing a surge, rising Bolt prices and eventually crashing the app in South Africa. the Nigerians targeted major cities in the country like Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Sandton, among others.…

NIGERIA: Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Faudiya School, owned by a Shiia Islamic sect, in Geidam LGA of Yobe State, Northeastern Nigeria, killing at least three students, and wounding one other. Eyewitnesses’ accounts of the incident said the youths were dragged out of their beds in the Islamic Sect of Nigeria-run school and shot in cold blood by the terrorists. The victims were identified as Ahmed Abdulrahman, Abdullahi Adamu (both 21) and Muhammadu Saleh (22). The incident invoked grim memories of the infamous attack by Boko Haram, which teaching forbids education, on students in Chibok in neighbouring Borno State,…

USA/CANADA: A Nigerian-born Canadian, Amaka Patience Sunnberger faces a possible withdrawal of her Canadian citizenship after her infamous rant calling for the poisoning of her fellow Nigerians of Yoruba and Bini tribal extractions. The fair-skinned attracted media attention after the rant, which urged her Ibo kinsmen to find ways to poison the water and food of the targeted group and kpai (eliminate) them. Various Ibo groups, including the foremost Ohaneze Ndigbo, the Ibo socio-cultural group, have denounced the poisonous statement and condemned Ms Sunnberger’s call. The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, utterly condemned Ms…

Another Nigerian national (name yet unknown) has been arrested at the Lahore International Airport, Pakistan, for alleged drug smuggling charges. File Photo of a suspect with a PANF official The 608 grams of cocaine seized from the suspect is worth no less than $60,000 (N1bn at the rate of N1,605) to a dollar) in street value, at the rate of $100/gram. Eight Nigerians have earlier been arrested in the Asian country in several operations that yielded a haul of 11.42kg of narcotics. The latest arrest was carried out on Thursday when the unnamed Nigerian flew into Lahore from Lagos via…