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By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into the alleged unauthorised access and disclosure of sensitive voter information from the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), leading to the arrest of an electoral officer and the questioning of a media aide to the Minister…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after becoming trapped inside a well while attempting to retrieve a mobile phone in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning and was reported to the Kano State Fire Service…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has revealed that his decision to accept the party’s vice-presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election was driven largely by sympathy for Peter Obi and concern for Nigeria, rather than political alignment. Baba-Ahmed disclosed during an interview with media…

By Douglas Kamsela, Abuja The National Democratic Congress (NDC), one of Nigeria’s leading opposition parties, is facing deepening internal divisions amid mounting disputes over the conduct of its primary elections across several states. Naija Daily News has exclusively learned that tensions are particularly high in Bayelsa State, the home state…

By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed the lives of more than 40 worshippers and…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of the Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Grace Ogunleye, over her alleged involvement in a staged kidnapping incident. Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun issued the remand order on Wednesday following Ogunleye’s arraignment on multiple charges…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected gunmen have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan, the state capital. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday morning in the Challenge area…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected gunmen on Tuesday night attacked the Nigeria Immigration Service office in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, and reportedly carted away firearms belonging to officers on duty. The attack occurred at about 10 p.m. at the immigration facility located along the Ogbomoso–Ilorin Motorway near the NNPC filling station. According…

Former SGF claims discrepancies between results declared at local levels and figures announced in Abuja, deepening concerns over internal democracy in opposition party By Didimoko A. Didimoko Fresh questions have emerged over the credibility of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary following allegations by former Secretary to the Government…

By Douglas Kamsela, Abuja Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that one of its staff members is under investigation over the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in the Federal Capital Territory. The electoral commission said preliminary findings showed…