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A violent clash between rival bandit factions in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday, has left at least 10 bandits dead, according to intelligence sources. The confrontation, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. between the villages of Toroko and Awala, was marked by intense fighting. While the exact cause of the conflict remains […] More

The Councillor of Kofar Mazugala Ward in the Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, Shehu Babba Alhassan, is dead. Naija News learnt that Alhassan passed away at the age of 55 on Wednesday after battling with cancer. A family source who spoke to Daily Post said the late Councilor, who was a member of […] More

The son of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, Ganiyu Obasa, has officially declared his candidacy for the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship ticket in Agege Local Government Area. Naija News understands that Ganiyu, 32, made the announcement on April 5, 2025, during a rally with APC ward executives. He pledged to build […] More

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has given Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, 21 days to appear before it to answer charges of intellectual property theft. According to legal filings obtained by Peoples Gazette, the lawsuit was filed by four Nigerian artistes—Martins Chukwuka Emmanuel, Abel […] More

Pastor reportedly asked the victim to undress so she could undergo spiritual steaming. A 42-year-old pastor has been jailed for 15 years after he was found guilty of r3ping a 25-year-old woman under the pretense of spiritual healing. The order was given by the Mahwelereng Regional Court in South Africa. It was gathered that the […] More

An accident involving a Toyota Sienna bus and a commercial bus occurred on Eko Bridge, inward Apongbon, on Thursday morning. The incident left one person badly injured. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, which confirmed this via its X account, said its officials were swiftly deployed to the scene to manage the situation and […] More

At least nine persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a septuagenarian and destruction of properties worth millions of naira in Aagba community in Surulere local government area of Oyo State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso disclosed the arrests in a statement he issued in Ibadan, on […] More

An Inspector of Police, Stephen Enang, reportedly slumped and died shortly after watching Arsenal defeat Spanish giants Real Madrid 3–0. Inspector Enang, a native of Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, was said to have been attached to the Akim Police Division along IBB Way, Calabar. The deceased, a passionate Arsenal […] More

China on Wednesday said it is working with Ukrainian authorities to verify the claim by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that two Chinese citizens were captured in the country. DAILY POST reports that Zelenskyy had on Tuesday disclosed that two Chinese soldiers fighting for the Russian army were recently captured in Ukraine. Zelenskyy also revealed that intelligence […] More

This followed an incident where Olaide was brutalised by 11 police officers at a checkpoint in Odo Oba, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on June 25, 2009. The Nigeria Police Force has refused to pay a N20million compensation to Adebayo Olaide, despite a court ruling in 2013 and 2014 which mandated the police authorities. This followed an […] More

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive actions aimed at reversing policies that transitioned the US away from coal production and aimed at boosting the country’s “beautiful clean coal industry”. Trump, speaking in the White House East Room, said the current US government administration is ending the ‘war’ former presidents Barack Obama […] More

Legal practitioner, Aloy Ejimakor, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari declared a second war on the Igbo people of Southeast Nigeria during his time in power. He said the former president did this when he promised to teach Igbo people the language that they understand. MyNigeria recalls that Buhari made the statement during the height […] More