The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully arrested 59-year-old international drug baron Ogbonnaya Jeff, who had been evading capture for 17 years. Jeff was apprehended at his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos following intensive tracking by the NDLEA’s Special Operations Unit. His arrest was made possible through an Interpol Red Notice … Read more
Professor Abubakar Eljuma of the Nigeria Army University Biu (NAUB), has been kidnapped by criminals suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Naija News gathered that Professor Eljuma was kidnapped on Sunday along with some other passengers along the notorious Damaturu -Biu road near Kamuya village. Kamuya village is about 10km drive … Read more
The Rivers State House of Assembly has granted Governor Siminalayi Fubara a 48-hour deadline to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. This was disclosed during a plenary session in Port Harcourt on Monday, following a motion put forward by Deputy Speaker Dumle Maol. “Pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court in Suit No.: … Read more
Lagos State Speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, arrived at the assembly complex to a warm reception from lawmakers who had earlier expressed their support by passing a vote of confidence in her. As of the time of this report, Meranda had entered the chamber to begin the day’s plenary session. Around 1:35 p.m., journalists were finally … Read more
An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Modestus Ojiebe, has been reportedly kidnapped by armed assailants along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Reports obtained by Naija News on Monday revealed that the Chief Superintendent of Police who is attached to the Kwara State Police Command was attacked while attempting to fix his … Read more
Ikeja, Lagos state – Speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, Mojisola Meranda, is currently presiding over the plenary at the hallowed chamber. As reported by The Punch on Monday afternoon, March 3, ousted speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, who was earlier at the assembly complex, is not at the Monday sitting. Obasa, Meranda and all … Read more
A crucial meeting is currently underway involving Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda, and other lawmakers outside the Assembly chambers. News360 Nigeria reports that the meeting, which precedes a plenary session originally scheduled for 1 p.m., has drawn significant attention, with key figures from the state’s All Progressives Congress … Read more
On Monday, March 3, the president of Sierra Leone, Julius Bio visited his Nigerian counterpart at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja. Bio was at the Villa at about 12.22 pm in the company of bagpipers of the Presidential Guards Brigade. This was contained in a post on X by Olusegun Dada, an aide to … Read more
The Election Petition Tribunal for the 2024 governorship election in Edo State has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, challenging the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. Naija News reports Ighodalo is contesting the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo, who contested … Read more
Shortly after a crucial meeting involving former Lagos State Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, newly appointed Speaker Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, Lagos State Attorney General Lawal Mohammed Alade Pedro (SAN), APC Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi, and 38 lawmakers at the assembly garden, Meranda has taken charge of today’s plenary session. Obasa was absent from the gathering as lawmakers convened, … Read more