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Nigerians question senate’s rejection of motion for audit of military spending amid rising insecurity

Nigerians question senate’s rejection of motion for audit of military spending amid rising insecurity - The News Daily Nigeria Nigerians are questioning why a motion seeking a full audit of military spending failed to gain support in the Senate, despite growing concerns over persistent insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency across the country. The motion, which was debated during plenary this week, proposed a comp...

Edo government receives knocks over police guarding Tinubu campaign banner

Edo government receives knocks over police guarding Tinubu campaign banner - The News Daily Nigeria The Edo State Government is facing criticism after a video surfaced online showing police officers guarding a campaign banner of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The video was posted on X, formerly Twitter, by user . In the clip, uniformed police officers are seen stationed around a large....

Senate Audit Report: Nigerians React as N210 Trillion Allegedly Missing from NNPC Accounts 2017–2023

Senate Audit Report: Nigerians React as N210 Trillion Allegedly Missing from NNPC Accounts 2017–2023 - The News Daily Nigeria Nigerians are reacting online and offline to a Nigerian Senate audit report which uncovered that N210 trillion naira was allegedly missing from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, between 2017 and 2023. The audit findings, released by a Senate committee this week, have sparked widesprea...

Tinubu has no handle on escalating violence, his body language suggests complacency - Baba-Ahmed

Tinubu has no handle on escalating violence, his body language suggests complacency - Baba-Ahmed - The News Daily Nigeria Former presidential aide Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has said President Bola Tinubu has no control over the escalating violence in Nigeria, adding that the president and his “tiny circle of supporters” appear to believe insecurity is a problem the country can live with. Baba-Ahmed made the remarks in a pu...

Millitary is compromised, Kebbi troops were ordered to withdraw shortly before armed bandits abducted 200 children - Adams Oshiomhole

Millitary is compromised, Kebbi troops were ordered to withdraw shortly before armed bandits abducted 200 children - Adams Oshiomhole - The News Daily Nigeria Senator Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Nigerian military of being “compromised and now part of Nigeria’s problem”, alleging that a military unit in Kebbi State was ordered to withdraw shortly before over 200 children were abducted by armed bandits. The former Edo State governor made the rema...

Abuja Federal High Court sentences four to death over 2022 Owo church attack

Abuja Federal High Court sentences four to death over 2022 Owo church attack - The News Daily Nigeria An Abuja Federal High Court has sentenced four people to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The court delivered the judgment on Thursday after finding the defendants guilty of terrorism, murder, and conspiracy charges filed....

How gunmen kidnapped former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s sister, twin sons in Ibadan

How gunmen kidnapped former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s sister, twin sons in Ibadan - The News Daily Nigeria Armed gunmen have kidnapped Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, in Ibadan on Wednesday morning. The abduction occurred at about 7:30 a.m. on June 3, 2026, as Mrs. John-Paul was on her way to drop t...

Inibehe Effiong faults INEC over alleged data breach involving actor Emeka Ike

Inibehe Effiong faults INEC over alleged data breach involving actor Emeka Ike - The News Daily Nigeria Legal practitioner and human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has expressed disappointment at the Independent National Electoral Commission over an alleged data breach that exposed personal details of Nollywood actor Emeka Ike on the commission’s voter portal. Effiong spoke in an interview with Chann...

You cannot lead and submit at the same time

You cannot lead and submit at the same time - The News Daily Nigeria This topic is so sensitive for me to speak on… maybe because I have first hand experience with it and also from my tiny observations about life and relationships. The older I get, the more I realise that love is not just about feelings. Alignment matters too Submitting to a man who does not know [...

Security Analyst says ttate governors must protect citizens first, faults Tinubu’s 1000 forest guards response to Oyo kidnapping

Security Analyst says ttate governors must protect citizens first, faults Tinubu’s 1000 forest guards response to Oyo kidnapping - The News Daily Nigeria Popular security analyst Dickson Osagie has said it is the responsibility of state governors to protect their people before relying on the presidency, as he criticised the federal government’s approach to recent kidnappings in Oyo State. Osagie, in a public statement on Thursday, described the abd...