Former Plateau State Governor and ex-senator, Joshua Chibi Dariye, has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force after allegedly falling victim to a $290,000 (₦250 million) luxury wristwatch scam. Dariye, who served as governor from 1999 to 2007 and was later convicted for corruption, accused two men, Emmanuel Odogwu and Franklin Gideon (alias Kelvin), of selling him […]

A non-profit organisation, YIAGA Africa, has expressed concerns that the forthcoming 2027 general elections could be the most compromised or jeopardised. Naija News reports that the Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. Speaking on the leadership of the Independent National Electoral

Six persons, including one trapped under debris, were reportedly rescued on Wednesday evening after a two-storey building collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Naija News understands that the incident, which happened around 6 p.m., comes barely two weeks after four people lost their lives in Ebute Meta

The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed two senior government officials over alleged forgery, citing violations of the State Public Service Rule 0327 (ii, iii, and vi), which prohibits forgery and falsification of official documents. In a press release signed by the Commission’s Information and Public Relations Officer, Saleh Umar, the affected officers were