The International Police (INTERPOL) has declared 14 Nigerians wanted for offences ranging from human trafficking, drug trafficking, robbery, cheating, and forgery, among others. Red Notices published on the INTERPOL website on Tuesday stated that the 14 Nigerians were wanted by different countries where they had allegedly committed the crime. According to the notices, the wanted persons were identified as Felix Omoregie, Jessica Edosomwan, Uche Egbue, Jude Uzoma, Chinedu Ezeunara, Benedict…

…South African ex-wife seizes corpse Chinedu Stanley Asuzu, a Nigerian national, has been brutally murdered by armed men in South Africa. The brother of late Nollywood actor, Ernerst Asuzu, was shot dead by the assailants at his residence in Johannesburg on December 16, 2024. The tragic incident was confirmed by the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in a statement on Monday, December 23. In a statement signed by its National…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved the sum of ₦100,000 for civil servants, public servants, and pensioners in the state for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. George Nwaeke, Rivers State Head of Service, announced the Yuletide largesse for the workers in a statement on Tuesday. According to Nwaeke, the approval, which was given on Monday, is to enable the workers and senior citizens have a fulfilled Christmas…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for demonstrating stronger political will in favour of anti-graft efforts of the Commission. Olukoyede stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while congratulating Christians as they mark the birth of Jesus Christ in a statement issued on his behalf by Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency. The EFCC boss…

Alhaji Lambo Ilela, a 75-year-old cleric has been arrested by a local community watch group in Zamfara State for allegedly providing spiritual backing to bandits operating in Zamfara and Katsina states. The cleric reportedly confessed to offering spiritual services to bandits for nearly six years during interrogation. He disclosed that his clientele initially consisted of nine gang leaders, including a notorious bandit leader, Sani Gurugu, who commands multiple gangs terrorising…

The Ogun State House of Assembly has approved the 2025 Appropriation Bill, amounting to N1,054,542,020,147, which had been presented by the state governor, Dapo Abiodun 20 days prior. The approval included minor adjustments to recurrent expenditures across 21 agencies, as well as slight modifications to the capital expenditures of five agencies and the revenue targets for two agencies. The passage followed the presentation of the report by the House Committee…

Ahead of tomorrow’s Christmas celebration, many residents of Oyo State are groaning under the weighty burden of escalating food prices in the state ,as many of them may end up having a bleak ceremony. When The New Daily Prime visited some of the popular markets in the state today, it was discovered that prices of various products, including grains and staple food items have hit the roof top. Many residents…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators) for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations. The violations include the non-payment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed baggage, delayed and cancelled flights, amongst others. A spokesman for NCAA, Michael Achimugu, disclosed this to journalists at the…

The body responsible for sanctioning errant lawyers and maintain sanity and discipline among lawyers, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC), has adduced reasons why it cannot revoke the licence that allows the embattled, controversial author and activist, Dele Farotimi, to practice law in Nigeria. The legal body held that it lacked the requisite jurisdiction to delve into issues relating to the allegation of criminal defamation and professional misconduct, which were…

A legal practitioner, Oluwatobi Fatoki, has urged authorities to prosecute parents who threw their children over a fence to collect palliatives during a recent funfair tragedy in Ibadan, which resulted in the deaths of 35 children. Fatoki emphasized that such parents are culpable in the death of their children and should be held accountable. The incident, which occurred at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, has sparked widespread outrage and calls…

A heated debate has emerged in Oyo State, Nigeria, as an Islamic group, the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, prepares to launch a Sharia court in the state. The group has scheduled the inauguration ceremony for January 11, 2025, at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre in Oyo. The planned launch has sparked widespread criticism, with many arguing that the South West, populated by Yoruba people, is…

The Kwara State Police Command has announced a ban on the use of fireworks and imposed strict restrictions on commercial motorcyclists. The new directives, which aim to minimize security risks and maintain public order, are set to be enforced immediately. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Okasanmi Ajayi, who emphasized that the measures are part of the police’s ongoing efforts to…