A fierce gunfight broke out on Thursday between Nigerian Navy personnel and local youths in Farasime village, located in the Owode Apa border area of Badagry West, Lagos State. The confrontation reportedly began when naval officers launched an operation to apprehend suspected smugglers transporting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol to neighboring Cotonou. Eyewitnesses revealed that the youths resisted the Navy’s attempts to arrest the smugglers, sparking a…

A general gloom pervaded the air as thousands of users worldwide face disruptions with ChatGPT, the popular AI-powered chatbot, going offline, rendering it inaccessible and sparking frustration among its vast user base. Reports of the service being unavailable began surging on Thursday morning, leaving many unable to access the conversational AI tool. A website that tracks online service disruptions, Downdetector, reported a significant increase in user-submitted outage reports, surpassing 1,000…

The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the total fare of ₦8,784,085.59 for intending pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the state.  Board Secretary Saheed Onipede made this announcement in a statement on Monday, following the fare announcement by Abdullahi Usman, the Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).  The Board urged intending pilgrims who have already paid…

…Says ‘her father was a UNILAG Professor, she never sold sachet water’ A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has called out the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch for her frequent negative remarks about Nigeria. Akinyemi accused Badenoch of using disparaging remarks about Nigeria to advance her political career. Recall Badenoch has been under fire in Nigeria for a series of negative comments about her…

The wife of Hakeem Odumosu, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, has been rescued from the hands of her abductors through the operatives of Ogun State Command. Recalled that on 16 January, Mrs. Odumosu was kidnapped from her residential home in the Arepo area of Ogun State at approximately 9:45 PM. New Daily Prime gathered that two abductors were neutralised while four others flee their camp at creek in the…

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has cried out, saying about 14.3 million Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged ‘Catch Them Young,’ held at the Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. According to her, research findings show that one out of every four…

Justice crawls slowly, but surely, as the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has upheld the death sentence of a popular hotelier, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. According to the court’s judgment on Thursday, the appellate court noted that the judgment by the Osun State High Court…

The new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has yet to begin the month-long traditional rites to pave the way for his coronation 10 days after receiving the staff of office and certificate of appointment from Governor Seyi Makinde. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that Governor Makinde on January 13, 2024, at the Oyo Governor’s Office, State Secretariat, Ibadan, presented the staff of office to Owoade. During the presentation, he…

Following Justice Binta Nyako’s withdrawal, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called for a new judge to handle his case at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Alternatively, Kanu, who has been standing trial on charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony since 2015, called for his case to be transferred to the south-east if no judge within Abuja apart from Justice Binta Nyako is…

Unknown assailants on Wednesday killed a prominent lawyer, Chinedu Nwowu, in Mgbidi, Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State Sources reported that the incident occurred around 7 p.m. while Nwowu was driving along the Mgbidi highway. The assailants intercepted his vehicle and carried out the attack. Details about the motive behind the killing remain unclear, and local authorities have yet to issue an official statement. One source recounted, “We…

More troubles seem to be coming the way of Kaduna-based public affairs and political commentator, Shehu Mahdi, as the Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count terrorism-related charge against him before a federal high court in Kaduna State. The charges border on false publication to cause public alarm, dissemination of terrorism-related false information, intentional dissemination of false information, and use of social media to support false allegations of…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has joined world leaders at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) to advocate for the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), aiming to boost Africa’s economy to $29 trillion by 2050. Speaking at the ‘Forum Friends of AfCFTA: Turning Digital Trade into a Catalyst for Growth in Africa,’ Shettima reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to spearheading the AfCFTA initiative, emphasising its transformative potential for…