At least 30 killed in Niger market attack, police say
January 4, 2026 At least 30 people were killed and several others abducted when gunmen attacked a market in Nigeria’s Niger State, police said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun…
NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in coffee sachets, detains 22 Indians
Jan. 4, 2026 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted various quantities of illicit substances including Ketamine, Ecstasy and Tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and…
Twenty four killed, scores missing in Jigawa canoe mishap
Jan. 4, 2026 The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed 24 persons dead in a canoe mishap that occurred on Sunday in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…
Air strike kills 23 fleeing bandits after Kano attack
Jan. 4 , 2026 Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), supported by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised no fewer than 23 bandits fleeing Kano State…
Wanted female drug kingpin ‘Mama Kerosine’ arrested in Ibadan
Jan. 4, 2026 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Oyo state on Monday 29th December 2025 arrested a wanted female drug kingpin who is a major illicit…
Final bow of Dan Agbese, by Tony Iyare
I’ve long struggled with this confession and may even be willing to offer penance and an act of contrition. Of all our revered bosses at Newswatch magazine, where I had…
GNI: NEMA mobilises CCECC to building collapse site
Jan. 3, 2026 The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has mobilised the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC to the site of the Great Nigeria House gutted by fire in…
Troops recover cache of 12.7mm ammunition in Maiduguri
Jan. 3, 2026 Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recovered a large cache of high-calibre 12.7mm ammunition in the Bulumkutu Railway general area of Maiduguri. The recovery followed sustained,…
Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress abandons Fubara pledge allegiance to Wike
Jan. 3, 2026 The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress has announced its decision to abandon Gov. Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers State, pledging allegiance to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
Gunmen abduct medical doctor, brother in Edo
Jan. 3, 2026 Suspected kidnappers have abducted two brothers, identified as Dr. Abu Ibrahim Babatunde and Abu Tahir, in Auchi, Edo. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday along City Pride…
