Katsina plans release of 70 bandits under amnesty deal
Widespread condemnation has greeted plans by the Katsina State Government to release 70 suspected bandits as part of efforts to revive a troubled peace deal with armed groups operating in the state. Prominent socio-political organisations, including Afenifere, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) and the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), described the move as...
Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit $6.1bn in 2025 — NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced that the nation’s non-oil export value recorded $6.1 billion dollars in 2025. The NEPC Executive, Nonye Ayeni, announced this at a press conference on the 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance and 2026 Outlook in Abuja on Monday, January 19, 2026. Ayeni said the NEPC was in partnership with National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the...
DSS arrests Malami after release from Kuje prison
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), was on Monday taken into custody by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) shortly after his release from the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Malami was reportedly picked up by DSS operatives immediately after he exited the facility. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clarified...
Policeman kills colleague, injures others in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested Inspector Victor Okus for allegedly shooting his colleague, Inspector Ibrahim Sani, to death in the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, January 19, 2026. Iringe-Koko said Okus, attached to 17 Police Mobile Force (PMF) and on special duty at Intels Logistics Company in Onne, has...
High-level Tinubu meeting paves way for Gov Yusuf’s APC defection
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf appears to be moving closer to defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a high-level meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, sources say. Insiders report that Governor Yusuf’s camp celebrated the private discussion, which they say has resolved much of the political uncertainty surrounding the potential defection. Senior party officials...
‘I didn’t like it’: Mbappe warns Real Madrid fans after Vinicius jeered
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe on Monday told fans to go easy on his teammate Vinicius Junior after the Brazilian was booed at a moody Santiago Bernabeu over the weekend. Vinicius and Jude Bellingham came in for ire from the home fans after a disastrous week in which they lost to Barcelona in the Super Cup and second-tier Albacete in...
Kano APC hints at Gov Yusuf’s registration as party member
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, has disclosed that Governor Abba Yusuf may register and collect the party’s membership card between Tuesday and Wednesday. Abbas made this known while addressing about 1,500 ad hoc staff engaged to conduct the party’s ongoing electronic registration (e-registration) exercise in the state. He explained that the commencement of...
Kano govt takes over prosecution of suspects in murder of woman, six children
The Kano State Government has assumed responsibility for the prosecution of suspects arrested in connection with the killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in the state. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Kabiru Maude, SAN, said the decision followed a directive by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to ensure that justice is served in the...
No worshippers kidnapped in Kajuru — Police
The Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu, has dismissed reports alleging the kidnapping of over 100 worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state, describing the claims as false and deliberately peddled to cause panic and instability. Rabiu stated this on Monday while addressing journalists after the State Security Council meeting held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House,...
Doctor remanded over fake medical report linked to blogger Just Adetoun
A medical doctor has been remanded for allegedly issuing a fake medical report to help a popular blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, well known as Just Adetoun, evade police arrest. Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Government disclosed that the State Police Command has filed a six-count charge against the blogger, who is currently on the run, following a petition lodged against...
