Month: January 2026

Security operatives in Yobe State have dismantled a notorious criminal hideout in the Saman Tudu area of Pompomari District, Damaturu, arresting a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) alongside 16 other suspects. A reliable security source told Zagazola Makama that the raid was conducted on January 18 at about 7:20 pm, […]
NSCDC officer among 17 arrested in Yobe criminal den bust

Bandits reportedly abducted four persons from the residence of a retired senior police officer in Kujama, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A reliable source told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 12:30 am on January 18, when the assailants stormed the home of Mr Elisha Markus, 60, a retired Superintendent of […]
Bandits abduct four from home of retired police officer in Kaduna

Niger Tornadoes technical adviser, Majin Mohammed, has declared that Nasarawa United deserved their victory over his team. Mohammed’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Nasarawa United at the Lafia City Stadium on Sunday. He admitted that his team started slowly, which gave the hosts the edge in the game . Mohammed also blamed missed chances […]
NPFL: Nasarawa United deserve win over Niger Tornadoes – Majin Mohammed

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. The meeting is taking place in the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Kano governor, dressed in white agbada and red cap, entered the Presidential Villa at about 4:10 pm. This comes amid rumours of Yusuf’s planned defection from the New […]
BREAKING: Kano gov, Yusuf meets Tinubu amid APC defection moves

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed into law the 2026 Appropriation Bill, approving a record N4.4 trillion budget for the state’s next fiscal year. The governor assented to the budget on Monday during a brief ceremony at the Conference Room of Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The Lagos State House of Assembly had earlier […]
Sanwo-Olu signs N4.4tn 2026 budget into law in Lagos

The Court of Appeal has deployed 40 Justices to Lagos for a special sitting designed to reduce the growing backlog of appeals, with no fewer than 360 cases slated for hearing by 16 panels constituted for the exercise. Speaking at the commencement of the special session on Monday, the President of the Court of Appeal, […]
Court of Appeal deploys 40 Justices to Lagos to clear 360 pending appeals

The Nigerian Army has dismissed an online report claiming that soldiers were planning a mutiny over poor pay and welfare, describing it as false and misleading. In a statement issued on January 19, 2026, the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, said there was no truth in the report and accused its authors […]
Nigerian Army denies mutiny claims, says troops’ welfare remains priority

Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia is now six matches unbeaten in the Nigerian Premier Football League, NPFL, moving to second in the table behind leaders Rivers United, who have 41 points. Abia Warriors’ 1-0 victory over Kano Pillars on Sunday took them to 37 points from the  21 matches played. The Umuahia team, coached by […]
NPFL: Mixed fortunes as Abia Warriors maintain form, Enyimba struggle

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Benue Chapter, has commenced distribution of gadgets to local government supervisors and ward agents for the party’s e-registration exercise. Speaking at the event on Monday in Makurdi, Mr James Ornguga, State Coordinator of the APC e-registration exercise, said they have sufficient gadgets for the exercise. Ornguga said that the gadgets […]
APC distributes gadgets for e-registration in Benue

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has assured traders affected by a fire outbreak at the Old Market in Sokoto of government support, following the destruction of dozens of shops on Sunday. The fire, which reportedly started around 10:00 a.m., razed several shops in the market, destroying goods estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of […]
Gov Aliyu visits Sokoto Old Market after fire destroys over 50 shops