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Jos, Plateau State — January 2, 2026 Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a significant political development in the state. The governor officially picked up his APC membership card on Thursday after resigning from the PDP. He was formally…

Lagos, Nigeria — January 2, 2026 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to take tough but necessary decisions to curb the rising cases of fire outbreaks and building collapse across the state. The Governor made this known during an inspection of the 22-storey Great Nigeria House, which was gutted by fire and…

Abuja | January 2, 2026 The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three other defendants at the Kuje Correctional Centre, pending the determination of their bail application.Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Thursday following the arraignment of the four defendants…

Gwoza, Borno State | January 2, 2026 Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully neutralised three terrorist suicide bombers during a deliberate, intelligence-driven operation conducted along the Guduf–Pulka axis in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation, which was based on credible intelligence, was carried out through covert surveillance and tracking by…

Amechi Awkunanu, Enugu | January 2, 2026 Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has held a strategic closed-door meeting with prominent Igbo leaders to deliberate on the position of the Igbo people within Nigeria’s political arrangements. The high-level meeting, which took place at Amechi Awkunanu in Enugu, had in attendance the former Governor of the…

Abuja, January 2. 2026 The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has adjourned to January 7, 2026, to rule on the bail application filed by former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and two other defendants standing trial alongside him. Malami and the two co-defendants are facing charges bordering on…

Gombe, January 2026 Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, earlier in the week held a high-level security meeting with the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 12, in charge of Bauchi and Gombe States, AIG Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, as part of efforts to address recent security challenges in the state. The meeting was…

Lagos, January 2, 2026 Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from Lagoon Hospital, Ikoyi, late last night after doctors confirmed that he was clinically fit to continue his recovery from home. Joshua had been receiving medical attention following a tragic road accident that occurred on Monday, December 29, 2025, which claimed the lives…

Ikang – 29 December 2025 Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, operating from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ikang, have successfully rescued eight kidnapped civilians following a swift and coordinated response to a distress call on 29 December 2025. The troops received credible intelligence from members of the local community indicating that suspected militants had…

Lagos – December 2025 Popular Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, alongside social commentator Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, has visited the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos. The visit was confirmed in a statement issued by Osho Onimisi Joseph, Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),…