Abba, Kwankwaso Part Ways, as Kano Governor Exits NNPP Ahead of Defection
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has officially resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing persistent internal disputes and the need to […]
Month: January 2026
Fake News: Uba Sani Not Planning to Create Hausa Dynasty in Zazzau
By Hadiza Isyaku Abdulsalam The Kaduna State Government has categorically denied rumors spreading around of creating a Hausa Dynasty in the Zazzau Emirate. This is […]
Six Killed as Armed Bandits Attack Baidi Village; Residents Conduct Mass Burial
By Umar Babangida At least six persons were killed while several others sustained injuries following an attack by armed bandits on Baidi village in Tangaza […]
Publisher Loses Father, Elder Abah Onah
JOURNALIST and Publisher of National Record, Comrade Iduh L. Onah, has lost his father, Elder Abah Lazarus Onah. Elder Onah died in the early hours of […]
Amupitan And INEC’s Corporate Governance, By Nick Dazang
The notion of the Unsung Hero, which has fascinated us and etched itself in our consciousness, must be that of the person who excels at […]
Yakubu Mohammed: He Was the Best of New Nigerian’s “Young Turks”, by Mohammed Haruna
Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, a co-founder of Newswatch who died in the early hours of WednesdayJanuary 14 aged 75, and myself were friends and professional colleagues of over 50 years. This goesback to our days of reporting and […]
Cyber Defamation: Court Overrules Sowore, Admits DSS Evidence of Him Calling President ‘Criminal’
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday overulled a move by presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to stop […]
Fact-check: Viral Video Claiming UNIMAID Students Arrested for Boko Haram Links is False
Photo-credit: Facebook Claim: A video circulating on Facebook claims that students and staff of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) were arrested for allegedly acting as informants for Boko Haram. The […]
How Al-Barnawi Made Me Join Boko Haram, Suspect Tells Court in UN building bombing trial
*Proceedings continue March 2 One of the suspects being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) alongside Khalid Al-Barnawi and three others for being […]
Count me Out: Faleke Dismisses Claims of One-Term Deal in Kogi
Honourable James Abiodun Faleke has denied reports alleging that the Presidency instructed former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and incumbent Governor Usman Ododo to uphold […]
FCCPC, NCC and PwC in Partnership (Photo)
L-R : Dr Olubunmi Otti, Zonal Coordinator, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) South-West Zone; Mrs Omotayo Muhammad, Head Competition and Tariff, Nigerian Communications […]
INEC Begins Distribution of 128,396 PVCs for FCT Elections
By Nathaniel Audu Gana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the distribution of 128,396 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) at the ward level across […]
Trending Events Amidst Governor Buni’s Yobe Achievements (3), by Hassan Gimba
By the end of 2025, Yobe State stood out as Nigeria’s top state in Primary Health Care (PHC). At the 2025 PHC Leadership Challenge Awards […]
Macron Rejects US Tariff Pressure as Defiant Trump Insists on Greenland Push
French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly criticised the United States’ growing use of trade tariffs, calling the approach unacceptable, especially when linked to territorial issues. […]
Multiple woes for Malami: DSS Arrests Ex AGF for Terrorism Financing
Few weeks after his corruption trial began, security source has confirmed the arrest of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar […]