Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Saturday 3rd January 2026
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target=_blank>AFCON: Senegal survive Sudan scare, advance into quarter-final
Senegal recovered from a deficit to overpower Sudan 3-1 in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 encounter at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier. A brace from Pape Gueye and Ibrahim Mbaye’s clincher guided Senegal through the tricky encounter in which Aamir Abdallah scored a shock opener for Sudan, the North
target=_blank>Lagos Govt constitutes committee to demolish razed 23-storey building
The Lagos State Government has constituted a Technical Recovery and Demolition Committee to oversee the controlled demolition of the 23-storey Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building in Lagos ravaged by fire. Daily Trust reports that emergency and recovery operations continue at the site of the disaster which has been cordoned off since last week. Recall that
target=_blank>Kwankwaso rejects defection talks
The leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiyya State Caucus has distanced themselves from reports and public calls suggesting that the leader of the movement, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, or members of the group are planning to defect to another political party. The caucus stated this in a communiqué issued after
target=_blank>US charges Venezuelan President, Wife with drug trafficking
The United States Attorney General, Pamela Bondi, has announced the indictment of Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, in multiple criminal charges. The US had earlier launched airstrikes against Venezuela and captured the country’s President Maduro alongside his wife, Flores. Announcing the operation in a post on his social media platform on
target=_blank>ADC: NNPC Debt Waiver Enough to Warrant Tinubu’s Impeachment
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting debt waiver to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPPC), describing it as unconstitutional. Daily Trust had reported how President Tinubu approved the cancellation of a significant portion of the NNPC’s outstanding debts involving N7.6 trillion owed to the Federation Account. The
target=_blank>Troops arrest alleged mastermind of Maiduguri mosque bombing
Troops of Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK) have arrested a suspect who is alleged to have masterminded the bomb explosion that killed five persons and injured 34 others after a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) inside a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state. The arrest was disclosed in a
target=_blank>Gunmen kidnap medical doctor, brother in Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two brothers, identified as Abu Ibrahim Babatunde and Abu Tahir, in Auchi, Edo State. The incident occurred on Thursday evening along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area. One of the victims, Abu Ibrahim, a medical doctor currently undergoing his
target=_blank>Kwankwasiyya movement not one man’s creation –Dangwani
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State and one of the founders of Kwankwasiyya movement, Dr Adamu Dangwani, has dismissed claims that some former allies of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso betrayed the Kwankwasiyya political movement. He insisted that those making such allegations misunderstood the meaning and concept of betrayal. Dangwani, who
target=_blank>Rep caucus sets up panel to probe ‘altered’ tax laws
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has set up a seven-member fact-finding committee to investigate allegations that forged versions of the assented tax laws were unlawfully gazetted by ‘elements within the Executive arm of government.’ The decision was announced in Abuja following consultations with stakeholders over the controversy surrounding alleged post-passage alterations to
target=_blank>Yilwatda Confirms Fubara as APC Leader in Rivers
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara, as the leader of the party in Rivers State. Yilwatda also pledged to support Fubara’s second term bid if he wins the party’s primaries. Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, which was monitored by our correspondent, Yilwatda stated
target=_blank>Trump releases image of Venezuelan President, Maduro handcuffed, blindfolded on US warship
The United States (US) President, Donald Trump, has released a photograph of the captured Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro. US forces captured Maduro on Saturday, alongside his wife, in an audacious military operation. He was apprehended a few months after the US government doubled the reward for information leading to his arrest to $50 million, citing
Trump releases image of Venezuelan President, Maduro handcuffed, blindfolded on US warship
target=_blank>Why Nigerians may be banned from all countries – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that if nothing is done urgently, Nigerians may be banned from the rest of the world in the near future. Sani issued this warning in a post via his official X handle on Saturday, in response to the deportation of Nigerians by the Canadian government. DAILY POST
Why Nigerians may be banned from all countries – Shehu Sani
target=_blank>AFCON 2025: Senegal beat Sudan, become first team to qualify for quarter-final
Senegal avoided a shock elimination from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, after they came from behind to beat Sudan 3-1 in their Round of 16 fixture on Saturday evening. The Teranga Lions were behind as early as the sixth minute after Aamir Abdallah Yunis curled in the opening goal. But they went into the
AFCON 2025: Senegal beat Sudan, become first team to qualify for quarter-final
target=_blank>Akwa Ibom: Police foil armed robbery attack, neutralise one suspect
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives on January 2, 2026, foiled an armed robbery attack on a petrol station located along Ikot Ekpene Road by Ikot Ekang Junction, Abak Local Government Area of the state, and recovered firearms. The command added that the operatives neutralised one of the suspects during a gun
Akwa Ibom: Police foil armed robbery attack, neutralise one suspect
target=_blank>Lagos govt sets up committee to demolish fire-ravaged GNI building
The Lagos State Government has constituted a Technical Recovery and Demolition Committee to manage the planned demolition of the fire-damaged Great Nigeria Insurance, GNI, Building on Lagos Island, as emergency response operations continue at the unstable site. The decision followed a second inspection visit by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on January 2, 2026, according to an
Lagos govt sets up committee to demolish fire-ravaged GNI building
target=_blank>PDP suspends Rivers caretaker committee chairman, Ewor
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended Hon. Nname Ewor, the Caretaker Committee, CTC, Chairman in Rivers State, for aligning with the recently expelled Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Ewor was suspended both as caretaker chairman and as a party member for actions deemed capable of undermining the PDP in the state.
PDP suspends Rivers caretaker committee chairman, Ewor
target=_blank>Wike advises Okochiri monarch, Ateke Tom to stay out of politics
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has advised the Amanyanabo of Okochiri Kingdom, King Akete Tom, to refrain from direct involvement in forthcoming political activities in the state, urging him instead to guide his people whenever necessary. Wike made the call on Saturday during a courtesy visit to King Tom, shortly
Wike advises Okochiri monarch, Ateke Tom to stay out of politics
target=_blank>Trump: U.S pledges temporary control in Venezuela
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will temporarily oversee the affairs of Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking on an NBC News special report, Trump said, “We are going to run the country until a safe, proper, and judicious transition. We don’t want to be involved in someone else
Trump: U.S pledges temporary control in Venezuela
target=_blank>Kwankwaso, Kano NNPP debunk defection rumours
Former Kano Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiyya State Caucus have denied reports and public claims suggesting that the former governor or his supporters plan to defect to another political party. The caucus said the decision was reaffirmed at a meeting held on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Kwankwasiyya House in Kano. A statement
Kwankwaso, Kano NNPP debunk defection rumours
target=_blank>Maduro: China slams US after Trump orders capture of Venezuelan president
China has reacted to President Nicolas Maduro’s capture, following a US military strike in Venezuela, which was oredered by President Donald Trump. Their position was contained in a statement on Saturday signed by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. China claimed it was the use of “force against a sovereign state and action against its president.” It added
Maduro: China slams US after Trump orders capture of Venezuelan president
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