Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Thursday 22nd January 2026
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target=_blank>TRUST DIALOGUE: When trusted with real authority, women deliver results – Ukeje
Hon. Nnenna Elendu Ekeje, former lawmaker and co-panelist at the 23rd Daily Trust Dialogue, has said women deliver results when they are trusted with authority. Speaking at the annual event which held at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja, Ekeje said the country’s democracy had failed to create a political environment where women
target=_blank>Adamawa Govt Distributes 20 Ambulances to Rural Health Facilities in Madagali
The Adamawa State Government has distributed 20 ambulances to primary healthcare facilities serving rural communities in Madagali Local Government Area, in a move aimed at strengthening emergency medical response and improving access to healthcare at the grassroots. The ambulances were provided by the administration of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri through the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare
target=_blank>Makinde visits Tinubu at Aso Rock
Governor Seyi Makinde visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Thursday. The governor, who has been in the news in recent times over his criticism of some persons around the president, got to the Presidential Villa some minute past 3pm. Makinde had accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of fueling
target=_blank>TRUST DIALOGUE: Nigeria’s Insecurity Lasting Too Long – Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has said insecurity in Nigeria has persisted for too long. Oba Ladoja made the remarks at the 23rd Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja, on Thursday. He served as the Special Guest of Honour at the occassion. Reacting to comments by Foreign Affairs Minister that Nigeria’s insecurity is
target=_blank>Atiku: Delay in passage of Electoral Act is an attempt to rig 2027 polls
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that the delay of the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act is a ploy to rig the 2027 elections. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last election, argued that the major setback to the last election was the loopholes in the “Electoral Act 2022 that
target=_blank>Police arraign 11 over murder of Arise TV anchor, Maduagwu
The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the 11 suspects involved in the robbery incident that led to the death of Arise TV anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu, before an FCT High Court. In a statement on Wednesday, the FCT Police Command disclosed that the suspects arraigned include Shamsu Hassan, Sani Sirajo, Hassan Isah, Abubakar Alkamu, Abdulsalam Saleh,
target=_blank>FOMWAN demands release of Jigawa minor
The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has called for the immediate release of Walida Abdullahi, a teenage girl from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, who has reportedly been missing for over two years. Walida was allegedly abducted from her parents’ home in 2023 by a Department of State Services (DSS)
target=_blank>More than 20,000 irregular migrants returned to Kano in 5 years
More than 20,000 irregular migrants returned to Kano between 2017 and 2022 as the state faces interlinked challenges of irregular migration and worsening insecurity. This is according to Halima Kassim, the project manager of Resilient Opportunities for Outreach Trade and Sustainability (ROOTS) at a media engagement on returnees and free movement project in Kano. She
target=_blank>Peacebuilding: Youths trained to tackle extremism, violence
Dozens of youths in Yobe State have been trained on to counter extremism and address religious and cultural violence through peacebuilding and mutual understanding. The training focused on mentoring intergenerational dialogue by developing peace champions and promoting civic engagement, with the aim of bridging the widening gap between generations. Speaking at the event, the Executive
target=_blank>Court issues bench warrant against Turji’s allies
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of five suspects linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. Justice Emeka Nwite on Wednesday gave the order after the federal government’s lawyer, David Kaswe, moved the oral application to the effect following the absence of the defendants in court
target=_blank>Transfer: Wilfred Ndidi offered to Man United
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has been offered to Manchester United. The Nigerian midfielder moved to Turkish club Beşiktaş in the summer, ending his eight-year spell at Leicester City in the Premier League and the Championship. On his YouTube channel, Romano said that Ndidi has been offered
Transfer: Wilfred Ndidi offered to Man United
target=_blank>Trump threatens to sue New York Times over opinion poll
President Donald Trump says he will sue The New York Times over an unfavourable opinion poll. Trump made the threat in a post on his Truth Social account on Thursday, suggesting that what he called “fake” surveys should be criminalised. This comes after the publication of a New York Times/Siena University poll showing only 40
Trump threatens to sue New York Times over opinion poll
target=_blank>INEC warns non-citizens against participation in ongoing voter registration exercise
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned non-citizens against participating in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the country. The warning was issued on Thursday in Bauchi by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Umar Ibrahim, during an interactive session held ahead of the commencement of Phase Two of the CVR in
INEC warns non-citizens against participation in ongoing voter registration exercise
target=_blank>Tinubu approves incentives to support Bonga South West deep-offshore
President Bola Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project by Shell and its partners. This was stated in a release by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, on Thursday. Tinubu also mandated his Special Adviser on Energy, Mrs Olu
Tinubu approves incentives to support Bonga South West deep-offshore
target=_blank>Aircraft owners reveal real reasons behind high air fares
President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria, AOPAN, Alexander Nwuba, says domestic airlines operate on dangerously thin margins despite high air fares. Nwuba made the observation during an aviation town hall webinar titled, “High Air Fares – Are Airlines Really the Problem?” held on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, Nigeria’s aviation
Aircraft owners reveal real reasons behind high air fares
target=_blank>Tinubu approves oil drilling at Ogun waterside, Olokola deep seaport to take off — Abiodun
Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior
Tinubu approves oil drilling at Ogun waterside, Olokola deep seaport to take off — Abiodun
target=_blank>Ogun: Police nab 8 suspected truck hijackers, recover pistol, bags of cements
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested eight suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate responsible for violent attacks and the hijacking of trailer trucks along the Papalanto–Ilaro and Owode–Idiroko axis of the state. The suspects, Mogaji Sodiq a.k.a. “Ogbonṣ”, Adebowale Lekan, Ajah Peter, Ganiyu Razaq, Odeleye Ayoola, Egboja Amos, Bello Akeem, and
Ogun: Police nab 8 suspected truck hijackers, recover pistol, bags of cements
target=_blank>NPFL: Remo stars fined N7m, banished to Ibadan
Remo Stars have been fined N7 million by the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL for failing to provide adequate security during their matchday 20 encounter against Ikorodu City, DAILY POST reports. Daniel Ogunmodede’s side also won the closely contested match 1-0. Fans of Remo Stars and Ikorodu City clashed after the game, resulting in injuries
NPFL: Remo stars fined N7m, banished to Ibadan
target=_blank>Jigawa government lifts recruitment embargo in local government councils
The Jigawa State Government has said it has lifted the recruitment embargo to curb the brain drain currently affecting the state’s 27 local government councils. The chairman of the Jigawa State Local Government Service Commission, DIG Uba Bala Ringim (retd), disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the commission’s achievements in 2025 at the
Jigawa government lifts recruitment embargo in local government councils
target=_blank>NJC recommends Hassan, Saidu, 12 others to Tinubu for appointment as judges
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended 14 lawyers to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court. The Council, at its 110th meeting held on 13 and 14 January 2026 and presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, resolved to recommend to
NJC recommends Hassan, Saidu, 12 others to Tinubu for appointment as judges
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