Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 17th January 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 17th January 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Zamfara APC Denies Defection Letter From Gov Lawal
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied receipt of a letter allegedly written and submitted to the party leadership at his ward in Gusau seeking to join the party. A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yusuf Idris Gusau, said the attention of the party is drawn…
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target=_blank>DG, NCC, Others Inaugurated As Members, Technical Working Group For NIPPS Implementation
The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr John Asein and representatives of key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), have been inaugurated as members of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group (ICG) for the implementation of the National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS). The inauguration, which was held at the…
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target=_blank>Lagos Taskforce Clarifies Okada Enforcement Procedures
…Reaffirms Commitment To Safety, Integrity The Lagos State Taskforce has observed with concern a series of misleading and unsubstantiated narratives purported by one Sheriffdeen Omo Eko on social media regarding its enforcement activities, particularly allegations of extortion, illegal sale of seized motorcycles, use of unauthorised persons, abuse of force, and compromise of leadership integrity. While…
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target=_blank>Interior, Defence Ministers Assure Of Improved Security
…to set up inter-ministerial c’ttee on effective synergy The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and his Defence counterpart, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), have assured the general public of improved security and public safety, as the critical ministries close ranks. The disclosure was made during a meeting between both Ministers in Abuja, the nation’s capital,…
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target=_blank>Bauchi Partners Telnet West Africa To Boost Security, Innovation
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has received Mr Kamel Achour, Managing Director of Telnet West Africa, at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. Telnet West Africa, a Tunisia-based technology company, specialises in the manufacture of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and has previously entered into an agreement with the State Government to design and develop surveillance…
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target=_blank>Northern Group Kicks As Geregu Power Appoints Yari As Board Chairman
As reactions continue to trail the appointment of Senator Abdulaziz Yari as the new Board Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, a northern group, ‘Mai Kare Talakawa’ (MKT), has reacted to Yari’s stupendous wealth while lending its voice to the public debate. ‘Mai Kare Talakawa’ (MKT), majorly based in Sokoto, northwestern state, Nigeria, said it would…
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target=_blank>Imam Abdullahi’s Life Affirmed Our Shared Humanity – Atiku, Obi
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, have extolled the patriotism and exemplary life of late Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, who died on Thursday, January 15. The duo, in separate statements issued on their official X handle on Friday, said the late…
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target=_blank>Edo: Kidnappers Threaten To Kill Victims As Another Resident Escapes
Gunmen have threatened to kill some of the eight indigenes of Imoga kidnapped at the Star Boy Hotel located along Ibillo Road in Edo State on January 9. This was contained in a statement issued by the Coordinator, Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Dr Bode Ekundayo. Ekundayo noted that the kidnappers made…
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target=_blank>Bisi Akande Celebrates 87th Birthday, Suggests Solution To Insecurity
An elder statesman and former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has said that the problem of insecurity currently ravaging the country can only be addressed through quality education. Speaking at the occasion of his 87th birthday held in Ila Orangun, on Friday, Akande stressed that insecurity cannot be…
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target=_blank>Bring Perpetrators Of Violence On Members To Book, ADC Tells Police
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to bring to book those who disrupted the inauguration of its Transitional and Membership Registration Committees in Borno State. ADC, in a statement issued on Friday by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the inauguration of the committees, which has…
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