By HRM Janet Mba-Afolabi

When Dan Agbese Co-founder of Newswatch passed on in November last year,Yakubu Mohammed also Newswatch Co Founder was alive.

‎By Christiana Daniel

‎Nigeria’s fight against illicit drugs has intensified in ways that are impossible to ignore. Across the country, seizures have increased, trafficking routes have been disrupted, and criminal networks have come under sustained pressure. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has been at the centre of this effort, expanding its operational reach and reinforcing the message that drug trafficking carries real consequences. These actions have improved security, reduced the brazenness of drug markets, and reassured many communities that the state is present and alert.

By Bola Bolawole

Erstwhile governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has said only prayers will save Gov. Siminalayi Fubara from impeachment. The Rivers State House of Assembly is making the third attempt to impeach the governor, the first two attempts having floundered on the altar of efforts at political resolution of the rofo-rofo fight between the governor and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike, who is the immediate past governor of the state and now Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

By Azu Ishiekwene

Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran lens, is perhaps one of the most riveting you would find. Yet, it is remarkably deficient in its one-sidedness, for which the author made no pretences or apologies.

By Chuka Nnabuife | ANCISRO

Across Nigeria, citizens and governments mark Armed Forces and Remembrance Day on Thursday, January 15.

Beyond being a day set aside to honour the men and women who paid the supreme price in the defence of the country, and to reflect on the true cost of peace, unity and sovereignty, the day is one of the most solemn and significant dates in the nation’s calendar but unfortunately, not many citizens know.

By Tunde Akanni

The question is no longer whether Nigerian women are interested in power. The more honest question is whether Nigeria’s political architecture is genuinely prepared for women to exercise power without apology, patronage, or pity. The renewed campaign for increased women’s seats in the legislature has once again exposed the fault lines in our democratic imagination.

By Bolanle Bolawole

A one-time presidential aspirant in the United States was asked, if he loses the primaries, whether he would accept to be the running mate to the victor, but he quipped: “I hate all vices, including the vice-president!”

By Hassan Gimba

"And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient" – Qur’an 2:155

By Micheal Owhoko, Ph.D

Worried and moved by the unending terrorism in Nigeria, I was recently compelled to investigate the menace, using my crystal ball. From the revelation, some high-ranking individuals are fueling the widespread terrorism-induced bloodbath through betrayal and tacit support. And except there is a unified response driven by sincerity, patriotism and unbiasedness, devoid of religious and ethnic prejudices, Nigeria will be brought to its knees by terrorist’s groups with jihadist agenda.

By Our Reporter

History and tradition collided in Amechi-Uno, Enugu South Local Government Area, as elder statesman and former governor of old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo, staged a powerful return to his ancestral compound in Ugwu Agba after assuming the revered title of Onyeizhi Umunna, the eldest man of his clan.

By Azu Ishiekwene

I forecast that by May 29 or earlier, the president will replace ministers, especially those who have since outlived their IOU value. As pressure mounts ahead of the pre-election year, no fewer than five of them will be replaced or reassigned by the end of 2025 – What You Might Expect in 2025, January 10, 2025

By Prince Charles Chudi Chukwuani

Nigeria’s leading broadcast and business news organisations occupy a powerful position in shaping public understanding of governance, diplomacy, and Nigeria’s standing in the world. With that influence comes responsibility — particularly when reporting presidential activities outside the country.