IRAN, BEWARE OF THE FANGS OF JANUARY, THE SCOURGE OF FEBRUARY, THE IDES OF MARCH (1)
By Hassan Gimba
A few days ago, I woke in the night, anxious and checking the news, half-expecting America and Israel to have attacked Iran.
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WE OWE PUTIN AN UNRESERVED APOLOGY
By Azu Ishiekwene
As US President Donald J. Trump marks his first year in office by expanding his wish list from making Canada the 51st State of America to seizing and renaming the Panama Canal, and now taking Greenland by any means, if he cannot get the Nobel Peace Prize, spare a thought for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The world has been unfair to him.
TRENDING EVENTS AMIDST GOV BUNI'S YOBE ACHIEVEMENTS (3)
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 in Abuja, it was recognised as a national leader in healthcare delivery. Yobe was named Best Performing state in the North-East for the second year in a row, after also winning in 2024. Each time, the state received a $500,000 prize.
ANOTHER SORROW FROM KANO
By Mahmud Isa Yola
On the noon of Saturday, I sat in the cavernous Conference Hall of the National Mosque in Abuja, lost in a sea of faces, listening with keen interest as my boss, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, connected the dots between insecurity and drug abuse during a Public Lecture organised by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC.
Yakubu Mohammed: A GOOD MAN HAS GONE
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.
ILLICIT DRUGS AND THE CHALLENGES OF ADDICTION
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.
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