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1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departs Abuja today for Republic of Türkiye to deepen bilateral partnership. He will be accompanied by ministers and top government officials. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga noted that the visit will feature a Nigeria–Türkiye business forum, bringing together investors and private sector leaders from both countries.
2. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will enlarge its coast today as it registers Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf as its member. Also tomorrow, the ruling party will receive Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang into its fold at a defection rally in Jos, the state capital.
3. House of Representatives has dismissed report of the ad hoc committee set up by the minority caucus to re-examine the recently enacted tax laws, describing such actions as procedurally improper and lacking institutional backing. A statement on Sunday the spokesman, Akin Rotimi, said that under its Standing Orders, only the House sitting at plenary or the Speaker had the authority to constitute an ad hoc committee with parliamentary status.
4. Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, under Operation DESERT SANITY V have arrested a 65-year-old suspected drug dealer, Hauwa Abulazeez, in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspect is alleged to have supplied cannabis sativa to Boko Haram terrorists operating across villages.
5. Hours after the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, held prayers for the safe return of 177 worshippers abducted in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, suspected bandits struck again, kidnapping six residents of Unguwar Barkono, Mararaban Kajuru, Kufana Ward. The attack reportedly occurred late Saturday night, with the gunmen breaking into several homes and forcibly taking the victims to an unknown location.
6. The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosives in the Sango area of Ibadan, the state capital. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the truck was intercepted during a stop-and-search operation based on an intelligence tip-off.
7. The military has submitted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the report of its investigation into what it tagged “indiscipline and breach of service regulations” by the 16 detained officers whom reports had alleged were involved in a coup plot. Presidency sources confirmed to journalists on Sunday that the report was submitted to the president after over two months of thorough grilling and investigations carried out by the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA.
8. Power distribution companies have expressed doubt over the directive by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, that prepaid meters must be free for all categories of customers. Operators, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the minister made only a political statement without considering the input of other stakeholders, especially the installers and meter providers.
9. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a 30-year-old Brazilian woman, Ingrid Benevides, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 30.09 kilograms of heroin concealed in factory-sealed coffee packs valued at over N3bn. The suspect, a private security officer in Brazil, was arrested on Friday, January 23, 2026, upon her arrival in Abuja aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1431, following intelligence-led surveillance.
10. The Gombe State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the neutralisation of three suspected bandits, the recovery of arms and ammunition, and the rescue of kidnapped victims following coordinated security operations across border communities in the state.
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