1. The Oyo Police Command has arrested seven members of the dreaded ten-man armed banditry gang, including the alleged mastermind and ring leader of the attack that led to the death of some forest rangers and operatives of the Old Oyo National Park.
On January 6, 2026, armed bandits, who reportedly arrived in large numbers on motorcycles with sophisticated firearms, invaded the Old Oyo National Park office and launched a violent attack on forest rangers and other personnel.
2. The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has affirmed the death sentences passed on five 2018 Offa robbery convicts. The Director of Public Prosecution in the state, Mohammed Akande, who witnessed the proceedings, said that the three Appeal Court judges unanimously agreed on the judgement and affirmed the verdict of the state High Court condemning the five persons to death by hanging.
3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday night returned to Abuja after a State visit to Türkiye where he held high-level engagements aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding economic, security and strategic cooperation between both countries. The President’s aircraft landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by 8:55 p.m.
4. Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has yet to return to the country months after his Abuja residence was raided by operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency. It was reported that the raid was connected with investigations into the alleged coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu
5. The New Nigeria Peoples Party has dismissed reports suggesting that the National Leader of the party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, overreached himself in a purported negotiation for his defection to the All Progressives Congress. According to the NNPP, Kwankwaso never held any discussion with President Bola Tinubu on joining the APC, contrary to claims in some quarters.
6. Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has ordered the removal of traditional rulers in the Amasiri clan, Afikpo Local Government Area and directed that their staff of office be withdrawn. The governor also sacked the Commissioner for Tertiary Education from the area, Prof Amari Omaka.
7. The United States and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen trade and investment relations under the U.S.–Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP), a five-year framework to strengthen bilateral commerce and drive private-sector–led growth. This was disclosed at a CIP ministerial meeting in Lagos, co-chaired by the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Commercial Service, Bradley McKinney, and Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
8. The African Democratic Congress, has called on the National Assembly to urgently pass the Electoral Bill 2025, warning that continued delays could undermine critical electoral reforms and threaten the credibility of the 2027 elections. ADC Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Saturday, said the party accused the APC-led Senate of delaying the bill and warned against weakening or stalling key reforms like electronic voter accreditation and results transmission.
9. Following the closure of Onitsha Main Market by Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, the market leadership has agreed to stop observing sit-at-home order on Mondays as earlier directed by the state government. It specifically expressed willingness to comply with the governor’s directive that they begin operation every Monday but highlighted logistics and security challenges.
10. Following Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s recent political alignment with the centre, renewed speculation has trailed the long-running Kano emirate crisis, with questions resurfacing over whether the development could alter the fate of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. However, the governor has dismissed any suggestion that the political shift could lead to the removal of Sanusi, insisting that the emir’s position remains secure and unchanged
