Sunday Jackson Pardon: A Victory for Justice and Fairness By Punch Editorial Board on January 7, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 15
THE belated pardon granted to a farmer, Sunday Jackson, by the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, is a plus for justice and fairness. It mitigates the injustice meted out to Jackson by the courts.
Assault on Kwara women threatens democracy By Punch Editorial Board on January 9, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 14
DEMOCRACY is on the ropes in Nigeria, battered relentlessly by the individuals and institutions entrusted with safeguarding it.
The brutal assault on unarmed women protesting incessant kidnappings outside the Kwara State Government House in late December is the latest evidence of this onslaught.
These defenceless mothers, wives, and daughters — many from communities ravaged by banditry — were flogged and harassed by suspected hired thugs while uniformed state agents looked on in shocking inaction.
Timothy Daniel: Military impunity wastes another life By Punch Editorial Board on January 11, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 13
IN the early hours of January 1, as fireworks lit the skies and families across Nigeria ushered in the New Year with hope and prayers, Timothy Daniel, 13, lay lifeless on the ground in Ete community in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
His blood and brains splattered onto the ground, courtesy of a single, cold-blooded bullet to the head from a soldier’s rifle.
Clean up NNPC By Punch Editorial Board on January 12, 2026: Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 12
NIGERIA’S oil sector, which supplies over 70 per cent of the government’s revenue, confronts a deepening crisis rooted in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s internal dysfunctions.
Nigerian Public Alert 51: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying the general public, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and all relevant stakeholders of a voluntary global recall by Nestlé UK of specific batches of its SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula due to the potential presence of cereulide, a toxin, in the batches concerned.
Nigerian Public Alert 50: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is alerting the public about the circulation of an unauthorized and unregistered Risperdal 2 mg tablet brand formulation in Nigeria, specifically in Kaduna state.
Nigerian Public Alert 49: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is alerting healthcare providers, patients, and the public about a report concerning the circulation of a revalidated and unregistered Natrilix SR (Indapamide 1.5mg) found on sale in Nigeria.