Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric in Kaduna, has disputed claims that he was the target of US airstrikes against militants in Sokoto State. Gumi pointed out that the Boko Haram sect, which sought to kill him in 2012, was the subject of a widely shared old film in which he had voiced concerns about a threat to his life. He affirmed that there was no longer a threat to his life as he was being thrown around. Sheikh Gumi stated that his life was not currently under danger in an exclusive phone interview with LEADERSHIP on Sunday night.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) suffered a loss of link on Friday during a routine operational mission under Operation FASAN YAMMA Sector 3. The incident occurred on January 2, 2026, according to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. In a statement issued on Friday, Ejodame said efforts to re-establish communication with the UAV were unsuccessful, prompting the crew to activate emergency return-to-base procedures in line with standard operational protocols.

The Tinted Glass Permit regulation has once more been suspended nationwide by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The policy was supposed to go into effect today, but the police stopped enforcing it while they awaited the court's decision on a substantive suit. As part of efforts to improve internal security and public safety, the NPF had declared on December 15 of last year that enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit policy would resume nationally with effect from today.

During a clearance operation in the Lokoja Local Government Area, Nigerian Army forces engaged in ongoing anti-kidnapping operations in Kogi State recovered decomposing remains and rescued five kidnapped victims. On Thursday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was informed by a reliable military source that, in response to reliable intelligence, troops from the Obajana and Kabba patrol bases projected a fighting patrol to Ankomi village in the Adankolo general area of the Lokoja Local Government Area. According to the source, the patrol found that the village, which had previously been inhabited by bandits, had been burnt and deserted.

On January 14, 2026, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will launch a nationwide demonstration against the new tax laws. The organization cautions that millions of Nigerians and students may experience increased financial hardship as a result of the measures. Comrade Olushola Oladoja, President of NANS, voiced his displeasure with the Federal Government's implementation of the tax reform laws in a statement released on Wednesday. Oladoja criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's aides for providing what he called "misguided counsel capable of creating unnecessary national tension."

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through credible intelligence and a precision air operation, neutralized bandits and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) factory in Zamfara State. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the Nigerian Air Force's Director of Public Relations and Information, stated in a statement that the NAF, working under the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, Sector 2, achieved a significant operational victory in its persistent campaign against armed banditry.