Daily Digest Online

MINNA, Niger State — The decomposed body discovered in an uncompleted building in Minna has been identified as that of Mallam Awwal Yakubu, a local Qur’anic teacher and father of seven who was reported missing last week. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to Police Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun, authorities received a report around 10 a.m. on December 7, 2025, of a corpse found behind Talba Estate along Bida Road in the Kpakungu area. "Police operatives moved to the scene and found a decomposed body in an uncompleted building, which was later identified by relatives as Auwal Yakubu, 45, residing in the same area," the statement read. The police noted that the body appeared to have been dumped at the location. The deceased had been reported missing since December 4. Yakubu operated an Islamiyya school in the Barikin-Saleh area. Community leader Mallam Mahmud Dalhatu Iya told the *Daily ...

NIGER STATE, Nigeria — A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet crashed on Saturday afternoon near a community in Niger State, with early reports indicating both pilots survived by safely ejecting before the aircraft went down. The incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. local time near Karabonde, in the Borgu Local Government Area. According to eyewitness accounts and local media, the aircraft involved was an Alpha Jet, a light attack and training plane commonly used by the Nigerian Air Force. It is believed to have taken off from the Kainji Air Force Base, a major operational hub located in the same state. Local resident Lukman Sulaiman confirmed the details to reporters. "The incident happened around 4.10pm. It landed very close to town but, by God's grace, the pilots ejected safely," he said. Initial reports from the scene, including videos shared by local media outlet Lapai TV and obtained by Punch Newspapers, show the wreckage of the jet engu...