Nigerian Newspaper Headlines, Naija News for Monday 19th January 2026

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines, Naija News for Monday 19th, January 2026, Can Be Accessed Below.

1. Senegal was on Sunday crowned champions of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a tense and volatile final in Rabat, where they edged hosts Morocco in extra time. The fiercely contested match, charged by rivalry and mounting pressure, produced no goals in regulation time despite several promising moments from both sides.

2. The Federal Government has filed charges against Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, over his involvement in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom. A UK tribunal had indicted Ozekhome for allegedly using fraudulent documents to claim ownership of the property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX.

3. The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected quack doctor for allegedly operating an illegal clinic in Ore, headquarters of Ore/Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed on Sunday in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh.

4. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo,” ending a 12-year manhunt following his involvement in the brutal killing of three officers. The agency noted that Jimoh—notorious for drug trafficking, evading arrest, and mobilizing armed thugs against security agents—was tracked to his hideout in Owode, Ogun State.

5. At least seven new suspected cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Benue State as fear heightens over the possible spread of the viral disease across the state. The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Asema Msuega, who made the disclosure to journalists in Makurdi, noted that samples had already been collected from the affected persons and sent for laboratory confirmation.

6. Three children have been confirmed dead following a fire outbreak that engulfed part of a storey-building in Laduba Community, Ogidi area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The tragic incident occurred at No. 1 Popo Street, beside Ojere Junction, when a fire broke out inside a building comprising about five rooms and six shops.

7. Angry youths in the Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, set a brand-new vehicle belonging to a suspected internet fraudster, popularly known as a Yahoo Boy, on fire after it ran over a meat seller in the area. Witnesses said the vehicle was coming from the Ijigbo axis at high speed when it struck the meat seller, who was operating at the main junction.

8. Arrangements are in top gear for the marriage ceremony of nine children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The invitation card for the event, which has circulated widely on social media, was sighted by our correspondent on Saturday.

9. A fire outbreak on Sunday razed several shops at the Old Market in Sokoto, destroying goods and property estimated to be worth millions of naira. The National Emergency Management Agency, Sokoto Operations Office, said its Emergency Response Team was swiftly deployed to the scene following reports of the incident.

10. Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued 17 suspected victims of human trafficking in the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday and made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital.