NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances  -Marwa hails operation, vows to sustain crackdown in FCT, other states  In a non-stop two-week offensive action against traffickers and dealers, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled several drug joints and bunks within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where a total of 132 suspects were arrested and 220 kilograms of assorted illicit substances recovered. The wel-coordinated raids jointly conducted by the Agency's Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and the FCT Strategic Command from llth to 25th April 2026 were launched to dismantle illicit drug hubs contributing to substance abuse, trafficking, and associated criminal activities in the capital city after weeks of intelligence and surveillance across all identified hotspots. Areas where notorious drug joints were raided, dismantled and suspects...
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NEWSWATCH CO-FOUNDER DAN AGBESE IS DEAD. (PHOTO)

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 Newswatch co-founder Dan Agbese is dead


Veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch, Dan Agbese, has passed on at the age of 81.


According to our sister publication, TheNews, Agbese died on Monday morning as reported by family sources.


 Agbese was  a towering figure in the nation’s media landscape, decades after he first stepped into the newsroom. He was  regarded as a master stylist and  influential public affairs commentators


Born on 20 May 1944 in Agila, now located in Benue State, Agbese’s journey into journalism began with formal training at the University of Lagos, where he studied Mass Communication. His academic pursuits later took him to the prestigious Columbia University in New York for a master’s degree in Journalism, and to the Thomson Foundation in Cardiff, United Kingdom, for further professional training.


Agbese’s early professional years were spent at the New Nigerian and Nigeria Standard newspapers But his most defining professional milestone came in 1984, when he joined Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu, and Yakubu Mohammed to establish Newswatch, the groundbreaking weekly newsmagazine that became a model of investigative journalism in Nigeria. 


Over the years, he served the magazine in several capacities, including Managing Editor, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, and Editor-in-Chief.


He was also a  prolific author. Agbese wrote  books ranging from political history to media practice. His works include Fellow Nigerians: Turning Points in the Political History of Nigeria, 1966–1999, Nigeria Their Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida: The Military, Politics and Power in Nigeria, and The Six Military Governors: Voices of History, among others.

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