A co-founder of Newswatch magazine and its former deputy chief executive officer, Yakubu Mohammed, has died at the age of 75.
He was reported to have been battling an undisclosed ailment before his death. As of press time, an official statement from his family was still awaited.
His death comes barely two months after the passing of his long-time colleague and fellow Newswatch co-founder, Dan Agbese, who died after a prolonged illness on November 17, 2025.
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