The Digest:
Veteran journalist and Newswatch magazine co-founder Yakubu Mohammed has passed away at 75, marking the close of a pioneering chapter in Nigerian journalism and coming just two months after the death of his fellow co-founder, Dan Agbese
Key Points:
- Yakubu Mohammed, co-founder of Newswatch magazine, has died at age 75.
- His death follows that of fellow Newswatch co-founder Dan Agbese in November 2025.
- Mohammed launched his memoir, ‘Beyond Expectations’, in early November 2025.
- He had been ill for some time before his passing.
- A science graduate, he held editorial roles at New Nigerian and National Concord.
- He served as pro-chancellor and chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University’s governing council.
- An official family statement was still pending at the time of reporting.
Source: The Cable, Channels TV
