Co-Founder of Newswatch magazine, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, has reportedly dead.
themomentng understands that his death comes less than two months after that of another Co-Founder, Dan Agbese, who died on November 17, 2025.
Several sources confirmed the development to The Eagle Online, whose Managing Editor and CEO, Dotun Oladipo, also worked in the publication.
Recall that Mohammed launched his memoir: “Beyond Expectations,” on November 4, 2025.
He was said to have been ill for a while.
An official statement was still being expected from the family as at press time.
Mohammed, who had a B.Sc degree, was born on April 4, 1950. He hailed from Ologba, Dekina in Kogi State.
He attended St. Joseph’s Primary School, Ayangba, Kogi State, 1964; Government Secondary School, Okene, 1965-69; University of Lagos, 1972-75; and Glasgow College of Technology, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1978-79.
His journalism career saw him as an Associate Editor with New Nigerian Newspapers, 1976-80; Managing Editor, New Nigerian Newspapers, January to December, 1980; and Deputy Editor, National Concord, 1980-82; Editor, National Concord, 1982-1984.
Mohammed was a Co-founder/Executive Editor, Newswatch Magazine, 1984-86; Managing Editor, Newswatch, 1986-94; and Deputy CEO of Newswatch Communications Limited from 1994.
He was also a Director of Yadara Nigeria Limited and Lastop Limited.
He was a member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Commonwealth Journalists’ Association (CJA), and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).
Mohammed also served as the Pro-Chancellor/Chancellor of the Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, with his hobbies including playing tennis, dancing, listening to music, and watching movies.
