The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, alongside his son and one other defendant, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, over alleged money laundering offences. The anti-graft agency is prosecuting the former justice minister together with his son, Abubakar Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd, a company said to be linked to the former minister. The case is scheduled to come up before Justice Emeka Nwite, with the defendants facing a 16-count charge. According…
Author: Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has rejected claims by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that he promised President Bola Tinubu to weaken the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr Wike dismissed the allegation during an end of year media chat held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Monday. He described the claim as false and unfair, insisting that he never made such a commitment to the president. “What would have made me tell the president that I would hold the PDP down for him?” Mr Wike asked while responding to…
Investigators probing the finances of Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General of the Federation, have linked a large part of his alleged wealth to three major sources. These include Paris Club refund payments to states, unpaid loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria under an agriculture support scheme, and funds linked to the return of money stolen during the military rule of Sani Abacha. Malami is currently being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and is expected to be charged before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Investigators say properties worth more than ₦200 billion have been traced to…
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has sparked widespread discussion on social media after sharing a personal anecdote during a recent X Spaces session, where he recounted cleaning a toilet on a British Airways flight to illustrate his approach to leadership and problem-solving. When pressed by participants on his specific plans to tackle Nigeria’s persistent insecurity challenges if elected president in 2027, Obi pivoted to the story, suggesting it demonstrated his hands-on attitude and humility. “I singlehandedly cleaned [a] British Airway Toilet,” Obi reportedly said, linking the act to why Nigerians…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two suspected bandits and kidnapping leaders believed to be linked to violent crimes across parts of northern and north central Nigeria, including Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara states. The arrests were made by officers of the Force Intelligence Department Intelligence Response Team, working with the Kwara State Police Command. The operation took place on Friday, 19 December 2025, along the Komen Masallaci axis of Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State, a state located in north central Nigeria. In a statement issued on Friday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of…
Former presidential aide and public affairs commentator, Bemigho Reno Omokri, has dismissed claims by activist Omoyele Sowore that recent counter-terrorism actions involving foreign support show Nigeria lacks sovereignty, describing such views as misleading and rooted in a poor understanding of international relations. In a public statement, Omokri said he “strongly disagrees with Mr Omoyele Sowore, and others like him,” who, according to him, are misinforming Nigerians by portraying international military cooperation as a loss of national independence. He argued that seeking or accepting foreign assistance in fighting terrorism does not diminish a country’s sovereignty. Omokri noted that several “larger and…
Six lawmakers in the Zamfara State House of Assembly have left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), blaming internal disputes within their former party and what they described as weak governance in the state. The lawmakers made their decision known on Thursday, 25 December 2025, through separate letters submitted to the Speaker of the House during plenary. Those who defected are Bashar Aliyu Gummi, representing Gummi I; Nasiru Abdullahi Maru of Maru North; Bashir Abubakar Masama of Bukkuyum North; Bashir Bello of Bungudu West; Amiru Ahmad Keta of Tsafe West; and Muktar Nasir Kaura of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed that it worked with the United States during recent airstrikes carried out against terrorist locations in the North West region of the country. The confirmation was made on Friday, December 26, 2025, in an official statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. The statement was signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, and addressed growing public debate over how the strikes were conducted and whether Nigeria’s airspace was used with approval. According to the government, Nigeria maintains ongoing security cooperation with several international partners, including the United States, to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied receiving any court order directing the release of former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, amid claims circulating on social media that he was granted bail through an ex-parte court order. The clarification was made on Tuesday, 23 December 2025, by Chief Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, SAN, the lead counsel to the EFCC, who said neither the anti-graft agency nor his law office had been served with any such order. Okutepa explained that he had been inundated with calls from colleagues and members of the public questioning why the EFCC…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed this position in a letter dated December 22, 2025, and signed by its Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent. The commission explained that it had received multiple requests from legal representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), urging it to recognise and upload on its website the list of national officers reportedly elected at the party’s National Convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. INEC said the requests were carefully examined “in the light of all material facts, extant laws,…