ISWAP-BOKO HARAM CLASH IN BORNO LEAVES MORE THAN 10 DEAD
By: Fasasi Hammad More than 10 fighters were killed on Tuesday during a fierce clash between the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the...
CHRISTIAN ELDERS CALL FOR ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIP AFTER KAJURU ABDUCTION
By: Fasasi Hammad The Chairman of the Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), Elder Sunday Oibe, has described the abduction of over 170 worshippers in...
NIBSS HIGHLIGHTS THE DOMINANT FRAUD TECHNIQUE ACROSS NIGERIAN BANKS
By: Fasasi Hammad The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) has identified social engineering as the most prevalent fraud technique affecting Nigeria’s banking sector and digital...
LAGOS POLICE UNCOVER SHRINE-DISGUISED KIDNAPPERS’ DEN, ARREST 13 SUSPECTS IN IDIMU
By: Sefiu Ajape The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a hideout disguised as a shrine and allegedly used by suspected kidnappers in the Idimu...
ENUGU RECOVERS N1.28BN FROM SUJIMOTO AFTER EFCC PROBE INTO ABANDONED SMART GREEN SCHOOLS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Enugu State Government has recovered ₦1.28 billion from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Ltd. following investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
11 SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED OVER KILLING OF ARISE NEWS JOURNALIST, SECURITY GUARD IN ABUJA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Eleven suspects linked to the murder of Arise News journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, were on Wednesday...
TROOPS FIND MASS GRAVE INCLUDING 20 BODIES IN TIMBUKTU
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered a mass grave in the Timbuktu Triangle containing bodies of 20 terroritsts. The Media Information Officer of the...
ALLEGED TERROR FINANCING: DSS INTENSIFIES INVESTIGATION AS MALAMI FACES LONG DETENTION
HOTJIST NEWS The former Federation Attorney General Abubakar Malami (SAN) may be detained by the Department of State Services for an extended period of time. According to several security sources, Malami will likely be detained for an extended period of time because the DSS is already attempting to get a court order to hold him until the investigations are finished. Malami's most recent nightmare started on Monday when he was arrested by DSS agents just after he was granted bail and freed from the Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja. Only a few minutes after leaving the institution, where he had been held since early December due to accusations made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, he was arrested. According to security sources, the DSS is requesting a court order to extend his arrest, citing the delicate and intricate nature of the investigations, which should take several months. The former AGF was first detained by the EFCC on suspicion of conspiring with his wife, Asabe, and their son to hide around N8.7 billion in proceeds from illegal operations. The anti-graft agency claims that the alleged offenses included the use of several company companies, bank accounts, and expensive real estate purchases in Abuja and other regions of the nation. On December 29, 2025, the three were charged with 16 counts that included conspiracy and money laundering before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Each of them entered a not guilty plea to the accusations. Malami had been detained since December 8 because he had not been able to fulfill the bail requirements that had been set for him prior to their arraignment. On December 18, a Federal Capital Territory High Court led by Justice Babangida Hassan maintained his imprisonment, finding that it was appropriate in the given situation. The Federal High Court's Justice Emeka Nwite did not grant Malami, his wife, and son N500 million in bail with strict conditions until January 7. The EFCC accused the defendants of conspiring to hide N8.7 billion in proceeds from illegal activities through a number of corporate organizations, bank accounts, and high-value real estate transactions in Abuja and other regions of the nation. To the sixteen charges, they entered a not guilty plea. On December 29, 2025, the three were charged with 16 counts that included conspiracy and money laundering before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Each of them entered a not guilty plea to the accusations. Malami had been detained since December 8 because he had not been able to fulfill the bail requirements that had been set for him prior to their arraignment. On December 18, a Federal Capital Territory High Court led by Justice Babangida Hassan maintained his imprisonment, finding that it was appropriate in the given situation. The Federal High Court's Justice Emeka Nwite did not grant Malami, his wife, and son N500 million in bail with strict conditions until January 7. The EFCC accused the defendants of conspiring to hide N8.7 billion in proceeds from illegal activities through a number of corporate organizations, bank accounts, and high-value real estate transactions in Abuja and other regions of the nation. To the sixteen charges, they entered a not guilty plea. However, Justice...
ABE ASSASSIN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN JAPAN
Agency Report A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami, the gunman who assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to life imprisonment, describing the daylight...
EUROPEAN POLICE BUST MAJOR SYNTHETIC DRUG RING IN LARGEST-EVER OPERATION
Agency Report European law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cross-border synthetic drug network in what authorities described as the largest operation of its kind,...
