COURT RECOGNISES NENADI USMAN AS LABOUR PARTY LEADER, SACKS ABURE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal High Court in Abuja has recognised Senator Nenadi Usman as the valid leader of the Labour Party (LP), effectively...
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...
FG ASSURES NIGERIANS OF CREDIBLE, TRANSPARENT NATIONAL CENSUS
By: Fasasi Hammad The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s resolve to conduct a credible, transparent and internationally...
DSS ARRESTS FORMER AGF ABUBAKAR MALAMI OVER FRESH TERRORISM FINANCING ALLEGATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar...
AMBASSADOR RICHARD MILLS COMPLETES TENURE AS U.S. ENVOY TO NIGERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Ambassador Richard Mills has officially concluded his assignment as the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, marking his final day at the U.S....
INEC COMMENCES PVC DISTRIBUTION AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 21 FCT AREA COUNCIL ELECTIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
EKITI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: INEC LIST SHOWS PDP WITHOUT CANDIDATE
By Aishat Momoh. O. A preliminary list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election has...
2027: ODIGIE-OYEGUN BELIEVES ADC–OBIDIENT ALLIANCE CAN DEFEAT APC
By: Fasasi Hammad Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a leading figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...
PRESIDENT TINUBU MEETS KANO GOVERNOR ABBA YUSUF AMID DEFECTION SPECULATIONS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding talks with Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor, dressed in a white...
2027 ELECTIONS: APC SET TO LOSE, WARNS OLAWEPO-HASHIM
By: Fasasi Hammad Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has vowed that the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
