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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an interim court order for the forfeiture of properties valued at ₦213,234,120,000 allegedly linked to a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. The order, granted on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, affects 57 landed properties located across Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna states. According to court documents, some of the assets are linked to Malami’s wife, Asabe Bashir, and his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru-Rahman Malami. The interim forfeiture came less than 12 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja granted Malami,…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has taken a swipe at Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, accusing him of exaggerating his political strength and relying heavily on influential backing to secure victory in the 2023 governorship election. In a statement released on Tuesday by his media aide, George Maduka, the senator representing Abia North said Governor Otti did not win the election solely on personal political influence, but with the support of key stakeholders across the state. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that the All Progressives Congress takes control of the state in the 2027…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed has declared that he will remain loyal to the Labour Party, distancing himself from recent defections by key political figures. Baba Ahmed, who was the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, made this known during a press conference at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. The former lawmaker for Kaduna North stated clearly that he has no intention of leaving the Labour Party, stressing that he is committed to the platform that brought him into national prominence. His comments come amid…

I extend my warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to Dr Mrs Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote on her historic appointment as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commamder-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria. This well-deserved appointment, which makes her the first woman to lead the Nigerian Law School since its establishment in 1962, is both inspiring and richly merited. Having had the privilege of working under her for over a decade at the Lagos Campus, when she served as my Head of Department in Property Law Practice, I can attest, without reservation,…

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has firmly declared that he will not withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. Atiku made the declaration in a statement released on Tuesday and signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, where he accused the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress of interfering in the internal affairs of the ADC, particularly its choice of presidential candidate. The statement, titled Nigeria’s Democracy Under Siege: Opposition Faces Existential Threat, alleged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is working towards imposing a one party system on the country…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday held a private meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee in Abuja as efforts continue to resolve the lingering crisis within the party. The meeting took place at Jonathan’s office in the Maitama district of the Federal Capital Territory. It was attended by the PDP NWC led by its chairman Dr Tanimu Turaki SAN, alongside some state chairmen of the party. Party sources said the engagement forms part of a broader consultation with key leaders aimed at restoring unity and ending internal divisions that have plagued the PDP…

UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has defended the United States military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, arguing that while the legality of the action may be debated, it was morally justified. Speaking during an interview on the BBC Today programme, Badenoch departed from the cautious stance taken by many senior British officials. She said that in situations where legal clarity is uncertain, moral judgement can still apply. According to her, Venezuela’s political situation made the US intervention different from previous cases that attracted criticism from Britain. She described the Maduro government…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, making history as the first woman to head the institution since its establishment in 1962. The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, Odusote’s appointment takes effect from January 10, 2026, and is for a four year tenure. Dr Odusote, who is 54 years old, currently serves as the Deputy Director General and Head of the…

The National Youth Service Corps has fixed Wednesday, January 21, 2026, as the commencement date for the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream I Orientation Course across all 37 NYSC orientation camps nationwide. The announcement was made in a statement shared on the Scheme’s official X account on Tuesday. According to the statement, registration at the camps will begin on Wednesday, January 21, and run until midnight on Friday, January 23, 2026. The swearing-in ceremony for corps members is scheduled for Friday, January 23, while the closing ceremony will hold on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. The Director-General…

Former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has criticised Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, for describing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as a betrayer over his reported plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Yusuf’s alleged move to the APC has reportedly angered Kwankwaso, who has openly condemned the decision and labelled it an act of betrayal. Reacting to the development, Shekarau said Yusuf was only retracing a political path earlier taken by Kwankwaso himself. He reminded the former governor that he once defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC while serving as…