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A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a 16-count money laundering charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Malami’s co-defendants—his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his fourth wife, Bashir Asabe—also pleaded not guilty to all the counts when the charges were read to them by the court registrar. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the charge, the EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired at various times to conceal, retain and disguise proceeds of unlawful activities running…

Governor of Nasarawa State, H.E Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, has officially signed into law the 2026 fiscal appropriation bill amounting to ₦545,182,100,910.77 (Five hundred and forty-five billion, one hundred and eighty-two million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and ten naira, seventy-seven kobo). This budget, which has been reviewed and approved by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, is aptly named the “Budget of Strategic Consolidation.” The signing took place on Monday, 29th December 2025, marking a significant step towards the implementation of various developmental projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the socio-economic landscape of the state in the coming year.…

Renowned global boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, Ogun State. The accident reportedly occurred along a busy stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The vehicle carrying Joshua collided with another car under circumstances that are still under investigation. Joshua sustained minor injuries, while two people died on the spot. The accident happened just before Danco Filling Station in Makun, near the Sagamu Interchange on the Ibadan-bound axis of the road. At the time of filing this report, efforts to reach TRACE Commandant Akinbiyi Babatunde for further updates on the crash were unsuccessful, as calls…

A fuel tanker crash occurred near St. Louis College in Jos, Plateau State, leaving two people dead and 16 others injured. It was gathered that the crash happened on Sunday evening. Eyewitnesses said the tanker lost brakes after the Plateau State Specialist Hospital Roundabout and eventually collided with several other vehicles, resulting in fatalities. Confirming the incident in Jos on Monday, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Peter Longsan, said the injured were rushed to hospitals, while the deceased were deposited at BUTH. According to him, the FRSC and other agencies, including the police, army, and…

Amnesty International (AI) has asked Oba of Benin, Ewuare II to distance himself from the humiliation meted out to renowned filmmaker, Don Pedro Obaseki by some youth in Benin, the Edo state capital on Sunday. Don Pedro Obaseki, a former Managing Director of DAAR Communications was forcefully taken at Uwa Primary School where he was playing football by some youths who subsequently dragged him to the palace of Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. A viral video of the incident showed how the gang of youths brutalised Don Pedro Obaseki who was stripped of his clothes as he was dragged to…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the southern part of Nigeria must complete its two full terms of eight-year presidential slots through President Bola Tinubu in the spirit of fairness and equity. Wike made this known during his special Christmas visits to Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers. While addressing the people, Wike maintained that Tinubu, a southerner, should be supported to complete his first term and re-elected for a second term until 2031, in line with the principle of power rotation in Nigerian politics. Senior Special Assistant to the minister…

The call for suspension followed insistence by Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, last week, that the date for the implementation of the Nigerian Tax Act and the Nigerian Tax Administration Act was sacrosanct. “The plan to commence the new laws on January 1, 2026, will go ahead as planned on schedule because these reforms are designed to provide relief to the Nigerian people,” he said after the meeting, which was attended by the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacchaeus  Adedeji, and the Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has shared documents he says prove that Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, received N50 billion from the federal government led by President Bola Tinubu. According to Fayose, the money was approved as emergency support after the deadly explosion that occurred in Ibadan in January 2024. Governor Makinde had earlier denied this accusation and challenged Fayose to provide proof. Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has shared documents he says prove that Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, received N50 billion from the federal government led by President Bola Tinubu. According to Fayose, the money was…

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested 19 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 22 illegal refining sites and recovered over 180,000 litres of stolen petroleum products valued at about N150m across the Niger Delta. The Army said the achievements followed a nearly one-month coordinated operation carried out in four states in collaboration with other security agencies. The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Monday and made available to newsmen. According to Danjuma, the operations targeted oil theft,…

Barring any last-minute change, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is set to dump the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Multiple sources told Daily Trust yesterday that the governor is likely to defect with or without the blessing of his political mentor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. According to insiders, Yusuf has insisted on leaving the NNPP after wide consultations with stakeholders, including members of the state House of Assembly, local government chairmen, and some federal lawmakers from Kano. In a viral video on Sunday, the governor’s Director of Protocol, Abdullahi Ibrahim Rogo, declared…