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A whistleblower, John Kpurhe, has accused former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), alongside senior officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice and a private businessman, of diverting $1,034,515,050 (over $1.03 billion) belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria through a cloned bank account linked to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), SaharaReporters has learnt. …

Just when the political feud between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, appeared resolved, fresh sparks seem to have pulled the state back into a crisis. On Thursday, the State House of Assembly, dominated by lawmakers loyal to Wike, revived an impeachment process against Fubara, its third attempt …

There are indications that President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Tinubu, according to a highly credible source, summoned Wike for a meeting over the Rivers crisis. The source, who is close to the President, told Saturday PUNCH that the meeting would …

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a development that has stirred Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections. The high-profile defection took place in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, where Adamu was formally received by leaders of the ADC, alongside party supporters, …

Mustapha Kwankwaso, the Kano State commissioner for youth and sport, is set to vacate his office ahead of the imminent defection of Governor Abba Yusuf from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Mustapha is the eldest son of the former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, the leader of the NNPP in the state. While Mustapha has neither tendered a …

Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing Sokoto south, will mark his 60th birthday with a colloquium. The colloquium, which will hold on Saturday, January 10 in Abuja, the nation’s capital, is themed: ‘The Future of Democracy in Nigeria’. The event will be chaired by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan as the special guest of honour. Attahiru Jega, ex-chairman of …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has explained his decision to withdraw a defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and other pending legal actions, describing the move as a deliberate choice rooted in moral authority, faith, and the demands of legislative leadership. Akpabio made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, …

The Federal Government has announced a new policy framework aimed at reducing the financial burden on parents, improving learning outcomes, and promoting sustainability in schools through the adoption of reusable, high-quality textbooks. The policy was jointly unveiled by the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Education, Prof Suiwaba Sai’d, as part of ongoing reforms …

Rivers State House of Assembly has said that the impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, is fully on course. Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Enemi George, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. George said the move is in line with relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic …

Dr. Andrew Orovwigho, a consultant neuro-psychiatrist at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Enugu, has died after being kidnapped and shot by unknown assailants, sparking renewed concern over the safety of medical professionals in Nigeria. SaharaReporters gathered on Friday that Dr. Orovwigho was abducted on December 30, 2025, right in front of his house and reportedly shot during the incident. He …