On a quiet weekday morning in Abuja, the news filtered through government offices and media houses that another slice of Nigeria’s stolen wealth was finally on its way home. The figure was modest compared to the billions looted in the 1990s, yet the symbolism was powerful. More than $9.5 million linked to the late General […]
When Justice Emeka Nwite walked into Courtroom Five of the Federal High Court in Abuja on January 7, 2026, the air was thick with tension. Journalists squeezed into narrow aisles, lawyers whispered last-minute notes to clients, and curious onlookers strained their necks for a glimpse of a man who once stood at the very pinnacle
A Nation Trapped Between Fear and Faith In the early hours of a quiet Sunday morning in a farming settlement outside Barkin Ladi in Plateau State, the crack of gunfire shattered what little peace remained in the village. Women ran clutching babies, men searched desperately for relatives, and by sunrise another cluster of homes lay
When news broke in early January that Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro had been taken into United States custody, many people across the world struggled to believe it. For years, his name had been linked with drug trafficking allegations, political repression and economic collapse, yet he appeared untouchable, protected by power, loyal security forces and foreign
On January 3, 2026, the United States Department of Justice announced an expansion of its longstanding criminal case against Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. The new filings accuse Maduro of involvement in narco-terrorism, international drug trafficking, and organized criminal activity. This development represents a significant escalation in a legal and geopolitical confrontation that has simmered for
United States Congressman Riley M. Moore has drawn international attention by raising concerns over the escalating threat posed by ISIS-affiliated groups in Nigeria. He specifically warned that Christian communities in parts of the country are under increasing danger from extremist factions. Moore’s statements arrive at a time when insurgent activity in the northeastern and northwestern
Nigeria’s most ambitious fiscal reform in decades is drifting into dangerous constitutional territory. What was launched as a bold, technocratic effort to modernise revenue collection and rescue the country from chronic fiscal fragility is now facing a crisis of legitimacy, with unresolved legal contradictions, parliamentary disquiet and mounting public mistrust threatening to derail the entire
A Political Earthquake in Washington When Riley Moore, a Republican congressman from West Virginia, stood before reporters and accused senior officials of the United States Department of Justice of complicity in what he described as an “anti-Christian terror act,” the words cut through Washington like a thunderclap. This was not routine partisan rhetoric. It was
By Smart Chuks – SaharaNews247 The sudden illness of Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami inside Kuje Correctional Centre has injected a new emotional layer into one of Nigeria’s most explosive corruption cases in recent years. Detained alongside his father, former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, SAN, and a family associate, Abdulaziz was rushed to the prison
Nigeria is once again at the centre of a heated national debate after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu insisted that the country’s newly enacted tax laws will be implemented as scheduled, despite rising opposition from lawmakers, students, labour groups and civil society organisations. The announcement, made through an official statement from the State House in Abuja,
