Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has revealed details of the foiled coup allegedly led by his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa, which he says compelled him to choose between preserving a longstanding personal bond and safeguarding the nation’s future. In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey of Service,’ launched on February 20,…

Former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, made a startling revelation about the Labour Party (LP) and its role in the 2023 presidential election. Okupe, who resigned from the Labour Party in January, stated that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, never truly believed in the ideologies of the Labour…

By Lanre Adewole The last time the whole nation rallied behind Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, chair of Air Peace airline, like it is doing now, he ended up with a controversial indictment for alleged $20 million bank and wire fraud/money laundering by a combo of United States’ security, judicial and crime-busting agencies. The indictment was…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing allegations of large-scale looting in Ondo State in the last six months of Akeredolu administration. The anti-graft agency is probing the looting of N60 billion through the alleged forgery of the deceased governor’s signature. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu died in December last year, following a protracted illness….

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the charges on alleged N80 billion fraud filed by the Federal Government against former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, be served through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed. The Judge issued the order on Tuesday while delivering a ruling in an application…

The former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has sparked controversy by claiming he is ready to face his 19-count charge by the EFCC, yet fears arrest could keep him from court. Despite his absence during the scheduled arraignment on Tuesday, his legal team was present to voice his concerns. Lead counsel, Mr. Adeola…

A former Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has said neither the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, nor the National Assembly broke any law with the 2024 budget padding. Akpabio, has been on hot seat following allegations that the Senate padded N3.7 trillion into the approved budget, with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice under the erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, allegedly frustrated efforts to recoup to the national treasury stolen resources that financial analysts estimated to be around N70 trillion, sources allegedly told SaharaReporters. This is according to multiple documents corroborated by top sources within the Federal Ministry of…