The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has detained a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, Mrs. Mary Barek, for reportedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The Presidency has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to identify and prosecute officials who allegedly collaborated with Prince Matthew Adeniyi in operating a fictitious presidential agency. The directive follows allegations that insiders within government institutions enabled Adeniyi to run what authorities describe as an elaborate fraud scheme while also attempting to implicate the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, in the controversy.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an independent investigation into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), describing the matter as a serious test of the credibility of government institutions.

Five colleagues of former State Minister for Petroleum Timipre Sylva were charged by the Department of State Services on Wednesday before the Federal High Court in Abuja with allegedly concealing information about his whereabouts.

The Presidency has exonerated the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, from allegations linking him to a forged appointment into a non-existent federal agency. In a detailed statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency dismissed claims that Gbajabiamila issued an appointment letter to Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who is accused of presenting himself as the head of a fictitious presidential body.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La'ari, to death by hanging for his role in the 2015 terrorist attacks on Maiduguri. Delivering judgement on Friday, Justice James Omotosho found Yarima guilty on multiple terrorism-related charges filed by the Federal Government. In addition to the death sentence imposed on count seven for participating in the Maiduguri attacks, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment on count six for undergoing arms and weapons training in preparation for terrorist activities.