Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubarkar Malami, his wife, and his son Abdulaziz Malami have all received awards from the Federal High Court in Abuja. In the alleged N8.7 billion money laundering case brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Judge Emeka Nwite on Wednesday granted each of them N500 million in bail. Mr. Malami has been detained by the EFCC and the Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, for 31 days; if the bail requirements are met, his incarceration will terminate. After his arraignment, the court moved him to the Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, after the EFCC kept him from December 8 to December 30, 2025.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed it had detained 22 Indian crew members of the merchant vessel MV Aruna Hulya for their association with 31.5 kilograms of cocaine confiscated by operatives at the GDNL terminal, Apapa Port, Lagos, on Friday, 2nd January 2026.

Following the deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji, Niger State, with over 40 people killed and many others abducted, President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, in the Kuje Correctional Facility in Abuja.

The Lagos State Government has put in place, via the Lagos Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Bill 2025, a draft law to regulate unlawful evictions without a valid court order, harassment, and arbitrary rent increases by house owners. The bill states clearly that landlords can no longer use self-help measures such as cutting utilities or dismantling parts of buildings, which are now expressly criminalized. Section 10 of the bill places a firm obligation on landlords to respect a tenant’s right to quietly and peacefully enjoy their home, prohibiting actions that interfere with basic living conditions.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared it recovered N37.44bn and $2.3m in 2025 as a result of asset seizures and forfeitures.