A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate alleged evidence tampering in the current N10 billion fraud trial involving Ali Bello, chief of staff to the governor of Kogi, Usman Ododo.

The Abuja High Court, presided over by Justice Maryanne Anenih, has granted an additional ten days to finish proceedings in the corruption lawsuit brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, regarding the redesign of naira notes during his tenure.

Citing Abdulrasheed Maina's conviction for embezzling more than N2 billion in pension funds, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) ordered the immediate revocation of the Patron designation granted by the NBA Garki Branch to the former Chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reform Task Team. NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, made the announcement in a statement on 23rd January 2026. The NBA claims that the decision was made in response to news that Maina had been named "Grand Patron of the NBA Garki Branch," Abuja, a move that the national leadership deemed detrimental to the legal profession and the fight against corruption.