Abubakar Malami, an Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice during the late Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, was ordered by the Federal High Court in Abuja to interim forfeit 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte motion moved by the lawyer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ekele Iheanacho, to that effect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the multi-billion naira landed properties are located in Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna States. Although the order was made on Tuesday, its certified true copy (CTC) was sighted by NAN on Wednesday.

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Modupeola Bamisade regarding allegations that she defrauded more than 100 people of about N500 million via an online iPhone fraud scheme.

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.