The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, of a 23-count charge of alleged non-declaration of assets filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Due to their suspected involvement in a security breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on February 12, 2026, which authorities claim involves former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, five security officers have been detained and will be prosecuted. Authorities reportedly stated that the arrests came after a joint investigation following what was described as a severe breach of airport security procedures.
The suspected mastermind behind the recent purported attempt on the life of Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, in Benin, Edo State, has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS). During their party's meeting in Benin, armed thugs ambushed Obi, along with former Edo State Governor John Oyegun and other leaders of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), firing multiple shots at them.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed it has apprehended two suspected arms couriers and recovered two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, an RPG launcher, and other items connected to bandits’ networks in Gombe State.
On Wednesday, a prosecution witness from the Department of State Services explained to the Federal High Court in Abuja how investigators examined Moses Oddiri's phone and Facebook account for allegedly defamatory posts directed at Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The first prosecution witness, Yusuf Adams, spoke before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. He identified himself as a DSS employee who was assigned to the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Department.
Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American and former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (now known as NNPC Limited), was given an 87-month prison sentence by a US district court for accepting a $2.1 million bribe from Addax Petroleum, a division of Sinopec, the Chinese state-owned oil and gas company. The 58-year-old Nigerian-American Okoronkwo was found guilty of a payment made by Addax Petroleum, a division of Sinopec, China's state-owned petroleum conglomerate.
