Operatives of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering involving more than N500 billion. The arrest reportedly took place in Abuja on Wednesday, intensifying scrutiny of the federal energy agency’s financial activities. According to sources familiar with the investigation, EFCC operatives detained Abdullahi for questioning at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Investigators are said to be examining a series of financial transactions linked to the alleged fraud.

A federal high court in Abuja has sentenced a former minister of power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years' imprisonment in absentia over money laundering and fraud to the tune of about N33.8 billion.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has appealed the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja's ₦100 million defamation ruling against it, which favored Department of State Services officers. The organization called Justice Yusuf Halilu's May 5, 2026, ruling "a travesty and a miscarriage of justice" in a statement released on Tuesday by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has on Wednesday said the Federal High Court in Kaduna has granted former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, access to medical treatment while in custody. The ruling followed a compassionate plea by defence counsel during proceedings in the ongoing trial of the former governor over allegations bordering on money laundering and corruption-related offences.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men, aged 83 and 78, in a nationwide crackdown targeting illicit drug trafficking networks. The suspects were among several individuals apprehended in coordinated operations across multiple states. In Abia State, 83-year-old Pa John Ofiel was arrested on April 28 during a raid in Aba. Acting on intelligence, NDLEA operatives recovered 700 grams of skunk, a potent cannabis strain, already packaged for retail distribution. Ofiel, who identified himself as a shoemaker, reportedly confessed to participating in the illegal trade.

The Federal High Court in Abuja ordered an accelerated hearing in the trial of six suspects accused of plotting a coup to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration.