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.

Troops deployed to the 8 Division Garrison Strike Force operating under Operation Fansan Yamma, Sector Two, have neutralized six terrorists following an operation in the Sububu Forest axis of Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), Zamfara State.

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.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ended the prolonged murder case involving the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, in a unanimous ruling by a five-member panel, rejecting Lagos State Government’s move to reopen the prosecution of retired Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, ruling that the state abandoned its appeal against his acquittal by taking no legal action on the matter for nine years.

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has announced its plans to fast-track the trial of about 5,000 terrorism suspects currently being held across several pre-trial detention facilities in Nigeria.

Eleven suspects associated with the murder of Somtochukwu Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, were arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory court on Wednesday.