Today, January 7, 2026, Nigeria’s justice system confronts a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and his family, testing northern power politics, anti corruption resolve, and whether the rule of law can outlast political convenience. Adedayo Adejobi writes.
In January 7, an Abuja courtroom will host what appears, on the surface, to be a routine legal proceeding. A judge will decide whether a former Attorney General of the Federation, AbubakarMalami, his wife, and son should be granted bail over alleged money laundering to the tune of N8.7bn.
Yet nothing about this moment is routine. It is a collision point of power, memory, politics, and law, unfolding at a time when Nigeria is once again questioning whether justice is a principle or a performance.