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Isaac Adewole retains position as Nigeria’s best minister | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for ministers

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has retained his number one spot as the most effective minister in the Nigeria. Adewole, who is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of…

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Frequent removal of EFCC chairmen will soon be stopped – AGF

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Thursday said the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration is planning a review of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

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‘President Buhari to preside over weekly FEC meeting today’

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, according to Daily Trust. The President has not attended the last three FEC meetings, fuelling…

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Buhari worried over assets gathered by anti-corruption agencies – AGF

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed worry over the delay in passage of the Proceeds of Crime Act by…

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CBN Governor appears before Osinbajo’s investigative panel

by Dolapo Adelana In its bid to unravel the truth concerning allegations against the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke; and the suspended Secretary to the Government…

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‘Suspend all officials involved, Buhari tells Osinbajo panel’

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the presidential investigative panel probing the allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General…

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Osinbajo-led panel interrogates Magu again

by Dolapo Adelana The committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence…

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$50m: Osinbajo’s investigative panel quizzes Magu, Daura, Idris

by Dolapo Adelana The three-man presidential committee headed by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo investigating the discovery of $43.4m by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment…

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Only Buhari can decide Magu’s fate – Malami

by Dolapo Adelana The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said only President Muhammadu Buhari has the constitutional right to determine the fate…

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E-passport deal: Senate summons AGF, Dambazau, four firms

The Senate has summoned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami; Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris; Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman…

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‘Magu is a perennial offender and cannot change, new DSS report reveals’

by Dolapo Adelana The end of the travails of acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu seems not to be in sight. Magu had been rejected twice…

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AGF intervenes in Senate-Ali uniform saga, writes Saraki

by Azeez Adeniyi The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has written to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki over the face off between the Senate and Comptroller General of…

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‘Buhari may back Customs boss in stand-off with Senate’

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari may lean towards the side of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), in his ongoing stand-off with the Senate…

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Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan agreed to $1.1bn Malabu oil deal – Adoke

by Dolapo Adelana A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke has written a letter to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, declaring his innocence in the controversial…

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The YNaija Tracklist: Xenophobia: Militants threaten to attack MTN, Shoprite, others | EFCC briefs Senate on 47 SUVs seized from ex-perm sec | More stories

From the papers this morning - a Tracklist. Buhari approves private investments in refineries - YNaija FG refusing to embark on developmental projects in Rivers – Wike - YNaija Xenophobia:…

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AGF urges National Assembly to pass whistleblower bill

by Azeez Adeniyi The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has urged the National Assembly to pass the Whistleblower bills into law. According to Special Adviser to the…

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Release Gbadamosi, restrain the DSS, Falana tells Malami

by Dolapo Adelana A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release Babatunde Gbadamosi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic…

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Falana writes AGF demands Zakzaky’s release

by Dolapo Adelana A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana (SAN), has written to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to ensure the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader…

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FG to recover £321m, $600m from Switzerland, UK

by Dolapo Adelana The Federal Government says it is on the verge of repatriating more loot kept in foreign countries by corrupt Nigerians this year. The Minister of Justice and…

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FG has recovered N57.9bn in anti-corruption war – AGF

by Dolapo Adelana The Federal Government says it has recovered the whopping sum of57.9 billion naira as well as $666.676 US dollars in its anti-corruption war. Accoring to PR Nigeria,…

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El-Zakzaky wants Malami, Daura imprisoned for contempt of court

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known Shi'ites, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has requested the Federal High Court in Abuja to imprison those who have continued to keep him in custody despite…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 27th of January

Read the full stories and analyses here now!

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N18bn has been recovered as stolen loots – AGF Malami

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Thursday revealed that the Federal Government has recovered N15 billion and $10.5 million. Malami disclosed this on…

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AGF Malami confirms submission of report on Magu, Lawal to Buhari

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on Wednesday said he has submitted his report on the probe of two top government officials. The officials probed on the order of…

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If indicted, Magu will go – Ndume

Senate leader Ali Ndume has said acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ibrahim Magu will be let go if he is indicted by the report of the…

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These are the best and worst Nigerian ministers in 2016

Nigerians online and offline appear to be of the opinion that a cabinet reshuffle is one of the things President Muhammadu Buhari needs to do 2017. We don’t know if…

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Magu has not been sacked – Presidency

The presidency has dismissed rumours that acting chairman of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has been sacked. In a series of tweets on Saturday by Garba…

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Where is Diezani Alison-Madueke?

You may remember her as the Minister of Petroleum with the best taste in jewellery or as former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi's arch-enemy but Diezani Alison-Madueke will also…

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AGF queries Babachir Lawal over North East contract fraud

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has sent a query to the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal over…

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Attorney-General orders Magu to respond to DSS allegations

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has ordered the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu to respond to the allegations against him by…

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