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by Olawale Atande On Thursday the 15th of December, the Senate announced it would not be confirming Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the EFCC chairman. They based their decision on a “security report” submitted to them by the DSS. This comes 7 months after the Vice President, then acting as the President when Buhari was away for... Read More
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says there is insufficient evidence to convict his predecessor, Mohammed Adoke, former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs Diezani Alison- Madueke, and former finance minister, Olusegun Aganga, over the scandalous $1.092 billion Malabu oil deal. According to Leadership newspaper, Malami said this on Tuesday when he... Read More
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the October 7 and 8 arrest of some judges by the Department of State Services (DSS), had his approval. According to The Vanguard, the AGF, said this on Tuesday when he appeared before the Garba Datti-led House of Representatives Ad-hoc... Read More
The International Criminal Court of Justice has summoned the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami over the clash between soldiers and Shiite members in Zaria in 2015. The clash which was widely reported had led to the death of many. Malami has been invited to explain the part played... Read More
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said the United States is completing paper works to repatriate $550m Abacha loot stashed in the country. While speaking to Vanguard, Malami said what is remaining is the completion of paper works by the US. “We have done our part by providing the... Read More
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court Abuja says his arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) was due to a grudge the Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami has against him. Ademola who was one of judges arrested last Saturday in a raid by the DSS also said his rulings ordering... Read More
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on Friday said the Federal Government does not have exact figures of looted funds stashed abroad. Malami made this disclosure at a Media Roundtable on Open Government Partnership in Abuja. Malami said the exact figures are hard to determine but the Federal Government will continue to liaise... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked claims that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had lost confidence in it. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the anti-graft agency said there was no friction between it and the office of the AGF stating that it is not involved in inter-agency... Read More
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, in Abuja on Tuesday said no Nigerian is regardless of their standing in the society is immune from investigation. Malami made the remark while fielding questions from journalists after inaugurating the “country expert review committee for the second cycle of the review of... Read More
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the Federal Government will comply with the ECOWAS Court ruling ordering the release of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). According to Daily Trust Malami made the disclosure on the sideline of the meeting of Attorneys General at the Transcorp... Read More
The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy Ike Ekweremadu, and two others was on Wednesday stalled by the Attorney General of the Federation. Saraki, Ekweremadu, former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, and his deputy, Benedict Efeturi, are facing trial for alleged forgery of the Senate standing rules used to elect them... Read More
A rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued the Federal Government for its failure to begin the criminal prosecution of former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan over the $15 million found in her accounts with Skye Bank. In a statement on Sunday by its Executive Director, Adetokunbi Mumuni, it said the Attorney General of... Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Wednesday asked Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami to begin prosecution against former first lady, Patience Jonathan over the possession of $15m. In a letter signed by Adetokunbo Mumuni, its executive director, the organisation asked Malami to “take this step within 7 days of the... Read More
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has called for investigations into the death of a former Chief Protocol Officer to the Minister of State for Defence, Desmond Nunugwo, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Desmond had died on June 9, 2016, barely six hours... Read More
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has commended the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), for ordering the release of some of its members who were arrested during a protest in Abia State. The commendation was made via a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. The group... Read More
Contrary to what was widely assumed, the Federal Government may not be entertaining the idea of plea bargain deals for some of the suspects found complicit in the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for arms purchase. The government has expressed its intention to recover every looted fund, owing to the fact that plea bargains... Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released an official statement regarding the Kogi governorship election. The electoral body had declared inconclusive, the election, which was keenly contested by Audu Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress and Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party. Prof. Emmanuel Kucha of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, had announced... Read More
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the All Progressives Congress, will be allowed to choose another governorship candidate for the Kogi state supplementary election. The initial candidate, Audu Abubakar, gave up the ghost shortly after his contest with Governor Idris Wada, was declared inconclusive by the Independent... Read More
The trio of Abubakar Malami, Aisha Alhassan and Chris Ngige have been cleared by the senate at the ongoing ministerial screening. While Malami was questioned by Senator David Umaru, Ali Ndume among others, Ngige was told to only make introductions and bow and go. Senator Alhassan, was asked a few questions, case in point her unsuccessful contest... Read More
One of the most sensitive and important positions in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, is that of Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. Traditionally, the same person holds the two positions. The Attorney General is the chief law officer and the main legal advisor to the federal government, who is saddled with... Read More
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