The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned until March 10 for the prosecution to open its case against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The Department of State Services, DSS, had on …
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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has not acted in breach of the Supreme Court’s injunction preventing the federal government from imposing a deadline on the use of old naira notes. Malami stated this while speaking at the 67th ministerial press briefing at …
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), over “the failure to reverse the unlawful, unjust, and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, and to probe the spending of public funds as ‘investments and bailouts’ to DisCos and GenCos since 2005.” Joined …
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Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has instituted a legal action against the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami. Ejimakor filed a suit against Malami aimed at stopping him from making defamatory publications against Kanu that he jumped bail. …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has warned President Muhammadu Buhari; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; and Lauretta Onochie, the Chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on the consequences of flouting an earlier restraining order. Recall that the court had …
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday, accused the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami of trying to destroy the criminal justice system and judiciary in Nigeria. IPOB made the remark while stressing that “filing dead charges” against Kanu was an affront against the court judgment ordering …
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The World Igbo Congress, WIC, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to ensure that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, gets justice. The body was reacting to the Appeal Court in Abuja judgment that ordered the release of Kanu and Justice …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019, for being “an invalid statutory instrument.” All sales and disposals of assets made by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, under the regulations were also nullified by the court. It held that …
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Abubakar Malami, SAN, has refuted claims making the rounds that he has declared intention to contest the gubernatorial election in Kebbi State in 2023. Categorically, Dr Malami said that he has not yet declared interest to contest any elective …
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Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, has approved a request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the seizure of the assets of disgraced Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari and his co-accused. Newsextra24 reports that Kyari is …
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