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Paris Club Refund: You are a liar, Govs tell Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2022 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Nigerian governors under the auspices Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday fired back at the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, saying that his claims as regards the $418 Paris Club Refund paid to consultants are lies and his

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Paris Club refund: NGF rejection of $418m deduction unjustifiable – Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2022 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has berated the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) for opposing the payment of $418 million to the consultants they engaged. Addressing State House correspondents in Abuja, on Thursday, Malami said noise making arising from the Governors Forum was not only unjustified […]

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FG collaborating with various jurisdictions on asset recovery – Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2021 0

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, says Nigeria is collaborating with various jurisdictions in its efforts to recover stolen assets stashed abroad. Malami made this known at the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) holding in Sharm El Sheik, […]

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Virtual Court proceedings will aid speedy delivery of justice, says Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2021 0

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the deployment of virtual court sitting technology in Correctional facilities will ensure speedy dispensation of Justice and decongest custodial centres in the country. Malami said this at the launch of the nationwide pilot project for the deployment and use of Virtual Court sitting facilities at […]

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Nnamdi Kanu: Idea of pardon is premature – Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2021 0

*Insists it’s premature to conclude soldiers used live ammunition at Lekki toll gate The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the issue of pardoning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is premature. Malami stated this on Wednesday while appearing as a […]

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AGF probes alleged sale of FG recovered properties

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2021 0

ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), has set up a 5-member Committee to investigate and verify the authenticity of the media report that syndicates from the ministry have sold Federal Government recovered properties. Malami said in a statement by his media aide, Dr. Umar Jibrilu […]

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Court grants FG’s request to declare bandits as terrorists

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2021 0

The Federal Government through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, said a court has granted the FG’s request to label bandits groups as terrorist organisations. This was disclosed in a statement by Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of […]

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FG ready to crush bandits – Malami boasts

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2021 0

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said the Federal Government’s determination to crush banditry remains unwavering now that the Court has granted application filed by his Office declaring bandits groups as terrorist organisations. Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria made the boast in a statement issued on […]

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$418m Paris Club payments: Malami working against public interest – NGF

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2021 0

*Says AGF’s actions ‘raises questions of propriety and the spirit of justice’ *No violation of process, deductions from Paris Club loan refunds ratified by court judgements, Malami replies Andrew Orolua and Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Monday, said the Attorney-General of the Federation (HAGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, was working against

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Nigeria’s removal from Global Impunity Index attest to good governance, says Malami

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ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA Attorney General of Federation and Minister Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, hailed the removal of Nigeria from Global Impunity Index by the Committee to Protect Journalists. He made reference to the 2020 report of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) entitled “Getting Away with the Murder”, where Nigeria was removed from

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Justice Odili’s house invasion: count me out – Malami

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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN says he is not in any way connected with the invasion of the residence of a Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili. Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to Malami, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. […]

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FG has identified, blocked terrorism financiers in Nigeria – Malami

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The Federal Government has suceeded in blocking terrorism financing in Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said. Malami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the federal government had also succeeded in identifying and detaining “high profile individuals” responsible for funding terrorists’

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Nigeria’s Jurisprudence: Locating Malami’s Place in History

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2021 0

By Leo Ekpenyong, Esq “…I see the role of the attorney general, as someone in an office that can protect you and defend the constitution and defend state sovereignty and our individual liberty.” – Alan Wilson Over the last six (6) years, there is no iota of doubt about the reengineering of Nigeria’s jurisprudence. In […]

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AGF files application to vacate court order restraining Igboho’s arrest

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2021 0

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Wednesday filed an application before an Oyo State High Court praying to vacate the order stopping the arrest and freezing the accounts of Sunday Adeyemi, a.k.a , Sunday Igboho. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had on Aug. 4 granted […]

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Hushpuppi: Malami speaks on Abba Kyari’s possible extradition

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2021 0

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has finally spoken up on the possible extradition of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, following the top cop’s indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Kyari has, in recent weeks, dominated the headlines after a US court ordered his arrest […]

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AGF Malami vows to punish Adeboye, Kumuyi, and others who use Twitter.

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Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said Attorney General Abubakar Malami will ensure that Nigerians who used Twitter after the federal government banned it, including Pastor Enoch Adeboye, will face legal action. When asked if Mr Adeboye will be prosecuted for using Twitter, the Minister indicated this in an interview with BBC Africa Focus on […]

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When charged in court, Nigerians who continue to use Twitter will be aware of the law they are breaking —Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2021 0

On Saturday, June 5, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, ordered the prosecution of Nigerians who defy the government’s Twitter ban, but did not specify which law is being broken. When asked which law the AGF planned to use to prosecute any violators, Umar Gwandu, the AGF’s spokesperson, informed Premium Times […]

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Twitter Ban: Malami orders prosecution of offenders

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2021 0

Justice Minister Abubakar Malami, SAN, has directed for the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. The order is contained in a statement issued by Dr Umar Gwandu, Malami’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations on Saturday in Abuja. Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of […]

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Martial Law: Malami denies asking Buhari to suspend constitution

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2021 0

Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has dismissed a report stating that he wrote a secret note to President Muhammadu Buhari encouraging him to suspend the 1999 Constitution and establish martial law in the country as untrue and fraudulent. After a government suspends civil rule, martial law is temporarily […]

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EXCLUSIVE: AGF Malami plots to cover up N91billion stolen by NNPC directors, stuck in Commercial Bank

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2021 0

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) is yet at the heart of another major fraud concerning some directors at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation who stole and diverted more than N91 billion public funds into a commercial bank. SaharaReporters learnt that the AGF is plotting to sit on […]