Editorial Opinion

On Nigeria’s rising judgment debt profile

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), while defending the Ministry of Justice’s 2020 budgetary allocation before the Senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters late last year revealed the ministry is battling with

News

FG committed to taking 100m Nigerians out of poverty – Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

The federal government will continue to demonstrate its commitment in empowering Nigerians with macro loans to boost small scale business activities meant to take 100 million Nigerians out of abject poverty, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said. Malami stated this in Argungu while speaking as the special guest […]

Features Law

Corruption fight: AGF Malami & OPL Malabu deal, Goje case, JP Morgan

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

Recently the media was awashed with news reports on the inaction and actions taken by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) on the fight against corruption in the country. In this write up Dr.Umar Jibrilu Gwandu takes a look at Malami actions , AGF’s power to enter Nolle […]

News

Stop funding LGs with caretakers c’ttees , lawyer tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 6 February 2020 0

A constitutional lawyer, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN) has called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to direct the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) to stop the monthly allocations to local government areas with appointee chairmen. The call follows Malami’s recent statement that the operation of caretaker committees

Featured Politics

Breaking: FG declares ‘operation Amotekun’ illegal

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2020 0

The Federal Government has declared the Southwest Security outfit, Operation Amotekun, as an illegal entity not known to the constitution of Nigeria and which can never be allowed to stand. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, made the declaration in Abuja in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Umar Gwandu […]

Editorial

On Nigeria’s Rising Judgment Debt Profile

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) recently said that the ministry is battling with unpaid staggering sum of N150 billion as judgment debts. He revealed this while defending the ministry of Justice’s 2020 budgetary allocation before the Senate committee on judiciary, Human Rights and legal matters. According

News

Take S/West to court, Afe Babalola counsels Malami on Amotekun

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has counselled the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to go beyond pronouncement and take the six south west governors to court over the inauguration of the joint security network called ‘Operation Amotekun’. Babalola said it would be tantamount to illegality for Malami to constitute […]

News Politics

Dokpesi’s N5bn libel suit: Court fixes March 16 for adoption of final addresses

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2020 0

Justice Adegboyega Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has fixed March 19 for Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to adopt their final written addresses in a N5billion libel suit filed by Dokpesi. Justice […]

Featured Politics

Sowore/Dasuki release: Commitment to rule of law, obedience to court orders were our considerations-Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

The Attorney-general of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has given reasons for the release of  Omoyele Sowore and Sambo Dasuki, saying that they were released out of compassion and because of the government’s commitment to the rule of law. Umar Gwandu, his spokesman, quoted him in a statement as saying this in interviews with the […]

News

Malami takes over prosecution of Anambra monarch, 9 others

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2019 0

Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has taking over the prosecution of an Anambra state monarch, Igwe Peter Anaukwu Uyanwa of Ezedike Ukwulu Kingdom and nine others who are facing 11-count charge at the Federal High Court, Abuja for perjury and alleged breach of peace. Others defendants in the suit marked […]

Politics

FG committed to ending impunity- Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2019 0

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending impunity and facilitating recourse to justice for victims, as well as ensuring punishment for perpetrators. Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said this on Monday, in a statement issued by Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office, in […]

Politics

Falana queries FG’s disobedience to valid court orders

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2019 0

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN) has questioned the federal government’s disobedience valid court orders in Nigeria and obedience to Britaish court orders. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN had said a $200 million bond deposit has been made following the approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria has succeeded in securing

Maritime

Shipping firm seeks lifting of NIMASA’s restriction order

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

Henry Omunu, Abuja As the Senate probes the activities of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited, the indigenous company has asked the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to urgently intervene and stop the Marine Notice number 5 of 2019.  The marine notice is simply a restriction placed by the harbour master […]

News

AGF Malami meets Lawan, Gbajabiamila over seamless passage of bills

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday met with the leadership of the National Assembly on developing a working relationship that would ensure seamless passage of bills. Malami, for about an hour at the National Assembly, met with the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the […]

Featured News

Auto Industry: FG to provide legal framework for local manufacturing – Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

The federal government is poised to provide a strategic legal framework that will enhance the efficiency of Nigeria’s automotive industry, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has said. Malami made the disclosure at an automotive industry function in Abuja where he stressed the need for a legal framework to facilitate […]

Politics

Officials of Jonathan’s gov’t, PDP have questions to answer on P&ID failed deal – Group

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Patrick Okohue A political group, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said that Senior officials in the immediate past government of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be made to provide answers to posers raised by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Nigeria’s controversial […]

Business

MTN to rake $300m from sale of Botswana unit

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2019 0

…Eyes $1.1b from asset sales As part of efforts to raise at least $1.1 billion from asset sales and cement its financial base, MTN Group has agreed to sell its 53 per cent stake in Botwana’s Mascom to Econet wireless Zimbabwe Ltd. for $300 million. This is coming on the back of the announcement by […]

Headlines News

AGF seeks stakeholders’ collaboration for smooth ACJA implementation

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, called for closer collaboration among critical stakeholders of the justice sector to ensure that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) facilitate access to justice and promote human rights. Malami made this known at the National Workshop on the […]

Headlines News

Awaiting Trial Inmates represent 70 per cent of prisons population- AGF

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

The Attorney – General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that ‎awaiting trial inmates in the Nigerian Prisons represents 70 per cent of the prisons population in the country. Speaking while releasing some inmates at the Bernin-Kebbi prisons, Malami said that most of the released inmates were […]

Politics

Approach Supreme Court to declare Saraki, other defector’s seats vacant, Arise tells Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2018 0

A former member of the upper chambers of the National Assembly, Senator Ayo Arise, has called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to as a matter of urgency and necessity, approach the Supreme Court on the need to declare the seats of Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, […]