A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama has struck out the forgery suit filed against Senior Advocate of Nigeria Mike Ozekhome. The court made this decision after the office of the Attorney General of the Federation withdrew the charges on Tuesday. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission had initially filed a […]
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has taken over the prosecution of an Abuja based lawyer and four social media influencers accused of cyberbullying serving Senator Umar Shehu Buba. The Minister took over the trial of the defendants from the Inspector General of Police during Thursday’s proceedings […]
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 […]
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 […]
…Says Malami playing game not meant to be playing Ladesope Ladelokun As the battle over unpaid $2billion tax arrears between MTN Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami persist, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Rob Shuter, has said that the nation’s tax authorities have no particular quarrel with the firm various […]
Nigerian Lawyers Renaissance Forum (NLRF),has commended the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN), for initiating prosecution at the federal High Court in Abuja against Chief Victor Uwajeh. The Federal Government last month filed a four count criminal charge against Uwajeh a self acclaimed Untied Kingdom private investigator before the […]
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that he has no regrets meeting with the fugitive former Chairman of defunct Presidential Task Force on Pensions, Abdulrasheed Maina, in Dubai. “If hundreds of Mainas believe that they have information to offer as far at the protection of […]
* I did not sign his reinstatement letter- AGF Malami *As Senate begins fresh probe A new twist has been introduced to the Mainagate as the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), Thursday informed the House of Representatives that he did not sign the letter reinstating the embattled […]
…Decries N133bn judgment debt The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has justified his directive to the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr, Ibrahim Magu and heads of other security agencies on why they must submit case files of high profile cases to his […]
The Federal High court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the Smart Card Reader Machines for the presidential election holding Saturday, March 28. In a ruling this afternoon, the presiding Judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi turned down the request for an interim order […]