The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money laundering. The charges, filed by the Federal Republic of Nigeria, relate to the alleged laundering of funds of […]
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has upheld the continued detention of Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Babangida Hassan, on Thursday, dismissed a bail summons filed by Malami challenging his detention by the anti-graft agency. In a […]
Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, has confirmed his release after honoring an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Malami described his engagement with the anti-graft agency as “successful” but noted that he is […]
The former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, saw the N1 billion lawsuit against him dismissed by the FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa during his tenure. An Abuja-based property developer, Cecil Osakwe, filed a lawsuit against the former minister, a civil servant, Asabe Waziri, and two others, which include the […]
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has given a blow-by-blow account of the incidents that led to the arrest of Katsina-born social critic, Mahdi Shehu. Shehu was reportedly arrested in Abuja by men of the Nigerian police on Tuesday, a move that prompted a statement from the embattled social critic’s […]
By Tom Okpe Attorney General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has described as baseless and unfounded, allegations that 48 barrels of crude oil worth $2.4 billion were missing. Malami made this dismissal on Thursday when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee, investigating alleged loss of over […]
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has dismissed the “purported” missing 48 million barrels of crude oil. Malami, while appearing before the House ad hoc committee on Thursday, dismissed the possibility of the sales of the oil without remitting to the federation account. “Let me state on record and for the benefit of […]
BY TOM OKPE The Attorney General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has bowed to pressure, agreeing to provide relevant information on alleged sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil amounting to over $2.4 billion and crude oil export to global destinations from 2014 to date. The Minister expressed readiness […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that within the last three quarters of 2022, no fewer than 18,940 drug related arrests were made with over N40 billion naira worth of drugs confiscated. Malami disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the Federal […]
The Federal Government has initiated far-reaching policy, institutional and legislative measures to curb the growing menace of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) offences. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN made this known a capacity building workshop for Justices and Judges of Nigerian courts on SGBV on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
By Tunde Opalana The Federal Ministry of Justice under the watch of Mr. Abubakar Malami as minister could not account for a sum of N2.2 billion collected from the Service Wide Vote (SWV) between 2017 and 2021. This discovery was made by the Senate Public Account Committee. The Committee chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide is […]
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says the Federal government cannot release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB despite the Abuja Appeal court issuing an order for his immediate release. In an interview with Vanguard, Malami said the rendition of Nnamdi Kanu could not be used as […]
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, Nnamdi Kanu, is premature. Mr Malami stated this on Wednesday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Pardon is a function of conviction in […]
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, has debunked allegations that he is seeking political vengeance against Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano. The Minister stated that contrary to the claims of the Anambra State government, he doesn’t influence the activities of agencies and institutions under his Ministry. He added that he […]
A call has gone out for the arrest and prosecution of Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami over alleged involvement in cryptocurrency trading despite government ban. The call was made by ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri who revealed an icon spotted on the screenshot shared by Malami after deactivating his Twitter […]
Ondo state governor Rotimi Akeredolu says the southern governors’ decision to impose the open grazing ban is irreversible. Adding that the defence of open grazing by the AGF is “wicked and arrogant”. Here is the full statement. OUR DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE AND WILL BE ENFORCED have just read the press statement credited to the Attorney […]
The Federal Government has written to the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) to beg former Delta State Governor, James Ibori to withdraw his suit against the United Kingdom on the planned repatriation of about £4.2 million linked to him. According to a report by Barrister NG, the government also promised UPU that it would create an […]
The Federal Government will soon resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said. Malami made this known in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations on Thursday in Abuja. The move, Malami said is geared towards the Federal Government’s commitment to end insecurity […]
By Andrew Orolua Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Wednesday said that he has not instituted any legal action on the citizenship or otherwise of the former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Malami was reacting to media publication that quoted him as saying Alhaji […]
Extra-ordinary due diligence was followed in handling the payment of the 3.2 million dollars Paris Club refund judgment. Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, made this known while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Malami was responding to reports churned out especially by online media purportedly alleging “pushing for payment of”’ contradictory and incongruous figures […]