Nigeria has been battling insurgency for over a decade with over 36,000 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the Northeast region of the country The Federal Government has begun profiling towards prosecution, well-placed Nigerians suspected of being financiers of terrorism in the country. Speaking with journalists on Friday in Abuja, the Minister of … Read more
The source also said that not only did Malami kick against the raid, he also opposed having the names of those arrested released to the public Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has expressed resentment towards the recent arrest of certain individuals suspected to be behind the of funding Boko Haram terrorists, including … Read more
Many Nigerians were amazed when the 40-year old Abdulrasheed Bawa was appointed as the new Chairman of the Nigerian major anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC. His appointment raised eyebrow especially as to what factors would have led to his appointment and who his ”godfather” was Amid different controversies and moves to … Read more
The UK government had announced its readiness to repatriate assets in the region of £4.2m looted by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, to Nigeria The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said over £100m (₦527bn), allegedly stolen by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates is still being expected. The Minister of … Read more
Malami and the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, announced the return of £4.2 million recovered from a Ibori and his cohorts The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, explained why the loot recovered from former Delta State Governor, James Ibori will be used for federal projects. The … Read more
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has urged the Federal Government to create an agency that will be responsible for regulating the activities of herdsmen across the country. The Attorney-General of the Federation said the creation of the agency will help reduce the rate of farmers/herders clash. Malami said this while delivering his address as … Read more
The AGF believes that the President is lenient in his approach and handling of the protests His reaction follows a recent order by an Abuja High Court that the bank accounts of promoters of the The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says President Muhammadu Buhari tolerated the ‘excesses’ of #EndSARS protesters in the … Read more
 Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to halt the vetting of 5,000 new recruits, Ekohotblog can report. In a statement on Friday night by Dayo Apata, Solicitor General of the Federation, who doubles as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, … Read more
The federal government says it will appoint civil society organisation (CSO) to keep tab of the execution of projects that are bankrolled with the $311million Abacha loot repatriated to Nigeria. Recall that Nigeria had recovered the fund stolen during the late military ruler Sani Abacha regime from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey. … Read more
Abubakar Malami The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has said that the National assembly of Nigeria has no consitutional powers to summon the President, Muhammadu Buhari. In a shocking statement issued on Wednesday, Malami stated that the president cannot be summoned to give account of operational use of the armed forces. Read Also: BREAKING: … Read more
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has defended the setting up of the Assets Recovery Committee on looted funds. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Minister said his action was guided by the … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Monday, inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to sell off both movable and immovable looted assets recovered so far through the anti-corruption efforts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Malami said the composition of the inter-ministerial committee was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on … Read more
NOVEMBER 8, 2020 The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has said there is no sufficient evidence to prosecute the 33 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad indicted in last year’s report of a Presidential Investigative Panel. PUNCH reports that the AGF’s office has therefore asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to … Read more
Magu, Malami The Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), has opposed a call for the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) to appear before the presidential panel investigating allegations of corruption against the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. GICN, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), argued … Read more
Lawyers say Malami acts unilaterally The cold war between attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) appears to have become aggravated. Some lawyers have initiated a process that will culminate in the eventual stripping of the AGF of his Senior Advocate Nigeria (SAN) rank. SAN is the highest rank for … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), confirmed this in a statement by his spokesman, Umar Gwandu, on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman … Read more
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu might be walking a tightrope following a grave allegation of corruption against him. This precarious situation the EFCC helmsman find himself is sequel to a recommendation of Minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami to President Muhammadu Buhari … Read more
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to desist from extraditing Buruji Kashamu, a former senator, to the US over the allegation of drug pushing. Jugde Okon Abang gave the restraining order on Thursday at the hearing of the case. Kashamu had instituted a litigation marked FHC/ABJ/CS/530/18, against Abubakar Malami, attorney … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federal, Abubakar Malami, has defended the federal government action to having detained the concerned of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore and the former National Security Adviser to the former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki by the DSS against the court orders that granted him bail. The minster of Justice … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN),has said that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, were still be detained because they were being prosecuted by a state government. He made this statement through his spokesman, Dr. Umar Gwandu, who quoted … Read more