Notable Igbo leaders have met with President Muhammadu Buhari over Nnamdi Kanu in Aso Rock Leaders keep mum after meeting Notable leaders from the Southeast geopolitical zones on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the grey room, by the President’s office, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting was not made public as … Read more
According to Malami, the suspect is not under the pay record of the ministry… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has again, denied any involvement in the controversial siege on the home of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili. Speaking … Read more
AGF Malami has reacted to confessions of suspect paraded by the Police. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday, reacted to the confessions of a suspect paraded by the police in connection with the attack on the residence of Justice Mary Odili. In … Read more
While the federal government has been involved in a legal battle with Nnamdi Kanu in Nigeria, it is battling to extradite Igboho from Benin Republic to face criminal charges EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has indicated that it is open to all kinds of solutions, including a political solution in order to … Read more
SERAP has sued Buhari, seeking the recovery of ‘missing N881bn’. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to probe the alleged disappearance of N881 billion from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), among others. SERAP made this known via a statement by … Read more
Malami has spoken about the alleged involvement in raid of Justice Odili home. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has denied his involvement in the raid of the residence of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, in the Maitama area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The … Read more
President Buhari has unveiled the e-Naira in Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday unveiled Nigeria’s digital currency, e-Naira. This online news platform reports that President Buhari unveiled the currency at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event had in attendance the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo; the Governor of the Central … Read more
FG has disclosed the identities of those killed by Nnamdi Kanu in abroad. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has blamed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is on trial for treason, for the murder of Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late Director-General of the National Agency … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to #ENDSARS hijacking allegations by FG. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has described the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami’s recent statement about his client as “falsehood”. It would be recalled that Malami had in Abuja on … Read more
Sunday Igboho has reacted to terrorism allegations preferred against him by FG. EKOHOTBLOG reports that popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to reports that he has links to a terror financier, Abubakar Mohammed Surajo, who is currently in prison in the UAE. Recall that the Attorney General … Read more
FG has revealed how Nnamdi Kanu hijacked #EndSARS Protests and killed security agents. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has said that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, took advantage of the #EndSARS protests in 2020 to create mayhem leading to the death of several security agents in the country. The Attorney-General … Read more
Security operatives have taken over Abuja Court ahead Nnamdi Kanu’s trial. EKOHOTBLOG reports that several police officers and heavily armed soldiers, on Thursday, took over the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja ahead of the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The operatives of the Department of … Read more
SERAP has sued President Buhari over the plan to monitor WhatsApp calls and messages. EKOHOTBLOG reports the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari, urging the court to declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of … Read more
Peter Obi has asked FG to declare emergency rule in Nigeria and not Anambra State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has expressed dissatisfaction at the Federal Government’s threat to declare a State of Emergency in Anambra State over insecurity in the state. Recall that the Attorney-Generation of the Federation (AGF), … Read more
Governor Obiano has revealed Buhari’s position on emergency rule in Anambra State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has disclosed that the threat to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state was not President Muhammadu Buhari’s idea. Governor Obiano made the disclosure while speaking to State House Correspondents … Read more
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice; Abubakar Malami has said that National security of Nigeria takes precedence over the constitution especially the fundamental human rights document. The Attorney-General made this argument at the ECOWAS Court in defense of the case filed in the consolidated lawsuit of activists and media houses, Amnesty international and Peoples Gazette, challenging … Read more
The Nigerian government have been under pressure to publicize names of Boko Haram financiers after the revelation by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Nigerian government has announced that Boko Haram sponsors have been identified and are being held. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami spoke to the News Agency … Read more
The AGF said he would not like to disclose the strategy the federal government will use in making the recovery… The Federal Government has said it will recover two hundred million pounds stashed in the United States, in its efforts to embarking on massive recoveries of assets belonging to the Federation. This is according to … Read more
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation is also looking into the request of extraditing the famed super cop… The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has queried the erstwhile commander of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, over the infractions noticed in his communication with Ramon Abbas, popularly called Hushpuppi, who … Read more
Court has again stopped AGF and the DSS from arresting, and blocking bank accounts of Sunday Igboho. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Oyo State High Court has again stopped the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and the Department of State Security (DSS) from arresting, and blocking bank accounts of popular Yoruba … Read more