The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Buhari over ‘missing N106bn’. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and to ensure … Read more
They are also praying the court to declare that “it is unconstitutional for the President, through the federal Minister of Finance, the AGF, or any other authority whatsoever, to utilise, apply, allocate, expend and appropriate same to itself or distribute same in any other manner howsoever without due allocation from the federation.” Thirty-six states Attorneys … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) is set to outlaw the Yoruba Nation group. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) is considering all options against Yoruba Nation separatist group including the proscription of the movement led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho. According to the Office of the Attorney General … Read more
Sunday Igboho, who is currently in detention in the Benin Republic, filed the suit at the court in Ibadan through his counsel, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN). EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Oyo High Court has stopped the Department of State Security (DSS) and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting, and blocking bank … Read more
Igboho wants the court to order the defendants to return his personal belongings, which they allegedly carted away during the operations Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, is demanding ₦5bn in damages from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS), over the invasion of his house … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has spoken about the Jonathan/Malami presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, Monday debunked reports making the rounds that former President Goodluck Jonathan and himself will contest … Read more
The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation over the weekend said it had instituted a legal team to monitor Nnamdi Kanu’s trial scheduled to begin later this month Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has welcomed the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor the proceedings at the … Read more
Rumours were widespread a few days ago that President Muhammadu Buhari was planning to promote the embattled former Chairman of the EFCC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been rejected for promotion by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The rejection of Magu … Read more
…the re-arrest and re-arraignment of Nnamdi Kanu was not discussed in the meeting the Office of the AGF had with the British High Commissioner… The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has insisted that the re-arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, followed … 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
Commotion erupted at the federal high court on Thursday when two federal prosecutors had a go at one another over who’s right to represent the government in case involving Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo state. Ekohotblog reports that One of the lawyers is from the office of the inspector-general of police (IGP) while 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
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
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
Former vice-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Ubani, has sued attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. The litigation is sequel to AGF move to tinker with the rules of professional conduct for legal practitioners (RPC), 2007 by the AGF Ubani wants the court to determine whether Malami has the power to single-handedly … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has directed the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde to reverse himself over the dissolution of local government administration in the State. The directive was contained in a letter to the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, Prof. Oyewo Oyelowo … Read more
Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister, Abuja. Dear Sir, PROTEST OVER YOUR ILLEGAL ORDER TO SOUTH-WEST GOVERNORS I find it disturbing your statement of Tuesday, January 14, 2020, declaring the security initiative of South-West governors ‘Amotekun’ as illegal. You also threatened that the full course of the law will … Read more
The Nigerian unit of South African telecoms company MTN Group said on Friday the attorney general of Nigeria has withdrawn its $2 billion tax demand against MTN Nigeria. MTN Nigeria said the letter from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister OF Justice (AGF) confirmed that AGF has referred the matter to the Federal … Read more
The House of Representatives has taken steps to ensure that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation was separated from that of the Minister of Justice. The bill which sought to effect this changed has just passed the second reading on the floor of the lower chamber. It could be recalled that at … Read more
……..Nigeria to credit British court Monday The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally agreed to pay the $200m security deposit ordered by Justice Christopher Butcher of the Commercial Court in London in September in the ongoing gas dispute case between Nigeria and Process and Industry Development Limited, it has been learnt. The British court had … Read more