Atleast 9 members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have resigned their appointment as ministers over their political ambition, leaving the President on the lookout for other qualified Nigerians to fill up the vacuum created by their exit. The cabinet members who resigned their appointment include the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
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Abubakar Malami, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, has declared his intention to contest the 2023 governorship election in Kebbi State. Malami made this declaration when his supporters in Kebbi State on Monday. According to the minister, he is counting on the people for their support, adding that he would not betray […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has said the court judgement allowing political appointees to run for office will go into effect. Abubakar Malami, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, made the government’s position disclosed in a statement Friday night. The AGF stated that he would act “accordingly…in line with the dictates of the law and the spirit […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has gazetted a court judgement that ordered it to declare bandits as terrorists. Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, gazetted the court judgement on Wednesday. Reports had it that Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had in a judgement on November 25, 2021, granted […]
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Abubakar Malami SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice,has said the federal government is judiciously utilizing the money recovered from looted assets by some Nigerians in financing capital projects in the country. Malami said this while featuring at a two-hour program aired by Radio Kano in the state metropolis. He said […]
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The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the deployment of virtual court sitting technology in Correctional facilities will ensure speedy dispensation of Justice and decongest custodial centres in the country. Malami said this at the launch of the nationwide pilot project for the deployment and use of Virtual Court sitting facilities at […]
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has debunked the allegations that N2 billion was paid to his office from the recovered funds. His Special Assistant on Media, Umar Gwandu issued a rebuttal at the weekend. The spokesman noted that prior to the repatriation of assets, Nigeria and relevant […]
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Nigeria’s Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has warned the governors in the Southern region against ban on open grazing in the region. Malami appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, described the position of the Southern Governors as “indeed dangerous.” According to the Attorney General, the Governors […]
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Tajudeen Yusuf, a member of the House of Representatives, has asked Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to issue what he termed a “national apology” over his comment on the Lekki Toll Gate shooting. Yusuf, who represents Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi State, made the demand in a statement issued […]
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A coalition of civil society organisations have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to probe Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), over “14 high-profile corruption cases”. In a letter sent to the president this weekend, the CSOs listed “financial fraud” and “influence peddling” among the allegations levelled against the AGF. The letter was signed by Olanrewaju […]
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