Tag: Abubakar Malami

Expect surprises from Magus probe, Presidency tells Nigerians

Ishaku Yohanna

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has asked Nigerians to be prepared for surprises in the probe of Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Speaking on Channels Televisions Politics Today programme on Sunday, Shehu said the Presidency had been receiving some little updates from the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel and the findings would surprise Nigerians. Responding to a question on claims by Magus lawyers that the probe was a witch-hunt, Shehu said, I guess this is…

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Malami in web of N300m mansion purchase scandal

Ishaku Yohanna

Nigerias Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has denied reports in the media that he bought a mansion worth N300million for his newly married son in Abuja.   An online newspaper, not Voice of Liberty, had published a report on Friday claiming that the Minister of Justice had gifted his eldest son, AbdulAziz, who wedded on Saturday, the alleged N300million Abuja mansion. The newspaper also alleged that Malamis son, Abdul Aziz, who graduated from a university in Cyprus in 2018, is known among his circle to lead a flamboyant…

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Magu asks IGP for bail

Ishaku Yohanna

Suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has written a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, asking for bail on self recognizance. He requested for bail through a letter sent on his behalf by one of his lawyers, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, to the Police Chief on Friday, July 10. Magu has been detained at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) since Monday, July 6 when he first appeared before the Presidential Panel probing him for the allegations of misconduct leveled against him…

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