Tag: AGF Malami

Electoral Bill: Reps. tackle AGF over alleged misleading advice

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…Set to review direct party primaries clause after New Year break Some aggrieved members of the 9th Assembly accused Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), of misleading President Muhammadu Buhari that led to his decision to withhold assent to the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill, 2021. Chairman, Adhoc Committee investigating Federal Government’s abandoned properties across the country, Hon. Ademorin Kuye, warned the AGF to desist from any action capable of destroying the existing cordial Executive-Legislative relationship. Hon. Kuye, who frowned at Malami’s forceful and bitter…

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‘Past administration looted funds for fight against terrorism’ – Malami

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The Attorney-Gen­eral of the Feder­ation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, says the present administration has “cleared the mess” of the past government in terms of the fight against terrorism. Malami disclosed this on Monday, while featuring on a radio programme in Kano. Speaking on the recovery of looted assets, the AGF said Nigerians have seen proof that the money recovered over the years from foreign countries has helped Presi­dent Muhammadu Buhari’s administration fund various projects. The AGF added that the as­set recovery was made possi­ble due to Buhari’s radical ap­proach to the…

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SERAP writes Buhari, seeks probe of ‘missing N3.1bn in Finance Ministry’

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “use his good offices to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that over N3bn of public funds are missing, mismanaged or diverted from the Federal Ministry of Finance. The organisation said the allegations are documented in the 2018 and 2019 annual audited reports by the Auditor-General of the Federation. According to SERAP, “Anyone suspected to be responsible should face prosecution as appropriate,…

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“We are ready to crush bandits now that they have been declared as terrorists” – Malami

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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), has said that the Federal Government’s determination to crush banditry remains unwavering now that the Court has granted an application filed by his Office declaring bandits groups as terrorist organisations. This was revealed by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the AGF, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday. According to the statement, the declaration is a demonstration of the determination of the office of the Attorney-General of the…

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Governors accuse AGF Malami of misleading President Buhari on Paris Club funds

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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF), has criticised the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for allegedly misleading President Muhammadu Buhari in the case of the $418 million Paris Fund deductions being claimed by a group of consultants. The Governors’ position was re-echoed yesterday by Chairman of Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, while speaking during a television programme. According to hin, it is difficult for any rational mind to justify the haste and illogic upon which the AGFs utterances and actions are based on…

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Justice Odili House Invasion: AGF Malami denies suspect’s confession as Police arrest fake CSP, 14 suspects

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The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), has refuted a confessional statement of a suspect arrested in connection with the invasion of the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili, of Nigeria’s Supreme Court. The AGF made the refutal in a statement issued yesterday by his media aide, Dr. Umar Gwandu, while reacting to a confession of a suspect during interrogation in the investigation of the recent invasion of the residence of the Supreme Court Justice. The AGF stated that with all the competent, high-level…

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AGF restates FG’s commitment to end impunity, crimes against journalists

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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), yesterday, expressed Federal Government’s commitment towards ending impunity for crimes against journalists in the country. Malami gave the assurance at a policy dialogue on the protection of journalists to mark the 2021 International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists. The parley was organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice in conjunction with the European Union, and the Managing Conflict in Nigeria, (MCN), programme. In a keynote address, the AGF restated the Federal Government’s laudable initiatives…

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“Criminals raided Justice Odili’s home”, Malami, says heads will roll

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…NBA to meet Security Chiefs over Justice’s invasion The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), has ordered the investigation of the security operatives involved in the invasion of the residence of Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili’s Abuja residence. Recall that security operatives on Friday had invaded the Odili’s house on the claim that “illegal activities” were going on at the house. Malami, who refuted media reports that he was involved in the process, insisted that the purported warrant issued has “criminal undertones”.…

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“AGF, Malami acting like Senior Advocate of bandits”, says ex-Human Rights Commission chairman

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A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has criticised the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, ‘for choosing some separatism as tolerable’. Odinkalu says he finds it “troubling” that Malami (SAN) is “acting as the Senior Advocate of bandits, rather than the Senior Advocate of Nigeria”. He argued that bandits and killer herdsmen ought to have been officially declared terrorists by Nigerian authorities — if truly they are impartial. “There isn’t one separatism in Nigeria. There are separatisms,” Odinkalu, a…

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AGF Malami named ‘Nigerian youth symbol’, ‘Omoluabi of Yoruba’

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The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has been named: “Golden Symbol of Nigerian Youths”. Malami, who is from Kebbi State, was conferred with the “Omoluabi” of Oduduwa Youth Worldwide yesterday. The leader, Akinyele Olasumbo, described the AFG as “a patriotic and selfless Nigerian who ensures constitutional democracy and that justice is served without fair or favour”. Recall that the controversial AGF has been in the spotlight over his comments on a number of national issues. Malami condemned the Southern Governors’ opposition to open…

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