Tag: AGF
President Buhari’s govt. has shown greater accommodation of the human rights violation– Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has shown greater accommodation of the human rights violation and the tolerance to the human rights record as far as the Nigerian State is concerned. According to the AGF, that, among other actions of the president is proof of his leniency, despite ...Federal High Court activities paralysed over judge’s death
Activities at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, was on Monday, paralysed over the death of Justice Ibrahim Watila of the Abeokuta Division in Ogun. The news of Watila’s death filtered out at the Abuja Division of the FHC early in the morning as court workers, lawyers and litigants came in for the day’s business. ...COVID-19 Second Wave: Govs to meet over Wednesday as schools re-open
The Nigerian Governors Forum on Monday said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen across the country. In a statement signed by its spokesman Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Governors forum said it was alarmed by the intensity of the second wave of the ...Court grants Adoke permission to travel abroad for medical check up
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted permission to former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, to travel for medical checkup in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, rejected the objection raised by lawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), ...NASS has no constitutional power to summon Buhari – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, says the National Assembly has no constitutional power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari. Malami disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement titled ‘Buhari’s Summon: NASS Operates Outside Constitutional bounds.’ The AGF said, “National Assembly has no constitutional power to envisage or contemplate a situation where the president would ...Court orders remand Abdulrasheed Maina at Kuje Correctional Centre
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the conclusion of his trial. At the resumed trial on Friday, the counsel representing Maina, Adaji Abel formally withdrew and the counsel engaged by Mr. Maina asked for a short adjournment to enable ...Prosecution witness who testified to the EFCC regarding Maina’s Abuja property reportedly died of COVID-19 – Detective tells court
A former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, bought a property worth $2 million in the Jabi area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a prosecution witness said on Thursday. Giving her testimony when she appeared before Justice Okong Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Rouqayyah Ibrahim stated that ...Alleged #ENDSARS sponsorship: Former Sen. Garba files $1bn suit against Twitter CEO, wants court to stop Twitter operations in Nigeria
A businessman, Mr. Adamu Garba, on Tuesday, instituted a 1 billion dollars suit against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Twitter International Company, Jack Dorsey at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged sponsorship of the ongoing #EndSARS Protest across the country. Garba, in a suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1391/2020 filed by his Lawyer, Abbas ...Looted assets: FG approves transmission of Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill to NASS -AGF
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the transmission of a bill, titled, “Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill,” to the National Assembly. Briefing state house correspondents after the FEC meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami explained that assets recovered have been in the hands of several agencies and that ...P&ID Case: Magu should be celebrated, given a heroic commendation – Wahab Shittu
Wahab Shittu, lawyer to the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has described the UK court’s verdict in the case against Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) as a victory for his client. In a statement issued on Sunday, Shittu said the court’s decision showed the result of ...
