Abubakar Malami
7 Apr
Infamous kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, known as Wadume has been freed after serving a seven-year jail term. The spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, confirmed Wadume's release. READ ALSO: Kidnap kingpin, Wadume bags seven years imprisonment Wadume was sentenced to seven years in prison following his arrest and arraignment on kidnapping charges…
7 Mar
A FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa has struck out the N1 billion suit brought against a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, while he was in office.
7 Mar
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa has struck out the N1 billion suit brought against a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, while he was in office. Also sued was a civil servant, Ms Asabe Waziri and two others – the office of the former minister and…
26 Oct
Barring a repeal of the pension law for former governors in their states, a total of seven serving ministers and the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) shall be entitled to pension largesse worth over N2.4 billion a year.
20 Sep 2023
Renewed controversy and agitation over the recent appointments into the Board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), by President Bola Tinubu, on which state the chief executive of the Commission should come from, is one too many.
14 Jun 2023
The Niger Delta Youth Congress, Initiative for Ethics and Value Orientation, Northern Youths Frontiers, National Movement for Democratic
8 Jun 2023
House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in China valued at over $2.4 billion has dismissed the allegation was false and unsubstantiated.
26 May 2023
Abubakar Malami, the minister of justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has again, said he knows nothing alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at $2.4 billion.
17 May 2023
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the Federal Government has recorded modest gains in the area of Justice reforms through legislations and judicial decisions.
16 May 2023
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, yesterday, inaugurated the Legal Practitioners Remuneration Committee (LPRC), headed by Attorney-General of Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo, to consider plight of younger lawyers.
9 May 2023
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Akali Baba, have reiterated their commitments to the effective implementation of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) in Nigeria.
28 Apr 2023
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, yesterday, came hard on members of the House of Representatives investigating claims that the country lost over $2.4 billion revenue from alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil ...
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Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government Secretariat and some residents of the town over a land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents. The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as…