President Buhari did not breach Supreme Court order on Naira redesign ―Malami

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says with regard to the Naira redesign policy and the Naira swap policy, President Buhari has not acted in breach of the case instituted at the Supreme Court by some state governors. Malami stated this while appearing on the Ministerial Media Briefing organized by […]

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Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara states file contempt proceeding against Malami, Emefiele over old naira deadline

Governments of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States have filed a contempt proceeding against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami SAN and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for their alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order extending the deadline for the use of old N200, N500 […]

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Naira swap: Malami files preliminary objection to El-Rufai, Bello and Matawalle’s suit at the Supreme court

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has filed processes challenging the jurisdiction of the Nigerian Supreme Court to suspend the scheduled deadline of Naira swap and demonetization. Malami, in a preliminary objection he filed on behalf of the Federal Government, applied for an order striking out the suit that […]

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Onyeama, Malami, Dabiri-Erewa, other Nigerians celebrate Buhari in the U.S as he turns 80 today (Video)

Nigerians in the United States came together on Saturday morning, to wish the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari a happy birthday, as he turns 80 today, December 17. President Buhari was all smiles as they sang Happy birthday song to him. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]

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AGF Malami faces fire for accepting N135m, exotic car gifts

Persons described as friends and loyalists of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, have donated exotic vehicles of different brands to support his ambition of becoming the Kebbi state governor in 2023. Malamis media aide, Umar Gwandu, said the minister’s friends gifted the vehicles to “long-term workers in the […]

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What Nnamdi Kanu’s release is contingent on ―Malami

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says the President, Muhammadu Buhari, will consider the interest of over 200 million Nigerians before he grants the request for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. AGF Malami stated this on Tuesday as a guest […]

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AGF Malami may lose SAN rank if found culpable in Odili’s home raid ―NBA president says

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, says the Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, may be stripped of his senior advocate rank if he is found to be involved in the raid of the home of Mary Odili, a supreme court Justice and wife of former Rivers state governor, Peter Odili. […]

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NBA petitions panels, commission over Malami, magistrate’s roles in Justice Odili’s home invasion

National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has resolved to file a petition against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, and Mr Emmanuel Iyanna, the Chief Magistrate in Abuja, who issued a search warrant for security officials to search the home of a Supreme Court […]

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Senior lawyer challenges Malami to name lawmaker financing Sunday Igboho

Chief Yomi Alliyu SAN, one of the Counsels to Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has faulted the claims made by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN. Malami had linked Igboho to a terrorism sponsor, claiming that the activist is being financed by a lawmaker. But responding, Alliyu SAN […]

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Despite FG’s ban, Nigerians massively bombard Buhari, Malami on Twitter

Not deterred by the Nigerian government’s ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria, Nigerians logged on to the microblogging site in large numbers on Saturday to lambast the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN. Amid the palpable panic that trailed the announcement of the ban […]

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El-Rufai, Malami, Ayade: Nigeria’s Three Troublers In One Troubling Week, By Festus Adedayo

Perhaps if Alois Hitler, father of a man who would later be the albatross of the whole human race, had performed a ritual which the Yoruba call the Ẹsẹ̀ntáyé – a traditional earthly journey investigation – on his son Adolf, six million Jews who were exterminated in excruciating circumstances decades later by same man who […]

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Malami says high profile Nigerians will face prosecution for financing terrorism

Nigeria’s federal Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has disclosed that some high profile Nigerians will be facing prosecution for financing terrorism. This is coming after over 400 businessmen were arrested in an operation coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), and in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the […]

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CSOs, Nigerians can use court to compel Malami to prosecute Pantami for terrorism ―Ozekhome

Senior lawyer and human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has called on civil society organisations and Nigerians to approach the court to compel the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN, to prosecute Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for acts of terrorism. Ozekhome also lambasted the Nigerian Presidency for exonerating Pantami’s past […]

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Diezani, Malami, Magu: Shame of a Nation, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

The former minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Madueke had not openly spoken, or granted any interview in the last five years that she’s been standing trial in absentia for corruption and embezzlement. But when she did about four weeks ago, she pontificated on morality and social values at a virtual event organised by the Ijaw […]

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Malami: Portrait of a “Barrier-in-Chief”, By Godwin Onyeacholem

Much as one tries, it has been difficult to find something for which to commend Nigeria’s current attorney general and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. He has been the chief law officer of the country since he was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari at the take-off of his administration in 2015, and he was […]

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Why Shiite leader, El-Zakzaky, wife, are not released -Malami

Attorney General of the Federation of Nigeria, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, has stated that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, was not released along with the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, and a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, because the Federal Government cannot interfere in a case already […]

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Fashola, Amaechi, Malami, Onu, Mohammed, 8 others may retain Ministerial seats

Strong indications showed last night that between 12 and 15 ex-ministers will remain in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. It was learnt that the ex-ministers’ names are on the list which was reportedly submitted to Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday. But there was still a pall of uncertainty on the size of the cabinet. Nigerian […]

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