Tag: Adoke
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How Jonathan’s trusted aides dumped him, contributed money for Buhari’s campaign in 2015 – Ex-AGF Adoke
A former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Mohammed Adoke (SAN) has opened fresh can of worms on how former President Goodluck Jonathan’s trusted hands dumped him and contributed money to the campaign of the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. The former AGF also…
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Malabu Oil: Court orders arrest of ex-AGF Adoke, Etete, others
Justice Musa Senchi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Jabi has ordered the arrest of former Ministers of Justice and Petroleum Resources – Mohammed Adoke and Deazia Louya Etete (aka Dan Elete). The judge equally ordered the arrest of Raph Wezels, Casula Roberto, Pujato Stefeno and Burrato Sebastino, who are…
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Court stops Adoke’s 1.1bn Malabu deal trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped further prosecution of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) over alleged fraud in the Malabu oil deal. Justice Murtala Nyako on Friday ruled that Adoke’s involvement in the Malabu deal over the OPL 245 was in furtherance of…
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Malabu Oil deal: AGF Malami writes Buhari, seeks immediate suspension of Adoke, Diezani’s trial
The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF Abubakar Malami, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari stating in details why the federal government must suspend the trials of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke and former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke; both principal actors in the controversial Malabu Oil deal. Recall that the raging…
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Malabu oil scam: Adoke must be prosecuted – AGF, Malami insists
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit challenging the competence of the charges filed against former AGF, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) and others over their alleged involvement in the $1.1bn Malabu Oil scam. Malami also insisted that Adoke and…
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$1.1bn Malabu Oil deal: FG taking steps to extradite Adoke, others
The Federal Government is making all necessary arrangements to extradite to Nigeria, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, to face charges of fraud. Mr Johnson Ojogbane, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the agency prosecuting Adoke, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. The EFCC charged Adoke and…
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Malabu Oil deal: Adoke sues Malami, says ‘I acted in Jonathan’s directives’
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), who is facing corruption charges, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal. In the suit asking the court to determine the constitutionality of a serving minister exercising executive power through a presidential…
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Malabu oil deal: I won’t return home until…Adoke lists conditions to FG
Immediate past Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has said he won’t return to home until the Federal Government concedes legally to certain rights and conditions that he is entitled to as a former public office holder and private citizen. In his words: “I will definitely come back, if I have the assurance…
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Malabu Oil Deal: EFCC planning to raid, plant cash in my country home – Adoke
Sequel to the on going controversies over the Malabu oil deal, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is planning to raid his country home in Okenne, Kogi State, with the purpose of planting huge sums of money in order…
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BREAKING: $1.3bn Malabu Oil deal: EFCC raids ex-AGF, Adoke’s home
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday raided the Kano home of the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), as part of investigations into the $1.3bn Malabu scam. According to Adoke, the operatives of the EFCC stormed the residence and broke down the doors without a search warrant. Adoke said…