Tag: AGF
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Supreme Court re-adjusts hearing date for Senator Peter Nwaoboshi’s appeal
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja granted a reprieve to jailed Senator Peter Nwaoboshi by reversing the downward hearing date in the appeal challenging his seven years imprisonment for corruption. The initial hearing date in his appeal against the conviction was slated for November 24, 2024, it was, however, on Thursday brought…
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Alleged drug trafficking: CSO drags NDLEA, AGF to court demanding immediate prosecution of Tinubu
A Civil Society Organization, CSO, under the aegis of Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged the National Drugs and Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General to the Federation, Abubakar Malami to immediately start prosecution of APC’s presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu over alleged money laundering and drug trafficking.…
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FG/ASUU: Appeal Court gives parties 24hrs to resolve dispute amicably out of court
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has given the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, twenty-four hours to resolve their dispute amicably out of court. According to the Appellate Court on Wednesday, the two parties are to have a rethink, sit down and come out with a resolution that would…
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GARNISHEE: Court to rule on N25m fine awarded to PUNCH, against AGF
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has adjourned ruling till Oct. 10 on the case of N25 million fine awarded to PUNCH newspaper 28 years ago, against the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF. The judgment creditors/applicants, PUNCH Nigeria Limited and Bola Bolawole (then Editor, PUNCH Newspaper) while the judgment debtors are the…
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Audit Report: Reps summon Ag AGF, MDAs over financial accounts
The House of Representatives has summoned the Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Okolieaboh Sylva for failing to lay the 2020 audit reports of Ministries, Department, and Agencies (MDAs) of Government. Rep. Oluwole Oke, Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts, issued the summoned on Tuesday in Abuja at the resumed hearing of the Committee on…
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Lawyer drags Buhari, AGF, Umana to court over alleged unlawful interference in NDDC
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, and Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Umana Umana, have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja, by a lawyer, Oladimeji Felix Ekengba, over alleged unlawful interference in the operations and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In the suit filed…
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Alleged 109.5bn fraud: Court adjourns trial of ex-AGF Idris until Oct 4
An FCT High Court on Wednesday adjourned until Oct 4 trial of suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and three others for alleged N109.5 billion fraud. Other defendants are Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.
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Court fixes date to deliver judgment on Abba Kyari’s extradition
A Federal High Court in Abuja, will on Aug. 29 deliver judgment in the extradition suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) against the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, over his alleged link with Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, an alleged internet fraudster held United States. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel for…
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Extradition: Abba Kyari disagrees with AGF over late filing of court process
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari on Thursday told a Federal High Court, Abuja that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)’s response to his counter-affidavit was an abuse of court process. Kyari, in a notice of preliminary objection marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022 dated and filed on May 19 by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, before Justice Inyang Ekwo, said the…
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BREAKING: Suspended Accountant-General released from custody
Suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris ha been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Idris was released from EFCC custody after meeting his bail conditions, according to the Head of Media and Public Affairs of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren.