Tag: AGF
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Court fixes date to hear El-Zakzaky, wife’s N4bn suit against DSS, AGF
Court fixes date to hear El-Zakzaky
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Court orders AGF to take over prosecution of ex-Imo governor
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami
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Hushpuppi: Court throws out group’s petition to stop police, AGF from arresting, extraditing suspended DCP Abba Kyari
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday evening refused to grant an ex-parte application seeking to restrain the Nigeria Police and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and extraditing suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari. Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed rejected the application filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Northern Peace…
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Reps summon Customs, AGF, others over Shippers’ Council revenue collection
Emman Ovuakporie The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Tuesday summonsed the Nigerian Customs Service, Accountant General of the Federation and Budget Office appear before it on Monday to explain issues over the collection and appropriation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council 2% Ports Development Levy revenue. This was sequel to the complaint made by…
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State Attorneys-General drag Buhari’s minister to court over remittance of recovered funds
The 36 states of the country have filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the Federal Government on the status of recovered funds and failure to remit same to the federation account. Through their Attorneys-General, who are listed as plaintiffs in the suit, the 36 states instituted the action against the Attorney General of…
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IBORI: Bank documentation shouldn’t take 12 years– Oghara Union tells AGF, British Govt
The Oghara Development Union (ODU), Lagos branch has asked the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to tell Nigerians the truth about the delay in repatriating the proceeds of assets confiscated from the three ladies in the Ibori trials. In a press statement released on Tuesday 4 May, 2021, the union said: “the…
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Buhari blesses Emir of Daura’s son, AGF’s daughter as they wed in Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari has given his blessings to Muhammad Umar Faruk and Maimuna Ahmed Idris, as they were joined in matrimony on Saturday. Muhammad is the son of Emir of Daura, Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk while Maimuna is the daughter of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris. In a message delivered on…
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Maina’s Trial: Court fixes date for AGF, Femi Falana, others to testify
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 17 and 18 for a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana; the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and nine others to appear before the court. The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, fixed the dates on Thursday for the persons to testify in the…
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Just in: Ex-AGF Adoke gets court’s permission for medical trip
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted permission to a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), to travel for medical check-up at the United Arab Emirate, where he was in exile for about five years. Adoke had fled to the UAE shortly after leaving office in…
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#EndSARS: AGF must issue national apology over wrong comments, Hon Yusuf tells FG
…says FG must reverse missteps Federal Government should reverse its missteps as the two youth members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry commendably resumed sitting during the weekend, a member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Teejay Yusuf has said. Rinu Oduala and Temitope Majekodunmi, the youth members of the Lagos State Judicial…