Tag: AGF
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Respect status quo over Yari’s assets, court warns EFCC, AGF
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, restated its earlier order over plans by the EFCC and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), to confiscate the assets and property belonging to the immediate-past Gov. Abdulazeez Yari of Zamfara. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Nkeonye Maha had, in a ruling in an ex-parte…
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$2bn tax dispute: Court adjourns MTN, AGF case till October
Justice Chukwujekwu Joseph Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until 29 October a case to resolve a $2 billion tax dispute between MTN Group and Nigeria’s attorney general. The attorney general has demanded MTN pay the $2 billion in September. The company has said the tax demand is without merit…
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2nd Term: Buhari makes first appointment, renews AGF tenure
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening extended the tenure of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris. The announcement was made in a statement signed by the Director, Communications, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Wunmi Ogunmosunle, on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service of…
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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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Ex-Boko Haram spokesman sues DSS, AGF; demands N500,000 damages
The FCT High Court in Maitama on Thursday fixed May 23 for hearing a N500,000 aggravated damages suit filed by Ali Konduga, a former spokesman of the insurgent group, Boko Haram. Konduga dragged the Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and the Attorney-General of the Federation to court for alleged breach of…
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AGF, Emefiele to appear before Reps over N33bn pension fund remittance
The Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris are to appear before the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The duo are to clarify alleged remittance of N33b pension deductions to the Federal government by PenCom before the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating alleged irregularities…
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Zamfara APC: We are yet to receive election ‘postponement letter’ from AGF – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it had not received a letter purportedly written by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), demanding a postponement of the Zamfara State National Assembly, governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The commission specifically stated that the purported letter could…
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Buhari’s AGF speaks on writing INEC to postpone 2019 elections
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday, denied media reports that he wrote the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone all the forthcoming general elections apart from the presidential poll in Zamfara State. Malami, through his Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Mr. Salihu Isah, said in his…
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IPAC reacts to AGF Malami’s letter, warns INEC against postponing elections because of APC
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Thursday warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to consider postponing elections in Rivers and Zamfara States because of the internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC). IPAC is the umbrella body of all the 91 registered political parties in Nigeria. It made the call in…
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Onnoghen: Agbakoba sues AGF, NJC, seeks declaratory reliefs
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has approached a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). In the suit, Agbakoba joined the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the National Judicial Council (NJC) as first and…