Tag: Attorney-General
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Edo gov, Okpebholo recalls Attorney General from suspension
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has lifted the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Samson Osagie, with immediate effect. The governor had in February suspended Osagie alongside the chairman of the state Local Government
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Trump names Pam Bondi for Attorney General after Gaetz rejected offer
After Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida abandoned his quest for U.S. attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump wasted no time in choosing another candidate for the position. On Thursday evening, Trump announced his decision on social media. “I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our…
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Benue Gov suspends attorney general for joining states challenging the establishment of EFCC
Benue state governor, Hyacinth Alia has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim.
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Rivers Assembly screen, confirm new Attorney general
Members of the Rivers Assembly have screened and confirmed the appointment of Mr Dagogo Tamunoiboroma as the new Rivers Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Tamunoiboroma was confirmed at a plenary at the temporary assembly chamber in Government House, Port Harcourt.
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Tinubu orders Attorney-General to clear cases on $1.3bn oil block
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi to clear court cases on 1.3 billion dollars deepwater OML 245 oil block in Niger Delta. Others who received the directive are the Minister of State for Petroleum
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Rivers State Attorney General tenders resignation
Zacchaeus Adangor, the Attorney General of Justice in Rivers State, has tendered his resignation as the commissioner of Justice in Rivers State. This was made known in a letter addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, where he noted that his resignation was purely for personal reasons. Recall that in recent times, the Rivers State government has…
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UPDATED: EFCC arraigns ex-Lagos attorney general, Shasore, gets N50m bail
A former Attorney General of Lago State, Mr Olasupo Shashore, was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos on a four-count charge of money laundering. He, however, pleaded not guilty to all counts.
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Malami restates commitment to quality education in Kebbi
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has restated his commitment to complementing the efforts of Federal and State Governments in providing higher quality education in Kebbi. Malami made this known during a prize-giving day of Rayhaan Model Academy Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He described the establishment of Rayhaan Model…
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Gov. AbdulRahman appoints Sulyman as new Attorney-General
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has appointed Mr Senior Sulyman as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice for the state. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ravi Ajakaye, on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that Sulyman was until his appointment, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education…
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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…