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- 12 Feb 2021
Why #EndSARS Campaigners' Bank Accounts are Still Frozen - Malami
Abubakar Malami, SAN, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, has given reasons the federal government was yet to obey the court order to unfreeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS…
- 8 Jun 2021
Malami Logs into Twitter to Deactivate Account
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account to show solidarity with the Federal Government which had…
- 8 Apr 2016
My Role in MTN's N50Bn Fine- AGF
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney general of the federation and minister for Justice, has explained his role in the payment of N50billion to the Federal Government by a telecommunication firm, MTN…
- 15 Feb 2017
Bankers, Civil Servants in Trouble over $151m in Fictitious Accounts
Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the Federation, has said that the federal government was compiling lists of suspects who will face trial over the $151million and N8billion found in…
- 29 Oct 2019
MTN Files 9,100-Page in N3Bn Suit against AGF for “Malicious” Demand
MTN Nigeria Communication Limited on Tuesday filed a 9,100-page document in a bid to prove its N3bn claim against Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney general of the federation (AGF), in their legal…
- 16 Apr 2016
FG Will Not Frustrate MTN over N780Bn Fine- AGF
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation and minister of Justice, has revealed that it is not the intention of the federal government to frustrate MTN as a result of the fine imposed…
- 21 Dec 2015
MTN, Lawyer Urge Court to Declare NCC's $3.9Bn Fine Illegal
MTN Nigeria has urged the Federal High Court, Lagos to quash the $3.9 billion sanction imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The action came as a lawyer, Abubakar Sani, in a…
- 30 Jan 2020
Court Strikes Out MTN’s Suit Against FG as AGF Withdraws Demand
Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out the N3 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, against Abubakar Malami…
- 24 Apr 2018
FG Moves to Adopt Policies, Legislation to Fight Cyber-crime
The Federal Government has taken several steps through domestic policies and legislation as well as multilateral cooperation and collaboration to fight cybercrime , the Attorney-General of the…
- 26 Jan 2020
Pinnacle, ICPC Trade Words over Alleged Invasion, Harassment of Staff
Management of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, on has condemned the alleged invasion of its Abuja office by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).…
- 28 Sept 2015
List of Speculated Ministerial Nominees
Barely 48 hours to September 30, the deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari, to release the list of his long-awaited ministerial nominees, the social media was again abuzz on Monday, with…
- 19 May 2025
Falana vs Zinox, 12 Others: Again, Attorney General withdraws Fiat from Falana
For the second time, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has withdrawn the fiat donated to Femi Falana SAN, purporting to prosecute a case against Mr.…
- 19 Feb 2023
SERAP Drags President Buhari to Court over Old N500, N1,000 Notes Ban
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the unlawful directive banning the use of old N500 and N1,000 banknotes, which…
- 25 Apr 2021
SERAP Asks Buhari to Probe Missing $30m Safe School Fund
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the allegations on the missing, mismanaged or diverted $30 million Safe School Fund. The group…
- 17 Jan 2018
Court Adjourns Hearing of BVN Suit to March 1
The Federal Government on Tuesday requested for an adjournment over suit challenging its forfeiture order it secured from a Federal High Court in Abuja, to take over of monies not linked to Bank…
- 5 Nov 2017
FG Sacks Public Assets Recovery Panel Boss
Federal government has removed President Muhammadu Buhari’s adviser on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, as Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property. Attorney…
- 27 Oct 2017
Breather as Court Dismisses Suit to Revoke MTN’s Licence
The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit seeking an order revoking the operating licence of the telecommunication company, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, and another…
- 22 Jun 2021
ECOWAS Court Restraints FG from Prosecuting Twitter Users
The ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the federal government and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass Nigerians who are…
- 14 Sept 2015
Buhari’s Ministers: DSS Screens Odimegwu, Falana, Others
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, former managing director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, and Prof. Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate, are among the ministerial nominees that have been screened by the…
- 31 Oct 2021
SERAP Sues Buhari, Asks Court to Order Recovery of Alleged Missing N881Bn in 367 MDAs’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N880bn of public funds are missing…
- 14 Nov 2021
NNPC Fund: Keystone Bank Says No Recovered Loot with It
Keystone Bank Limited has said that reports in some sections of the online media on its meeting with the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots…
- 13 Mar 2022
SERAP Sues Buhari Over Failure to Stop Unlawful Data Access
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over the failure to review and rescind his reported approval for security agencies to access people’s…
- 24 Apr 2022
SERAP Sues Buhari, Ministers over Failure to Unblock Lines of 72m Subscribers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against President Muhammadu Buhari and two Ministers “over the failure to unblock the phone lines of over 72 million…
- 16 Jan 2023
Asein, NCC Boss Tasks Stakeholders to Enhance Creatives, Receives the Thomas Sankara Leadership Prize
Dr. John O. Asein, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has emphasised the need for Governments and Stakeholders in Africa to invest more in the youths, pay more attention to…
- 1 Oct 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Ngige, Make Buharis’s Ministerial List
Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on…
- 13 Jan 2016
Court Bars FG from Freezing MTN Bank Accounts
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday turned down an application of mareva injunction seeking to bar MTN Nigeria Communications Limited from emptying its accounts in 21 commercial banks in Nigeria.…
- 29 Feb 2016
NCC Confirms Receipt of MTN’s Payment of N50Bn
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has confirmed Federal Government’s receipt of the Ssum of N50 billion, towards settlement of the fine imposed on MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd by the…
- 13 Apr 2016
Confusion over MTN’s Payment Of N50Bn Fine to FG
There was a mild drama yesterday when Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communication Technology, distanced the ministry from the negotiation deal which culminated in the payment of N50bn by MTN Nigeria…
- 27 Apr 2016
EFCC Arrests Bank MD over Alleged $115m Diezani’s Cash
There were strong indications Wednesday night, that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have arrested the Managing Director (MD) and chief executive officer of a…
- 18 Feb 2017
Manufacturers Accuse Banks of Forex Racketeering
Nigerian manufacturers have accused commercial banks in the country of engaging in foreign exchange racketeering, which has been fuelled by acute shortage of hard currency in the economy, according…