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- 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For the second time, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has withdrawn the fiat donated to Femi Falana SAN, purporting to prosecute a case against Mr.…
- 15 Jul 2026
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of 48 Properties Linked to Former AGF Abubakar Malami
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, July 15, ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr.…
- 18 Jan 2022
Madu, Nigerian-Born Canadian Minister to Step aside for Calling Police Chief over Traffic Ticket
Kaycee Madu, a Nigerian-born minister of justice and solicitor-general of Alberta, a province in Western Canada, has been asked to step aside from his ministerial position after he called the police…
- 30 Jun 2013
Vacate Order in Suit against NIMASA-Adoke
Mohammed Adoke, attorney general and minister of Justice has filed an Application seeking to discharge an order of a Federal High court against the Federal Government in a suit instituted by the…
- 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…
- 6 Mar 2016
Senate Invites Shittu, Comms Minister, Others over MTN Fine
Senate Committee on Communications has asked Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications and Abubakar Malami, his counterpart, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, to…
- 13 Sept 2017
Group Asks Buhari to Sack Fashola, Others for Non-Performance
Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), a community-based and civil society organisation has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently rejig his cabinet and as a matter of…
- 17 Jul 2013
Reps Invite Adoke over $1.09Bn Malabu Oil Deal
House of Representatives Tuesday ordered Mohammed Adoke, attorney-general and Justice minister, to appear before its committees and explain a letter purportedly written by the minister to…
- 12 Sept 2022
Nigeria Modernizing IP Law in Line with Current Realities – Malami
Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation and minister of Justice, has said that the Federal Government is working to ensure that the country’s Intellectual Property (IP) law and…
- 7 Jan 2024
SERAP Urges Tinubu to Probe Payment of N585.2m Grant into Private Account
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and…
- 7 Sept 2009
Aondoakaa Vows to Curb Piracy
The fight against intellectual property theft may take another dimension with Michael Aondoakaa, the minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation’s pronouncement recently that…
- 11 Aug 2024
SERAP Urges Tinubu to Probe $1,5bn World Bank Loan to States, $3bn Chinese Loan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu, to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) and…
- 22 Feb 2013
Adoke Extols NIMC’s PIDP Proposed Bill
Mohamed Adoke, minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, has commended the management of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for proposing a bill on personal…
- 2 Aug 2026
SERAP Asks Tinubu to Probe Alleged N6.79Bn Missing Police Funds, Firearms
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), attorney general of the federation and minister of Justice; Olatunji…
- 9 May 2021
SERAP Asks FG to Probe N39Bn Duplicated, Mysterious Projects by MDAs
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct Mr Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation and minister of Justice and appropriate…
- 6 Sept 2020
Malami Accuses Govt Officials of Pocketing $301m in Oil Deal
Abubakar Malami, attorney general and minister of Justice, has revealed how $301 million were used in bribing Nigerian government officials in the $10 billion judgment earlier awarded to Process and…
- 15 Oct 2025
Nigeria Suffers 4,388 Cyberattacks Weekly- AGF
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, has revealed that Nigerian businesses experienced an average of 4,388 cyberattacks per week during the first quarter…
- 8 Jun 2021
Just In.... Lai Mohammed Leaves Decision to Prosecute Pastors Adeboye, Kumuyi, Others for Tweeting to AGF
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice will decide whether or not to prosecute Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Pastor William Kumuyi –both popular clerics and…
- 18 Apr 2022
Why AGF Malami Must Not Soil His Reputation, Governorship Ambition
By Adamu Sani, Public Affairs commentator The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami remains a man who divides opinions. However, in spite of the differing…
- 21 Dec 2025
SERAP Asks Tinubu to Release CTC of Tax Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently direct Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to…
- 3 Nov 2013
Asset Confiscation Case against Ibori Collapsed for Lack of Evidence – Aondoakaa
Michael Aondoakaa, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, has explained the reason why the assets confiscation trial of James Ibori, former governor of Delta State,…
- 3 Aug 2015
State Governors are Biggest Thieves- Akinjide
Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), renowned legal luminary and former minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, has said that state governors are the most corrupt people in Nigeria. He…
- 2 Jul 2021
FG Banned Twitter in National Interest- Malami
Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, has said the ban on the use of Twitter in the country was done to protect Nigeria’s interest. Malami said the…
- 18 Mar 2025
£15bn Petro Union Fraud: AGF Defends Nigeria's Wealth at Supreme Court
In a significant move to safeguard Nigeria from potential fraud, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has led a team of senior lawyers to…
- 9 Dec 2025
FG to Use Digital Economy Initiatives to Curb Corruption Among Youth
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has said that Federal Government is intensifying its use of digital-economy initiatives to curb corruption among…
- 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…
- 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…
- 11 Jan 2020
AGF Withdraws Demand for Over $1.9Bn Alleged Tax Claim from MTN Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has said it is pleased to report that its legal counsel has received a letter dated 8 January 2020 from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (the AGF) formally…
- 24 Oct 2025
FG Welcomes Nigeria’s Delisting from FATF Grey List
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed Nigeria’s delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The FATF, which announced the delisting at its plenary in Paris, France, on Friday, is…