Tag: Abubakar Malami

Buhari’s Govt Backs Down On Naira Swap Deadline, To Obey S’Court’s Verdict

Aliyu Aliyu

“Old naira notes remain acceptable until …,” Malami speaks on apex Court ruling on Naira crisis The Nigerian Government has said it would obey the Supreme Court ruling that temporarily suspended the February 10 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the exchange of the old naira notes with the newly redesigned naira notes. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, during an interview on Arise Television where he said that the government was hopeful that…

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Mambilla Mess: Who Will Love This Country? By Simon Kolawole

ADEOLA YUSUF

Insider report and analysis on Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Olu Agunloye, Sunrise, Michael Aondoakaa, Umoru YarAdua, Abubakar Malami and other players in Mambilla power contract and how they out-smarted one another in policy somersault and power play that has helped drag the sector on its kneels   On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, Dr Olu Agunloye, then minister of power and steel, presented a memo to the federal executive council (FEC). He sought its approval to award a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract for the Mambilla Hydropower Project to Sunrise Power…

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Stunning Photos Of Newly-Wedded Malami, Buhari’s Daughter Emerge

Abibat Babalola

Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has married Nana Hadiza the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, July 8. Nana Hadiza, 41, is Buhari’s third daughter with his first wife, Safinatu. She was married to Abdulrahman Mamman Kurfi with whom she had six children before their divorce. READ ALSO: Osinbajo Clashes with APC, Tinubu Over Muslim-Muslim Ticket Kuje Prison Attack: NCoS Speaks On Whereabout Of Osinachi’s Husband, Wadume JUST IN: Again, Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos + LOCATION 13 Year-Old Girl Breaks US Varsity Admission Record Hadiza is now…

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Sacked NIA Boss, Mohammed Dauda, Petitions AGF, Demands Reinstatement

Aliyu Aliyu

The ex- NIA boss tasks Malami on pending legal tussle with NIA A former Acting Director General National Intelligence Agency ( NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, who was removed as the DG, has petitioned the Attorney General of Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, demanding his immediate reinstatement. Platforms  Africa reports that Dauda appealed to the AGF to use his office to ensure that his personal liberty is not compromised due to the ongoing legal tussle with the National Intelligence Agency. In a petition written on January 11, 2022 by his counsel, Kanu…

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Nigeria overlooks $14m Bail Bond, Frees Detained Vessel to Swiss Govt FoC

Aliyu Aliyu

Here are the roles Vice President Osinbajo, AGF Malami others played + How degerating diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Switzerland were safeguarded   More facts have emerged on reasons the Nigerian Government released and handed over a detained vessel, MT San Padre Pio, to the government of Switzerland, free of charge despite a $14 million bail bond in its favour. Platforms Africa reports that the Swiss government and the Nigerian government have been in Court over the issue, which began three years ago. The Swiss went to the International Tribunal…

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BREAKING: How We Arrested IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu – Nigerian Govt + PHOTOS

Aliyu Aliyu

  The Nigerian Government has just announced that the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested by joint security agencies. He was said to have been arrested on Sunday, June 27, 2021.   READ ALSO: LATEST: Court Orders Detention of IPOB Leader Kanu in DSS ‘Secret’ Custody Imam Shot Dead, 12 Children, Others Injured as Masquerades Attack Mosque Gunmen Kidnap Third Ekiti Traditional Ruler in 3 Months   Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made the…

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Nigeria busts High-Profile Politicians, Businessmen financing Terrorism

Aliyu Aliyu

  “Arising from the wider investigation that has been conducted in Nigeria, a number of people, both institutional and otherwise, were found to be culpable,” Nigeria’s Attorney General says   The Nigerian Government says the network of some prominent individuals – politicians and businessmen – and organisations in the country who finance terrorism, has been busted. These terrorisrm financiers, already identified, will soon be prosecuted, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja, administrative capital of the country, on Friday.…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s AGF to meet Judiciary Workers 2 weeks after Courts’ shutdown

Adeola Yusuf

  The Attorney General and Minister of Justice in Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, will meet with leadership of the striking Judiciary workers on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, day it will be exactly 14 days that Courts in the country, including the Supreme  Court, have been shut down. National Public Relations Officer of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Mrs. Selepreye Koin, who disclosed this at the Platforms Africa e-Discourse on Saturday, Day 11 of the strike, maintained that previous meetings scheduled by the AGF were called off. “Well, the Federal…

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