By Yusuf Alli, The Nation Newspaper Listen To The Report The High Court lacks the powers to order the deletion of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, the National Assembly has told the Court of Appeal. It urged the appellate court to order the retention of the section, adding that Justice Evelyn Anyadike of
By Sahara Reporters The attorneys general in Nigeria’s 36 States have sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for non-remittance of stamp duties fund generated from the States. According to a court document, the attorneys sued Malami because funds generated from stamp duties are not remitted into States’ coffers,
By SaharaReporters The failure of Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to successfully negotiate an arbitral award with Process and Industrial Developments Ltd, has placed Nigeria at the receiving end of losing up to 20 per cent of the country’s foreign reserve, a monetary sum of over $9bn. A 2010 contractual agreement between
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has joined the growing number of groups that have called on the Nigerian Government to free the detained Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, from prison. The union in a letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said the travails of Mr. Jalingo appear to be “persecution
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian judiciary and justice sector kicked off in 2019 and ended with controversial cases that attracted national and even international attention. The election year saw political and other developments that shook the judiciary with unprecedented occurrences, such as the controversial retirement of former Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, the trial of fugitive
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The members of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) have alleged that Nigeria’s Justice Minister and Attorney General, Mr. Abubakar Malami is interfering in a court case between the organization and the Musical Copyright Association of Nigeria. COSON are pleading the court in suit number FHC/L/CS/1259/2017 to grant it the
By Ogar Monday The Federal Government has directed the Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla to stop carrying out any operation as head of the panel due to his recent actions that have run contrary to the enabling act establishing it. This was contained in a letter
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government of Nigeria Monday in Abuja backed the Emergency Powers Act, 1966 Bill, (SB 182) sponsored by Senator John Owan-Enoh (APC Cross River Central). Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami made known the government’s position in a public hearing held by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human