•Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has approved the immediate dismissal of the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, C.O.C. Akaolisa. The announcement was made today via an official statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Chief Declan Emelumba. T...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday constituted a committee headed by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) to meet with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) today, to address the contentious issues associated with the tax reform bills which have generated various concerns across the country. The Deputy Senate Pre...
•Arraigned underaged protesters The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has commenced moves to drop the charges brought against the 32 minors arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Hours after the arraignment, the AGF disclosed in a statement late Friday night h...
•Benue State governor, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim. The justice commissioner was suspended for joining states challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Indepen...
•VeryDarkMan and Bobrisky The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; to conduct an independent investigation into allegations made by a blogger, Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan, that some officers of the E...
•Kanu Agabi A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi, says those who nurse suspicion against elections in Nigeria have justifiable grounds to seek redress in court. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who was AGF under the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, was a guest on Channels Television yesterday. Agabi, 78...
•Presidential aircraft The federal government says legal and diplomatic efforts are ongoing to recover some seized presidential jets. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, stated this in a statement yesterday through his spokesman, Kamarudeen Ogundele. The AGF described as inappropriate, court orders against three presi...
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended the former Attorney General of Abia State, Uche Ihediwa from further using the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the outcome of some investigations against him. A statement from the Secretary of the LPPC, Sarki Bello, said the committee at its 163rd General meeti...

