•Mike Ozekhome, SAN The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has taken over the prosecution of the criminal case brought against Mike Ozekhome (SAN) by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The development however, stalled Ozekhome’s planned arraignment...
•Nigerian Senate Key justice and human rights stakeholders yesterday opposed a Senate proposal seeking to prescribe the death penalty for kidnapping under a proposed amendment to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, warning that capital punishment would neither deter crime nor enhance national security. The opposition was expressed ...
•Convicted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The Court of Appeal in Abuja today struck out an appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and convicted terrorism offender, challenging alleged violations of his fundamental rights while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The court held that the [&h...
•Oba Adedayo Richard Shyllon A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has directed the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to take over the cyber stalking case instituted against the Alagbado of Agbado, Oba Adedayo Richard Shyllon. A charge sheet signed by the registrar, R.A Ismail and seen by our correspondent ...
•Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski Brazil said yesterday that the United States had revoked the US visa of the country’s justice minister, the latest official to be punished by Washington over the coup trial of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. The US State Department has yet to confirm the measure, which was announced by...
•Effiong and Tinubu A lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has accused the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, of insincerity with the supposed autonomy granted local governments (LGs) in Nigeria. Effiong said this on Channels TV today. According to him, with the reported seizure of LG funds in Osun State by [...
•IPOB factional leader, Simon Ekpa The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has denied reports that the federal government has commenced extradition proceedings against Simon Ekpa, a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Communica...
•The protesters in Abuja today A group of protesters today stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to demand the prosecution of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. The group under the banner of Concerned Citizens Against...
•Lateef Fagbemi The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has sprung into action and commenced drafting the response of President Bola Tinubu to the People’s Democratic Party’s governors’ suit challenging the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The PDP governors, on their part, have engage...
•Labour Party National Chairman Julius Abure The National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the Labour Party has asked the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to charge the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure and three others to court over allegations of perjury, forgery and criminal conspiracy. The ...
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