Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have allegedly uncovered arms and ammunition at the residence of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. The discovery has prompted a fresh security investigation into the source and legality of the weapons. According to a …
The office of Abubakar Malami, SAN, has raised alarm over reports that government security agencies may attempt to rearrest the former Attorney General immediately upon his release, despite a court granting him bail. According to a statement issued by Malami’s media aide, Mohammed Bello Doka, the development “raises grave concerns about due process, the rule …
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday granted bail to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) in the sum of N500 million in the money laundering case filed against him by the Federal Government. The judge directed Malami to produce two sureties who must …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 7, 2026, to rule on the bail applications filed by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, Bashir Asabe, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter on Friday after counsel to the defendants, Joseph …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed the bail application of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, who had sought release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Babangida Hassan stated that Malami’s detention is lawful and supported …
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN has described his continued detention by the EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, as based on Personal grudge. Malami, through his media aide, Muhammed Bello Doka, said that the commission chief lacks moral and constitutional rights to detain or investigate him. He said due to …
Fresh controversy has trailed the detention of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continues its sweeping probe of key officials who served under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Initial reports on Wednesday suggested that Ngige had been abducted, sparking public …
Barely two weeks after declaring his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Kebbi State, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, will appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning. Malami confirmed the development on his Facebook page on Friday. He stated that the anti-graft agency …
...Kanu still insists Nigerian court lacks jurisdiction to try him The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday announced the disengagement of his legal team led by former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The dramatic development unfolded …
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has listed several high-profile current and former government officials, including Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, as witnesses in his terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a new motion dated …
