Abubakar Malami Archives

May

25

2023

Uncovering Mystery of Nigeria’s Missing $2.4 Billion Oil Funds – Reps Grill Malani

Economy, PoliticsAbubakar Malami, Crime, NNPC, Politics

The House of Representatives Committee investigating missing $2.4 billion crude on Thursday, once again grilled the Attorney-General of the Federation. Malami was questioned on by the lawmakers over his failure to act on the tips provided by a whistleblower. Speaking on the whistleblower, Malami said he had no sufficient evidence to act. “There were no reasonable grounds or suspicions justifying the evocation of the oversight function of the National Assembly as per this matter is concerned,” he said. However, he was countered by the Chairman of the Committee, Mark Gbillah, who said the committee has more than enough evidence for…

Mar

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Governors give Malami, Emefiele Tuesday ultimatum to obey Supreme Court

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Abubakar Malami, Economy, Emefiele, Lifestyle, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Wodu and Raphael Ede State governments, which sued the Federal Government on the naira redesign policy, have given the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, till Tuesday to comply with the order of the Supreme Court on the currency. The state governments threatened to file contempt charges against the two top officials on Tuesday should they fail to obey the apex court which ordered that the old N1,000, N500, and N200 should be in circulation alongside the new notes till December 31, 2023. Over one week…

Oct

27

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

On Nnamdi Kanu: A special National Award For Abubakar Malami

Abia State, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbubakar Malami, Freedom, Next Level, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Odo Ijere, Opinion, Politics

The ruling of the Umuahia High Court ordering the FG to return Nnamdi Kanu back to Kenya and pay him a compensation of N500,000,000 Naira is a trite ruling that indeed has called a spade by its name. I had written in my many past submissions that Alhaji Abubakar Malami SAN will end up embarrassing this nation because of his empty ego trip. He has proved beyond doubts that he's a luminary nincompoop in the legal profession he professes. An Attorney General that is totally brain dead and a disgrace to the legal profession. An ethnic bigot that is emotionally…

Oct

14

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

AGF to file fresh charges, insists Nnamdi Kanu discharged, not acquitted

Lifestyle, News, PoliticsAbubakar Malami, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

Fresh trouble may be in the offing for the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, as the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, clarified that Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted. Malami dropped a hint on Thursday in his first reaction to the Court of Appeal verdict, which on the same day quashed the terrorism charges against Kanu on grounds of his unlawful abduction from Kenya to Nigeria. A statement from Malami’s office read, “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision…