President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation. His appointment, approved today, takes effect from 7th March 2025, the same day the incumbent Oluwatoyin Madehin will retire. Ogunjimi, 57, was first named as Madehin’s successor last December. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Special Adviser…
The Senate, will tomorrow, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, consider a motion to discuss the recent judgment by a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, nullifying the provisions of Section 84(12) of the newly amended Electoral Act 2022 passed by the National Assembly. Justice Evelyn Anyadike, in a judgment, held that the Section of the Act…
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has reacted to speculations that the Minister, Abubakar Malami, is behind the crisis rocking Abia State following a court ruling last week that sacked the governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Reacting on Sunday in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and…
A group called the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Malami Abubakar, with immediate effect. CACOL, in a petition against Abubakar to the President, listed the sins of the AGF, noting that President Buhari must act fast so…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its war against corruption in the country. Malami made this commendation during his visit to the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the Commission has been very…