Southern Governors’ Clamour Lacks Legitimacy Political Elite Instigating, Celebrating Insecurity FG To Challenge Proposed Establishment of Lagos Anti-Corruption Agency Volume of Terror Funding Amazing, Huge Agitators for restructuring should perish the thought of its happening under the present political dispensation of President Muhammadu Buhari. This indication was given on Wednesday by the attorney general of…
Ibori Loot: FG, Delta Govt Head for Showdown As Malami Insists Agreement with UK Is ‘Signed, Sealed and Delivered’
The Federal and Delta State Governments may be heading for another round of confrontation, and perhaps legal tango over the controversial 4.2 million pounds (GBP) recently repatriated to Nigeria by the British government being part of looted funds recovered from former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori. The federal government has foreclosed the possibility…
The National Assembly is Constitutionally Competent to Summon President Buhari
[responsivevoice] I have just read with angst and trepidation, a statement credited to the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to the effect that the National Assembly, NASS has no power to summon the President over his “operational use of the Armed…
National Assembly Lacks Power to Summon Buhari over Security Matters, Says Malami
[responsivevoice] Abubakar Malami, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, attorney general of the Federation and minister of justice, Wednesday in Abuja, stated that the National Assembly lacks the constitutional power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari to explain security matters as requested by the House of Representatives last week. The House of Representatives had last week, irked…
Booby Trap for Magu?
Aso Rock is facing an unenviable dilemma over the investigation of Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged financial crimes. Ibrahim Magu is a cat with nine lives. He has survived several banana peels in his career as a police officer and posting to the Economic and Financial…
The Case Against Magu
It appears to be the beginning of the end for Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with his suspension by President Muhammadu Buhari. What it suggests is that the allegations raised against him by Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the Federation and minister of justice may have merit after…
The Untold Story of Magu’s ‘Arrest’
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is obviously in some sort of trouble. First, on Monday it was reported that he had been arrested by the Directorate of State Service, DSS. But the DSS later issued a statement denying the arrest. It said the anti-corruption boss was not in…
Discovery of Over $1 Billion Concealed Fund: CSOs Threaten to Sue FG for Refusal to Pay Whistle-Blower
A coalition of civil society organisations in the South-south has threatened to sue the Federal Government over its refusal to pay commission to one John Okupurhe who allegedly exposed over $1bn (N420bn) hidden in Unity Bank Plc. The civil society organisations under the aegis of South-South Anti-Corruption Watchdog (SACW) on Monday in Benin City, Edo…
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