SERAP gives Buhari ultimatum to prosecute 103 high-profile corruption cases

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct Abubakar Malami, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, to prosecute high-profile corruption cases. The organization said the high-profile cases include 103 files reportedly sent to Malami by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2017. The body also […]

Malami Blocking Nigeria’s Oil Sector Reform, Intelligence Report Says

Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has been fingered as a top insider of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration that is blocking the country’s oil sector reform. In its latest intelligence report on Nigeria, a political risk consultancy, Menas Associates, hammered strongly on Malami. Disturbingly, Nigeria generated just 56% of forecast revenue from January […]

Malami: Portrait of a “Barrier-in-Chief”

Much as one tries, it has been difficult to find something for which to commend Nigeria’s current Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. He has been the chief law officer of the country since he was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari at the take-off of his administration in 2015, and re-appointed in […]

Nigeria Receives $311m “Abacha Loot” From U.S

The federal government of Nigeria has received $311,797,866.11 recovered assets of General Sani Abacha repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed this on Monday. According to Malami, the amount increased significantly from over $308 million mentioned in an earlier statement in […]

Oyo State Blasts Malami, Faults Minister’s Actions On Local Govt. Councils

Oyo State Government in Western Nigeria has taken on the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, claiming that the decision of the minister on the local government crisis rocking the state is partisan. Malami’s counterpart in the state, Oyelowo Oyewo, a law professor, is insisting most of the minister’s actions in […]

$9BN Judgement: A Break Down of Buhari and Malami’s Incompetence and their Pathetic Solution to the Problem

Expecting Abubakar Malami,the Attorney-General of the federation to satisfactorily defend the Buhari administration’s handling of the Process and Industrial Development Limited situation is no different from giving him a chance to explain how Section 174 of the constitution allows him to disobey court orders-he won’t make any sense. President Buhari was sworn into office on […]

Weighing Abubakar Malami’s competence, integrity

The portfolio of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) is the only cabinet position that enjoys express constitutional provision. Abubakar Malami who held that position from November 2015 to May 28, 2019, took considerable flak, much of which was grounded on neither facts nor logic. Given the local political temperament, a […]