LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday reacted to the decision of the Appeal Court to discharge leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by spokesperson, Dr. Umar Jibril Gwandu, Mr Malami said the appeal court only discharged Kanu…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by President Muhammad Buhari and his attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to challenge the controversial section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Musa Dattijo-Muhammad, unanimously struck out the suit, describing it as an…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami has cautioned a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja against granting bail to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari in his ongoing extradition case. Malami, in a counter-affidavit to the bail application by Kyari., said the embattled officer could abscond…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presiding judge of the Federal High Court, Umuahia, Abia State, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, has declared as unconstitutional, null and void, Section 84 (12) of the Amended New Electoral Act 2022. The court in a judgement on Friday, ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation to immediately expunge the Section from the Amended New Electoral Act. It held…