President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and appointed in his place Mohammed Umar. Magu, a commissioner…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to investigate more than N300bn in public funds that have been declared missing, misappropriated or unaccounted for…
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has said the trial of some personnel of the Nigeria Army accused of being accomplices of kidnapping suspect, Hamisu…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday denied the allegation that he was shielding the soldiers involved in the release of kidnap kingpin,…
Femi Falana, a principal partner at Falana & Falana’s Chambers has written a letter to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami demanding the…
The Nigerian government has confirmed the receipt of $311m looted by late military ruler, Sani Abacha, from the government of the United States of America. The Attorney-General of the Federation,…
Once upon a time, the use of motorcycles as a means of public transportation was an aberration in Nigeria. Economic depression and visionless transportation planning gave us the monstrosity called…
The Federal Government and the governors of the South-West states on Thursday agreed on the way forward with the controversial security outfit, Operation Amotekun, and settled for a legal “framework.”…
Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has advised the six governors of the southwest region to immediately forward bills for the creation and operation of Amotekun, the security outfit they…
There’s a reason why we’re the world’s largest ostrich farm. And that reason was given yet again in legalese in the response of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…