The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has taken over the prosecution of Senior Advocate of Nigeria Mike Ozekhome in a high-profile fraud case involving a property in the United Kingdom. Ozekhome was due to be arraigned in an Abuja High Court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)….
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has lauded the Court of Appeal for its innovative use of special sittings to reduce case congestion. Speaking at the ceremony to mark the start of the Court’s 2025/2026 Legal Year, Fagbemi described the initiative as a timely response to public concerns about the slow pace of…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has appealed to Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to intervene in its internal leadership dispute and ensure compliance with a court ruling affirming its recognised executives. At a news briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the party’s National Secretary, Dr Sunday Olaposi, from the…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has decried vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure, assuring of the Federal Government’s crackdown on perpetrators. Fagbemi, who described the act as economic subversion that undermines national development, said this at the inaugural Annual Workshop for Attorney-Generals on Emerging Issues in the Communications…
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Shamsudeen Ogunjimi has called for the deployment of technology to proactively monitor financial management in real-time to ensure transparency and institutional discipline. Ogunjimi made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 2025 National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate and House…
The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has described late former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Daniel Abutu as an erudite jurist who laid a foundation for the 2010 doctrine of necessity. Fagbemi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the valedictory court session in honour of the…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi has advised the ECOWAS Court to be mindful of the unique legal contexts of member states when issuing judgments. Fagbemi gave the advice on Monday, at the opening of the inaugural meeting of ECOWAS Competent National Authorities, held in Lagos, to address the enforcement of…
A former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, on Wednesday told an Abuja High Court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to tender all the statements he made in their office. Idris in his evidence in the trial-within-trial ordered by the court following the objection raised by his counsel, Chris Uche…
The newly appointed Account-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, has expressed commitment to strengthening treasury operations in the country. Ogunjimi, who said this while assuming office in Abuja on Monday, said that the task ahead was enormous, adding that he would put in his best to ensure efficiency in tge treasury department. He…
Mr Anamekwe Nnabuoku, former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) on Wednesday, sought to enter another plea bargain agreement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the alleged N868.4million fraud case. Nnabuoku, through his lawyer, Isidore Udenko, told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja shortly when the matter was…
