The Federal Government, on Tuesday, disclosed that looted funds totalling $ 967.5 billion and N277 billion have been recovered in cash and assets. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said the recovery was made in 2024 alone. According to him, whereas the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government is yet to commence the extradition process of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator. Fagbemi denied reports that he recently announced that the federal government had commenced the extradition process of Ekpa. A statement by Kamarudeen Ogundele, media aide to Fagbemi, clarified that the…
The Federal Government yesterday placed the blame for the declaration of a state of emergency firmly on the doorsteps of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi accused Fubara of fueling the destruction of oil pipelines by suspected militants. He said the governor not only failed…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said that the allocation for Rivers State will be released to the Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The government also said President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was timely and meant to avert an implosion in the state. The Attorney-General of the Federation…
The Osun State Government has responded to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, following his directive to halt local government elections in the state. In a statement signed by Nurudeen Kareem, Special Adviser to the Osun Governor on Legal Matters, the government acknowledged the AGF’s stance on…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has advised the Osun State Government not to proceed with its planned Local Government election scheduled for February 22. Fagbemi argued that “any such election, that may be held, will not only be invalid since the term of office of the…
The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, on Thursday defended the continuous stay of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in office, saying it is legal and lawful. Fagbemi, who is also the Minister of justice, disclosed this in a statement he personally signed. He said Egbetokun’s appointment which took effect from October…
A lawsuit has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja against President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged unlawful removal of Justice Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The case has been initiated by…
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN on Thursday, said any state governor who tampers with funds belonging to their Local Government Areas will be guilty of gross misconduct, which is an impeachable offense. The AGF, while addressing the 2024 annual conference of the National Association of Judiciary…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has argued that no law exists in the country that prohibits the prosecution of minors. Fagbemi said, given the offence with which they were charged, the recent arraignment of some protesters, including some minors, charged with treason, was not inappropriate as claimed…