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Ex-AGF Malami stole from Abacha loot- Kebbi govt
Kebbi State Government has accused former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), of inflating and sharing commissions from the recovery of the Abacha loot during his tenure in office.
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to Governor Nasir Idris, Abdullahi Idris, the government alleged that Malami’s record as minister was riddled with corruption, diversion of public funds, and mismanagement of recovered assets.
The Kebbi government, in its statement, further accused Malami of “ridiculous auctions of recovered properties to family members” and involvement in “inflating and sharing commissions from recovered Abacha loot.”
It said Malami, instead of addressing the weighty allegations surrounding his tenure, had resorted to “fabricating falsehoods” and launching “a campaign of blackmail and misinformation” against Governor Idris.
“The former minister is haunted by his own questionable record while serving as Minister of Justice,” the statement read. “It is ironic for Malami, who has no verifiable record of public service or landmark professional achievements, to accuse Governor Nasir Idris of financial recklessness.”
The government also alleged that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had frequently visited Malami’s business establishments in Birnin Kebbi — including Raahan Rice Mills, Raahan University, and AZBIR Hotel — as well as several properties linked to him in Abuja, Kaduna, and Kano.
Abdullahi Idris described Governor Nasir Idris as “a nationally recognised unionist and internationally respected labour leader who has successfully led both the Nigeria Union of Teachers and the Nigeria Labour Congress,” adding that the governor had shown “administrative competence and political maturity” since assuming office.
“Kebbi State Government therefore considers Malami’s baseless and mischievous allegations as products of desperation and hopelessness, driven by the burden of his own past actions,” the statement added.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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