NEWS

Nigeria to recover $9.5m in repatriated corruption proceeds from Jersey

Daily Dispatch January 9, 2026

About $9.5 million (£7 million) linked to corrupt proceeds and held in a bank account in Jersey is set to be returned to the Nigerian government to support an infrastructure project. Jersey’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, authorised the repatriation of the funds after signing a Memorandum

NEWS

Charges against Senator Natasha not abuse of court process – AGF

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has faulted claim by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that the charges filed against before the HIgh Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal High Court in Abuja amounted to an abuse of court process. The AGF’s office said the […]

LEAD STORY 2

Justice Minister Fagbemi Praises Finnish Court’s Conviction of Simon Ekpa

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2025

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Monday commended the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist figure Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court, describing the ruling as a strong validation of Ekpa’s involvement in violent crimes in Nigeria’s South-East. In a formal statement, Fagbemi welcomed the six-year prison sentence handed

NEWS

Fagbemi: EFCC, ICPC not targeting anti-Tinubu politicians

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2025

The Federal Government on Thursday dismissed allegations by opposition politicians that the anti-corruption war under President Bola Tinubu was being used as a weapon against political rivals, insisting that anti-graft agencies remained independent in carrying out their duties. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, speaking at a

FEATURES

War Against Human Trafficking: Fagbemi Calls for Collaboration of All Stakeholders

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2025

…Insists Crime Can No Longer Be Addressed in Isolation The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has declared that human trafficking has become a sophisticated, profit-driven, and deeply coordinated criminal enterprise, and could no longer be addressed in isolation, nor tackled by one agency or sector alone. The Minister […]

BUSINESS

AGF denies FG’s involvement in First HOLDCO share acquisition

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2025

We are compelled to respond to a publication by ThisDay Newspaper of July 17, 2025, and Arise TV suggesting that 25% of First Bank Holdings (First Holdco) shares were transferred to the Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) trustee. The report is inaccurate, misleading, resentful and malicious. Neither the Federal Government of Nigeria nor the Attorney […]