Sentences with phrase «justice minister who»

She is Canada's first aboriginal justice minister who has already changed the course of much litigation under the previous Conservative government.

It's already started thanks to Robin Camp's egregious conduct, and the four Law Professors and the Justice Minister who were guided by their good conscience and courage to do something about it!

Not exact matches

«Israel doesn't have a strategy vis - à - vis the Palestinians generally or Gaza specifically,» said Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni, who served as justice minister during the war in 2014, on Monday.

As of late, he has come under fire for his firing of FBI director James Comey, his alleged sharing of guarded intelligence about ISIS with the Russian foreign minister, and allegations that Trump obstructed justice by asking Comey not to look into his former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, who Trump has since fired for misrepresenting talks he had with Russian ambassador Sergei Kisylak.

Mr. Rafizi, a member of the People's Justice Party, has been a leading critic of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is accused of receiving $ 1 billion from 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, a government investment fund that Mr. Najib established and oversaw.

Many of us are devout Christians who evangelize, but we also know that social justice is also important if you want to be able to minister to the down and out.

But there was another minister, not famous like King, who also influenced her views on social justice and stoked an intensity for action.

Bishops who promised to be fathers to their priests toss to the wolves the innocent and the guilty alike, all in the name of «protecting the children,» but protecting, in fact, themselves and an institution that has no reason for being other than to minister the justice and mercy of God.

In a letter to Justice Minister Mohammed al - Issa seen by Reuters, eight judges complained about foreign trainers who shave their beards contrary to purist Islam, the minister's meetings with diplomats of «infidel» states and plans to let women practice as Minister Mohammed al - Issa seen by Reuters, eight judges complained about foreign trainers who shave their beards contrary to purist Islam, the minister's meetings with diplomats of «infidel» states and plans to let women practice as minister's meetings with diplomats of «infidel» states and plans to let women practice as lawyers.

If one is pastor to a church which ministers to a large number of people who are unemployed, there is little doubt about addressing issues of economic justice from the pulpit.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has reacted to «a story entitled, CJN, Okonjo - Iweala, Fayemi, Fayose, Others Under Probe - EFCC, which appeared in The Punch Newspaper of today Wednesday September 6, 2017 regarding a list of high profile persons, including the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi and Justice Abdu Kafarati of the Federal High Court, who are said to be currently under investigation by the Commission.

Shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter, who led the debate against Grayling last week, told Politics.co.uk:

In a news conference this lunchtime Scottish justice minister Kenny MacAskill confirmed his decision to free Abdelbaset al - Megrahi, who is suffering from terminal prostate cancer and has an estimated three months to live.

There are some who, having felt stifled by EU rules and regulations for so long, now see the allure of that buccaneering approach to global trade; but this would not be the «ambitious global role» a prime minister concerned for social justice and good governance seeks.

Mr Amidu, who filed the case ahead of the 2016 general elections, told the court on Wednesday, 8 February that since there has been a change in government, he would leave the matter to new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo to retrieve the money, Accra100.5 FM's Court Correspondent Ama Brako Ampofo reported.

Sadiq Khan, who managed Miliband's successful leadership campaign, was appointed Shadow Justice Secretary and Shadow Lord Chancellor, and continuing Deputy Leader Harriet Harman continued to shadow Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as well as being made Shadow International Development Secretary.

Where Liberal Democrat ministers can argue for fairness and social justice directly against those who seek to curtail them.

In a statement by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which are love, peace and justice to their daily living and, through this, contribute to the development of the nation.

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

Meanwhile communities secretary Eric Pickles, energy secretary Ed Davey and justice secretary Chris Grayling are all being identified as cooperating ministers who have agreed average cuts of around ten per cent.

Current Conservative officeholders who are members of the group include the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith; David Cameron's PPS, Desmond Swayne; Nick Clegg's Parliamentary Under - Secretary, Mark Harper; the Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers; a Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Jonathan Djanogly; three government whips, Angela Watkinson, Mark Francois and Greg Hands; the Chairman of the Procedure Committee, Greg Knight; and the Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, John Whittingdale, who was Mrs Thatcher's Political Secretary in the late 1980s.

Mohammed Adoke, SAN, former Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denied involvement in the diversion of $ 1.6 billion stating that it is the handiwork of his detractors who are bent on using the current administration's war against corruption as an avenue to nail him.

According to a statement by Victor Akhidenor, a media aide to Adoke, who also served as the Minister of Justice under former President Goodluck Jonathan, said having found nothing in his Kano home, the EFCC had become desperate to nail him at all cost.

De Piero, who was shadow minister for women and equalities in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet but quit as a shadow junior minister before the leadership challenge to Corbyn last summer, has a new role as shadow justice minister.

Mr Gove, who frequently clashed with the new Prime Minister, returns to the backbenches after six years in Government as Education Secretary, Chief Whip and most recently Justice Secretary.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

No one who followed the twists and turns of the former minister's incarceration should be surprised at the judgement of Justice Baba Yusuf.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, has clarified that in respect to the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress will only need to substitute its candidate, Abubakar Audu, who died on Sunday.

Abidogun who was in court for the first time on Dasuki's legal action had informed Justice Ademola that the Attorney General of the Federal (AGF) and Minister of Justice had yet to assume office.

Malami, who is also the attorney - general of the federation and minister of justice, said his ministry had created 20 prosecution teams made of four members each, while all agencies exercising police powers would recommend five experienced investigators.

A former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman; who was listed as the one defendant in the charge, one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited were equally re-arraigned before Justice Aikawa on Monday.

And an exasperated Soames demanded to know: «Why move Rory Stewart who was a brilliant Minister at FCO / DFID and a really knowledgeable abroad expert to Justice #Oh!

Lee is a former GP who has been the MP for Bracknell since 2010 and is now a justice minister.

The President, who will be accompanied by the ministers of Power, Works and Housing, Petroleum, Environment, Justice, Trade and Investment, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as well as the National Security Adviser, will also meet with Nigerian professionals in the UAE before returning to Abuja on Tuesday, January 19.

Justice minister Jeremy Wright said: «Each year around 600,000 crimes are committed by those who have already broken the law — this is unacceptable and must change.

The battle for the payment of 5 percent entitlements to the original whistleblowers of the Ikoyi loot has continued as the petitioners have headed to the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to seek for justice as both the Finance Minister and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), who had earlier received petitions and appeals had remained silent in this era of fighting corruption by the present administration.

The Tories» Liberal Democrat partners, who apparently saw keen as their sixth cabinet minister during his time a justice secretary, were given an affectionate pat on the head.

«I appreciate that the minister is under the strict riding instructions from a lord chancellor whose jurisprudential credibility has been forensically unpicked by my noble friend Lord Pannick and secretary of state for justice who has wreaked havoc on the ability of the prison and probation services to protect the public.

For reasons that nobody has quite figured out, the hightly - regarded Stewart - who is a former deputy governor in Iraq and a diplomat in Montenegro - has been made a junior justice minister.

Jeremy Corbyn responded by elevating Karl Turner, who was previously a shadow justice minister.

Who doesn't care about justice or peace... The worst prime minister in living memory.»

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Mallami, has said backed the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission which said that the All progressive Congress can go on with the substitution of its candidate who died on Sunday.

It is headed by Charles Farr, a former senior intelligence officer who has sought the views of cabinet ministers, including the home and justice secretaries, the security minister as well as other MPs and the campaigning group Liberty.

But of the changes, the most notable are Michael Gove as justice secretary (as previously announced), Sajid Javid — who many have billed to be Cameron's successor - as business secretary, John Whittingdale as culture secretary, Tina Stowell as leader of the House of Lords, Anna Soubry as minister for small business, Amber Rudd as energy secretary, and Priti Patel as minister for employment.

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin Amidu, has said the lawyers for the Montie FM trio, as well as lawyers for the owners of the station who were jailed and fined respectively by the Supreme Court for contempt, failed to defend them adequately.

(EFCC Press Release) Hearing on a case involving the erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged role in the mismanagement of funds meant to fight insurgency during President Goodluck Jonathan's administration commenced on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja.

Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, who is also the lord chancellor, has been the most vociferous cabinet minister on the issue, claiming that the Strasbourg court was being allowed to take precedence over homegrown law.

Labour's Jack Straw, who served as both home secretary and justice secretary and attempted his own reforms of the Lords when in government, urged the prime minister to consider calling a pre-legislative referendum to avoid a «trainwreck» to Commons business in light of the fact that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were «divided on this issue».

His comments mirrored those of justice minister Jack Straw, who said the pre-Budget report could be used to delay the hike.

Government ministers argued the amendment - inserted at the last moment to last year's Criminal Justice and Immigration Act - provided a loophole to the law, and that it had already set the bar high enough so that those who simply oppose homosexuality would be unaffected.