The Abuja Federal high court, on Monday issued an arrest warrant against the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, believed to be residing in the UK. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon granted the request after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farouk Abdullah, made an oral application. The anti-graft agency said its investigations […]
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Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday disclosed that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015. Apart from that, no fewer than 80 choice property worth $80 million have also […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the process for the extraditing former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom has begun. Acting Spokesman of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. There have been calls […]
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Former minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of lacking proper understanding of the constitutional powers of a president in managing funds meant for security/intelligence agencies. Diezani said this in response to a report that she withdrew N1.3 billion from the account of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
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A federal high court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun has ordered the temporary forfeiture of two penthouses which are linked to Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources. The properties, valued at $4.7 million include Penthouse 21 building 5, Block C, 11th floor (Bella Vista Estate) Banana Island, Ikoyi, and Penthouse 22, […]
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Christian Nwosu, an ex-administrative secretary with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the N30 million he received from Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, was used for logistics. Nwosu is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside two other INEC officials, for allegedly taking a bribe of N264.88m […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos not to order the return of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. As reported by the PUNCH, the anti-graft agency described Diezani’s prayer to be brought back to Nigeria as a ploy to […]
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A federal judge, Abdulaziz Anka, has granted an order of permanent forfeiture of 56 properties belonging to former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The court had previously okayed the temporary seizure of the said properties, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claimed were acquired with proceeds of crime. The EFCC claimed some companies fronted for […]
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A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has expressed an intention to be joined in a criminal charge involving a senior advocate of Nigeria, Dele Belgore. Belgore was charged before Justice Mohammed Aikawa of a Federal High Court, Lagos, alongside a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman. The EFCC is prosecuting the […]
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Nigeria is likely to trigger one of the agreements it signed with the United Arab Emirates to seize some Dubai mansions traced to former Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. Aside the mansions, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about $1.5billion believed to be proceeds of corruption to a Swiss account. The anti-graft agency […]
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