Top Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, will on Monday lead a protest to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, this time, demanding the extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke from the UK to Nigeria. Charly Boy made this known in a statement signed by him and Deji Adeyanju […]
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A federal high court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the interim forfeiture of 56 houses linked to Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources. The order followed an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking forfeiture of the assets. In the application, the commission told Abdulaziz Anka, the […]
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Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, a former Niger Delta militant leader, has called Mavin Records boss, “useless dirty Don Jazzy”, for condemning former petroleum minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, over “unconfirmed reports” that she stole “$90 billion”. Asari-Dokubo made his comments in a video published on Facebook, where he also branded President Buhari and his cabinet members liars. He […]
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A federal high court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of an estate in Banana Island reportedly owned by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum. The court also ordered the temporary seizure of $3.7m in a Zenith bank account allegedly owned by the former minister. The order followed an ex parte application filed by […]
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Nigerian energy businessman Kola Aluko, declared wanted by the EFCC, has been identified as the owner of Apartment 79, a penthouse apartment in One57, one of New York City’s most expensive residential buildings. However, the apartment would be sold to the highest bidder by a Luxembourg based Banque Havilland, in a foreclosure auction in July, […]
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A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Yisa Olanrewaju Adedoyin, has pleaded guilty to receiving over N70 million (N70,050,000) from the N23 billion alleged Diezani Allison- Madueke bribe meant to compromise electoral officers before the 2015 general election. Mr. Adedoyin alongside Christian Nwosu and Tijani Inda Bashir were re-arraigned on Wednesday on an […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said some of its staff accused of benefitting from a N3.4 billion bribe money in the 2015 general elections have refunded their share. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, disclosed this when he visited the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, in […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has written the presidency for further action on six of its former personnel involved in alleged N23 billion election bribe. They include one of its retired National Commissioner, and five Resident Electoral Commissioners. Malam Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while addressing […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday charged Diezani Allison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, and three others with money laundering. Others charged alongside Allison-Madueke, who was described in the charge as “still at large”, are: Christian Nwosu, Yisa Olarenwaju and Tijani Bashir. The three men are officials of the Independent National Electoral […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said it will prosecute a Deputy Director of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, over the N23.29b poll bribery cash giving out by former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Gogo Anderson Waribo who was former Electoral Officer in Rivers State, was alleged to have collected […]
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