A Federal High Court Lagos on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N34 billion (153 million dollars) linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Muslim Hassan issued the order while delivering judgment in a suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the forfeiture of […]
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Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, says every human being makes mistakes, but that she has not stolen from Nigeria. The former minister accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of taking advantage of her silence, noting that she was prepared to face trial as long as due process is taken into consideration. […]
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Sequel to an order by a Federal High Court in Lagos, former Nigerian minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, temporarily forfeited $153.3 million to the Nigerian government on Friday. The seized money, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was stolen from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and stashed in three banks in Nigeria, […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted bitterly to reports of allegations of corruption against her in the media. Alison-Madueke’s reaction is sequel to an Al Jazeera documentary, in which it was alleged that her piece of property in Abuja worth $18m and her jewelry worth $2m — are proceeds of corruption, and […]
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