A committee set up to investigate Imo government’s assets says officials of the Rochas Okorocha administratio looted all property in their possession including chairs, spoons and other cutleries among others. The committee on recovery of missing government movable property in Imo state was set up by Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, shortly after he […]
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A Heavy downpour and windstorm on Saturday destroyed properties worth millions in Bauchi metropolis. Although there were reports of injuries, the authorities are yet to ascertain whether or not some people lost their lives. The rainfall which started at about 4pm, lasted for about two your, uprooting trees, removing roofing sheets and destroying buildings A […]
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At least 24 person died while 176 were rescued in the fire outbreaks which occurred in Delta between May 2015 and April 2018. Ernest Ogwezzy, the state Commissioner in charge of Directorate of the Bureau for Special Duties disclosed this in Asaba, the state capital, on Monday at an annual news conference of the bureau. […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily seize some properties belonging to the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, for failing to declare the assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau. Nine of the targeted properties are said to be in Abuja, two of them in […]
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Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, wants names of Nigerians owning properties abroad to be made public rather than being disclosed only to the federal government. Dubai, the commercial city in UAE, the UK and the US are among the favourite destinations for corrupt Nigerian government officials to invest heavily in real estate. In August […]
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The federal government and some foreign countries including the United Kingdom, have started the automatic exchange of tax information (AETI), on overseas assets owned by Nigerians. Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, made this known on Friday during the presentation of the progress report on tax laws reform by Taiwo Oyedele, vice chairman of the national […]
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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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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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