Tag: Diezani Alinson-Madueke
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Alleged £100k bribery: Embattled Ex-Minister, Diezani begs Nigerians to pray for her
…now wears electronic tag Embattled Ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has called on Nigerians to pray for her over the multi-million pound bribery and corruption allegations brought against her by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA). “I need prayers. Please pray for me,” she told members of the Nigerian community in the UK…
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Alleged £100k bribery: Diezani’s case adjourned till Nov, 2025
The Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has adjourned hearing on the suit involving former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to November 2025. Recall that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had written to the UK authorities to extradite her. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has submitted…
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Alleged $2.5bn scam: Diezani in hot ‘pepper soup’ as FG requests her extradition
… AGF writes UK Embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke is in hot ‘pepper soup’ as a warrant of arrest and request to the Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) of the United Kingdom has been submitted for her immediate extradition. The request was submitted by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of…
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BREAKING: Diezani Alison-Madueke appears in London court over bribery allegation
A former minister of petroleum resources Diezani Alison-Madueke former on Monday appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London to answer to charges of bribery.
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EFCC arrests ex-Fidelity Bank MD over fresh $72.8m linked to former minister, Diezani
The Economic and Financial Crimes
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EFCC chair, Bawa reacts to reports of auctioning $12.5m ‘diamond bra’ seized from ex-minister Alison-Madueke
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has denied that the anti-graft agency recovered and
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Nigeria’s ex-petroleum minister, Diezani Madueke secures Dominican citizenship, political appointment
Embattled former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke has reportedly secured citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominican Republic and also bagged political appointment as Trade and Investment Commissioner of the country. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the ex-minister. However, the recent development might block the continuation of the…
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Two INEC staff sentenced over N362m Diezani Maduekwe’s bribe
A Yola High Court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa, has sentenced two officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) to 21 years imprisonment each for receiving a bribe of N362 million from former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Maduekwe, during 2015 general election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the convicts,…
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Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s ally $73m, N350m properties
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of three landed properties in Lagos and Abuja belonging to Mr Kola Aluko, an ally of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Mohammed Liman made the order following an ex parte motion filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr.…
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JUST IN: Court finds two INEC staff guilty of receiving N264m bribe from Alison-Madueke
Two employees of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been found guilty of the court. On Thursday morning, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos declared the former INEC Administrative Secretary in Kwara State, Mr Christian Nwosu, another staff of the commission, Mr Tijani Bashir, guilty of money laundering. Justice Mohammed Idris said the…