Tag: Diezani Allison-Madueke
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JUST IN: Diezani’s ally, Jide Omokore acquitted of $1.6bn fraud
The Federal High Court, Abuja has discharged and acquitted Jide Omokore, Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited and an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke of fraud.
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Appeal Court upholds final forfeiture order of Diezani’s $40m worth of jewellery
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the final forfeiture order on the $40 million worth of jewellery seized from the premises of the former Minister for Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Festus Obande, who read the judgment on Friday, held that there was no substance in Alison-Madueke’s bid to overturn the lower court’s…
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How Diezani’s ally bought cars for friends, associates – Witness tells court
The trial of Jide Omokore, an ally to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, in an alleged case of $1.6 billion oil fraud continued on Thursday before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the seventh prosecution witness, Olutaye Ayeni, testifying. Omokore, is facing a nine-count amended charge of criminal diversion…
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2015 Elections: How INEC officers received N264m bribe from Allison-Madueke – witness
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, heard that two Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, employees, Christian Nwosu and Yisa Adegoyin, allegedly received N264million from a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke. A prosecution witness, Mr Timothy Olaobaju, said that the money was paid to Nwosu and Adedoyin in cash. Olaobaju said this while testifying…