Tag: Diezani Allison Maduekwe
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How Diezani paid $865,300 cash for jewellery, EFCC tells court
A Federal High Court in Lagos heard on Monday that former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly paid $865,300 in cash for jewellery from a seller on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that Mrs. Alison-Madueke did not acquire the items with her salary or…
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Ex-petroleum minister, Diezani Allison-Maduekwe named in US bribery scandal
Former Minister of Petroleum under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Diezani Allison-Madueke, has been reportedly indicted for receiving a bribe in order to award contracts worth $1.5 billion. According to a report by New York based Financial Times, the former minister’s assets, a 200-foot yacht and a Manhattan condominium, worth $144 million have been seized by…