Tag: Diezani
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EFCC hands over Diezani’s forfeited property to Lagos for Isolation Centre
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has handed a property forfeited by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to the Lagos Government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The six flats of three-bedrooms and a boys’ quarter had been forfeited to the Federal Government, following an order of a…
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Ex-bank director claims ownership of forfeited N9.08bn ‘Diezani loot’
A former bank director, Dauda Lawal, has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to order the Federal Government to return to him the N9.08 billion he forfeited to it on February 16, 2017. Mr Lawal told the court that the Federal High Court, Lagos which ordered the forfeiture of the money had no jurisdiction…
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BREAKING: Court orders permanent forfeiture of Diezani’s jewellery, customised iPhone
The former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke has lost the bid to retrieve her jewellery and a customised gold iPhone forfeited to the Federal Government. This happened as the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at…
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InterPol: Magu expresses concern over UK’s 'slow action' on Diezani
Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has expressed concern over the slow pace of action from the United Kingdom (UK) on the corruption case, involving Diezani Alison-Madueke. Diezani, a former Minister of Petroleum, who is being prosecuted by the UK government on issues of corruption. EFCC spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade…
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Court convicts INEC officials who received bribes from Diezani
A Deputy Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Auwal Jibrin, has been sentenced to six years in jail for benefiting from the $115.010m largesse of a former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the run-up to the 2015 presidential election. Justice Yusuf Birnin-Kudu of Jigawa State High Court sitting in Gumel, has sentenced Jibrin…
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UK detectives arrive Nigeria for Diezani’s probe
Detectives from the UK are currently in Nigeria to gather more evidence in the probe of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, who has been standing trial on allegations bordering money laundering. According to The Nation, the detectives, who met with officials the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have been in the country…
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JUST IN: Judge who ordered Diezani’s arrest is dead
A judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Valentine Ashi, who ordered security agencies to arrest and produce the former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, within 72 hours, has died. According to reports, Justice Ashi, who sits in Apo, died on Thursday in an Abuja hospital from a yet-…
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Extradition: EFCC submits Interpol, other documents on Diezani to AGF
Documents for former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke’s extradition has been submitted to the Attorney-Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN). Besides a comprehensive investigative report on the ex-minister, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the document included a Red Alert watch-list by the International Police Organization (INTERPOL), and court judgments on…
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Why EFCC can’t arrest Diezani despite court order – Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday explained why the commission was finding it difficult to arrest a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. According to the EFCC boss, Diezani is being protected by foreign law enforcement agencies from arrest and trial in Nigeria. Magu said…
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Court orders EFCC, DSS, police to arrest Diezani within 72 hours
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Apo, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the immediate-past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is currently under investigation for corruption allegations in the United Kingdom. EFCC’s acting spokesperson, Mr. Tony Orilade, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Ruling on an ex…