Tag: Patience Jonathan
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Why I don’t wish to return to Aso Villa – Patience Jonathan spills
Former first lady Patience Jonathan has disclosed that the reason she does not wish to return to the Presidential Villa, is because of the stress. Mrs Jonathan made this known on Friday at a colloquium organised to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). She said, “If you call me…
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Why Patience Jonathan visited Oluremi Tinubu
Former president’s wife, Dame Patience Jonathan has pledged to support the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, to move the country forward, calling on other women to follow suit.
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EFCC resumes $8.4m fraud case against Patience Jonathan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has resumed its case against Ex-first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice T.G. Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday June 28, 2021, adjourned till October 7, 2021 to hear a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the final forfeiture…
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Court sets aside conviction of firms linked to Patience Jonathan
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has set aside the conviction of four companies linked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with Dr Waripamo Owei Dudafa, an aide to former president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of the former President. According to a statement by the companies’ lawyer, Mike Ozekhome…
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Court fixes date to hear final forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m, ₦2.4bn
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed April 13 for the hearing of an application seeking the final forfeiture of the sum of $5.8million USD and another ₦2.4 billion, said to have been illegally acquired by former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Justice Chika Obiozor fixed the date on Monday after lawyers involved…
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Aisha receives Patience Jonathan in Aso Rock, learns on issues affecting women, children [Photos]
Nigeria’s first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari received her predecessor, Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the meeting happened on Monday, following a closed doors meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Jonathan in January. While details of the closed doors meeting between Jonathan and…
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Police arrest Patience Jonathan’s cousin for attempted murder
The Police in Bayelsa State have arrested Mr. Victor Oba, a cousin to a former first lady, Patience Jonathan, for attempting to kill his ex-lover, Seigha Atia. Oba, who is the Manager of the first lady’s hotel, Aridolf Hotels and Spars, was said to have hit his 23-year-old ex-lover with his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)…
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Police arraign 15 for robbing, attempting to kill Patience Jonathan
The Bayelsa State Police Command has dragged 15 persons to the state High Court sitting in Yenagoa for robbing former First Lady, Patience Jonathan of jewellery worth N200m and plotting to kill her. The 15 suspects were slammed with a 17-count of conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit felony with armed robbery, malicious injury…
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Patience Jonathan forfeits $8.4m, N9.2bn to FG
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the forfeiture of ex-First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s $8.4 million and N9.2 billion to the Federal Government. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun held that the money is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. She granted an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that the…
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Patience Jonathan: Court hears oral evidence in $8.4m forfeiture suit
A Federal High Court Lagos, Friday, took oral evidences in a suit seeking final forfeiture of about 8.4 million dollars, and N7.4 billion found in accounts linked to a former first Lady, Patience Jonathan. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had secured an interim order for forefeture of the sums on April 20, 2018,…