Tag: Patience Jonathan
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New judge to hear Patience Jonathan’s suit against EFCC
A new judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos, has taken over a suit filed by former first lady Dame Patience Jonathan challenging a “no-debit-order” placed on her account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It followed the elevation of Justice Mohammed Idris to the Court of Appeal. Justice…
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No Debit Order: Court fixes date for further hearing of suit filed by Patience Jonathan
A Federal High Court Lagos on Wednesday, fixed May 22, for further mention of a suit filed by former First Lad, Dame Patience Jonathan, challenging a “No Debit Order” placed on her accounts. Patience had filed the suit in 2016, to challenge the order’ placed on four Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank Ltd) accounts harbouring…
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Patience Jonathan forfeits another N2.4bn to FG
Exactly eight days after the Supreme Court upheld Federal Government’s interim seizure of the $8.4 million believed to be owned by ex-First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the apex court has again agreed to a similar forfeiture of another N2.4bn linked with Mrs. Jonathan. While men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the…
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Court to hear evidence on final forfeiture suit against Patience Jonathan on April 12
A Federal High Court Lagos, Wednesday, fixed April 12, to hear oral evidence in a suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, seeking final forfeiture of about 8.4 million dollars, and N7.4 billion linked to the former first Lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun had in a ruling delivered on Feb.28, on the motion…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court okays FG’s seizure of Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m
The Supreme Court has upheld the order of temporary forfeiture made by a Federal High Court in Lagos in respect of the $8.4million traced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. In a judgment on Friday, a five-man panel of the court unanimously held that the appeal…
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Court refuses to make forfeiture order on Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m, N7.4b
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday refused to order the forfeiture of $8.4 million and N7.4 billion linked to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun refused an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) application for a final forfeiture of the sums seized from the former First Lady. The judge had…
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2019 elections: Goodluck Jonathan, wife, mother vote in Bayelsa [Photos]
Former Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; his wife, Dame Patience, and mother, Madam Eunice Afeni have cast their vote in the ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the former president, his wife and mother cast their vote at Unit 39, Ward 13 at the Otazi Playground, Otuoke in the Ogbia Local…
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$8.4m forfeiture suit: Patience Jonathan knows fate Feb 28
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday reserved judgment until Feb. 28 in a suit seeking final forfeiture of 8.4 million dollars (about N7.4 billion) allegedly linked to former First Lady Patience Jonathan’s account. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had secured an interim order for forfeiture of the sum before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun…
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Fear of forfeiture: Patience Jonathan submits video ‘evidence’ to prove source of $8.4m, N7.4b
Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s lawyers yesterday played five videos to prove the source of $8.4 million and N7.4 billion, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeks to forfeit to the Federal Government. The videos were projected before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The judge had last…
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EFCC approaches S’Court to affirm interim forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to affirm an order of interim forfeiture made by the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court in respect of the sum of $8.4m linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs Patience Jonathan. Patience, through his lawyers, led by…