Tag: Patience Jonathan
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Court orders investigation into demolition of Patience Jonathan’s property
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday directed an inquiry into the alleged demolition of a property in Abuja linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration reportedly demolished the property last week Tuesday. But the property is said to…
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Patience Jonathan’s Abuja property demolished by FCTA
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan’s property located in Abuja was on Tuesday demolished by the Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The property which is located along Shehu Yar’Adua Way, Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp expressway in the federal capital, was bulldozed over non-approval. The lawyer in charge of the property, Emmanuel Anene, who…
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EFCC moves to seize fresh N7.35bn from Patience Jonathan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to order the temporary forfeiture $8,435,788.84 and N7.35bn suspected to belong to former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The EFCC told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun that the funds which it believes emanated from Bayelsa State, were found in 15 bank…
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JUST IN: Patience Jonathan loses at Appeal Court, to forfeit N5.7m to FG
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, over the temporary forfeiture of her $5.7million. She had appealed against a ruling by the Federal High Court in Lagos which temporarily ordered the money’s forfeiture to the Federal Government. The Court of Appeal upheld…
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Patience Jonathan’s $15.5m stolen from govt, agencies – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that former First Lady, Patience Jonathan could not have genuinely earned the $15.5million which she claims ownership of. In its defence to her suit challenging the freezing of her accounts, the commission argued that Mrs Jonathan does not run any…
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BREAKING: Court unfreezes 16 accounts belonging to ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has set aside its order made on May 30, freezing 16 accounts belonging to a former first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Binta Nyako withdrew the order on Tuesday on the grounds that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which secured the freezing order failed to conduct its…
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Seized $15.5million: Patience Jonathan begs court to de-freeze account
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has refiled a suit seeking to vacate a no debit order placed on her account containing $15.5 million at Skye bank Plc by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The rifling of the suit was sequel to an order issued by Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High…
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Court adjourns Patience Jonathan’s $15.591m case till Jan 19
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday adjourned hearing of former First Lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan’s suit seeking to unfreeze her accounts till January 19 The accounts are said to have $15.5 million in them. Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned to enable the former first lady’s lawyers to respond to an objection by the Economic and…
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Alleged $15.5m laundering: Court reserves ruling on motion to reverse Patience Jonathan’s guilty plea
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday reserved ruling on a motion seeking to set aside the guilty plea of four firms allegedly used to launder 15.5 million dollars belonging to a former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The motion was filed by a lawyer, Amajuoyi Azubuike Briggs, who is standing trial alongside former…
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SERAP to Saraki, Dogara: ‘Withdraw directives to banks to unfreeze Mrs Jonathan’s accounts’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara to “Urgently withdraw the patently unconstitutional directives to some banks to unfreeze former First Lady Mrs Patience Jonathan’s accounts.” The organization said that, “the directives to banks to unfreeze…