Tag: Property
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Gbemi saraki backs brother in protecting father’s legacy
Abubakar Bukola Saraki the first son of the late political icon has been at loggerheads with the current Kwara State governor, Governor AbdulRahman Abudulrazak who has been trying to revoke a piece of land Saraki’s have owned for over 40 years. Bukola Saraki has continued to service the old and vulnerable since the demise of…
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More troubles for Saraki as Kwara Govt seizes another property
The Kwara State Government has taken over a piece of land owned by the Saraki Family in Ilorin. It will be used for a new secretariat for civil servants. Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye announced the decision Friday. Ajakaiye said the land was originally meant for Government Secretariat and parking space of…
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Four tenants allegedly exhume landlord’s corpse, sell his property
Four tenants, who allegedly exhumed the corpse of their landlord before selling his property, were on Monday brought in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The three accused men and a woman are – Silifatu Abisile, 60; Jimoh Abisile, 52; Gbade Bakare, 56; and Isaiah Bakare, 45. The accused are facing a five-count charge…
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Court grants interim forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s property
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, granted an interim forfeiture order of a property belonging to the former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who granted the order, held that it was to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) investigate the acquisition of Ariwabai Aruera Reachout Foundation, a property liked…
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Court adjourns pre-trial conference over Ojukwu’s property dispute to May 7
An Awka High Court on Monday adjourned until May 7, the pre-trial conference in the sharing of late Sir Louis Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s estate. The Judge, Justice Dennis Mmaduechesi, adjourned the case, following the failure of Counsel to the first defendant, Mr Okwuchukwu Ugolo (SAN), to comply with the court rules with respect to change in counsel.…
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UK probes €15 million undeclared property linked to Saraki
Transparency International UK has listed two London houses suspected to be owned by Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki for investigation under Britain’s new law, Unexplained Wealth Orders, which became effective from January 31. According to TI, Land Registry documents show that the houses at 7 and 8 Whittaker Street, Belgravia, London are owned by Landfield…
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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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Ex-Senate President, David Mark may lose property worth N748m to FG
There are strong indications that former Senate President, David Mark, may lose a property valued at N748,000,000 to the Federal Government. The asset according to the government was illegally acquired. In September this year, the Federal government, through the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, which is chaired by Chief Okoi…
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Court adjourns hearing on Diezani’s $4.760m property forfeiture case till February
The hearing of an application to forfeit two penthouses valued at $4.760m allegedly belonging to former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke was stalled at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday. Neither the applicant, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), nor the respondents were represented when the case called for hearing before…
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13 killed, N623m property destroyed in 268 fire incidents in 2016 – official
Thirteen lives and property worth N625 million were destroyed in 268 fire incidents in Plateau last year, according to Mr. Michael Dung, Director, Plateau State Fire Service. Dung told the newsmen on Tuesday in Jos that the service was able to rescue seven lives and property worth N4.2 billion during the period. He said that…