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Alleged Money Laundering: “I’m dying of cancer: allow me to come back home” � Diezani begs Tinubu

December 24, 2023December 24, 2023 Aminu Imam

The embattled former Petroleum Minister during the regime of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who ran to the United Kingdom (UK) for the fear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Diezani Alison-Maduekwe, has now begged Nigerian government for liniency. Mrs.Diezani, who is reportedly suffering the second stage of her cancer, has beg president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow her to come back to Nigeria to confess to her misappropriation while in office. According to reports, she was answering questions from the press in London after a medical visit. The…

Asset forfeiture: Court shifts Diezani�s suit against EFCC to December

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, postponed the hearing of a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, challenging the orders obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets. The matter, which was scheduled on number 15 on the cause list, could not proceed due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo. The court subsequently fixed Dec. 7 for hearing of the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/21/23. Recall that Justice Ekwo had, on June 21, fixed yesterday for a hearing of the…

Former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke charged to court over bribery � UK Police

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former OPEC President Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery related to her time as the oil minister of Nigeria, according to the UK National Crime Agency, (NCA), yesterday. Alison-Madueke, who was in office from 2010 to 2015, was the first woman to be oil minister in Nigeria and the first female president of the global oil cartel OPEC. The head of the NCA�s international corruption unit, Andy Kelly, in a statement, said: �We suspect Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts�.…

Diezani sues EFCC, AGF, demands N100bn as damages for defamation

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a series of publications by the Commission alleging that she stole billions while in office. The court document, filed on May 26, stated the anti-graft authority had authored several reports in a manner that portrayed the former official �as a common looter of the national wealth and a debased and corrupt public officer. �The publications are blatantly false and misleading,� she said in the suit. Mrs. Alison-Madueke is the…

US recovers over $53m in bribes to Diezani, expects $16m more

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Aminu Imam

The United States (US) Department of Justice has announced the final resolution of two civil cases of foreign corruption offences and were laundered in and through the United States, among which is involving the payment of bribes to Nigeria�s former Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The announcement was made by the US Justice Department, in an issued statement on its website on Wednesday, by the US Assistant Attorney-General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department�s Criminal Division. The US State Department is seeking the forfeiture of various luxury…

Court acquits Diezani�s ally of $1.6bn fraud

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has discharged and acquitted the Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited, Jide Omokore, who was accused of falsely obtaining over 7 million barrels of crude oil, valued at the sum of US$ 823, 075 from the Federal Government. Omokore, who is an ally of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was initially arraigned in 2016 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He was arraigned alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo on 15 counts of fraud. The trio were…

Electoral Corruption: Diezani gave politicians $115m to compromise 2015 polls – EFCC�

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its investigation shows that former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, allegedly gave politicians $115 million to compromise the 2015 elections. The EFCC chairperson, AbdulRasheed Bawa, made this disclosure on Wednesday, at an induction retreat for new Resident Electoral Commissioners, INEC, in Lagos. Bawa was represented by the Chief Superintendent of the anti-graft agency, Adukwu Michael. Diezani was the Minister of Petroleum Resources from 2010 to 2015 during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Shortly before Jonathan handed over to President…

Court orders final forfeiture of Diezani�s Abuja homes, cars

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties are located at Plot 1854, Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama Districts of Abuja and are valued at $2,674,418 and N380 million respectively. The luxury cars are a black BMW saloon and a black Jaguar saloon car both valued at N36 million.…

FG Conspiracy of Silence on Diezani: ‘Over 2,000 assets forfeited by Diezani, others rot away’ – Findings

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Aminu Imam

Over 2,000 assets, including proceeds of corruption, confiscated from politically exposed persons, civil servants and other individuals are currently rotting away, findings have revealed. According to the published findings, this is happening at a time the Federal Government is facing a cash crunch that has made it resort to borrowing from multilateral agencies and China to pay salaries and execute capital projects. Some of the assets include over 90 sea vessels, scores of fuel-laden tankers, trucks, exotic cars, residential and commercial buildings, machinery, phones, laptops, jewellery, furniture, equipment and other…

Court grants FG’s request to issue arrest warrant against fleeing ex-petroleum minister, Diezani

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, issued an arrest warrant against the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, believed to be residing in the United Kingdom, (UK). Justice Bolaji Olajuwon granted the request, after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farouk Abdullah, made an oral application. Recall that the court had fixed Nov. 3, 2021, for the EFCC to give a report on its effort at extraditing Alison-Madueke to the country to stand her trial, and for possible mention of the case. But on the adjourned…