Tag: Diezani Alison-Madueke

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied media reports claiming that she begged president Bola Tinubu to allow her to return to Nigeria. A viral report had quoted Alison-Madueke as saying that she granted a recent press briefing in London and admitted that she embezzled money from Nigeria during her time as the Petroleum […]

Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery in the United Kingdom. According to Reuters, British police said the charged her with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts. Alison-Madueke, 63, was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck […]

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has began moves to recover her seized assets. She approached an Abuja Federal High Court to vacate an order granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. In an originating motion, Alison-Madueke sought an order extending the time within which […]

Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the immediate arrest of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The presiding judge gave the order on Monday following the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an arrest warrant against the former Minister. The court had fixed November […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the Commission recovered 80 houses and $153 million dollars from the former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The recoveries were also published in the April edition of the EFCC magazine which valued the houses as some of the choicest anywhere. EFCC […]