FORMER Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an injunction to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from auctioning her confiscated properties. Through her legal counsel, led by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Diezani is also requesting the court to mandate the EFCC to reclaim any of her assets … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged US President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration “to promptly identify US-based proceeds of corruption traced to former and current Nigerian public officials and their associates and to ensure the full recovery and return of any such stolen assets to Nigeria”. SERAP said that “any return … Read more
INTRODUCTION My chambers makes this intervention in the public domain as Solicitors to Diezani Alison-Madueke (DAM), The former Minister of Petroleum Resources (HMPR). As her Solicitors, we are fully versed in and conversant with her present ordeal and the entire facts surrounding her matters both here in Nigeria and abroad. So, we write from … Read more
NIGERIA and the United States have reached an agreement to repatriate $52.88 million in assets forfeited by former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. Nigerian Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi confirmed the deal on Friday, marking another milestone in efforts to recover stolen public funds. Fagbemi stated that the agreement formalises the return of the Galactica … Read more
THE Federal Government and the U.S. Government on Friday signed an agreement for the repatriation of 52.88 million dollars being proceeds from the forfeiture of the Galactica assets, linked to the former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN signed on behalf … Read more