Court orders forfeiture of property traced to Diezani Alison-Madueke in Rivers state

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office has secured the interim forfeiture of a property in Port Harcourt, Rivers state linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Donald Chidi Amangbo and Sequoyah Properties Limited.

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, presided over by Justice Chuka Obiozor, granted the order for interim forfeiture of the property traced to Diezani. The property is located at Plot 9, Azikiwe Road, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The order was pursuant to a motion ex-parte dated March 4, 2019 brought by the EFCC.

Ruling on the motion ex-parte, Justice Obiozor held that: “An interim forfeiture order of this honourable court is hereby granted, forfeiting to the Federal Government of Nigeria the property which are reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity.” The court further ordered the EFCC to publish the order in any national daily in circulation in Nigeria “and particularly in circulation in Port Harcourt and Lagos, and all persons interested in the said property are further put on notice to show cause why the final order of forfeiture of the affected property ought not to be made by this court.”

The court is expected to give a further ruling on May 9th 2019.

Rihanna strikes suggestive pose in a low-cut leotard (Photos)

Pop star, Rihanna, who has been promoting her various brands took to her Instagram to promote her Fenty makeup line.

The 31-year-old Umbrella singer was pictured in a bronze sparkly leotard that showcased her curves.

See more photos below.

Comedian, Wale Gates tackles Nothern Nigerian man who says early marriage for children is better than early fornication

Comedian Wale Gates had a serious argument with a Northern Nigerian man on Twitter who via his tweet, implied that it is better to allow children get married early than allow them grow and start fornicating early.

@RealOilsheikh applauded the marriage between the 17 and 15 year old couple that took place in Sokoto state yesterday April 14th.


''Early marriage is better than early fornication. Support your children to get married early if you can afford. You will help their life in this world and hereafter'' he wrote

Wale found the tweet offensive as he believes that children should be allowed to grow and not forced into marriage. See his response and their exchange below;

You don't need a WAEC certificate to become the president of Nigeria- Festus Keyamo

Lawyer and spokesperson of the 2019 Buhari campaign organization, Festus Keyamo, was a guest on Channels TV last night where the issue of President Buhari's WAEC certificate was discussed. The main opposition party, PDP and other political parties, have contested President Buhari's eligibility to be the President on the grounds that he has not tendered his WAEC results to INEC.

In his interview, Keyamo says a WAEC certificate is not a prerequisite to becoming the President of Nigeria. According to him, if you have occupied public office for a reasonable length of time, by the provisions of the constitution, you do not even need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. See excerpts from his interview below

Woman allegedly attacks her husband because he did not tell her she looked pretty

A woman is Texas allegedly assauted her husband because he did not respond when she asked if she was pretty.

Lizeth Guadalupe Ramirez, 20, was arrested late Tuesday after the alleged incident, the Laredo Morning Times reported, citing police.

When Lizeth was questioned, she allegedly told investigators her husband assaulted her and tried to strangle her so she defended herself. But the man told police that he and his wife were at a movie theater when she asked him if she looked pretty. He said he didn't respond as he didn't hear her. This upset Lizeth and prompted them to leave the theater.

During their ride home,the husband claimed she allegedly hit him repeatedly. At their home, she allegedly continued to hit him and even assaulted a family member who tried to intervene, according to the news outlet.

Ramirez was charged with two counts of assault and family violence, online Webb County jail records indicated.

Femi Falana writes Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu on the “loss of $60 billion oil revenue”

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has asked the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, to provide him with information regarding the “loss of $60 billion oil revenue”.



He made the request in a letter addressed to the minister and dated April 10, 2019, a copy of which was sent to Channels Television on Sunday. The senior advocate said the Federal Government has refused to collect the said amount from International Oil Companies (IOCs) as at August 2017.



He urged Kachikwu to provide details on how the nation lost $60 billion oil revenue from non-implementation of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) terms between the government and the IOCs. Falana noted that he had informed the minister while he was the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2015 about the non-implementation of the PSC terms.



He added that Kachikwu had also confirmed the huge oil revenue loss and blamed it on “public officials”. According to him, the acting chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Mr Shetima Bana, also made a confirmation in January 2019.



The lawyer, therefore, asked the minister to provide the information he requested, in with the Freedom of Information Act. He gave Kachikwu a seven-day ultimatum to make the information available, stressing that he would be forced to seek a court order should the minister failed to do so. The Chief of Staff to the minister, Oge Modie, acknowledged receipt of Falana’s request in another letter signed and dated April 11, 2019.


Read Falana’s letter below:

In my letter dated 5th November 2015, addressed to you in your capacity as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), I called your attention to the refusal of the regulatory agencies in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to enforce the Production Sharing Contracts signed with the International Oil Companies by the Federal government.

In a public statement credited to you sometime in August 2017, you did disclose to the media that Nigeria had lost not less than $60 Billion due to the refusal of some public officials to implement the terms of the Production Sharing Contracts between the Federal Government and the International Oil Companies.

In another public statement made on January 19, 2019 by the Acting Chairman of the Revenue, Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Mr Shetima Bana, confirmed the loss of oil revenue of $60 billion arising from the non-implementation of the said production sharing contracts.

In view of the foregoing, I am compelled to request you to furnish me with information on the revenue of $60 billion which the Federal government has refused to collect from the International Oil Companies as at August 2017. As this request is made pursuant to section the provision of the Freedom of Information Act you are required to supply the requested information not later than 7 days from the date of the receipt of this letter.

TAKE NOTICE that if you fail or refuse to accede to my request, I shall be compelled to apply to the Federal High Court to direct you to avail me with the information on the loss of the oil revenue of $60 billion.

Read Kachikwu’s Response Below:

On behalf of the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, this is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 10th April 2019 and received 11th April 2019 on the above subject matter,” the letter read.

Please accept the assurances of the Honourable Minister’s best regards.

Spot the difference between this Nigerian Military officer and American military officer

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