A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, postponed the hearing of a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, challenging the orders obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (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 …

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, Alison-Madueke is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and defamatory reports about her of …

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued against her on 24th July 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that, in a motion on notice by her counsel, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Alison-Madueke sought an order extending the time within which she could seek …