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honesttalk21:
EFCC's own chairman Bawa (EFCC Alert, 2021) put figures on it: $153m recovered plus final forfeiture of 80+ Nigerian properties worth ~$80m, including flats/penthouses at Banana Island. Separately, a Lagos Federal High Court ordered permanent forfeiture of $40m in jewellery seized from her Asokoro home in 2019. Those are court orders, not press claims — so "no evidence" isn't accurate, even if the underlying criminal case stalled.


1. Premium Times — $153 million, 80 properties recovered from ex-petroleum minister Diezani – EFCC May 2021) — https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/461172-153-million-80-properties-recovered-from-ex-petroleum-minister-diezani-efcc.htm
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2. The ICIR — We recovered $153m, 80 houses from Alison-Madueke -EFCC" (May 2021) — https://www.icirnigeria.org/we-recovered-153m-80-houses-from-diezani-efcc/

(this one also has the $40m jewellery forfeiture detail from the 2019 Lagos Federal High Court order)

3. TheCable— EFCC: We've uncovered fresh $72.8m linked to Diezani" (Dec 2021) — https://www.thecable.ng/efcc-weve-uncovered-fresh-72-8m-linked-to-diezani/ (has the Banana Island flats/penthouses detail

Bro those were media trials, do you still believe in those things? her name was not in any of those properties, this was also mentioned in court as part of the persecution submission of bad character. Those funds or properties wee never in her name and ythe most annoying thing is this, the EFCC could not provide evidence in court that these properties and monies ever existed in the 1st place, this was the mockery the EFC brought to Nigeria in the UK.All they have was Linked, no document to prove anything or to show funds left her account or were the funds found in her bank account. Look I am not saying she is a saint, I am just trying to tel you here, that, the EFCC are inadequate in their war against corruption, take a look at this page it paints a true picture of how inadequate teh EFCC is.
https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/04/27/diezani-alison-maduekes-casea-story-that-no-longer-holds-its-shape-by-bolouere-opukiri/

Damilola97:
That’s a good one if you ask me

when others begin fine fine Nigerian airlines too make we no shout ohhh, cos last time I checked air peace delayed me wella

honesttalk21:
They're different cases. UK's Southwark trial was narrow: six bribery counts tied to specific benefits from Atlantic Energy/SPOG, concluded in acquittal in June 2026. Nigeria's EFCC case, 13 counts of money laundering built on unexplained wealth, never reached full trial. But forfeitures still happened, run through Nigeria's separate non-conviction civil forfeiture track, which doesn't require a criminal conviction. EFCC claims over $153m recovered and 80+ properties forfeited that way. So no evidence describes the criminal case that stalled, not the forfeitures, which proceeded anyway and are now being challenged in Abuja using her UK acquittal.

Please Enlighten us on what was recovered from her, do you know of any with proff? cos from what was red in court none of the so called properties ws her own and the EFCC do no have any evidence of funds recovered ro do you know of such?

AfDapone:
Somebody eventually remembered

The Famous Five

and Mind your Language lol

you needed to add, the Ojo Ladipo show by Pa aluwe and Jagua also Bassey and Company

honesttalk21:
There's actually difference in what she was tried for in UK by the UK and the Nigeria case against her. Bribery crime Vs unexplained wealth

They are one and the same Case, Im not saying she is a saint but you mentioned un explained wealth, may I ask what wealth? cos even the EFCC failed to bring evidence of such wealth, mayB you have more info to this? care to share?

ExudeLoveToAll:
third world brain.

wen E reach your turn allow dem touch your pikin, then U go know say Devil dey and e dey bite

QuinQQ:
My friend you don't know what you're talking about. See the tactic below.
Do you people ever ask yourselves why a case should last that long? Why a judge will keep granting adjournments to the defense? A judge is supposed to designate a date as "final," meaning no further requests for postponement will be accepted!



How long did Ibori's trial last? Less than a year.
Diezani lasted over 11 years!



You can't blame them. See how long ago. Documents get lost. Memories become foggy. Besides, you don't know who was bribed to make just those "mistakes". These are still Nigerians. Given enough time, a dismissal or acquittal can be obtained in just about any case!



Ibori's trial lasted less than one year. If it lasted eleven years do you think he'd have been convicted?

YOu say her trial lasted over 11 years , you are so funny, I already explained to you how the judge sets a time frame for a trail, in her case the trial only took 12 weeks with the judge actually stating that there will be no delays hence he said 10 to 12 weeks,the trial started jan 2026 and ended B45 the 12 weeks.The case against her was nearly up to 11 years,Note the difference, it took 8 years for charges to be brought to her cos your government wee backsliding and fabricating more tell tales to bring thinking they are dealing with an African court.

QuinQQ:
Ibori pleaded guilty. The two cases are different. In one case someone embezzled state funds, in the other case someone owns properties and lifestyle equating her to a billionaire with no clear source of the income

He only pleaded guilty cos the evidence were there black and white and there was no influencing the UK justice system as I already said.do you know his crime was bordered around £50M only?

QuinQQ:
Ibori pleaded guilty. The two cases are different. In one case someone embezzled state funds, in the other case someone owns properties and lifestyle equating her to a billionaire with no clear source of the income

was there any evidence in what you just said? cos I was in that Southwark court, she only own one house in the UK, the rest the EFCC claimed she owned were not her own, the EFCC do not even have details of the home she owns, and no disrespect to her, my house is even more expensive than her own. The properties they keep claiming were her own in Nigeria none could be labelled against her in the UK, the EFCC failed to provide any evidence, this is why the case collapse, its not that she was found not guilty, there was no case i n the first place.

QuinQQ:
My friend you don't know what you're talking about. See the tactic below.
Do you people ever ask yourselves why a case should last that long? Why a judge will keep granting adjournments to the defense? A judge is supposed to designate a date as "final," meaning no further requests for postponement will be accepted!



How long did Ibori's trial last? Less than a year.
Diezani lasted over 11 years!



You can't blame them. See how long ago. Documents get lost. Memories become foggy. Besides, you don't know who was bribed to make just those "mistakes". These are still Nigerians. Given enough time, a dismissal or acquittal can be obtained in just about any case!



Ibori's trial lasted less than one year. If it lasted eleven years do you think he'd have been convicted?

All these you are copying a posting does not apply to the Uk court, there is no such word as plaintiff in the Uk system because the first thing the judge does after swearing in the Jury is to set a time scale for the case and give directives .Both lawyers now look in their dairy and agree on dates, to see what dates is fair to them, The judge also ask the jury to see who has holiday booked etc hence initially the jury is up to 40 then they are scaled down to 15 and when the trial starts proper it goes to 12.This is true for the criminal case. cos it will be btween the defendant and the King.If you cant pay for a defence lawyer the government will provide one to defend you.But to get a realy good defence barrister you will need topay, people like a guy called scubby will charge nearly 30k pounds for a one week trial. The only way a judge can adjourn a case is ifit is i n the public interest, or a jury was sick,Cos every time a judge adjourn a case for a significant amount of time, he has to restart the case from scratch,he cannot continue from where he stopped, and in most cases a new judge will be appointed to take over the case.it dnt work like Nigeria sir.I think I have been in more than 300 trails in the UK to know this.

DaGC:
For over a decade she suffered. Even spoke about issue last week with friends. Nigeria and Africa happened to her. Still waiting if she might sue for the damaged reputation abi na defamation of for people wey go school🤷🏿‍♂️

I d ont think she would why would she? her pension alone is enough or her to live in the Uk comfortable till she dies.

QuinQQ:
I don't care where you live. Judges belong to the same clubs and play golf with some lawyers but not others. There's a reason some lawyers make 100 times more than others. Once the judge sees their name they'll start looking for excuse to acquit or dismiss. They'll keep awarding adjournments till that reason is developed. It is a called ADJOURN, ADJOURN, ADJOURN, DISMISS!

Sir your ignorance is xtreem, typical .I don't think you even know what a Jury is,you are talking out of your backside

QuinQQ:
See pure ignorance. So London court is not man-know-man? Why do you think some lawyers make 100 times what some other lawyers make?
Any time you see a case dragging on for so.long know that expensive lawyers are doing their thing and the case.is surely headed towards dismissal

Look at the illiteracy fenced in your argument, nothing like man know man here, I live in it, if you are found wanting you will be thrown under the BUS,you think the judges here give a flying fvck here, do you know the worth of some of the people the throw in jail? Billionaires are i n Jail i n the UK.These are teh people who threw Boy George in Jail, threw R kelly in Jail and PDiddy in jail, you think they give a damn bout your cash, these are hard core people they don't care if they live under the rock they are just principled, this is what you don't have in Nigeria, Principle. They dnt mind chasing 10 pounds with 500k.I have been to courts across the Uk you have not, you have no Idea how powerful the Judges are i n the UK.
Another thing that you are ignorance about is that the Judge does not decide if a person is guilty or not they don't, the Jury does, the judge just gives directive. So those 12 people i n the jury are the ones to determine your faith

Oxygenmayo:
The whole truth about Nigeria is that the whole system is corrupt. In saner climes, nobody is above the law because once you do the crime, you'll do the time, gender or no gender.

But this lady was tried in a saner clime and she was found not guilty so far, same saner clime that sentenced Ibori and the one time 003 of Nigeria to jail.

HeatSeeker:
Guy! If you can't prove anything, you have no case! I am still waiting for efcc to show us the diamond bra

I actually went to one of the hearing, the EFCC are the most silly set of people I have ever seen, they even tried to put statement into one of the security personal words .They made it look as if the lady goes to the shop like 10 times a day over years, but when he was questioned under oath they found out she only went there like me and you will and she spent less than 7k Dollars, and the bra saga and all the huge purchase made apparently she was not in the country and she never made them hence the case fell apart, the EFCC knew this hence they refuse to produce their own witness and also refused to give evidence on video or in person on a case the put 4ward.

QuinQQ:
After how many years of orchestrated adjournments and high-level legal maneuverings?
Highly-paid legal maneuverings is what freed her, not that she's not extremely corrupt!

you lot will just come on line and chatt gabage,we are talking of a LONDON court here not the kangaroo one in Nigeria, you think these lot give a damnnn bout your money Do not forget she was not in government during this case so no diplomatic i munity here.

essentialone1:
Most important, never accept any form of insult from any lady. No man deserve to be insulted by any lady.

GBAM, cos you the one dropping the mula, if she run her mouth, you move to the nxt, the plenty

Hamachi:
Eric read what I wrote above being romantic is the effort and thoughts ot money. Money is kto everything.

ahahaah I laugh in spanish,I am talking directly at you, so you will chose a man who takes you to Eko beach and cinema in GRA Ph than the guy who buys a rtn tkt to Vegas? Oh plzzzz, everyone wants a soft landing even us men. The only woman who does not care about your pocket at a stage in their life is the WIFE simple. At my level right now, if I say ok babes I am buying you a tkt we going away for your birthday then you turn around for me to give you 100K for your passport then your level is low. As you can see, both instances need money and more money. There is no romance without comfort and there is no comfort without real money.

Hamachi:
You are the unromantic one obviously.

Stay there be deceiving yourself, Romantic without money equals dead end relationship ,you girls think one way us men think the others, in teh Nigerian context man just need to have money that all is sweet, buying of gifts to your woman and flying her to exotic location if you can afford it is termed Romantic by real women, if not plz tell me what is more romantic than that

QuinQQ:
Sometimes I want to say: "Let's cut all the bullshit. What you want is sex"

GBAM no Long thing

Hamachi:
But there is another funny side of dating in Nigeria that we should talk about: the Nigerian man you meet after collecting your number. 😂

Because sometimes, the problem was never getting the number. The real test begins after he gets it.

You will meet the man who says, “I’m a very simple person. I don’t like spending unnecessarily.”

Translation: romance must be powered by prayer. 😂

1. THE STINGY MAN

He can afford it, but every outing suddenly becomes a financial audit.

“Why don't we just sit at home?”

“Food is expensive outside.”

“Can you cook?”

Sir, you invited her out. 😭

2. THE UNROMANTIC MAN

You send him a beautiful message in the morning.

“Good morning, my love ❤️. I hope you slept well.”

His reply:

“Morning.”

That's all.

You start wondering if you are dating a man or customer-care chatbot.

3. THE “I DON'T DO BIRTHDAY” MAN

Your birthday comes and he says:

“Happy birthday, dear. God bless you.”

Meanwhile, he just bought himself a new phone three weeks ago.

You ask about your gift and he says:

“I'm the gift.”

Brother, please. 😭😂

4. THE “COME TO MY HOUSE” MAN

Every date invitation somehow leads to his house.

Restaurant? No.

Cinema? Too expensive.

Beach? Too far.

“Come over, let's just chill.”

At some point, madam will start asking herself whether she is in a relationship or has been employed as a part-time visitor.

5. THE LOW-EFFORT ROMANTIC

He wants all the benefits of a relationship but puts zero effort into maintaining it.

No flowers.

No thoughtful surprises.

No planned dates.

No random “I saw this and thought of you.”

But when you complain, he says:

“Women are too demanding these days.”

Nobody asked you to buy a helicopter. Sometimes even a ₦2,000 thoughtful gesture can mean more than a ₦200,000 gift given without affection.

6. THE “MY EX DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS” MAN

You ask for basic emotional effort and suddenly your request becomes unreasonable.

“My ex never complained.”

Maybe that's why she's your ex, sir. 😂

7. THE MAN WHO THINKS PROVIDING MONEY IS THE ENTIRE PERSONALITY

Yes, financial responsibility matters. But money alone doesn't make someone romantic.

A woman can appreciate a man who provides and still want affection, attention, communication, compliments, quality time and intentionality.

Being financially responsible is not an excuse to be emotionally unavailable.

8. THE “I'M NOT A ROMANTIC PERSON” MAN

Some men proudly announce this as if romance is a genetic condition.

Bro, romance is not necessarily about expensive gifts. Learn your woman's love language. Listen to her. Remember important dates. Check on her. Plan something occasionally. Give her a genuine compliment.

You don't need to become Shakespeare overnight.

At the end of the day, women are not necessarily asking Nigerian men to spend their entire salaries on them.

Most women simply want to feel considered, appreciated and intentionally loved.

Because just as men should learn that collecting a woman's number doesn't mean she likes them, women also need to understand that a man's financial capacity, personality and approach to romance will differ.

But please, Nigerian men...

If you have money and you are still stingy, that's a character issue.

And if you have little money but you are thoughtful, intentional and romantic, you can still make a woman feel special without bankrupting yourself.

No be every romance matter require POS transfer. Sometimes na effort. 😂❤️

All this nah plenty plenty talk, madam, there is one solution to all this busy body, MONEY, once you hear alert all this do not matter

donjahsy:
That money you used for getting affidavit and police report, why not redo your papers and ask them to put the current colour on the papers.

your other papers will carry the old colour, the your explanation go come long

Axel1:
Hello nairalanders, about 6 days ago i re-sprayed my car from dark blue to white. I told the guy that normally does my car papers for me and he asked me to do an affifavid and police report, which i paid him to do.

Yesterday i was driving and the police stopped me, i showed them my complete documents and the affifavid and police report too of the "change of colour I did"

That was when he initially noticed that i have changed the car colour, he called his colleagues that are around and stopping other cars ny by the other side of the road and they took my car to the station, that the affifavid and police report that i did isn't enough to back the change of colour that i did. Please is it really possible and true that the affifavid and police report isn't enough to back up the change of colour that i did? My car is still at the station at the moment, i don't have the 250k they're requesting to bail the car, i have been pleading for 100k but they refused.

Get a lawyer

nlfpmod:
“If You’re a Yahoo Boy, Keep Your Offering” – David Ibiyeomie’s Strong Message.


Pastor David Ibiyeomie tells his congregation that his church rejects offerings from "Yahoo" participants, equating the activity to stealing after recounting how a professor friend was defrauded and later died.

"Yahøø is steåling. If you're in this church and you're among Yahøø people, please don't give your offering here, we don't need it."

— Pastor David Ibiyeomie says, as he recounts how his friend, who was a professor, di€d after being defr@uded of all his money. pic.twitter.com/mZFDBhehmV

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) September 7, 2026

Not enough him for say dont come to any branch of my church

ChisomLexus:
Upon all my good girl I still never see husband marry despite the fact that I have my own money and I drive a Lexus I bought with my own money

Nah so, mehn just do you, do not follow society and what others dee fit to be morally correct, loads of these so called morality coaches are worse than the devil himself behind close doors

Kalatium:
Nairalanders, what have you actually observed? Have you seen a woman with a wild reputation eventually marry an exceptional man? Have you also seen the quiet “good girl” marry an exceptional man? Which pattern seems more common from what you have personally witnessed?

This was why they say life aint fair, this is true, I have seen it lot of times, the girl we all know in our local area returns with a husband with all mods com, why the so called good girl church going girl struggles up till the age of 44 to get married to one bross that is 55 and lives in a one bed flat.

bestofnollywood:
https://applesbite.com/petrol-can-sell-for-n605-litre-subsidy-accounting-magic-olawepo-hashim/

I support this guy

nairalanda1:
They don't.

They essentially import bad slop that is cheap enough to undercutt domestically produced fuel.

Anyway, the way we are going , it would soon be irrelevant.

( Only NNPC gets paid something , and yes, it's a bad decision ruining our economy and adding more to the debt)

You know what you know, I have it on good authority that subsidy is paid in billions as we speak, you can go fru the budget and ask yourself what the budget for Energy security is tied to or for.

nairalanda1:
They import it because it's the only way they can compete with Dangote.

If they imported the quality stuff, it would cost what Dangote costs plus.shipping costs.

plus collect Subsidy on top

SonOfWords:
Are you actually being surprised that the price rise percentage here is greater than over there😂?

You forget the useless disparity in exchange rates between both currencies in discourse?

And let's not forget that we still import about half of the diesel we consume daily.

The government needs to subsidise Diesel if for anything buy from Dangote Only