SaharaRreporters has confidentially learned how Nigeria’s former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, purchased Port Harcourt’s Le Meridien Hotel using First Bank of Nigeria Executive Director (ED), Dauda Lawal.
The revelation comes as the federal government of Nigeria this week struggles to release the list of the nation’s looters and saboteurs of the economy, an earth-shaking event the presidency says will happen latest Thursday.
Barely two weeks after Lawal was picked up by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the ED has reportedly returned huge amounts of money laundered through him by the ex-oil minister, with whom he was reported to be “extremely close.”
Mr. Lawal is said to have returned millions of dollars to the EFCC as the agency prepared to let him go on oil it was revealed that he had brokered the purchase of Le Meridien Hotel in Port Harcourt on behalf of the ex-Minister.
While investigators reportedly tried to seize the hotel, the Presidency pushed for the refund of the money from its owners, sources said.
SaharaReporters learnt that the owners paid back an amount that was said to be close to N18billion into the federal government recovery account, a story Nigerians will be looking to confirm in the government’s report in a few hours.
*MY GOODNESS!!!!..This woman didnt blink at all in looting so much!!!
She will soon come out and shout witch hunting in conjunction with Dele Momodu.
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DeleteAll dis end time suspicious looting. Make una fear God oooo
It's unconfirmed AKA alleged! Wait till our law courts convict her before we crucify her please
DeleteStella leave that thing, naa today we know say buhari and propaganda dey related? Sahara reporters are proven liars and they are know to distort and elaborate the truth. Yes Dieziani stole a lot but how come up till now nobody can categorically state what and what was looted? Why is she still free? Dasuki and the likes of Metuh have long been arrested and they didnt steal a quarter of what this woman looted. I believe if buhari and co really have grounded evidence dey would have arrested her by now or there's something going on we don't know. The dilly dallying has gone on for too long abeg, make dem lemme hear word!
DeleteGeneral ukpo is the Owner of Le meriden. One time military administrator of old Rivers state,from cross River state.he use to have an office in Ukpo circle in Old GRA port harcourt before they relocated out of phc. He initiated the monorail project in conjuction with Rivers state Government before he backed of...He has a manager Called Nnamdi Nwanneka. So they refunded a whooping N18B!!! ***continues my waka***
DeleteLawal no launder reach naughty professor(bisi onasanya). They had to force that one to resign in Dec.
DeleteGlow, you must be a compound fool.
DeleteAre you not aware that she's standing trail in the UK? Can she be tried in two courts at the same time?
Let UK finish with her first. If found guilty and sentenced, she might even complete her sentence before she is extradited to Nigeria to face any charges against her.
Anon 12:51....
DeleteYour father, your mother, your siblings, your future generation plus yourself included are all mega compound fools!
Yeah that's right! You didn't see where I insulted anyone up there did you but you just had to show what a big fool you are. I stand by my opinions so you can go fuck a goat!!!
SDK...madam journalist: I wouldn't jump to any conclusions the way you did in the last line. until we hear from government officially on this. sahara reporters has been known to lie/distort information in the past. they are not official govt spokespeople and sometimes peddle rumours
ReplyDeleteStella believe this,believe anything. It seems you don't know what's happening. The truth will come out real soon..and all of you will see just how far Buhari and his cohorts can go and how evil Buhari is..i'm waiting patiently.. Sahara reporters,your end is near as well..the way you'll go into extinction will baffle you..
ReplyDeleteShut up annon. Buhari evil ? Like e don lock your Papa for jail ?
DeleteIntellectually blind* youth.
Yes he has locked my father in jail before..I'm not talking without reason..and I'm not a blind youth like you. Yahoozee
DeleteWe're waiting for the names of looters they want to announce today
ReplyDeleteYour Presido don cancel e Ogoni waka
Stella, shut your trap. Everybody is innocent until proven guilty. It is a shame that you base your journalism on sahara reporters which will do anything to rubbish and castigate the past govt. Even if they looted, Nigerians has forgiven them at least life was better then. Ecobank just sacked 1000 workers. This APC govt are even the bigger thieves. Because all the money they claim they returned why not use it to elevate the hardship. I pity gullible Nigerians
ReplyDeleteGullible mumu!
Delete"Even if they looted, Nigerians has forgiven them at least life was better then".
DeleteThis statement just confirmed how silly some pple can be? Na wah o!
*Ghanaman signing out*
Anonymous 10.36, i think u should shut up ur mother F**King mouth. U are as stupid as ur mentality. F**ked up and useless mentality. What do u mean by Nigerians has forgiven them? Mumuish somebody.
DeleteSuffer ur suffering bc the support by myopic mind like urs put us in our mess.
Idiot, you need to be schooled.
DeleteGhanaman you hungry poverty stricken bastard. God punish you goat
DeleteUr Fada. Nigerians have forgiven them indeed.
DeleteSome peeps are really saaad, what a pity! What's the reason for the " shut your trap"? Highly unnecessary!
DeleteAll ye PDP faithfuls that vehemently refuse to be objective bc your minds are made up can never see anything good in this administration. Whether you like it or not CHANGE comes with its peculiar challenges esp when it's for the better. I suggest you watch LEAN ON ME starring MORGAN FREEMAN so that you'll understand that CHANGE FOR THE BETTER is not very appealing.
Sparkles majority of them supporting PDP are thieves who had probably benefited from the last president that doesn't see any difference between stealing and corruption so their mind and thinking are equally corrupt.
DeleteStory for gods.
ReplyDeleteThe Sahara desert reporters will do anything to tarnish the image of the past govt.
Why are they not also exposing corrupt APC members?
And some morons will come and defend her on this blog
ReplyDeleteSome people are so wicked.People are suffering while you are busy stealing their money.
ReplyDeleteStella,don't tell me you believed this Sahara liars...
ReplyDeleteIm sure that idiot Linda Eze wont read this post, your "hero" was fast asleep when Dieziani was busy looting abi?
ReplyDeleteAs in Ehen!!! Thank you for this comment. When I read comments of people calling Jonathan their "hero" I just go mute, if only dey know the degree of corruption that went one.
DeleteDont mind them.. Gullible lot! He handed over peacefully and suddenly he is a saint.. As if that will make all the looting go away.. They put tbe economy in the state it is today..
DeleteMrs Berks and Oby O,thank you for understanding the 411 in Nigeria now. I have read so much nonsense from Nigerians and their myopic way of thinking that I am so glad there are still intelligent people left in that country. If these fools calling Jonathan their hero have any inkling of what he and his gang did to Nigeria, they will shudder.
DeleteHow can only one person steal so much? For crying out loud nobody is getting out of this earth alive. Don't we think about life after death? Mbosi ikpe ga adi egwu na eluigwe.
ReplyDeleteIndeed ugly faces don't bear the monopoly for crime, beautiful ones too do. I hope the government does not renege on publicising the list of fraudsters today. We're waiting.
ReplyDeleteI like her. Patricia Etteh dey learn work wey this woman dey.
ReplyDeleteBloody thief. She stole so much cos she didn't expect Jonah to lose the election.
Why call her a bloody thief? Did you help her steal? Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty
DeleteYou are a compound fool. It is people like you that will misquote the law just to feel relevant and to keep supporting wickedness in high places. Innocent until proven guilty my ass!
DeleteMscheeeeeewwww!!! Such a disgrace to womanhood. In fact this is more than greed, it's pure madness. The amount she looted can run some states for months. Those of you calling out Buhari, u think if Jonathan had won the economy would ve been better?? It would ve been worse off. When he's surrounded by greedy bastards. They would ve looted the remaining money left to run the country.
ReplyDeleteDear diezani, where u planning on building your own country??? After all the looting u cant still cure cancer. Evil woman
Damn really?.. Ders no smoke without a fire they say.. N I used to think she was just being victimized.. But d allegations keep piling... Oh well.. *goes back to bed*
ReplyDeleteIs Buhari and his henchmen in the Sahara desert reporters telling me that northerners did not also loot Nigerian since independence they have been ruling?
ReplyDeleteDoes that justify her actions? Make una try get sense small kwanu! So b'cos we couldn't arrest Shina Rambo...all other armed robbers shd go scot free?
Delete*Ghanaman signing out*
Lol ignorant imbecile. Is the former NSA boss from the south? I don't think you finished secondary school.
DeleteGhanaman a million likes for your comment
DeleteIf your Jonathan did not have the liver to arrest the Northern looters,too bad for you all and your support for him. Buhari has the balls and will deal with all of you decisively. Ghana man you are a brilliant dude. I love your comments.
DeleteToday is thursday. Oya Buhari release the names ooo. we want our single and mingles to come. lots of people are waiting for their looters of their hears. Okokobioko
ReplyDeleteStella, calm down biko and wait for the looter's list. Let's see if her name will be there
ReplyDelete*SPEECHLESS*
ReplyDeleteBeautiful thief now claiming Cancer victim..... May God grant your wish.
ReplyDeleteMrs bekks, 1000 likes for your comment. They are thinking the economy will be better if Gej had won. It would have bn worse off. Ds economic fall has been on even before GEJ left but because it was close to election period, they had to 'mask' the effect by spending heavily from the treasury. If he had won, it would be worse because even the little that is remaining, the 'hawks' ll take it so as to recover what they spent during elections.
ReplyDeleteThank you anon. Salaries had bot been paid in most of the states. There was no light anywhere during elections and there was fuel scarcity. Even phone lines were misbehaving because they couldn't consistently fuel their generators.
DeleteThese GEJ supporters have selective amnesia
Thank you Anon 12.00 and 13.04
DeleteThe amnesia worrying GEJ supporters enh, no be here, it's simply incurable!
For the first time in my life, I saw banks closing 12pm because of Scarcity of fuel/diesel. GEJ refused to provide for "Subsidy" for the marketers, meanwhile he and his cohorts were busy looting and doling out money for election . Buhari inherited almost N200b if not more.
NNPC made a huge loss of about N150b in 2014, and in about seven months that buhari took over they made about N3b profit. If all these looted money were not looted, there would have been more than enough for palliative measures to ease the recent crises which is Global. Venezuela an oil Producing country is even worse as we speak.
If GEJ was still there, these looters who are already used to looting won't still know when to stop, cos they are already used to it. And some retards will now say, "at least money was flowing then". Which money? Is it not better the money flows from government through good roads, and others social amenities?
Honestly I'm just tired of Nigerians, we are our own problems. And somebody had the balls to say "they have been forgiven" like seriously? By who? The blood of every Nigerian that died as a result of poor Road facilities, poor health facilities, hunger, lack of security and unrest is on them, God will judge them!
Anonymous 15.03 you spoke my mind. Thank God we still have sane people in Nigeria. I was beginning to loose hope.
DeleteYet some idiots will come on SDK to defend her.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting to see her end which is coming soon since the cancer didn't finish her off. One good thing Buhari must do.
Hmmmmm! D moni recovered so far will do dis nation a lot of gd. Pls present administration let's start seeing where all dis moni will go so dt anoda administration will nt come n tell us smthing else I beg.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm! D moni recovered so far will do dis nation a lot of gd. Pls present administration let's start seeing where all dis moni will go so dt anoda administration will nt come n tell us smthing else I beg.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm! D moni recovered so far will do dis nation a lot of gd. Pls present administration let's start seeing where all dis moni will go so dt anoda administration will nt come n tell us smthing else I beg.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm! D moni recovered so far will do dis nation a lot of gd. Pls present administration let's start seeing where all dis moni will go so dt anoda administration will nt come n tell us smthing else I beg.
ReplyDeleteI wont even disturb myself anymore and stella i think you should know better being a former journalist or present blognalist.
ReplyDeleteThere is propaganda and theres the truth/facts. Let the efcc make this announcement and then i will take it serious. Everyone that knows whats up knows apc spent billions on propaganda through the media and theu still do.
In a sane society, this govt should focus on making nigeria work, let efcc do thier work and stop blaming past govt cos the rot didnt start under GEJ but from the military era.
Singing in Shina Peters' voice...'90% bribery and corruption caused by men, 90% motor accident caused by men, African women beautiful, they are sensible. Give them chance to deliver the truth. Go to India na woman dey rule, Great Britain, Philippine, Nicaragua, woman rule them befor. Abegi oooo, oooo..'
ReplyDeleteOshisco...awon disgrace to womanhood. So tey they proved Shina Peters wrong. By the way, I am a lady, so no one should start forming women activist under my comment.