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Fashola’s Wife Set To Commission Jandor Foundation’s New Office Complex

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7 years ago

September 25, 2019

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Former First Lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola has accepted to officially commission Liberty Place, the new Head Office Complex of Lagos-based Non Governmental Organization, Jandor Foundation.

The new office complex located on busy Adeniyi Jones street, Ikeja, Lagos will be opened on Tuesday October 1, 2019 and will function as the Foundation’s Head Office as well as

Secretariat.

Speaking on this cheering news, the Lead Visioner, Jandor Foundation, Mr. Abdul-Azeez

Olajide Adediran said it is not accidental that the official commissioning coincides

with Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration, noting that it strongly aligns and

symbolizes the vision of the Foundation which is to empower the needy in our society

towards helping them become independent and self-sufficient.

According to him “the new office complex is part of our continuous improvement to the Foundation’s support services model. The successes of our empowerment initiatives, especially over the past two years, have been very encouraging and an office complex such as this will provide the required support infrastructure and help us be better positioned to

seamlessly execute our ambitious plans in future . We deliberately named it Liberty

Place because we strongly believe it will help many, especially our indigent folks become

independent on many fronts” .

Other special guests and dignitaries expected at the event will include top

government functionaries, private sector leaders, politicians, traditional rulers, sister

NGO representatives and friends of the foundation.

Jandor Foundation was formally established in 2017 as an organization committed to

building structures that offer hope to the indigent. In a society where hope is

practically missing, the Foundation has quickly earned a reputation and has become

identified as restorers of hope.

In just under 2years of operation in Lagos, the Foundation already has over 1,000 volunteer staff who have worked hard to help transform thousands of lives and commissioned over 150 projects.

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UK Court Acquittal: Diezani Goes Spiritual, Says God Will Always Be God

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3 days ago

June 18, 2026

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Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted to her acquittal by a London court after bribery charges brought against her were dismissed.

The Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday acquitted the former minister of all charges, including five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.

Reacting to the judgment, Alison-Madueke expressed relief and said she and her family had endured years of emotional distress over the case.

Speaking to News Central, she said she has remained in the United Kingdom since the legal proceedings began 11 years ago.

She said: “I’m just thankful to God, it’s been arduous, almost 11 years. It’s been traumatic not just for me but for my family, friends, my 93-year-old mother in Port Harcourt and for my son.

“It has been a hard journey, but I tell you this, God will always do as He will. God will be God and God is not a man that He should lie; when He promises you something, He will see it through.

“For almost 11 years I have been here. I did my job to the best of my ability.”

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I Never Saw Report that Led to Natasha’s Suspension, Says Ireti Kingibe

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3 days ago

June 18, 2026

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The lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), at the Senate, Ireti Kingibe, says she did not see any report that led to the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Kingibe made this disclosure on Wednesday when she featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.

She said she was at a retreat with Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, when she heard about the report.

“I never saw the report that led to Natasha’s suspension. I was at a retreat. I had earlier stated that I was there with three or four other senators who are members of the committee.

“We attended the Committee on Petitions and Public Complaints, signed the attendance register, and I later left for the tax reform retreat, which I considered more important at the time.

“It affects my constituents much more than disciplining a senator, and I figured that the other people who were not part of that committee would take care of it.

“I even complained to other Senators, specifically to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. I complained to him very bitterly that I had not seen that report. I didn’t see it then. I have not seen it till now,” she said.

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UK Court Clears Ex-Petroleum Minister Alison-Madueke of All Corruption Charges

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4 days ago

June 17, 2026

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Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was on Wednesday found not guilty by a London jury of six bribery charges, after ‌a rare corruption trial of a high-profile former energy official.

Alison-Madueke, minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015 under then-president Goodluck Jonathan, stood trial charged with five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery, which she denied.

Prosecutors ⁠alleged Alison-Madueke, 65, was given “a life of luxury” in London from oil and gas industry figures seeking lucrative contracts in Nigeria, which has long grappled with mismanagement and corruption.

But the former minister, who was also briefly president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said she never took any bribes and had no real influence over the awarding of lucrative government contracts.

After a trial at London’s Southwark ‌Crown ⁠Court, Alison-Madueke was acquitted by a jury of all six charges she faced after more than 46 hours of deliberation.

The not guilty verdicts are a major blow to British authorities, which began their investigation into corruption allegations against Alison-Madueke ⁠more than a decade ago.

Alison-Madueke stood trial alongside oil industry executive Olatimbo Ayinde, 54, who was charged with one count of bribery relating to Alison-Madueke ⁠and a separate count of bribery of a foreign public official.

Alison-Madueke’s brother Doye Agama, 69, was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery ⁠with his sister relating to payments made to Agama’s church.

Both Ayinde and Agama denied the charges against them and were also acquitted by the jury.

Source: Reuters