Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, says his client did not acquire the $52.88 million Galactica assets in the United States of America.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, has alleged that the reported repatriation of $52.88 million proceeds from the forfeiture of

The Nigerian government and United States have signed an asset return agreement on $52.88 million recovered from

Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke answers a question following a speech ... The seized assets, including a superyacht and prime real estate in New York and California, were confiscated in 2023 by U.S. authorities during Alison ...

Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke among others ... plus multiple luxury properties in California and New York. Alison-Madueke, 64, has always denied all allegations of wrongdoing.

About 45% of Nigerians do not have access to electricity. The government plans to power rural communities with funds recovered from a former oil minister and her associates.

The United States announced Friday that it would be returning USD 52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a yearslong corruption probe against former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates,

Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke ... in California and New York. Alison-Madueke, 64, has always denied all ...

The seized assets, including a superyacht and prime real estate in New York and California, were confiscated in 2023 by U.S. authorities during Alison-Madueke's trial. Of the repatriated funds ...

The US will return USD 52.8 million linked to former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke as part of a corruption investigation.

The United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has lauded Nigeria’s doggedness in negotiating for the repatriated $52.88 million realised from the sale of the luxury real estate and the Galactica Star superyacht linked to former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.

In November 2022, the US government repatriated to Nigeria, $20.6m in assets allegedly stolen by former Nigerian military leader Gen Sani Abacha. Five years ago, Washington transferred $311.8m to the Nigerian government as part of a previous agreement to repatriate assets that traced back to the Abacha regime.