Court orders seizure of Diezani’s Banana Island house, funds
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of a property at Banana Island , Lagos , reportedly bought for $37. 5 m in 2013 by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources , Mrs. Diezani Alison – Madueke .
The property , designated as Building 3 , Block B, Bella Vista Plot 1 , Zone N , Federal Government Layout, Banana Island Foreshore Estate, has 24 apartments, 18 flats and six penthouses , according to court papers presented on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
The BBC has, for the first time, published salaries of its highest paid stars – with all those earning £150,000 or more included.
The salaries are grouped into categories of £50,000 and are for the financial year 2016-17, where they came directly from the licence fee.
Radio 2
The music station has the highest BBC earner among its presenters in Chris Evans and Steve Wright, who is also in the top 14 highest-paid stars.
CHRIS EVANS (Pay bracket: £2,200,000 – £2,249,999)
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Chris Evans, who is the top earner on the list, has hosted Radio 2’s Breakfast Show every weekday morning since 2010. He also co-presented one series of TV show Top Gear.
STEVE WRIGHT (Pay bracket: £500,000 – £549,999)
Steve Wright presents Radio 2 weekday show Steve Wright in the Afternoon and Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs on Sunday mornings.
Radio
Pay bracket: £350,000 – £399,999
Vanessa Feltz
Nicholas Grimshaw
Simon Mayo
£300,000 – £349,999
Lauren Laverne
£250,000 – £299,999
Ken Bruce
Scott Mills
Trevor Nelson
£200,000 – £249,999
Mark Radcliffe
£150,000 – £199,999
Adrian Chiles
Greg James
Shaun Keaveny
Moira Stuart
Jo Whiley
Sport
GARY LINEKER (Pay bracket: £1,750,000 – £1,799,999)
Former England striker Gary Lineker presents the BBC’s flagship football highlights programme Match of the Day on a Saturday night while he is also one of the hosts for the annual Sports Personality of the Year awards night.
Pay bracket: £400,000 – £449,999
Alan Shearer
£300,000 – £349,999
Sue Barker
£250,000 -£299,999
Jason Mohammad
£200,000 – £249,999
John Inverdale
Gabby Logan
£150,000 – £199,999
Jonathan Agnew
Clare Balding
Jonathan Davies
John McEnroe
EastEnders
Image captionAdam Woodyatt (left) and Danny Dyer
Pay bracket: £200,000 – £249,999
Danny Dyer
Adam Woodyatt
£150,000 – £199,999
Laurie Brett
Letitia Dean
Tameka Empson
Linda Henry
Scott Maslen
Diane Parish
Gillian Taylforth
Lacey Turner
Presenters
ALEX JONES (Pay bracket: £400,000 – £499,999)
Alex Jones co-hosts BBC One’s The One Show with Matt Baker, having joined the programme in 2010. She also co-presents Shop Well for Less? and last year hosted a one-off documentary called Alex Jones – Fertility and Me.
NICKY CAMPBELL (Pay bracket: £400,000 – £449,999)
Nicky Campbell co-hosts Radio 5 live’s Breakfast Show on weekday mornings and also presents BBC One’s Sunday morning programme The Big Questions.
EDDIE MAIR (Pay bracket: £300,000 – £349,999)
Pay bracket: £850,000 – £899,999
Graham Norton
£700,000 – £749,999
Jeremy Vine
£600,000 – £649,000
John Humphrys
£550,000 – £599,999
Huw Edwards
£450,000 – £499,999
Matt Baker
Claudia Winkleman
£400,000 – £449,000
Andrew Marr
Stephen Nolan
£350,000 – £399,999
Fiona Bruce
£250,000 – £299,999
Zoe Ball
Brian Cox
Evan Davis
£200,000 – £249,999
Mark Chapman
Jools Holland
Dan Walker
£150,000 – £199,999
Naga Munchetty
Drama
DEREK THOMPSON (Pay bracket: £350,000 – £399,999)
Derek Thompson is the highest-paid actor on the list. He has played Charlie Fairhead in hospital drama Casualty since the series started in 1986.
AMANDA MEALING (Pay bracket: £250,000 – £299,999)
Amanda Mealing plays Connie Beauchamp in Casualty, having previously played the character in the BBC’s other hospital drama Holby City.
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