Last month, James Ibori, a former governor of oil-rich Delta state in the south of Nigeria was released, after four years in a UK prison. He had been convicted by a British court for embezzling state funds during his eight years in charge. Ibori was released and deported after he had returned up to $110 […]
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A former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has raised issues over the contradictory statements of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo that offered a $15 million bribe to ex-EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu. In a statement on Saturday by his media aide, Tony Eluemunor, Ibori denied ever offering […]
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1960-1966. Kaduna, Nzeogwu and other military men declared the government of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Tafawa Balewa as corrupt. Many agree with them till today. Today, only one man CHIEF FESTUS OKOTIE-EBOH is the one bearing the stigma of that corruption. Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa and Akintola all smell like roses. Only my […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to re-arrest and prosecute a former Governor of Delta State, Mr. James Ibori, who will complete his sentence in a prison in Britain on December 20, 2016. Barring last minute changes, Ibori will be arraigned on 170 charges bordering on money laundering and corruption. A Southwark Crown […]
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The United Kingdom Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched a fresh investigation on the London Metropolitan police officers in the case involving former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori. Tony Eluemunor, his media aide, disclosed this in a statement. According to him, the officers are Peter Clark, John McDonald, Ben Irons, Mathew Hurding-Jones, […]
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The kinsmen of a former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, have alleged that it was Ibori’s clamour for fiscal federalism to enable the people of the Niger Delta region to control their resources that led to his incarceration in a British jail. The allegation is contained in an 11-point communiqué issued at the end […]
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The conviction of Jailed former Delta State governor, James Ibori, remains valid despite evidence a British police officer took bribes during the investigation of his case, Britain’s state prosecution agency said on Thursday. Ibori is serving a 13-year sentence in a British prison after pleading guilty in 2012 to 10 counts of fraud and money-laundering. […]
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The alleged conspiracy against former Delta State governor Chief James Ibori, which led to his indictment and incarceration in a London prison, has continued to unravel as a former solicitor Bhadresh Gohil, who was linked to the high-profile prosecution of the former governor, has received £20,000 from the UK Crown Prosecution Service, after claims he […]
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The persistent disgraceful internal crisis of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) plus rumoured frame up criminal charges against Chief James Onanefe Ibori may have prompted a crucial meeting of IBORI’s political family to review their membership of the party. Unconfirmed sources revealed that the group also discussed the London legal tussle where Crown prosecution are […]
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The Federal Government has said that it is ready to receive Nigerians serving various jail terms in different prisons across the world. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Francis Enobore, the Spokesperson of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS). The statement said the decision followed the Prison Transfer Agreement entered with the governments […]
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