Delta State Government has uncovered alleged fraud in the disbursement of N1 billion agricultural loans to farmers in the state. The discovery was coming one month after Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan disbursed loans obtained from the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Misan Kubeyinje who said his […]
Wale Sokunbi (08056180228 walesokunbi2003@yahoo.co.uk) Wednesday April 25 , 2012 Photo: The Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section Last week, a court in the United Kingdom did for Nigerians what our own judiciary could not do when it slammed a 13-year jailterm on former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori. Ibori, who had been on […]
By Emma Arubi WARRI—THE legal team of the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori is to appeal the 13 years sentence handed him by a London court last week. A reliable member of the team and a Warri- based legal practitioner, who does not want his name in print, told Vanguard exclusively, that […]
Thursday, April 19, 2012 • Ibori Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Ijaw National leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has described the conviction of ex- Governor James Ibori in a London Court yesterday as sad and unfortunate. Reacting to the sentence, Clark described as mixed feelings, that a former Governor of oil-rich Delta […]
April 18, 2012 by Ademola Babalola and Tayo Famutimi with agency report AFTER years of running, the long hands of justice caught up with the former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, on Tuesday. The Southwark Crown Court in London United Kingdom sentenced Ibori to 13 years’ imprisonment for fraud and corruption offences. Our […]
April 18, 2012 by Emmanuel Addeh,Warri The Delta State Government on Tuesday maintained that it had no official reaction to the jail term handed down to former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, by a London Court. The government insisted that Ibori remained a private citizen till he was sentenced by the court, noting that it […]
CRITICAL stakeholders in Edo State yesterday hailed the conviction of former Governor James Ibori of Delta State, saying it was a lesson to corrupt politicians. But curiously, no politician in Edo called yesterday agreed to speak as they based their position on the neighbourliness of their state to Delta State. But the Executive Director, Environmental […]
THE opposition Democratic People’s Party (DPP) yesterday hailed the sentencing of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, to 13 years imprisonment in the United Kingdom (UK). The party said that the judgment was a vindication of its long-standing allegation that Ibori looted Delta State for eight years. On its part, the Delta State government said […]
Gets 13-year jail term, loses assets Nigerians celebrate conviction Britain vows to root out graft High-risk prison for ex-governor THE Ibori clan in British prisons swelled by one yesterday. And he is the head of the family. Two-time governor of Delta State James Onanefe Ibori, will now have the chance to hold court over his […]
Former governor of Delta State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), James Ibori, who was standing trial for allegations of money laundering and multiple frauds, has been jailed for 13 years by a United Kingdom (UK) court sitting in Southwark, London. In his verdict on the matter yesterday, Judge Anthony Pitt of London […]
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