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Delta, National Politics, Raw Politics, State News
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
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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Africa & World Politics, Delta, Headlines, State News
Monday, April 16th, 2012
A London Court is set to sentence former Delta State governor, James Ibori, today. The beleagured ex-governor who pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud and money laundering charges to the tune of $250 million could face up to 10 years in jail, reports say. James Ibori James Ibori appeared at the Southwark Crown Court […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
BY FESTUS AHON UGHELLI – DELTA State Government has given seven days ultimatum to the management of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay it accumulated ecology tariff amounting to N454.9 million or be ready to shut down their various masts scattered across the State. Mast State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Frank Omare who handed down […]
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Delta, State News
Monday, March 19th, 2012
A gunman, on Saturday night, went berserk in Sapele and killed four persons who were drinking in a bar located at 67, Macpherson road, opposite Okotie-Eboh Grammar School. The incident, which took place at about 8.30 p.m., threw the town into a state of confusion. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the deceased were in the bar […]
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Delta, State News
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
March 13, 2012 by Emmanuel Addeh, Warri Police in Delta State have begun manhunt for the kidnappers of five persons in Warri on Sunday. Two daughters of a Chevron Nigeria Limited contractor, aged two and nine years and their mother who works with Shell, were among those abducted by unknown persons around the Effurum Roundabout, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Delta, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Asaba – The Delta State Police Command has arrested a man alleged to have attempted to kidnap an Italian, Mr Galvagni Renze, in Asaba, Delta. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect on Friday, said that the attempted kidnap took place on Thursday in Asaba. […]
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Delta, Headlines, NNP Spotlight, State News
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Judicial corruption is a cliché, but that is, for sure, what has elicited deep concern over many years. This concern was certainly not shared by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who, at the opening ceremony of all Nigeria Judges Conference in 2003, sanctified the nation’s judiciary like this: “The Judiciary in Nigeria is not corrupt or inefficient. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Delta, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, State News
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, Ibadan, Nigeria, March 8, 2012 – In a country like ours where corruption is a norm and culture, quickly embraced and never fought to either a standstill or logical conclusion, the repatriation of Ibori’s loots by the Southwark Crown Court in the UK, remains a source of concern to this writer, most […]
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Delta, Imo, Judiciary, State News
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
THE Supreme Court yesterday in Abuja put judicial seals on the elections of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, as it dismissed the appeals seeking to nullify their victories at the polls. In separate judgments, the Supreme Court predicated its decision on the same legal pedestal and reasoning. The […]
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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, Delta, NNP Columnists, State News
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, London, UK, March 1, 2012 – When the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti released the song, VIP – Vagabond In Power in the late 70’s, Nigerians paid little heed to the lyrics, but danced their feet out to this politically-laced music. By the time they realised that Fela was something of a prophet, […]
