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Nigerian politician ‘James Ibori’ in UK court on graft charges

An influential Nigerian politician appeared in a British court on Saturday charged with a string of money laundering and fraud offences, police said. James Ibori, the former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State, was remanded in custody after appearing at … read more »

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South Africa: Banker ‘firebombed home’

An investment banker who became obsessed with a British woman followed her to Cape Town where he firebombed her parents’ holiday home and tried to hire a hitman to kill her family, court papers claim. Cape Town Magistrates Court Mr … read more »

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