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By Omano Edigheji, PhD Chima Ubani, Alao Aka Bashorun, Gani Fawehinmi and BekoRamsome-Kuti are in my thoughts. They were heroes of the democratic struggles in Nigeria. They were selfless individuals who sacrificed personal comfort for the common good. They inspired … read more »
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Tagged Delta State, Gani Fawehinmi, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, South Africa, WAEC
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We will host the best athletics meet event, says Uduaghan WITH a large contingent of 21 male and 21 female athletes, Ethiopia looks set to paint the city of Warri red in the fast approaching African Youth Athletics Championship. Apart … read more »
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By Omoade Adelani For too long, we have been fed with lies, innuendos and sarcasm garnished with semblance of truth by desperate hustlers at the Nigerian political scene. We have been made to believe that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the chief … read more »
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Tagged Delta State, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala, United Nations Convention against Corruption, Uzodinma Iweala, World Bank
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Police in Abuja this afternoon detonated a time bomb dropped at the entrance to the Area 8 Abuja office of NIPOST. Eye witnesses told Daily Times that the parcel containing the expolsive device has been at the gate since last … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Daily Times, Delta State, Friday, IndepthAfrica, local Nigerian newspaper, news about Okonjo Iweala, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nigerians, Okonjo-Iweala, Police
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Ohaneze Crisis and the Auctioning of the Igbo Presidency (part 2) Ohaneze Ndigbo , the apex Igbo socio political organisation has been on the news again especially over the controversial new four year tenure for elected officers and controversial election … read more »
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Tagged Abakaliki, Abia State, Delta State, Ebonyi State, GoodluckJonathan, Igbo, Imo State, Nigeria, Theodore Orji
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By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye No matter the very strong views many Nigerians hold about the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, it is difficult not to sympathize with her and her family on the … read more »
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Tagged bbc, Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, Finance minister, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Okonjo
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The Coordinating Minister for the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has described the traumatic experience of her mother, Professor Mrs Kamene Okonjo, in the hands of her abductors as horrific, as she was left without food for … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Delta State, Finance minister, God, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Okonjo-Iweala, Robert Zoellick
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The mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released five days after she was kidnapped, Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has told the BBC. He said Kamene Okonjo, a retired professor, was dropped off on a main road … read more »
I rarely discuss Nigerian politics as it is a complete waste of time and a mere offshoot of the main problem, but I learnt over the weekend that the finance minister, Okonjo Iweala’s mother was kidnapped. Well, talk about the chickens … read more »
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Tagged Delta State, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Lagos, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Okonjo, Okonjo-Iweala
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December 10, 2012 by benim
The Kidnappers that Abducted 82 Years Old Mother Of Finance Minister Prof. Kanene Okonjo at their family home in Ogwashi uku, Delta state, are demanding for a whopping $1 billion ransom. Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the reigning Obi … read more »
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped Kanene Okonjo, 82, mother of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, wife of His Majesty Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo, the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom … read more »
Adewale Stephen Millions of workers in Nigeria look up to their union leaders to organise them to protect their rights. But recent events show that unionists are fast losing the confidence of the masses When the controversial Central Bank Governor … read more »
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Tagged Central bank, Congress for Progressive Change, Delta State, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Sanusi Lamido, Trade Union Congress
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By Jideofor Adibe, opinion It is no longer rumour. Hard-talking Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and founder of Word of Life Bible Church, has joined the elite league of Nigerians who own private jets. According … read more »
Floods resulting from the autumn rainy season have devastated central and southeastern Nigeria. According to Nigerian media, the flooding is the worst in fifty years, and has already killed more than one hundred and displaced more than a million people. The Nigerian media speculates that … read more »
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Boko Haram, Delta State, Goodluck Jonathan, Hurricane Katrina, Indepth Africa Magazine, indeptrhafrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, United States
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by Paul I. Adujie Esq. Nigeria is under water! Nigeria is literally underwater! 22 out of 36 federating states of Nigeria are rapidly being submerged. I recently wrote two articles in which I discussed the parlous condition of roads, highways … read more »
AS a result of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 by the British colonialist, Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard Charles Ikedikwa Soeze AS a result of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of … read more »
In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Sola Odunfa in Lagos wonders about the fate of $15m (£12m) deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2007. Somewhere in the vaults of the CBN a bag containing $15m … read more »
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Tagged Central Bank Nigeria, Delta State, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, Nigeria, Nuhu Ribadu, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ribadu
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In a recent feel good news credited to Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo, president 99-07, about corruption in Nigeria, couple that with the array of Nigeria legal class made up of legal practitioners and the judiciary, it’s mere toothless bull dogs. … read more »
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Police authorities in Delta State on Wednesday said a child stolen and sold for N250,000 had been recovered in Agbor, Delta State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Charles Muka, who confirmed the development, said five persons had also been arrested … read more »
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Nigeria midfielder Christain Obodo has been abducted by unknown gunmen in southern Nigeria. A family friend has told BBC Sport that the kidnappers have issued a ransom demand for nearly US$200,000. Police in Warri are yet to issue any official … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, IndepthAfrica, John Mikel Obi, Kidnapping, Nigeria, Onyekachi Apam, Saturday morning cartoon, Udinese Calcio, Warri
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by Austine Uche-Ejeke Anyone who sees anything concerning redemption or reclamation of this country will be fired up to do everything possible to see that it comes to actualisation. And for a long time now, the call for a better … read more »
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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, … read more »
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said ex-Governor James Ibori will still face trial in Nigeria after serving a 13-year term in a UK Prison. It also said with the conviction of Ibori by the Southwark Court in … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gbenga Daniel, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, London, Nigeria, Southwark Crown Court
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IN early 1998, middle-aged Chief James Ibori, with an infectious smile and sacks of money, burst into the political sphere of Delta State like a tsunami. He swept through the state with a well-coordinated governorship campaign that left his opponents … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Asaba, Delta State, Ibori, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, Nigeria, Oghara, Olusegun Obasanjo, Uduaghan
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A British court has jailed a former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state for 13 years for fraud and money-laundering. James Ibori pleaded guilty in a London court in February to fraud and money-laundering. He was accused of stealing $250 … read more »
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Tagged Delta State, James Ibori, List of Governors of Delta State, London, money laundering, Nigeria, Plea, Southwark Crown Court
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A private equity fund backed by Britain’s Department for International Development (DfID) is under criminal investigation by the European Union and Nigerian anti-corruption authorities for its alleged involvement in fraud and the laundering of millions of dollars looted by James … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, Department for International Development, Emerging Capital Partners, European Investment Bank, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, Metropolitan Police Service, Nigeria, Southwark Crown Court
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Former Delta State Governor James Ibori, who has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges at Southwark Crown Court 12 in London, may be sentenced today (Monday). Ibori had pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud, money laundering and … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibori, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, London, Nigeria, Southwark Crown Court
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James Ibori, Nigerian state governor funded international playboy lifestyle with £50million fraud as he rose from humble roots working in London DIY store. He bought a portfolio of luxury London homes and a fleet of armoured Range Rovers; Fraudster may … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Ibori, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, London, money laundering, Nigeria, Scotland Yard
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London – A former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state has pleaded guilty in London to charges of money-laundering and conspiring to defraud. James Ibori entered his plea on Monday at Southwark Crown Court. He is to be sentenced on … read more »
London – A former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state has pleaded guilty in London to charges of money-laundering and conspiring to defraud. James Ibori entered his plea on Monday at Southwark Crown Court. He is to be sentenced on … read more »
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