Tag: Ibori
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NDDC contracts: Ibori replies Akpabio over alleged involvement
A former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori on Monday reacted to claims by Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, that he received multi-million naira contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The former governor said the minister’s allegations against him was ridiculous. TheNewsGuru.com TNG reports that Akpabio also a former…
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NDDC probe: Akpabio names Ibori, Uduaghan, Ararume, kalu as contractors
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has linked two former governors of Delta State, Messrs James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, to the various contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission. Others on the lists submitted to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on July 23 by Akpabio are the Chief…
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2023: Makinde, Ibori others move to unite Lagos PDP, warn APC of impending loss
Prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains met in Lagos on Thurtsday for return of peace to the state chapter of the party. Emerging from the closed-door parley, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said the party’s leaders met to resolve some issues, and made some progresses in their assignment. The meeting, which was held on Lugard…
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EXCLUSIVE: Ibori speaks on revocation of his land by Obaseki-led govt in Edo
Former Delta Governor Chief James Ibori has reacted to the report on the revocation of the statutory right of occupancy granted him (Ibori) in respect to a property on plot 103A Aiguobasimwin Crescent, old GRA, Oredo local government. Recall TheNewsGuru had earlier published a report in which Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki said he revoked…
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UK makes new move to frustrate return of Ibori’s loot to Nigeria
A Fresh legal attempt has been launched on Thursday by British prosecutors to confiscate tens of millions of pounds stolen from Delta State by the then state governor, James Ibori. Ibori who was governor from 1999 to 2007 had pleaded guilty to 10-count charges of laundering of state funds in Britain and had received a…
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Delta 2023: Power rotation agreement sacrosanct – Ibori
Former Delta State Governor James Ibori has said power rotation among the north, south and central senatorial districts remains ‘sacrosanct’ for future polls. Ibori spoke during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders’ meeting in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government, at the weekend. According to him, complying with the established pattern of power rotation, which started…
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PDP, Tambuwal, Ihedioha, Ibori, others felicitate with Gov. Okowa at 60
…celebrates birthday with physically challenged persons The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some governors elected on its platform; Govs. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Emeka Ihedioha of Imo and Godwin Obaseki of Edo were among dignitaries that joined Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday, as he marked his 60th birthday in Asaba. The party’s National…
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Ibori appeals conviction, takes UK to European Court
Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has taken the United Kingdom to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, in a bid to quash his conviction by a London court. In one of the grounds of the appeal, the former governor alleged that identified corrupt British Police Officers were responsible…
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James Ibori mourns Anenih, calls him master political strategist
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has described the death of Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih as the end of a remarkable era in Nigerian politics. He said the late Chief Tony Anenih was in a class of his own as he was almost unsurpassed in political strategy for four decades. In a statement signed by Tony Eluemunor,…
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Ibori drags UK to EU Court of Human Rights
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has instructed his lawyers to drag the United Kingdom to the Court of Appeal at the European Court of Human Rights. In a press statement signed by his Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor, Ibori said: “At 11: AM today, judgment of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, was handed down. Once again…