Tag: Money Laundering
Jonathan Lists Global Security Roles Of Customs
By Esther Komolafe President Goodluck Jonathan has stressed the need for collaboration between Customs administrations world wide, saying it could…
Abacha’s son faces fresh Swiss trial
Abba Abacha, the son of Nigeria’s former dictator Sani Abacha, will face a new trial in Switzerland starting July 4…
Court Jails Forex Dealer Over N300m Scam
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced a 36-year old foreign exchange dealer, Ibrahim Mohammed Bashir to one year…
Ronaldinho’s Brother Jailed
Ronaldinho’s brother, Roberto de Assis, has been sentenced to five years and five months in prison after being found guilty…
No British Mercy as Ibori Bags 13 year jail term
Justice Anthony Pitts of the Southwark Crown Court in London has sentenced former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State, Chief…
Nigerian Ex-Governor Fails to stop Trial
A Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe state, on 20 March , ruled that the former governor, Alhaji Danjuma…
‘Ibori’s Conviction, A Warning To Corrupt Politicians’
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday said that the conviction of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, for money…
Ibori Pleads Guilty In London Over Loot
A former Nigerian state governor pleaded guilty in a British court on Monday to siphoning off $250 million of Nigerian…
Ex-works Minister Gets Bail
Thirty-one days after he was first arraigned before a Federal High Court on an alleged money laundering charge, temporary reprieve…
Jonathan Signs Terrorism Prevention And Money Laundering Prohibition Bills Into Law
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has signed the Terrorism (Prevention) Bill, 2011 and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Bill, 2011 into law,…
EX Works Minister Faces More Charges
Embattled former Minister of Works, Dr Hassan Muhammad Lawal was on Tuesday re-arraigned on a fresh nine-count charge bordering on…
Egypt Jails Ex-minister For Corruption
Former President Hosni Mubarak’s top security official was convicted Thursday of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 12 years…
Ibori Extradited to London
Former governor of Delta State, Southsouth Nigeria, James Ibori has been extradited to London to face trial for alleged money…
Jonathan’s Wife Not Probed For Money Laundering
Nigeria’s presidency has reacted to newspaper reports credited to an opposition spokesperson alleging that Patience, the wife of President Goodluck…
V.Mobile Share Scam: Ibori’s Lawyer Jailed In UK
Counsel to former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, in the United Kingdom, Bhadresh Gohil, was yesterday jailed seven years…