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Chief James Ibori Pleads Guilty To 10-Count Charge
British police accuse him of stealing $250m (£160m) over eight years.
The prosecutor called him a "thief in government house".
Mr Ibori, once seen as one of Nigeria's wealthiest and most influential politicians, was arrested in 2010 in Dubai and then extradited to London.
Some $35m of his alleged UK assets were frozen in 2007.
Farouk Abdulmutallab Sentence To Life Imprisonment.
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http://www.naijaworldnews.com/The Nigerian “underwear bomber” who tried to blow up a packed airliner on Christmas Day 2009 must spend the rest of his life behind bars, a US judge ruled on Thursday. Abdulmutallab, 25 year old, pleaded guilty in October to eight charges, including the attempted murder of 289 people on board Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines Flight 253
ASUU Strikes will not Work
University lecturers in Nigeria, through the Academic Staff Union of Universities, , have created for themselves an image of group whose sole interest is strikes. ASUU has started another strike, which it says would be “total and comprehensive
IN INEC office,PDP denies plot of bomb
IN DELTA STATE,ASABA-CHAIRMAN of the Peoples Democratic Party, Delta State, Chief Mr Peter Nwabaoshi, has denied alleged plot by his party to bomb the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office, Asaba,Delta State.
the Peoples Democratic Party (DPP) Elders and Stakeholders Forum in Delta State, had, in a statement alleged that a political party (name withheld) had concluded arrangements to bomb INEC, Asaba, office, to destroy electoral materials used during the April 26, governorship elections in a bid to frustrate his party’s (DPP) case before the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sittting in Asaba,Delta State.
The India inks trade and investment deals with the African
The Indian premier offered a $5-billion credit line for its trade partner at the start of a two-day summit with some 10 African leaders in the Ethiopian capital Addi's Ababa.
The ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Gaddafi, 2 others
Armed robbers in Abakaliki Burnt To death in Ebonyi
The robbers in Abakaliki Were reportedly burnt to death, weekend, by angry mob in Nwekendiagu Community in Effium Development Centre of Ohaukwu local government area, Ebonyi state for allegedly
Afghan girl raped, killed by US troops
The daughter of an Afghan politician has reportedly died of her injuries after being raped by American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Farah.
US forces aboard five Toyota Hiace vans transferred the teenage girl along with several other Afghan women and girls to a military base in the province. They then sezually assaulted them, Afghan sources, who requested anonymity, told Iran Newspaper on Network on Wednesday.
Medical reports indicate that a young girl died as a result of severe bleeding that was caused by tears in her genitals from violent sezual penetration.
Two other victims were admitted to a nearby hospital and are currently receiving treatment for serious injuries they suffered following multiple rapes.
However, ISAF has told Press TV correspondent that they cannot confirm this report.
The incident comes as violence in Afghanistan has spiked to record highs since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Statistics about civilian death tolls in Afghanistan are not available. However, it is estimated that between 14,000 and 34,000 Afghan civilians have lost their lives since the US-led war.
Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have reportedly lost their lives as a consequence of displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness resulting from the war.
Afghan Interior Minister Zemarai Bashary said in a recent report that 2010 was the deadliest year for the civilians in the war-torn country since 2001.
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