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Op-ed Editor March 24, 2017

Opinion: Will Ibori get justice?

by Anthony Ademiluyi The Afrobeat maestro gave a scathing attack on imperialism or neo-colonialism with one of his numerous hit songs ‘Colonial Mentality.’ Some of the words are ‘………….. Dem…

Azeez February 4, 2017

BREAKING: Ibori arrives his hometown Oghara Delta State (PHOTOS)

Former Delta state governor, James Ibori has arrived his hometown of Oghara in Ethiope East local government area of Delta state. Ibori returned to the country on Saturday after spending four…

Op-ed Editor December 25, 2016

Simon Kolawole: The welcome party for Ibori

by Simon Kolawole Predictably, many Nigerians are disgusted with the jubilation that greeted the release of former Delta governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, from UK prison on Wednesday. His friends…

Op-ed Editor December 24, 2016

Opinion: Ibori – corruption with tribal marks

Olalekan Waheed Adigun Whenever I hear those who ought to know say that Nigeria’s main problem is ethnicity, I often begin to develop cold feet. They seem to argue that if…

Op-ed Editor December 21, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: Yahya Jammeh, James Ibori, whistleblowers and others

1. Yahya Jammeh Oga Jammeh wants to give elder statesman Mugabe a run for his money. Stating he will not be intimidated and he will not climb down from that…

Roqeebah December 21, 2016

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 21st of December

Read the full stories and analyses here now!

Mazi Emeka July 24, 2016

Court awards £20,000 compensation to Ibori’s lawyer

A British court has ordered that Bhadresh Gohil, lawyer to convicted former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, be paid £20,000 by the Crown Prosecution Service for unlawfully detaining Gohil and depriving him…

Mazi Emeka April 4, 2016

#PanamaPapers: James Ibori named in massive tax evasion, corruption scandal

Former Delta state governor, James Ibori, has been implicated in a massive leak of documents that has so far exposed the corrupt dealings of 12 current and former world leaders,…

Adebayo Emuleomo March 18, 2016

‘James Ibori to return home before July’ – Ayiri Emami

Billionaire and business magnate, Ayiri Emami has declared that former Delta state governor, James Ibori who is currently in jail in the United Kingdom for charges of corruption and money…

Janeth J November 9, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Wanted terrorist arrested at airport | 12 post-Taraba judgement deaths | Buhari to inaugurate ministers | More stories

Wanted terrorist arrested at Abuja airport. Punch Osinbajo reiterates that Buhari will fulfill campaign promises. Vanguard APC, PDP clash in Taraba, 12 dies. This Day Wike appoints new 12 special…

October 26, 2013

Nothing for you, Delta State: Court orders that Ibori’s $15million should go to GEJ’s government

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ruled that the $15 million a former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, allegedly used to bribe an anti-corruption chief be handed over…

September 20, 2013

‘What Ibori told me’: Ribadu gives evidence in London court as Oando wades into money laundering case

by Adeola Balogun In response to claims by prosecutors in the United Kingdom that he is a major shareholder in oil company, Oando, former Delta State Governor James Ibori …

May 2, 2013

“Petty thief”: UK court insists on 13-year jail term for Ibori

by Hauwa Gambo The Royal Court of Justice on the Strand in London today dismissed an appeal by former Delta governor, James Ibori for his 13 year jail term for…

January 26, 2013

Ibori spoils: Millionaire’s pad belonging to jailed former governor discovered in Lekki [DETAILS]

by Rachel Ogbu A luxury home in Lekki Lagos was recently identified as belonging to shamed former Delta State governor, James Ibori. Despite convicted in April 2012 and sentenced to a13-year jail…

December 29, 2012

Oyedepo’s “cynical exploitation”, Farouk vs Otedola & more: See our list of the Top 12 scandals of 2012

by Wilfred Okiche Another year, another bevy of scandals and 2012 was no different. Whether it was the back and forth between a certain billionaire business man and a…

August 17, 2012

TICKER: Ibori transferred to maximum security prison

Convicted former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has been transferred to a maximum-security prison, the Worcestershire Long Lartin Prison outside London. United Kingdom prison officials confirmed the transfer…

April 18, 2012

El-Darlington XaintOsas Enereba: Dele Momodu is a business man; not an advocate for change

If you are a faithful member of the Twitter family (a dysfunctional union, at best) and you follow most of our indigenous twitter bigwigs, you must have been privy to what…

April 18, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Rest in Jail James Ibori & Nigeria’s World Bank Masturbation without Orgasm (YNaija Frontpage)

How can a beggarly nation like ours decide it wants to help America and Europe manage their huge investments at the World Bank? Two days ago I mentioned that…

March 12, 2012

‘Airtime’ with Onoshe Nwabuikwu: Cool FM’s not so cool, female singers impress & more

Onoshe Nwabuikwu’s Airtime comes to YNaija! Keeping an eye on Nigerian television and radio. It’s a woman’s world If a jingle could be attached to this write-up, it would be Beyoncé’s…

March 1, 2012

Emmanuel Osanedum: On Ibori, IBB, Atiku and other wicked, selfish men

James Ibori It turns out that I, who easily finds the good in even the most condemned men and women, cannot find even one redeeming feature in James Onanefe Ibori...…

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