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President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's appointment of new service chiefs and a new Chief of Defence Staff on 20 August will further reduce the political power of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Concern is mounting, though, at the growing influence of Delta State ex-Governor James Ibori, who faces multiple charges of corrupt enrichment....

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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Olusegun Obasanjo, James Ibori, Andrew Azazi, Luka Yusuf, Paul Dike, A.B. Dambazau, Isaiah Iko Ibrahim, Oluseyi Petinrin, David Edevbie, Nuhu Ribadu

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