James Onanefe Ibori

Having pleaded guilty to ten money-laundering charges and obtaining a money transfer by deception and fraud James Onanefe Ibori the former Governor of Delta State will be sentenced on 16 and 17 April at London’s Southwark Crown Court (AC Vol 52 No 16 Governors on top and on trial & The strange case of the ex-Governors)...

He in turn was a man who did little to deflect the impression that his job was to shield from prosecution James Ibori ex-Governor of Delta State and a major contributor to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s presidential campaign...

Ribadu gave Ambassador Robin Sanders a lengthy exposition on corrupt politicians expounding on the careers of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Obasanjo former Delta State Governor James Ibori and several others...

While Tinubu pontificated at Chatham House another ex-Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta State was also in London preparing for yet another court appearance on charges of money-laundering...

Asiawaju Bola Tinubu James Ibori and Diepreye Alamieyeseigha stand at extremes on the spectrum of life after Government House (see Feature Governors on top and on trial)...

The most celebrated godfather and Governor James Ibori of Delta State won a privileged position for bankrolling Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s presidential victory in 2007 but fled to Dubai when Goodluck Jonathan took over the presidency last May...

He is also an ally of ex-Governor James Ibori who faces extradition to Britain on money laundering charges (AC Vol 49 No 11)...

In May they helped Delta's ex-Governor James Ibori to get away in Sylva's personal yacht the Silver Spirit (AC Vol 51 No 21)...

In May ‘General’ Eris Paul and ‘General’ Africanus Ukparasia Tuwonwei aided former Delta Governor James Ibori’s escape from arrest spiriting him away to Sylva’s personal yacht the Silver Spirit stationed off the coast of Brass and thence to a West African safe haven and Dubai where he is now fighting extradition to Britain to face corruption and money-laundering charges...

Africanus Ukparasia Tuwonwei (General Africa): MEND commander Africa has kept his head down during the amnesty while acting as muscle for Governor Timipre Sylva and aiding the flight of ex-Governor James Ibori...