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Ibori's lawyer cited a letter from British Airways thanking him for restoring direct flight from Nigeria to the UK

James Ibori gave me $15 Million in cash, packed in sacks" Nuhu Ribadu to BBC NEWSNIGHT. But refused to collect.

Ibori just came in looking confused. Still dressed as yesterday
Ibori's counsel blames Ibori's ex-lawyer Gohil & Victor Attah for the V-Mobile fraud. Says they're architects of the scam

http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/ibori-sentencing-live-updates


1024: John Fashanu, ex-footballer, and friend of Ibori arrives in court for the sentencing.

0958: The court sitting for day two, which should include the final sentencing will begin in about an hour.

1600 (Day 1): Judge tells Ibori's Counsel that he has not been called upon to make a judgment of Ibori's achievements as governor as argued by his counsel but to make a judgment on the charges of corruption against him. Case has been adjourned to tomorrow for the actual sentencing.

1548 (Day 1): In an attempt to secure a lenient sentencing for Ibori, his has lawyer just told the Crown Court that he was instrumental in securing the release of hostages in the Niger-Delta.

1535 (Day 1): Pernell is making a case for lenient sentencing for Ibori.

1516 (Day 1): Mr. Pernell blames the Nigerian military for creating the conditions that lured Ibori into corruption.

1511 (Day 1): Ibori's defence counsel, Nicholas Pernell, has just agreed with the prosecution that the V-Mobile and Bombardaire scames amounted to US$50million.

1504 (Day 1): The prosecution announces that there was no plea bargain, and that James Ibori voluntarily pleaded guilty to all charges brought against him.

1444 (Day 1): Prosecutor is concluding her summation with a chronology of the Ibori investigation.

1432 (Day 1): Prosecutor explains that Ibori and Victor Attah (former Akwa Ibom governor) formed a phantom company called ADF to siphon US$37.5million from Delta and Akwa Ibom states' shares in V-Mobile.

1430 (Day 1): Court resumes from recess.

1230 (Day 1): The court goes on recess. When they resume, the prosecutor will describe Ibori's involvement in V-Mobile fraud.

1215 (Day 1): Judge describes Ibori's several frauds as "sensational".

1149 (Day 1): The Prosecutor lists Ibori's bank accounts as 6 in Barclay's, 2 in Citi Bank and several in the Channel Islands. She also says that Ibori had made his 4-month old son a director in one of his companies, a company used as a conduit to launder stolen money.

1123 (Day 1): The Prosecutor is going through a reading of all the crimes Ibori has committed since 1991, both in Nigeria and in the UK. "He is a common thief," she says.

1119 (Day 1): The Judge has come in, and the Prosecutor is speaking. "The amount James Ibori stole is unquantified."

1111 (Day 1): James Ibori, wearing a black suit and a gold watch has just been brought into the court. He smiles and makes a friendly gesture towards his family members.

1058 (Day 1): Sentencing to take two days. The Metropolitan Police clear the crowd of Ibori supporters from the court entrance.

1032 (Day 1): The crowd is harassing an official of the Nigerian High Commission just outside the court.

1018 (Day 1): Large crowd of Ibori supporters gathered outside the court. Reporters are having a difficult time gaining access.

Giant TV screen at Liverpool Street station showing the news, and a miserable pic of a convicted James Ibori peered over the station

Live updates from Ibori sentencing in London: http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ed9d2e6cca/height=600/width=900

Prosecution in the James Ibori London's case are pushing for a life sentence for the former Delta state governo

The trial of former governor of Delta, James Ibori, has been adjourned to Tuesday, April 17 when the definite sentencing will take place.

Can't wait for this thief to get jailed.Oloshi

Player Weekly Salary Annual Salary

Aguero £200,000.00 £10,400,000.00

Nasri £160,000.00 £8,320,000.00

Y.Toure £159,000.00 £8,268,000.00

Tevez £127,000.00 £6,604,000.00

Dzeko £103,000.00 £5,356,000.00

Balotelli £103,000.00 £5,356,000.00

Kompany £90,000.00 £4,680,000.00

Clichy £90,000.00 £4,680,000.00

Zabaleta £90,000.00 £4,680,000.00

Hart £90,000.00 £4,680,000.00

Kolarov £90,000.00 £4,680,000.00

Barry £87,000.00 £4,524,000.00

Kolarov £87,000.00 £4,524,000.00

Lescott £79,000.00 £4,108,000.00

Millner £60,000.00 £3,120,000.00

Total £1,615,000.00 £83,980,000.00

Chief James Ibori to get 15 year jail sentence; to serve only 2 years and 4 months after plea bargain

I hope the thief in the government house get 105 years in prison.

She has a PHD in English?

Mu he he he he

Nollywood Records Death Days After TB Joshua’s Death Prophecy

Few days ago, precisely on Easter Sunday, April 9, controversial prophet, TB Joshua prophesied that Nollywood would lose a male colleague.

The prophet story made news on Wednesday and just by Friday evening, a death was recorded in the industry.

News hit round of one of Nollywood’s movie director, Taiwo Bello who died of cancer in Lagos on Friday.

Taiwo was said to have died after being bedridden for some months.

He is survived by a wife and children.

http://dailypost.com.ng/2012/04/14/nollywood-records-death-days-after-tb-joshuas-death-prophecy/

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday condemned Thursday’s traffic jam in Lagos metropolis caused by security operatives who mounted roadblocks in different areas during the visit of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.

The traffic jam, which lasted several hours, grounded business activities across the metropolis, especially on Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Ahmadu Bello Way (both in Victoria Island), Alfred Rewane Road, Awolowo Road (both in Ikoyi), Catholic Mission Street, Igbosere Road and Simpson Street.Thousands of commuters were forced to walk long distances.

Governor Fashola, speaking at a retreat organised for members of the State Executive Council and Body of Permanent Secretaries in Lagos said: “Lagosians were terribly discomfitured yesterday (Thursday) with the traffic jam, needlessly, if I must say. There is the need for public officers generally to be more sensitive to the people we serve.

“It is particularly worrisome because this is not an elected person and I think we all, including the security agencies, must know how they pander to our high officers, especially VIP movement, at the risk and expense of citizens and taxpayers whose money was used to fuel all the vehicles that we used to block the roads against those who pay those money.

“It is an issue that calls for greater sensitivity to the comfort of our citizenry. Yes, I understand the need to protect the VIPs, but it must be done in a way that it doesn’t impoverish.

“It should not get to the level that we shut down the roads in the state because the VIP wants to pass. If they let us know earlier because going through these roads without shutting them down, traffic can be managed. Nigerians respect their leaders elected or not elected and they will very sensibly and gladly yield to them to go and do their business. But I don’t think they deserve to be kept on the roads, standstill for five hours.”


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/43072-fashola-condemns-road-blockades-during-first-lady%E2%80%98s-visit.html


First lady Oloshi.

Warring founders of Mo’Hits, Don Jazzy and D’banj, are throwing barbs at each other as they move to divest their investments and interests in the label, a confidential email correspondence between them has revealed.

If you are one of those who still think that the fallout of Mo’Hits founders, D’banj and Don Jazzy, is a rumour which will dissipate in no time, you probably still live in the past. In fact, in order to make the future safe from the past, the duo is already formalising plans to share their assets especially on the ownership of the mouth-watering Mo’Hits catalogue comprising all D’banj’s albums (No Long Thing, Rundown Funk U Up and The Entertainer), Wande Coal’s Mushin to Mo’Hits and The Mo’Hits Crew All Stars’ album, Curriculum Vitae among others. Thus, as you read, Mo’Hits is only waiting for legal certification before it is pronounced dead. And the pallbearers are already waiting in the flanks to ferry the remains of the beloved label to its final resting place, bringing to a painful end the reign and run of the successful label.

In the meantime, the Mo’Hits crew has been divided, as the two figures in the unfolding drama are moving out with their different disciples: D’banj’s younger brother, K-Switch, understandably, goes with him while Wande Coal, Dr Sid and D’Prince have settled for Don Jazzy. The future of the label’s artiste manager, Sunday Are, is unknown. Long before the separation became public knowledge, D’banj and Don Jazzy were no longer on speaking terms, an authoritative source tells E-Punch.

Neither do they see eye to eye. In fact, at their last concert in New York in February, they only met on stage because each artiste had his own cubicle. Rather, they communicate via email only when necessary. In a confidential email correspondence between the former collaborators, exclusively obtained by E-Punch, the sordid details that might have led to their break up are veiled, but the bitterness-laced correspondences are open about their claims for the assets of Mo’Hits especially the catalogues of all the artistes.

D’banj must pay all the debts of Mo’Hits – Don Jazzy

In regards to D’banj’s claim for 100 percent ownership of all songs recorded under the Mo’Hits imprint, the acclaimed producer in an email on March 17th, states, “That Mo’Hits Records does not already own 100 per cent of the songs. Note that Mo’Hits Records only owns 60 per cent of the songs and 40 per cent belongs to the individual artiste. So, 40 per cent of the songs is not mine to give.” He continues, “That me (I am) giving him (D’banj) my share of the catalogue does not and will never include him having the right to stop them (the artistes) from performing the songs or give him the right to claim any monies for live performances of these songs. And any loans or debt owed by Mo’Hits records as at today will be cleared by Mr D’banj as I am clearly not aware of any.”

Don Jazzy states further that the catalogues he is releasing to his former partner only consists of songs already released in an album exempting new singles and unreleased materials. “So, songs like Wande Coal’s Go Low and Been Long You Saw Me are not part of this catalogue he is receiving. Also, an artiste like D’Prince, not only has he not released any album, he has not signed any contract whatsoever with Mo’Hits Records. That he has no right to claim any monies for deals that have been brokered already as at today with the catalogues or stop their usage. It is important to note that any unreleased songs done by any artiste (including D’banj and K-Switch) MUST NOT be released and is not part of the catalogue I am giving away.”

He adds, “With these few points, I do hope that you all realise that I have been generous enough to facilitate the End of the “D’banj & Don Jazzy” era as a team. After this new deal has been signed and sealed, I do NOT look forward to seeing an email whatsoever or hearing from the DKM (D’banj, K-Switch, Mo’Hits) crew, and all is well again.”

Will you return the Bentley I bought for you? – D’banj

Same day, D’banj responded to the email, stating, “In case he (Don Jazzy) forgot, this is the arrangement! 50/50—–song writer/ production, which means for a song X for artiste Y, 75 per cent as per production is fully owned by Mo’Hits and writing is shared 25/25 with the individual artiste co- writing. So, that’s the deal! So him (sic) saying 40 per cent is not his to give away is more like 75per me and 25per each artiste.”

He then asks, “What do you mean by any bills or loans would be cleared by Mr. D’banj? That will never happen because when I ran the company, I ran it perfectly and well. So, if I give him my shares he is left with 100 per cent liability. My catalogue is everything that has been done with the Mo’Hits system and under the normal agreement we have, that means everything I have recorded or that has been recorded whether new or old, or even classic, whether beat with concept or even idea without beats, anything we did as a team and sponsored by me throughout, then, it is mine. Including K-switch clause and all mine and even Wande’s singles and all till the date of signing even today.”

Continuing, D’banj writes, “And now, (I) wanna clear the air on this Samsung deal! I would expect by now that you understand that me keeping quiet is being GENEROUS because this is a deal structured under Mo’Hits Records, (and it is) the first deal and income you would ever bring into the company in eight years. We shared the first 150k (One hundred and fifty thousand dollars) the right way, 1/3 down and that was cool. But after you collected another 130k and did not say anything (that) is and could be described as theft! I only refused to contact them (Samsung) directly because of your reputation. But please don’t call me a fool and let’s know who is generous!” D’banj was not coy about his anger. He states that after sharing over N1bn with Don Jazzy in their Mo’Hits days, he was shocked that the producer would now sideline him when he got the balance from Samsung.’’

D’banj writes further, “Please, please, will he (Don Jazzy) return the Bentley because I bought it for him and it was N5.2m more than mine? And Prince that he claims has no signed contract but is actively involved and signed via engagement– I win his catalogue too – all recorded whether released now or not! This is because no one questioned me when I bought D’Prince N11m naira car (LR3/Range) without releasing any album just to boost the image of the boy and it worked for him! So, let’s get the facts straight, I AM BEING MORE THAN GENEROUS.”

Good music deal and other issues

After Don Jazzy inferred on twitter that the end might have come for Mo’Hits, E-Punch reliably gathers that D’banj was prevailed upon by close friends and associates not to talk despite being aggrieved that his lifelong friend had painted him black before the public. But the hyperactive entertainer, the source says, may have reached his tether’s end and any moment from now would reveal to the world all that went wrong between him and Don Jazzy. Part of what he will talk about, E-Punch learns, will dwell on the genesis of their separation and the point at which Don Jazzy advised that they did away with Mo’Hits and concentrate on their GOOD Music deal. “It was D’banj who prevailed on him that even if they were going to concentrate on their deal with Kanye, they didn’t need to do away with Mo’Hits,” says the source. When the deal with GOOD Music sailed through, Don Jazzy was signed on as a producer while D’banj was the artiste. By virtue of how the American music system works, producers are only meant to be heard not seen. So, the source says further, “Kanye and D’banj and the other guys were always going out leaving behind the producers, including Don Jazzy, which didn’t go down well with him. After some time, D’banj noticed this and to placate him, he bought both of them a Bentley each. Further, he also bought a house in Atlanta, equipped with high tech studio equipment so that Don Jazzy could be working mostly from their new home but he was not appeased as he felt that he was being outshined by D’banj.”

On the other hand, Don Jazzy allegedly told his close associates that the reason he decided to part ways with D’banj was because of an alleged arrogance which was impacting negatively on the other artistes. Long before Mo’Hits evolved, they were friends before becoming partners, putting up with each other’s shortcomings but fame and money have combined to becloud their tolerance of each other.

http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/e-punch/mohits-split-latest-dbanj-don-jazzy-in-war-of-words/

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N2.6billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission for the printing of 40million permanent voters’ card.


The unit cost of the electronically enabled voters’ cards is N65.00 and it is expected to be ready within the next seven months.

The printing contract for the new cards was awarded to ACT Technologies Limited.

Besides, the cards are expected to allow voters to participate in elections irrespective of the location in the country.

The printing of 40million Permanent voters’ cards which is the first phase of the project is to replace the temporary cards issued to electorates at the point of registration last year. It would be recalled that about 73.5million voters registered during the 2011 nationwide registration exercise.

Briefing newsmen at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan, Information Minister, Labaran Maku, alongside Minister of State, Finance, Yerima Ngama said INEC is expected to print additional cards by next year to meet the requirement of voters in the country.

Maku noted that the issuance of the permanent cards was in line with 2010 Electoral Act, and they will replace the 73.5 million temporary voters’ cards issued by the commission for the 2011 general elections.

He also explained that the new cards will remain valid for minimum of 10 years and contains security features and other bio data of voters.

http://ascology.com/news/local-news/23345-Nigeria-approves-N26b-for-permanent-voters-cards.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

crusifis: get a good job, make ur own money, get pregenant, and have ur own kids urself. its nt a must u get married. thanks

Get pregnant for who?

Was beef also at the meeting?

Eboue called Nasri a GOAT on twitter.

Twitter war between Piers Morgan and Samir Nasri

https://twitter.com/#!/search/Nasri

walcolm: GTB. the only site GTB blocks is the amazon(.)com. i believe you can use them on any other site and it doesnt matter if its the naira mastercard or straight up visa

although i'd take 1st bank over them for naira transactions

GTB master card is not blocked by amazon, I used gtb dollar master card to buy goods whenever I want to.

Forex is all about 'online'currency trading. Except you want to tell me that anybody on the street buying and selling dollars or any other curencies are great sinners. The yearly highest donnor at christ embassy is a forex trader. Abeg, make I hear word jare.

Despite security like Fort Knox and a fresh installation of Norton Anti-Hack, Arseblog News has gotten hold of a top secret UEFA document.

It’s a list of offences contrary to the organisation’s disciplinary code and the mandatory fine which should be applied to each one.

http://news.arseblog.com/2012/04/exclusive-uefa-disciplinary-document-leaked/

Amebo woman. Why did you go to your husband's office? Please let your husband be jare and stop complaining.Mtcheeeeeew

2012 Toyota Highlander,happy i got this very car.

That is too expensive na. My place is just 600 naira. The father inlaw get 400 naira while the mother inlaw get 200 naira.

RIP

Foo.ls running ya mounth. Anyway, i don't have to listen to u guys. Just back from DSTV office for swapping and was issued a new card.

Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 0

MeGaStReEt: [size=13pt]Man City 1 - 3 Chelsea[/size]

Mancity 2 Chelsea 0

kholis: People are therefore advised to form ruthless gangs here and there as this is a sure way of partaking in the national cake.

On nairaland?