James Ibori

Nigeria's president has pardoned a close political ally who admitted to embezzling millions of dollars of public funds while serving as governor of an oil-rich state, an official said Wednesday.

A former Nigerian state governor was jailed by a British court for 13 years on Tuesday for his part in a $250 million fraud of state funds.

A former Nigerian state governor was jailed by a British court for 13 years on Tuesday for for his part in a $250 million fraud of state funds.

Police were called to a London court on Monday where a former Nigerian state governor, James Ibori, was due to be sentenced over a fraud involving $250 million of state funds.

A former Nigerian state governor pleaded guilty in a British court on Monday to siphoning off $250 million of Nigerian state funds which he spent on luxury houses, cars and a private jet, police said.

An influential Nigerian politician appeared in a British court on Saturday charged with a string of money laundering and fraud offences, police said.

Court: Ex-governor of oil-rich Nigerian state can be extradited to UK over financial charges. Officials say a Dubai court has ruled that a former Nigerian governor can be extradited to the United Kingdom over embezzlement charges.

A former Nigerian official arrested in Dubai by Interpol on charges of siphoning off millions of dollars of state assets is due to be extradited to Britain, a local newspaper reported on Monday

The London's Southwark Crown Court has convicted two Nigerian associates of a former state governor wanted for graft, money laundering and fraud worth millions of dollars, prosecutors said Wednesday.

A British court has convicted the sister of a fugitive Nigerian politician, who is wanted for graft, of money laundering and mortgage fraud, local papers said Wednesday.

Jury finds Nigerian politician's sister guilty of laundering stolen money from oil-rich state. A U.K. jury has convicted the sister of a former Nigerian governor on charges of money laundering and mortgage fraud.

Ex-governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state freed on bail in Dubai after corruption arrest. A spokesman for the former governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state says he was freed on bail after being arrested in Dubai for corruption charges.

A fugitive Nigerian former governor facing charges of siphoning off millions of dollars of state assets and money laundering has been arrested in Dubai, the anti-graft police said Thursday.

Ex-governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state arrested in Dubai on corruption charges. Nigeria's anti-graft agency says a former governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state has been arrested in Dubai for corruption charges.

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency sought the arrest on Tuesday of a former governor of the oil-rich Delta State suspected of siphoning off millions of dollars of state assets.

A Nigerian court on Thursday struck out corruption charges against a former governor of oil-rich Delta State accused of stealing millions of dollars during his tenure.

Nigerian judge dismisses ex-governor's corruption, money-laundering case. A Nigerian judge dismissed a 170-count indictment Thursday that accused a former state governor and financial backer of President Umaru Yar'Adua of corruption and money laundering.

Nigerian judge dismisses ex-governor's corruption, money-laundering case. A Nigerian judge has dismissed a 170-count indictment accusing a former state governor in the oil-rich Niger Delta of corruption.

A Nigerian court on Thursday struck out corruption charges against a former governor of oil-rich Delta State accused of stealing millions of dollars during his tenure.

A Nigerian court on Thursday struck out corruption charges against a former governor of oil-rich Delta State accused of stealing millions of dollars during his tenure.