Corruption: Brazil Jails Former President Lula

http://ift.tt/2uTtaFS Former Brazilian leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Former Brazilian leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was convicted on corruption charges on Wednesday in the first of five graft trials he faces. The two-term president was sentenced to nine and half years in prison but would remain free on appeal….

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Jonathan Hails Judiciary Over Makarfi’s Victory

http://ift.tt/2sRVOFM Former President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Sen. Ahmed Makarfi’s victory on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership tussle at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as verdict that would bring PDP together. Jonathan stated this on Wednesday on his tweeter handle in his reaction to the court judgment on…

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Jonathan Hails Judiciary Over Makarfi’s Victory

http://ift.tt/2sRVN4G Hails Judiciary Over Makarfi’s Victory Former President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Sen. Ahmed Makarfi’s victory on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership tussle at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as verdict that would bring PDP together. Jonathan stated this on Wednesday on his tweeter handle in his reaction…

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Judge Pulls Out From Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m Suit

http://ift.tt/2sPR2su Dame Patience Jonathan LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Proceedings stalled on Wednesday in in the case of the wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, who filed an appeal seeking to stop the forfeiture of her $5.7million and N2,421,953,522.78 to the Federal Government. One of the judges of three-man panel of the Appellate Court said he…

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Judge Pulls Out From Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m Suit

http://ift.tt/2t3HpdE Pulls Out From Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m Suit Dame Patience Jonathan LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Proceedings stalled on Wednesday in in the case of the wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, who filed an appeal seeking to stop the forfeiture of her $5.7million and N2,421,953,522.78 to the Federal Government. One of the judges of three-man…

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PDP CRISIS: Markafi Defeats Sheriff At Supreme Court

http://ift.tt/2vbLCIV CRISIS: Markafi Defeats Sheriff At Supreme Court LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, sacked Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The apex court, in an unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices, handed leadership of the party to the Senator Ahmed Markafi-led National…

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