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2012: Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori was sentenced to thirteen (13) years in prison
In London, James Ibori, former Delta State governor (1997-2007), was sentenced to thirteen (13) years in prison over a fraud.
The sentence brings to an end the ex-governor’s long road to jail and earns him the repute of the first Nigerian politician to get a jail sentence abroad for stealing [public funds – an act which has become an open pass-time for Nigerian politicians.
This is the third time Mr Ibori, got sentenced for theft in London.
Mr Ibori gets the latest sentence for stealing at least $250 million of public funds within the period he served as governor of the wealthy Delta state.
2007: Twelve (12) policemen were killed when an unknown armed group stormed their station in the city of Kano.
2010: In Ogun State, five (5) people were killed and several wounded when two oil tankers collided and burst into flames.
1982: Canada Act proclaimed
The Canada Act, also known as the Constitution Act, took effect on this day in 1982, establishing certain individual rights, preserving parliamentary supremacy, and making Canada a wholly independent, fully sovereign state.
2018: American first lady Barbara Bush died at age 92.
American first lady Barbara Bush—wife of George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, and mother of George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States—died at age 92.
2014: Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez died at age 87
Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez—winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and widely considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century—died at age 87.
2011: The popular TV show Game of Thrones debuted on HBO
The hugely popular TV show Game of Thrones, which was based on George R.R. Martin‘s fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire, debuted on HBO.
2003: Anneli Jäätteenmäki was sworn in as prime minister of Finland
Anneli Jäätteenmäki was sworn in as prime minister of Finland, which thereby became the second country (after New Zealand) to install a woman as head of both state and government.
1975: Cambodia’s ruling Lon Nol government collapsed
Cambodia‘s ruling Lon Nol government collapsed, and the communist forces of the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, entered Phnom Penh and forcibly dispersed its citizenry into rural areas.
1970: The Apollo 13 command module entered Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down
The Apollo 13 command module—carrying James A. Lovell, Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr., and John L. Swigert, Jr.—entered Earth‘s atmosphere and splashed down, ending one of the most tense chapters in space history; four days earlier an oxygen tank had exploded, threatening the lives of the three astronauts.
1961: Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s forces repelled the Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban leader Fidel Castro‘s forces repelled the Bay of Pigs invasion, which was led by recent Cuban exiles and financed by the U.S. government during the Cold War.
1956: The Cominform, the international Communist Information Bureau was disbanded
The Cominform, the international Communist Information Bureau, founded in 1947, was disbanded as part of a Soviet program of reconciliation with Yugoslavia.
1895: first Sino-Japanese War was ended
The Treaty of Shimonoseki concluded the first Sino-Japanese War, which ended in China’s defeat.
1790: Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s foremost Founding Fathers died at age 84
American printer, publisher, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin, who was one of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, died at age 84.
1521: Martin Luther defends his ideas on church reform
Martin Luther appeared before the Diet of Worms to defend his ideas on church reform.
1194: Richard I (the Lionheart) was crowned king of England
Richard I (the Lionheart) was crowned king of England for the second time, after earlier surrendering his kingdom to the Holy Roman emperor Henry VI.
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