Nigeria:   N6.46 Billion Fraud - Court Reserves Feb. 20 to Rule On Sylva's Application to Quash Case

Leadership, 15 January 2013

The Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja reserved ruling in an application to quash the N6.46 billion fraud charges against former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa, to Feb. 20. Read more »

Nigeria:   Bayelsa Govt Shocker - Sylva Left Only N4,451 in State Purse

Vanguard, 8 January 2013

BAYELSA State Governor, Seriake Dickson, yesterday, said he inherited N4,451 from his predecessor, Timipre Sylva, in February 2012 and gave a graphic account of how his… Read more »

Nigeria:   EFCC's 48 Confiscated Properties Are False - Timipre Sylva

Daily Trust, 6 January 2013

The embattled former governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva has described the allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he owned 48 houses as false. Read more »

Nigeria:   Conflicting Rulings Over Seizure of Sylva's Houses

This Day, 5 January 2013

Two high courts, the Abuja High Court and a Federal High Court also in Abuja are on collision course over the seizure of houses belonging to former governor of Bayelsa State,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Sylva's Property - Judge Returns Case File to CJ

Leadership, 5 January 2013

Justice M. Kolo of an Abuja High Court yesterday held that he would remit the case file of a suit by a former Bayelsa State Governor Timpreye Slyva seeking to stop the Economic and… Read more »

Nigeria:   I Don't Have 48 Houses Anywhere in the World - Sylva

Vanguard, 5 January 2013

FORMER Governor of Bayelya State, Chief Timipre Sylva, Saturday, insisted that the 48 properties in Abuja, allegedly confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Assets Seizure - Sylva Begs Court to Stop EFCC

Vanguard, 4 January 2013

Spirited efforts by the embattled former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, to invoke the powers of a Federal High Court in Abuja with a view to stopping the Economic and… Read more »