Nigeria court seeks 3 arrests in Pfizer drug trial
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KANO, Nigeria  - A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the arrests of three of the defendants in a trial over a drug test conducted by Pfizer  in 1996 which Nigerian authorities say killed 11 children and left others disabled.
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Pfizer Inc. on Monday said a major new  trial will test whether its  popular Celebrex arthritis drug  increases the risk of heart attacks, as seen with Merck and  Co.'s recalled Vioxx pill.
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U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc   said on Wednesday a New York State court ruling related to  litigation over the company's painkiller Celebrex may cause  many cases to be dismissed.
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A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.
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Officials in Nigeria have brought criminal charges against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for the company's alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic.
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Nigeria launches a $7bn suit against the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, accusing it of conducting improper trials.
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Â· Doctor accused of ordering killings during civil war  Â· Three others also face extradition from UK
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Drugs wholesalers are seeking an injunction to stop Pfizer changing the way it supplies medicine.
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Nigerian authorities on Friday stepped up efforts to secure the release of a three-year-old British girl after her kidnappers threatened to kill her unless her father takes her place.
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U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc  said on Wednesday a New York State court ruling related to litigation over the company's anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex may cause many cases to be dismissed.
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KANO, Nigeria  - A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the arrests of three of the defendants in a trial over a drug test conducted by Pfizer in 1996 which Nigerian authorities say killed 11 children and left others disabled.
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A Nigerian court Monday allowed a former subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. to be joined as a defendant in the seven billion-dollar lawsuit the Nigerian government has filed against the US pharmaceuticals company for an alleged illegal clinical trial in 1996.
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Financiers in Europe and Africa were behind a plot to overthrow the government of Africa&#39;s No. 3 oil producer, an accused ringleader testified Monday at the
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Three people have pleaded guilty to charges related to spam e-mail that promised U.S. victims millions of dollars from an estate and a lottery, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.In one scenario, the defendants sent e-mails purporting to be from an individual suffering from terminal throat cancer who needed assistance distributing approximately $55 million to charity, the DOJ said.The three defendants, two from Nigeria and one from Senegal, sent spam e-mail to thousands of potential victims, in which they falsely claimed to control millions of dollars located abroad, the DOJ said in a press release. The fraud victims lost $1.2 million by giving the defendants advance fees, the DOJ said.Pleading guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York were Nnamdi Chizuba Anisiobi, whose aliases include Yellowman, Abdul Rahman, Michael Anderson, Edmund Walter, Nancy White, Jiggaman, and Namo, age 31, of Nigeria; Anthony Friday Ehis, also known as John J. Smith, Toni N. Amokwu, and Mr. T, age 34, of Senegal; and Kesandu Egwuonwu, also known as KeKe, Joey Martin Maxwell, David Mark, and Helmut Schkinger, age 35, of Nigeria.Anisiobi pled guilty to one count of conspiracy, eight counts of wire fraud, and one count of mail fraud. Ehis pled guilty to one count of conspiracy and five counts of wire fraud. Egwuonwu pled guilty to one count of conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of mail fraud.The maximum penalty for mail and wire fraud is 20 years in prison. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.A fourth defendant, Lenn Nwokeafor, fled to Nigeria and was subsequently arrested by the Nigerian Economic &amp; Financial Crimes Commission on July 27, 2006. He is being held by the Nigerian authorities pending extradition to the United States, the DOJ said.In the throat cancer scheme, the defendants offered to give a 20 percent commission to the victim, or a charity of his or her choice, in exchange for the victim&#39;s help. The defendants would send a variety of fraudulent documents, including a &quot;letter of authority&quot; or a &quot;certificate of deposit,&quot; making it appear that the promised funds were available, as well as pictures of an individual claiming to suffer from throat cancer, the DOJ said.Defendant Anisiobi allegedly telephoned victims, disguising his voice to give the impression that he was suffering from throat cancer.After obtaining their victims&#8217; trust, the defendants asked them to wire-transfer payment for a variety of advance fees for legal representation, taxes, and additional documentation. The victims then received nothing back, the DOJ said.In some cases, if the victims said they could not afford to pay the advance fees, the defendants would send them counterfeit checks, supposedly from a cancer patient, to cover those fees. Many victims deposited the checks and then drew on them to wire-transfer the advance fees. When the checks did not clear, the victims suffered substantial losses, the DOJ said.&quot;Online scam artists should be on notice that we will continue to work closely with our international partners to ensure that there are no safe geographic boundaries for committing these crimes,&quot; Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the DOJ&#39;s Criminal Division said in a statement.The investigation was initiated by Dutch law enforcement authorities, who notified the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which opened its own investigation. The three who pled guilty were arrested in Amsterdam on Feb, 21, 2006.
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The Nigerian government has launched a $7bn lawsuit against the world's largest drug manufacturer over claims that a medical experiment left children dead or with permanent disabilities.
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KANO, Nigeria  - The Nigerian state of Kano is suing drug maker Pfizer  for its alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic in 1996, court papers showed on Wednesday.
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SHAH ALAM: The son of a UiTM (University Teknologi Mara) lecturer was charged in the magistrate's court yesterday with drug possession.  Syahidan Md Said, 25, claimed trial to possessing 27 grammes of cannabis in front of Concorde Hotel in Section 9 here at 9.15pm on May 29.