A top Nigerian politician from the ruling party has been sentenced to two-and-half years for corruption.
Olabode George was accused of inflating contracts and abusing public funds worth $500m (�305m) when he ran the Nigerian ports authority.
The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says George was seen as one of the untouchables among the Nigerian elite.
Lawyers for George, a close ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, told the BBC he will appeal.
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