Nigeria: Vice President in the dock over graft

Nigeria's Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is to appear before a special court in Abuja to respond to corruption charges. State prosecutors are trying him under Nigeria's code of conduct act. He denies allegations he diverted $125m into personal business interests. He says his trial is part of a plot to prevent him running in the country's presidential elections due next April. Mr Abubakar helped block President Olusegun Obasanjo changing the constitution and seeking a third term.