by Dolapo Adelana A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke has written a letter to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, declaring his innocence in the controversial Malabu oil deal. Two major international oil companies, Shell and Agip were alleged to have bribed Nigerian officials to secure an oil prospecting licence for... Read More

Abubakar Malami, Agip, dan etete, EFCC, Goodluck Jonathan, malabu oil deal, Mohammed Adoke, olusegun obasanjo, Shell, Umaru Musa Yaradua

September 30, 2016

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Chevron, others have a case to answer over $12.7bn undeclared crude

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today, September 30, 2016 struck out the preliminary objection filed by Chevron Nigeria Limited seeking to have the suit by the Federal Government of Nigeria stopped. The Legal team of Chevron Nigeria Limited led by Mrs Mianaya Aja Essien, SAN and Babatunde Fagboluhun, SAN had filed a preliminary... Read More

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June 10, 2016

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Niger Delta Avengers strike again… blow up Agip pipeline in Bayelsa

Niger Delta Avengers have hit another oil pipeline and this time it is the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to Agip in Bayelsa. The militant group, through its twitter account revealed that the deed was carried out at 3am this morning. https://twitter.com/NDAvengers/status/741162729935896577 In another tweet, they expressed their delight at the news of foreign refineries... Read More

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Agip, Bayelsa, economy, Niger Delta Avengers, Nigerian Economy, Obi Obi Brass Trunk line, Oil

May 28, 2016

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Soldiers invade Tompolo’s town in search of Avengers, beat up villagers

The Nigerian Army has reportedly attacked Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom where Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo hails from. According to Vanguard newspaper, the soldiers arrived the community at about 2:00am and laid seige till 8:00am on Saturday morning. The soldiers, believed to have arrived in gunboats, proceeded to beat up residents... Read More

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May 25, 2016

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Niger Delta Avengers threaten further attacks; warn ex-militants against meddling

Niger Delta Avengers, a faceless group of militant agitators in Nigeria’s South-south region have threatened to resume hostilities after a ceasefire agreement facilitated by stakeholders in the region. In a release made available to YNaija today, the group’s spokesperson, Col. Mudoch Agbinibo, denied involvement in the Agip pipeline bombing on Saturday, May 21, 2016, but threatened... Read More

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Agip, Bayelsa, Federal Government, Militants, Niger Delta Avengers, Oil and Gas, pipeline, South-south

May 25, 2016

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Now Agip too has stopped producing oil in Bayelsa

by Chi Ibe Eni, parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), has now joined Shell Petroleum and ExxonMobil in declaring force majeure on oil exports from the Brass Oil Export Terminal off Bayelsa shoreline. Force majeure removes from companies from liabilities of contractual obligations due to factors outside its control. Earlier, Shell and ExxonMobil temporarily halted... Read More

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Agip, Eni, force majeure, mobil, Nembe Creek, Niger Delta, Oil, Shell

March 4, 2016

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YNaija Exclusive: FG files lawsuit against Chevron, Agip, Shell over $12bn missing oil revenue

The federal government has instituted civil actions against multinational oil corporations- Shell, Chevron, Agip and other major oil companies- in a bid to recover over N2 trillion, believed to be proceeds of unremitted crude oil revenue. The scourge of crude oil theft has plagued the nation since the era of its oil boom, leading to... Read More

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Agip, Chevron, corruption, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total

January 31, 2016

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Militants attack Agip pipelines in Bayelsa, massive crude oil spillage recorded

Niger Delta militants have continued to unleash terror in the region as all the oil pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil company in Bayelsa state, were recently attacked. The explosions, which affected pipelines located in Orukari, Golubokiri and Kpongbokiri communities of Brass, was said to have been triggered by dynamite attacks allegedly launched by... Read More

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Agip, Bayelsa, Brass community, Militants, Niger Delta, pipelines

April 14, 2013

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Simon Kolawole: Amnesty for Boko Haram – Let’s have the debate we badly need

by Simon Kolawole For me, the issue now is not whether or not to grant amnesty and employ dialogue to put an end to this bloodshed. History, dare I say, has perfected a way of repeating itself. It’s either we don’t pay attention to it or our memories are pretty too brief. In 2009, when... Read More

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