by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi Dear Hannibal, To say I am quite perturbed by your aloofness in the years gone by is an understatement. So much has happened in that spate of time such that, without hearing from you, I have had to make do with what I am fed by the gagged press and pages... Read More

Buhari, Elzakzaky, Fulani herdsmen, hypocrisy, Letter from the son of man, Niger Delta, nigeria, Oil bunkering

August 7, 2016

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We were paid N15m to release Iba Monarch – Kidnappers

Kidnappers of the Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Oseni who regained his freedom on Saturday collected N15.1 million as ransom before releasing the monarch. One of the arrested kidnappers, Isaiah Ododomu disclosed this on Sunday when he was paraded by the Police. Ododomu who spoke with newsmen disclosed how the Oba was kidnapped. He said nine of the gang... Read More

kidnappers, lagos monarch, Oil bunkering, oniba of iba, police, ransom

October 13, 2014

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The Navy’s war against illegal oil bunkering records more success

by Tony Tamuno In what its head of operations, Usman Yahaya, described as a regular exercise, the NNS pathfinder in Rivers State, has come down hard on people who bunker oil products illegally and other sea robbers. The base captured over 20 wooden boats and two barges containing about 100 litres of substances suspected to... Read More

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Bodo, Bolo, Nigerian Navy, Oil bunkering, Usman Yahaya

July 3, 2014

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16 oil thieves arrested, 50 illegal refineries destroyed in Delta

by S’ola Filani Sixteen suspected illegal bunkers have been arrested by the Joint Military Taskforce (JTF) operating in Abbbi, Kwale and Obiaruku communities in Delta State. The suspects were allegedly caught with barrels of illegal oil including bunkering apparatus when JTF operatives closed in on them in the thick forest of Okpai community on Wednesday.... Read More

Abbbi, arrest, Celestina Kalu, Delta, kwale, nigeria, Obiaruku, Oil bunkering, police

July 12, 2013

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Opinion: Oil theft – What Nigeria must do

by Uche Igwe There is no sense in blaming the oil companies alone about the menace of oil theft. Or, as President Goodluck Jonathan did the last time, blaming the international community for the menace. It is an open secret that Nigeria is the world’s capital of oil theft. At least, so says The Economist... Read More

Gooodluck Jonathan, Joint Venture Partners, ngozi okonjo iweala, Niger Delta militants, nigeria, Oil bunkering

January 2, 2013

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“It wasn’t me, gunmen made me do it” – Captain of vessel nabbed with stolen crude oil tells JTF

by Tari Tamuno The Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta has impounded a vessel suspected to be carrying 1,000 tonnes of crude oil off the coast of Bonny Island in Rivers State. Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Commander of the 2 Brigade and Sector Two of JTF, paraded nine suspected crew members... Read More

Bonny, JTF, Niger Delta, Oil bunkering, Tukur Buratai

September 15, 2012

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Six trucks set ablaze by JTF in Kogi for suspected oil bunkering

by Akan Ido Six trucks suspected to be carrying illegally acquired petroleum products were yesterday set on fire by security agents at Ajogu and Lokoja, both in Kogi State. The contents were suspected to have been siphoned illegally at Adogo in Ajaokuta, and Osara in Okehi LGA. Three of the trucks were set on fire... Read More

Ajaokuta, Christopher Oluchukwu, Gabriel Olorunyomi, Joint Military Task Force, JTF, Kogi State, NSCDC, Oil bunkering, trucks

September 6, 2012

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Japheth Omojuwa: #GreenDealNigeria – Nigeria’s 4 million barrels per day and the generation without oil (YNaija FrontPage)

Ghawar is the reflection of the fact that Nigeria’s economy cannot not be based on oil in 30 years’ time. Ghawar is the largest oil field in the world. It has produced over 60 billion barrels of oil so far. This field alone accounts for about 50 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s daily output of... Read More

Ghawar, japheth omojuwa, nigeria, Oil bunkering, olusegun obasanjo

June 29, 2012

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Report: Oil bunkering in Nigeria records a new high under President Jonathan’s leadership

by Chi Ibe Every month, Nigeria loses $1bn or more to oil theft by criminal networks whose activities have expanded rapidly under the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan, Businessday reports. Bunkering expanded rapidly when local gangs in the Niger Delta took up arms in the late 1990s to try to force the federal government to give more oil revenue... Read More

nigeria, Oil bunkering, President Jonathan

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We were paid N15m to release Iba Monarch – Kidnappers

The Navy’s war against illegal oil bunkering records more success

16 oil thieves arrested, 50 illegal refineries destroyed in Delta

Opinion: Oil theft – What Nigeria must do

“It wasn’t me, gunmen made me do it” – Captain of vessel nabbed with stolen crude oil tells JTF

Six trucks set ablaze by JTF in Kogi for suspected oil bunkering

Japheth Omojuwa: #GreenDealNigeria – Nigeria’s 4 million barrels per day and the generation without oil (YNaija FrontPage)

Report: Oil bunkering in Nigeria records a new high under President Jonathan’s leadership

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