Gunmen have kidnapped a Lebanese manager from a construction company in southern Nigeria after an attack in which three soldiers were wounded, the military and a security source said. The man was seized from the premises of the Nigerian-owned but Lebanese-run construction firm Setraco in Benin city on Monday, military spokesman Captain Roseline Managbe said.... Read More

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July 1, 2013

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Opinion: Jonathan, Ameachi and the voodoo scare

by Wale Odunsi I deduced a comic from that encounter; what if the President was scared that Amaechi might have some portion of Juju (Voodoo) with him? Sometime last year, I wrote in one of my articles that one of the reasons why I will always love and pledge allegiance to the Federal Republic of... Read More

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March 9, 2013

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Islamist group, Ansaru claim to have executed 7 foreign hostages (PHOTO, WATCH)

by Isi Esene The Daily Mail, a UK tabloid newspaper is reporting that the seven hostages kidnapped in Bauchi by members of the radical Islamic sect, Ansaru might have been executed by the group. Among the hostages kidnapped on February 16 by the terrorist group was a Briton who was an employee of a Lebanese... Read More

Ansaru, Bauchi, boko haram, nigeria, Setraco, WAR PLANES

February 21, 2013

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John Campbell: Kidnapping comes to Northern Nigeria

by John Campbell Recent Ansaru activities may indicate that the wider Boko Haram movement is evolving from a movement focused on specifically Nigerian issues, to one with a transnational character. Over the weekend, a radical Islamist group called Ansaru carried out a sophisticated kidnapping operation in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. The seven victims, all expats, were working for... Read More

boko haram, French, John Campbell, kidnap, Northern Nigeria, Setraco, sub-Saharan Africa, terrorism

February 17, 2013

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Gunmen kidnap 7 foreign nationals in Bauchi

by Isi Esene Reports say seven construction workers of different nationalities were kidnapped in Bauchi earlier on Sunday. Among the abducted were four Lebanese, Briton, Italian, and a Greek working for the construction firm, Setraco. Gunmen reportedly attacked the workers’ camp in Jamaare, Bauchi where they killed a security guard to gain entry. An official... Read More

Bauchi, kidnap, Mohammed Ladan, Setraco

November 2, 2012

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PHOTOS: Construction company, Setraco allegedly builds mansion for Niger Delta minister

by Isi Esene The Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) today released pictures of a residential building allegedly belonging Elder Godsday Orubebe, who is the minister of the Niger Delta ministry. The building was reportedly built for the minister by a construction firm, Setraco, which supposedly benefited from contracts to build a section of the East-West highway in... Read More

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September 25, 2012

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Slow and Steadfast: Motorists heap curses on FG, Setraco over East-West road

by Reuben Daba Well, according to the Federal Government’s Sure and Steady Transformation book, work on the East-West road is now 50 percent completed. It would be great if the remaining 50 percent is constructed quickly because the feelers from motorists who ply that route is that the government has failed. On Wednesday and Thursday... Read More

East-West road, Setraco, traffic

August 10, 2012

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Angry bees sting bulldozer operator to death

by Isi Esene A bulldozer operator for Setraco Construction Company, Mr. Samuel Onuabuchi, was recently stung to death by a swarm of bees while trying to remove trees and debris on the Ogboin-Ama and Akugbene Community Road, Delta State. Onuabuchi, 44, from Anambra State, could not be rescued from the wrath of the agitated bees... Read More

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Lebanese manager kidnapped, 3 soldiers injured in Edo

Opinion: Jonathan, Ameachi and the voodoo scare

Islamist group, Ansaru claim to have executed 7 foreign hostages (PHOTO, WATCH)

John Campbell: Kidnapping comes to Northern Nigeria

Gunmen kidnap 7 foreign nationals in Bauchi

PHOTOS: Construction company, Setraco allegedly builds mansion for Niger Delta minister

Slow and Steadfast: Motorists heap curses on FG, Setraco over East-West road

Angry bees sting bulldozer operator to death

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