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Nigeria: MEND claim Niger Delta attack, It’s a lie – Police

April 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ogbuefi Blogs MEND, says it is responsible for the ambush and gruesome killing of 12 police men in Bayelsa and the Police authorities say it’s a lie MEND was not responsible. Earlier, MEND had issued notice of resumed hostilities … read more »

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Nigeria: PDP wins in president’s home state

February 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria’s ruling party candidate has been elected governor of President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state, election officials said on Sunday, ending months of political uncertainty over who is in charge of the oil-producing state. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Henry … read more »

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Oil Pipeline in Niger Delta Attacked by Militants

February 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Reports from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria say an oil pipeline has been attacked and left ruptured and burning. The Nigerian militant group that goes by the acronym MEND said it carried out Saturday’s attack on the Italian-owned pipeline. … read more »

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50 die in clashes over land in Nigeria

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lagos – More than 50 people were killed on Saturday following clashes between two neighbouring communities in Nigeria’s south-eastern Ebonyi state, a government spokesperson said. “An upward of 50 people were killed when a group of people from Ezza community … read more »

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Nigerian group: Fresh pipeline spills

December 4, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Lagos – A Nigerian rights group on Saturday reported fresh spills from a pipeline operated by Agip, the local subsidiary of Italian oil group Eni, in a community in the southern oil state of Bayelsa. The Environmental Rights Action (ERA)/Friends … read more »

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Eni: Mozambique discovery 50% larger

October 27, 2011 by benim

Milan – The Italian gas and oil company Eni says that a gas discovery off the coast of Mozambique is 50% larger than previously announced. Eni said in a statement on Thursday that it now expects to find a total … read more »

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Libyan rebels seal new deal with Vitol: traders

May 12, 2011 by benim

Trading house Vitol has lifted a a cargo of naphtha from the rebel-held port of Tobruk in east Libya, traders said on Thursday, providing the opposition with much needed funds to fight government forces. The cargo was loaded at Tobruk … read more »

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Eni fears for no end to Libyan civil war

May 5, 2011 by benim

Italian oil giant Eni, the top foreign operator in Libya, is not concerned about a possible toppling of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime but does worry that the civil war will drag on, Eni’s chief executive said. “What we are most concerned … read more »

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Libyan forces push back into oil town of Brega, say greater organization bolsters advance

April 4, 2011 by benim

BREGA, Libya – Rebel fighters pushed back into this hard-fought oil town on Monday, seizing half of Brega and pledging to drive out Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in hours in an advance that would open a vital conduit for … read more »

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Rebels eye east Libya town

March 21, 2011 by benim

Benghazi – Libyan rebels moved their forces near Ajdabiyah on Sunday after Western air strikes devastated Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on a road leading up to the strategic eastern Libyan town. Rebels said they were waiting for more Western strikes that … read more »

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Where were “African Union” when Gaddafi started killing his own people?

March 20, 2011 by benim

According to a report from four-hour meeting in the Mauritanian capital, the African Union’s panel on Libya Sunday called for an “immediate stop” to all attacks after the United States, France and Britain launched military action against Moamer Kadhafi’s forces. … read more »

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Gadhafi vows ‘long war’ after US, allies strike

March 20, 2011 by benim

The U.S. and European nations targeted Moammar Gadhafi’s forces with airstrikes and dozens of cruise missiles, shaking the Libyan capital with explosions and the sound of gunfire early Sunday. The Libyan leader vowed a long war “with unlimited patience and … read more »

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World leaders ponder Libya military strikes

March 19, 2011 by benim

Paris – US, European and Arab leaders on Saturday held a Libya crisis summit with the threat of military strikes against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces growing ever more intense. A French envoy said strikes against the Libyan leader could start within … read more »

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Gaddafi forces fire on Misrata

March 19, 2011 by benim

Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fired artillery shells into the rebel-held city of Misrata early on Saturday and water supplies were still cut off, a resident said. “They (Gaddafi’s forces) bombed the town with four or five artillery shells … read more »

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“Operation Libya” and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa

March 16, 2011 by benim

The geopolitical and economic implications of a US-NATO led military intervention directed against Libya are far-reaching. Libya is among the World’s largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US. “Operation Libya” … read more »

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Lawyer Pleads Guilty For Role In Bribing Nigerian Government Officials

March 11, 2011 by benim

A legal adviser to US engineering firm Kellogg Brown & Root pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from a long-running probe into bribery to obtain contracts for a multibillion-dollar natural gas venture in Nigeria, officials said. Jeffrey Tesler, a British … read more »

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Nigerian Rebel Leader Okah Condemns Refusal to Extradite Him Over Bombings

March 9, 2011 by benim

Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah, who is facing terrorism charges in South Africa, said Nigeria’s government is refusing to seek his extradition because a trial in his homeland may prove his innocence. Okah, 45, is facing charges under South Africa’s … read more »

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Wikileaks: US diplomat believed Eni bribed Uganda ministers

December 10, 2010 by benim

A U.S. ambassador to Uganda prodded his government to impose a travel ban on Ugandan cabinet ministers because he believed they had been bribed by Italian oil group Eni, a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable said. In a December 17, 2009, … read more »

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Nigeria detains 12 in Halliburton bribery case

November 28, 2010 by benim

Nigeria’s anti-corruption police have raided the offices of the U.S. oilfield services group Halliburton and arrested 12 people in a bribery case involving the former Halliburton unit KBR Inc, a spokesman said on Saturday. The U.S. firm said the detentions, … read more »

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