Tag Archives: Halliburton
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba One of the responsibilities of a president is to inspire their citizens, to give them a reason to look forward to a better life. I watched the presidential media chat on Sunday, November 18, 2012, expecting … read more »
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Tagged GoodluckJonathan, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerians, Sunday, Sunday Mirror
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Abuja — Following the directive by President Goodluck Jonathan that the investigative report into the $180 million Halliburton bribery scandal be re-opened and the major culprits re-arrested, Vanguard gathered that this has resulted in a fall out between two former … read more »
SOME things are better not said. Nigeria’s attitude to accountability casts slurs on any efforts to fight corruption and the criminalities it sustains. How can $26.5 million (about N4.24 billion) be paid to the Federal Government, and nobody is sure … read more »
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Tagged Accountant General, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Olusegun Obasanjo, United States
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Tribune Where is the $25million plea-bargain money paid by a multi-national company operating in the country and indicted in the monumental Halliburton scandal? This is the riddle security operatives are trying to unravel as they commence investigations into the $25million … read more »
Perhaps miffed by frequent criticisms that he has not been doing enough in the fight against corruption in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan was on Sunday forced to reply his critics, asserting that nothing so far has shown that he … read more »
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February 15, 2011 by benim
The Attorney General of the federation, Bello Adoke, has absolved all the former presidents fingered in the infamous Halliburton scandal of any involvement in the $180 million bribe scam. Mr. Adoke said that none of the former heads of state, … read more »
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January 13, 2011 by benim
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday it had arrested 12 oil executives from firms including Noble Corp, Tidewater and Transocean over an alleged $100 million bribery scheme. It said the executives were arrested in a series of raids over the … read more »
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December 29, 2010 by benim
Lawyers and media pundits in Nigeria are accusing the government of acting illegally by agreeing to settle criminal bribery charges against Dick Cheney out of court. Nigeria charged Cheney and applied for an Interpol arrest warrant earlier this month in … read more »
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December 21, 2010 by benim
LAGOS — US oil services group Halliburton agreed to pay Nigeria 35 million dollars to settle a bribery dispute which led to charges being filed against former US vice president Dick Cheney, it said Tuesday. Nigeria had on December 7 … read more »
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December 14, 2010 by benim
THE Federal Government’s effort at prosecuting former United States Vice President Richard Bruce ‘Dick’ Cheney and other officials of Halliburton paid off, following payment of huge sums of money to the coffers of Nigeria, as Nigeria has reportedly agreed to … read more »
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December 7, 2010 by benim
Britain feared Libya would take “harsh and immediate action” against it if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison, leaked US diplomatic cables have suggested. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi made “thuggish” threats to halt all trade deals with the UK and … read more »
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December 7, 2010 by benim
Nigeria’s anti-corruption body on Tuesday charged former US Vice President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal involving oil services firm Halliburton Co. during time he served as its top official. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed 16-count charge … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Bonny Island, Dick Cheney, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, KBR, Nigeria, United States, United States Department of Justice
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December 6, 2010 by benim
A Briton who worked for a unit of KBR Inc pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. court to taking part in a decade-long scheme to bribe high-level Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts. Wojciech Chodan, 72, admitted to … read more »
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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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