$1.3 bn OPL-245: Shell Confirms DPP’s Investigation
Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, Manager, Media Communications of Shell Nigeria, has confirmed the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office investigations against Royal Dutch Shell (RDS). Odugbesan, who confirmed the development to the News…
Alleged Money Laundering: Usoro Re-arraigned, As Court Issues Arrest Warrant on Four Others
Embattled NBA President, Paul Usoro President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Paul Usoro, was re-arraigned on Friday before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court on account of…
Dutch Prosecutors Prepare Criminal Charges Against Shell Over Nigeria Oil Deal
Dutch prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Royal Dutch Shell over its $1.3 billion acquisition of Nigerian offshore oilfield OPL 245 in 2011. Shell said in a statement on its…
Re-election: U.S. Congratulates Buhari, Nigeria “in Spite of Localised Violence, Irregularities”
President Muhammadu Buhari The U. S. has congratulated Nigeria on its successful presidential election and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, in a…
Empowerment: 250 Women, Youths Are Beneficiaries in Delta State
About 250 women and youths from Ethiope East and Okpe Local Government Areas of Delta have been empowered by the Dafinone Foundation. The Chief Executive of the foundation, Chief Ede…
Drivers, Market Women, Farmers, Others Endorse Okowa For Second Term
As Nigerians prepare to cast their votes in the governorship and state House of Assembly elections on March 9, 2019, members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Okada…
Enough is Enough battle cry lands in Lagos; Group says it’s time to ‘Free Lagos’
A group, Free Lagos Orange Movement, on Thursday decried the violence that characterised the Feb. 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections in some parts of Lagos State. The Group said…
N702m Windfall: Court Opens Okupe’s Hearing
Doyin Okupe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 opened its case against a former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin…
Election is not war, says Buhari; receives Certificate of Return
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that “election is not war, and should never be seen as a do or die affair”, adding, “I pray that we all accept this democratic…
Presidential Poll: 2019 Tops With Voided Votes Compared to 2011, 2015
The just-concluded presidential election recorded 1,289,607 rejected votes nationwide, according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…