Nigeria: Oil Probe - Obasanjo Signed As Minister, President - $210 Million Signature Bonus Missing
allafrica.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Tashikalmah Hallah & Francis Okeke Former President Olusegun Obasanjo signed each bid document for oil blocs twice, as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as Minister of Petroleum Resources, the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), its subsidiaries and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) heard in Abuja yesterday. It prompted charges by panel members that the former president may have violated the Constitution by so doing. Also yesterday, the committee heard that $210 million representing signature bonus payments for the year 2003 could not be found in the accounts of the Directorate of Petroleum Resources (DPR). This committee made the discovery when officials of DPR disclosed that they were... [read full story]                    


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Security Council deplores recent government overthrow in Mauritania

nieuwsbank.nl     43 mins ago   10 related          

Dinsdag 19 augustus 2008 | United Nations (UN) ] 19 August 2008 - The Security Council today condemned the recent overthrow of the Mauritanian Government by the countrys military and demanded the immediate release from...                    

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“MP Ghanem: No privileges for deputy PM “

nowlebanon.com     1 hr ago          

MP Robert Ghanem said that the Lebanese constitution mentioned no privileges or special rights for the deputy prime minister. After a meeting for the parliamentary Administration and Justice Committee on Wednesday, Ghanem said...                    

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In the Blink of an Eye

mercatornet.com     7 hrs ago          

A Nigerian TV host who is not afraid of being politically incorrect. In the Blink of an Eye | by Eugenia Abu | Spectrum Books, Ibadan | 2007 For most Nigerians, Mrs Eugenia Abu is a household word. In “The Relics of Auschwitz”,...                    

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Nigeria: Rage Over Bakassi Handover

allafrica.com     8 hrs ago   9 related          

IT is clear that most bus-stop parliamentarians are not happy with the Nigerian government for ceding the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun under pressure from the United Nations and some influential member countries of...                    

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