$1.1bn Bribe: Groups Hail Milan Prosecutor, FG Appeal Against Shell, Eni, 13 Others

LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Anti-corruption groups HEDA, Re:Common and Corner House have welcomed the appeals lodged by the Milan Prosecutor and the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the acquittal of Shell, Eni and 13 other defendants for alleged corruption in the acquisition of the giant OPL 245 oil field in Nigeria. The defendants, who all denied…

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Int’l Anti-Corruption Groups Condemn Detention Of Nigerian Activist, Suraju Of HEDA

LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)- International anti-corruption and human rights groups have strongly condemned the detention of leading Nigerian anti-corruption activist Olanrewaju Suraju of HEDA, one of the first non-governmental groups to expose corruption allegations surrounding the acquisition of the OPL 245 oil field by oil multinationals Shell and Eni. Mr Suraju, along with the NGOs Corner…

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OPL 245: Groups Urge Nigeria To Press On With Corruption Charges Against Eni, Shell Despite Italy Ruling

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The partial freedom granted oil giants by Italian courts  in the celebrated OPL 245 corruption case will not stop the prosecution of the accused in Nigeria, a foremost global anti-corruption coalition has said. In a letter addressed to President Muhammad Buhari, the world acclaimed anti-corruption coalition said Nigeria should press on with…

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Finally, Shell Admits To Stealing Of Nigeria’s Crude Oil

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In what appears to be a brewing scandal, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, has balked and admitted to under-reporting the volume of crude oil it takes out of Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta and shortchanging the federal government in the process, THEWILL can authoritatively report. Two authoritative…

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Italian Court Accepts Evidence Indicting Adoke, Abubakar Collaboration In Malabu Deal

LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The nternational corruption case against Eni, Shell and some officials of the companies resumed in Milan Court today. Public prosecutors responded to conclusions by defense lawyers from previous hearings. The trial is about to come to an end and a court judgment is expected on March 17, 2021.  Despite opposition by the…

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Environmental Group Hails Dutch Court Verdict Against Shell On Bayelsa Spill Victims

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the decision of a Dutch Court of Appeal in favour four Bayelsa farmers impacted by oil spills.  Dutch court on Friday ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell to pay compensation over oil spills in Bayelsa. The Court of Appeal in The Hague …

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Ogoni: Supreme Court Shuts Down First Bank Hqts Over N200bn Judgement Against Shell

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Port Harcourt head office of First Bank Plc has been shut down in compliance with an enforcement order following the judgement of the Supreme Court in a matter between Ejemah community in Eleme Local Government Area and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). The judgement sum and interest as at Tuesday, January…

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