This is the ‘Weekly Cheat Sheet’ Archive
Monday 15 February 2010 Jonathan’s installation is now backed by law: Goodluck Jonathan had is elevation due to a letter that was sent by the National Assembly to the Secretary to the Government of the... Read More
Monday 4 January 2010 Problems as President still MIA: Nigeria has started the new year in the grip of a constitutional crisis as the mystery over the health of its President continues. NGO seeks UN... Read More
Tuesday 5 January 2010 Four kidnapped in Port Harcourt: Three British nationals and one Columbian, employed by Netco Dietsmann, were taken hostage today approx. 07.00 hrs at the Imo River Bridge, PHC... Read More
Monday 28 December 2009 Botched US plane bombing What happened: A 23-year-old Nigerian man, Abdul Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who claimed ties to al-Qaeda was charged Saturday with trying to destroy an Amsterdam... Read More
Monday 21 December 2009 MEND claim another attack: MEND in a statement claimed to have carried out a warning attack on the Shell/Chevron crude pipeline in Abonemma, Rivers state at 02:00 hrs, December... Read More
Tuesday 15 December 2009 Panic on President’s health: Press reports state that President Yar’Adua’s health condition has deteriorated so badly that his wife has now postponed her planned trip back... Read More
Monday 7 December 2009 A country in waiting: President Yar’Adua’s long absence from office due to illness has caused national anxiety and practically paralysed the government. Still no return date:... Read More
Monday 23 November 2009 Expat escapes kidnappers: An Serbian national, Dragan Stepanović, employee of the Energoprojekt was kidnapped in daylight hours on 16th November while working on a construction... Read More
Monday 16 November 2009 FG meet MEND team: MEND, in a statement, confirmed on Sunday that the first formal talks between the Federal Government and its ‘Aaron Team’ had held in Abuja on Saturday. Not... Read More
Monday 2 November 2009 Asari alleges assassination plot: Major militant kingpin and leader of the NDPV, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has alleged that the Federal Government has plans to kill him Scores... Read More
Monday 2 November 2009 More maritime attacks: Two separate attacks on vessels off of Lagos have been reported over the weekend. In Brief: Mykines: Six armed men in a speedboat boarded a chemical tanker,... Read More
Wednesday 21 October 2009 Maritime Brief: Chemical tanker boarded Lagos Maritime Brief: Fishing vessel attacked at Calabar Junction Maritime Brief: A round up YRD and Okah meet: Earlier this week,... Read More
Monday 5 October 2009 A post amnesty post mortem: One topic today as the amnesty finally ended at midnight Sunday night. In Brief: Dagogo disarms/ Ateke’s arms and ammunition/ Tompolo surrenders/ ... Read More
Monday 28 September 2009 All about the amnesty: In Brief: Tompolo/Boyloaf/MEND/Henry Okah/Bakassi Freedom Fighters/The Federal Government What it all means: In Brief: The impact on earnings/Paying... Read More
Monday 21 September 2009 Yar’Adua and déjà vu: President Yar’Adua will not attend the UN annual General Assembly and the Climate Change summits starting Tuesday in New York like in September. Leaving... Read More
Tuesday 15 September 2009 Expats abducted in Aba: Reports indicated that two foreign nationals employed by Dana Company were abducted on Friday 11th September in Aba, the Abia State capital. No amnesty... Read More
Monday 7 September 2009 Already… Amnesty rebels threaten u-turn: ‘Repentant’ militants in Bayelsa State took to the streets on Friday to protest their alleged ‘neglect’ by the state government... Read More
Monday 31 August 2009 In Brief: JTF will re-launch campaign In Brief: Jomo speaks on militant surrender In Brief: Source of arms to be probed In Brief: Red letter days How could the amnesty work?:... Read More
Monday 24 August 2009 Top bankers declared wanted: The EFCC declared the sacked managing director of Intercontinental Bank plc Mr. Erastus Akingbola and his counterpart at Oceanic Bank plc Mrs. Cecilia... Read More
Monday 17 August 2009 Police raid Islamic sect – arrest thousands: Police raided the Darul Islam compound, Mokwa, Niger State on Saturday, detaining around 600 members. Boko Haram announce Jihad:... Read More
Monday 10 August 2009 Kitikata killed: A leading militant in the Niger Delta, Woki Godswill Ibaralanyou, AKA Kitikata, died after a shoot out with military near Obioku in the Nembe area of Bayelsa Thursday... Read More
Monday 3 August 2009 Death toll tops 1,000: Authorities in northern Borno state put the death toll in Maiduguri at 700. The total death toll of the violence which started in Bauchi spreading to Borno,... Read More
Monday 27 July 2009 Religious clashes in Bauchi: Sunday around 70 militants attacked a local police station in Bauchi in retaliation for the arrest of their leaders. Police and soldiers repelled the attack... Read More
Monday 20 July 2009 Amnesty funding: Fact or 419?: FG announced some financial details of the amnesty package, but who will profit from the proposed fundings. Making money from MEND: Fears are rising that... Read More
Monday 13 July 2009 MEND claim first attack in Lagos: On Sunday MEND in a statement claimed an attack on the Atlas Cove Jetty, Lagos. Monday authorities confirmed the attack. Related: MEND claim attack... Read More
Monday 6 July 2009 MEND attack Chevron – again: MEND in a statement claimed to have attacked Chevron’s Okan manifold, Delta State on 05.07.09. Chevron said to be investigating the claim. MEND... Read More
Monday 29 June 2009 Shell facilities in Forcados on fire: OOL sources on Monday morning reported that two Shell wellheads were on fire in the Forcados Estuary. MEND claimed responsibility... Read More
Monday 22 June 2009 MEND claim 3 attacks on Shell: MEND said on Sunday it had attacked Shell pipelines in Adamakiri and Kulu, Rivers State followed by a claim to have attacked the offshore Shell Afremo... Read More
Monday 15 June 2009 British hostage freed – finally!: Matthew Maguire, kidnapped on 9 september 2008 from the HD Blue Ocean was finally freed on 12 June 2009. Ransom request for Filipinos taken off... Read More
Monday 8 June 2009 MEND again warn foreign workers to leave: MEND in a statement again warned foreign oil employees to leave the region or face “Hurricane Piper Alpha”. HRW slam YRD, corruption... Read More