Archive for April, 2009


Thursday 30th April 2009

 Swine Flu: no cases in Nigeria yet  Canadian hostage freed – finally!  Panel begins probe into KBR bribery  MEND condemns injustice of ex-UN Peacekeepers  Cult clash claims kills... Read More


Special Edition – Swine Flu Alert

[drain file 66 show] Alert for Swine Flu    In alignment with the World Health Organisation, (WHO) and the Centre for Disease Control, (CDC)   Chief’s Briefs give you the following information  ... Read More


Wednesday 29th April 2009

 Alert for Swine Flu  Service vessel rescued  JTF kills six militants in Rivers  Electoral official quits after poll re-run  Abducted ex-commissioner regains freedom  Oando says refinery... Read More


Tuesday 28th April 2009

 Two vessels attacked near Bonny  Vigil for abducted Canadian  Gunmen kidnap Arik boss’ brother  Mother, 3 kids kidnapped in Bayelsa  President to declare ‘power emergency’... Read More


Monday 27th April 2009

 Scottish hostage freed  Romanian hostage released  Child hostage freed in Ogoni  Kidnappers release retired army general  PDP Chieftain kidnapped in Bayelsa  Militant camps destroyed... Read More


Cheat Sheet Week 17 2009

Monday 20 April 2009   One UK hostage freed: One of the two British hostages held by MEND since september 2008, Robin Barry Hughes regained freedom on Sunday, while Matthew McGuire is still being held... Read More


Friday 24th April 2009

 Ekiti elections  Canadian hostage ’seriously sick’  Treatment delays released hostage  Shell must defend rights suit  Chevron denied court costs from Nigeria suit  Cameroonian... Read More


Thursday 23rd April 2009

 Turkish hostages released  Robbers kill at least 30 in cash van raid  Two militants killed in gun battle  Julius Berger ordered to repay $42 million  President proposes N96.6 billion budget... Read More


Wednesday 22nd April 2009

 Turkish hostages named  Negotiations for kidnapped Canadian ongoing  Government seeks US assistance on security  Tanker drivers end four-day strike  More Stallion staff to be deported ... Read More


Tuesday 21st April 2009

 Two kidnapped from tanker  Brit PM speaks on hostage release  Rotary refuse to pay ransom for kidnapped Canadian  Tanker drivers’ strike triggers Lagos fuel shortage  Scheming vote... Read More


Monday 20th April 2009

 One UK hostage freed  Gun gangs dominate the Delta  Canadian student kidnapped in Kaduna  Police free hostage in Akwa Ibom  Governor caught promising violent rigging of Ekiti poll Read... Read More


Cheat Sheet Week 16 2009

Monday 13 April 2009   Gunmen attack Nembe Creek: OOL sources reported an attack by gunmen in 18 boats on SPDC field logistics base, Nembe Creek, Baylesa at 00.30 hrs. Monday. At time of issuing CB confirmation... Read More


Friday 17th April 2009

 Police ‘disappear’ four in Port Harcourt  Niger Delta amnesty offer under review  Broker suspended in tycoon share case  Lagos runway still in darkness  Don’t change your... Read More


Thursday 16th April 2009

 Italian hostage freed  Shell fined for oil spill  Residents flee fearing reprisals from the army  Nigeria seeks to prosecute Siemens bribe takers  Panel to probe KBR bribery scandal ... Read More


Wednesday 15th April 2009

 Reprisal Attack – Militants kill three  MEND warn of ‘war’  Total boss says security costs hit $50 mln a year  Boat blast kills five Chinese in Lagos  Tanker trouble at Escravos ... Read More


Tuesday 14th April 2009

 Casualty count still unclear in Nembe clash  Background of the bad boys  Repairs to Shell pipeline start  Soku plant to reopen soon  Muslim nurse sacked for violating dress code   ...The... Read More


Monday 13th April 2009

 Gunmen attack Nembe Creek  Shell shuts flow stations after fire  MEND ties fate of British hostages to Okah’s freedom  MEND allege approach to rig elections  Group claim Agip security... Read More


Cheat Sheet Week 15 2009

Monday 6 April 2009   U.S. warns of possible attack on embassies: The U.S. embassy in Nigeria issued a message on Sunday warning of a possible attack against diplomatic missions located close to the U.S.... Read More


Thursday 9th April 2009

 Anti graft bill approved  Halliburton: FG traces $150m to Zurich  Nigeria asks U.S. for names in bribery case  NNPC officials replaced  Unrest cost $24 billion oil revenue  Interest... Read More


Wednesday 8th April 2009

 Italian kidnapped in Ebonyi  New judge, same arguments in Okah trial  Nigeria will prosecute Halliburton bribe takers  AC wants soldiers’ attack against MP investigated  EC allocates... Read More


Tuesday 7th April 2009

 British oil worker kidnapped in Port Harcourt  Gunmen blow up houseboat  Impact on oil output  Death penalty for kidnap rejected by former Justice  Gov: No threat of terrorist attacks on... Read More


Monday 6th April 2009

 U.S. warns of possible attack on embassies  Police arrest suspected killer of Lebanese national  Shell accused of human rights violations  Kidnapping has come to stay – Mitee  Explosion... Read More


Cheat Sheet Week 14 2009

Monday 30 March 2009 Police free Lebanese hostage after shoot-out: Police freed the Lebanese national, taken hostage on Monday from a construction site in Lagos after killing 6 of the abductors. The ransom... Read More


Friday 3rd April 2009

 FG to empower military against militants  MEND dismiss government’s amnesty offer  Militant sues over detention  Power supply drops as Shell shuts gas plant  US and Nigeria and the... Read More


Thursday 2nd April 2009

 Pfizer may be ready to settle Trovan case  More health threats for Nigeria  Gazprom signs north oil search deal  No foreign launch of rebranding  And then there’s this…   Read... Read More


Wednesday 1st April 2009

 Four arrested in Spanish kidnap case  Kidnappers make millions  Shell’s Soku plant resumes output  One killed in militant, JTF shoot out  Navy to commission new warships, choppers ... Read More



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