Cheat Sheet Week 36 2009

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?: What will the post amnesty environment look like?

Tuesday 1 September 2009

Barge boarded offshore Bonny: OOL sources reported that five gunmen boarded the Berge Okoloba Toru, approx. 4 nautical miles from Bonny Island at around 01:30hrs Monday morning.

Amnesty extension ruled out: President Yar’Adua on Monday stated that the government had no intentions of extending the deadline set for the amnesty to end, being the 4^th October. 

In Brief:  More militants give up guns

In Brief:  MEND claim arms came from Cameroon

So can the amnesty work?: The amnesty program is an ambitious effort by the government to ease the unrest in the Niger Delta but will it really be effective?

Youths poised for showdown with Conoil: Youths of Sangana community, Bayelsa State criticised the activities of Seawolf Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Conoil.

Court charges top bank officials: The EFCC charged 15 top officials of five banks with multiple counts of offenses, including giving loans without required security, manipulation of stock prices and failing to render accurate reports to regulators.

In Brief:  Funds traced to UK and UAE

Lukman says develop gas or else…: Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman, insisted that foreign and local firms find a solution to provide enough affordable cooking gas to Nigerians within two weeks.

Fuel subsidies will end in November: A definite deadline of November has been set by the Federal Government for it to proceed with the full deregulation of the fuel prices at the pump, two months after the initial date of commencement.

Today is ‘no music day’:  A coalition of music stakeholders in a press release requested for a ‘non music day’ to draw attention to the “intolerable amount of piracy currently devastating the music industry”.

Wednesday 3 September 2009

Two main men in talks on amnesty: Ateke Tom (NDV) and Tompolo are said to have started informal talks with the government about surrendering their weapons in return for clemency.

In Brief:  Who are they?

The amnesty and what we see – again!: Accepting amnesty does not mean that MEND and other militants will stop their violence. 

NUPENG call for rehabilitation of displaced communities: NUPENG called for immediate rehabilitation of displaced people from the Gbaramatu area of Warri, and Odi in Bayelsa.

Amnesty protest PH demolitions: Amnesty International launched an international campaign against the forced evictions of residents of the waterfront areas of Njemanze and Abonnema in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State government. 

In Brief:  Foreign reserves inch lower

Thursday 4 September 2009

Tompolo lists demands for amnesty: Tompolo took out a full page advert in a newspaper on Wednesday outlining his demands prior to his acceptance of the government amnesty.

Okah to sue Angolan government: Leader of MEND, Henry Okah, is to sue the government of Angola for wrongful arrest and detention, his lawyer, Femi Faland, said. 

Nigerian Taliban ‘trained in Afghanistan: Abdulrasheed Abubakar, member of the Islamist sect Boko Haram confessed to receiving military training in Afghanistan, police say.

Bank boss defends bail out: CBN Governor Lamido Sanusi said he acted within the law when he injected N420 billion into five banks last month and fired their chief executive officers.

After the boom  - you’re busted: The CBN audit uncovered evidence of fraud and mismanagement which implicates some leading politicians and their business partners. 

Nigeria’s population is 140.4 million : Nigeria’s 2006 final census figure has put the population of the country at 140,431,790, the National Population Commission (NPC) said.

Friday 5 September 2009

Odilli should not be named and shamed: A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday restrained the EFCC from “arresting, detaining, prosecuting or embarrassing” former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odilli.  

EFCC denies share deal with sacked CEO’s: The EFCC strongly denies press allegations that it had asked some detained bank directors of the five institutions to surrender their shares in their banks in exchange for freedom.

In Brief:  Navy denies US sub rumour 

In Brief:  Chevron says onshore oil operations normal

In Brief:  Naira slides as CBN auction $300 Million

Hostage Watch:

Kidnapped: Three Indian nationals abducted from Obajana Cement Factory, Kogi State, 25.08.09.

Also held: 18 crewmembers of the MV Pusan Reafer, nationalities unknow, reported abducted 15.05.09

Also held: 2 filipino crewmembers of the MV Spirit hijacked 13.05.09,