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Dutch prosecutors target Shell over Nigeria oil deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Royal Dutch Shell over its $1.3 billion (980 million pounds) acquisition of Nigerian offshore oilfield OPL 245 in 2011. Shell said in a statement on its website that it had been informed
March 1, 2019

Nigeria’s main opposition party PDP rejects result

Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in Saturday’s fiercely contested election. PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan told Report Focus that the results were totally unacceptable. He said the party was questioning the high numbers of votes
February 27, 2019

Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as Nigeria’s president

Officials declared early Wednesday that Muhammadu Buhari had won a second term as president of Africa’s most populous country, where voters rejected a corruption-stained candidate in favor of a leader who promised to continue a campaign to eliminate graft. The 76-year-old defeated
February 27, 2019

Nigeria election 2019: President Buhari wins in Lagos

Nigeria : Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is increasing his lead as the results of Saturday’s presidential elections are being announced. He is now 1.8 million votes ahead of his main rival Atiku Abubakar after the declaration of results from 20 states plus
February 26, 2019
Nigeria elections: Opposition rejects initial results

Nigeria elections 2019: Main Opposition rejects initial results

Nigeria : Main opposition party has rejected the election results being announced by the Nigerian electoral commission, branding them “incorrect and unacceptable”. The chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, made the comments at a press conference in the capital
February 25, 2019
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