http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nigeria/ en-us Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:12:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133442/posts Nigeria's Chinese-built satellite goes dark By Peter J Brown In May 2007, the Nigerian government rejoiced as the Chinese-built Nigeria Communications Satellite - 1 (NIGCOMSAT-1), was sent into orbit by a Chinese rocket at the Xichang launch facility. Nigeria was upbeat and looking forward to 15 years of advanced telecommunications service, thanks to a satellite which China, along with sending into space, had funded to the tune of well over $200 million. But in early November, after NIGCOMSAT-1 had been in service for only 18 months, all the dreams were dashed. NIGCOMSAT-1 went out of service completely with its onboard... Asia Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133442/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:12:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130596/posts Woman out $400K to 'Nigerian scam' con artists  Story Updated: Nov 11, 2008 at 9:07 PM PST By Anna Song KATU News and KATU.com Web Staff SWEET HOME, Ore. – Janella Spears doesn’t think she’s a sucker or an easy mark. Besides her work as a nursing administrator, Spears – no relation to the well-known pop star – also teaches CPR and is a reverend who has married many couples. She also communicates with lightning-fast sign language with her hearing-impaired husband.So how did this otherwise lucid, intelligent woman end up sending nearly half a million dollars to a bunch... KATU-TV (Oregon) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130596/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:21:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123607/posts International oil companies must comply with an end of year deadline to end gas flaring or risk losing their oil fields, Nigeria's department of petroleum resources said Monday. The government has already imposed a fine of $3.50/million cubic feet of gas flared by the companies. "We need further penalties," DPR official Alfred Ohiam said at a gas conference in Abuja. "December 31, 2008 remains the date to end gas flaring, we cannot continue to shift the date." "The DPR is presently working on plans to enforce the current flare out date," he said. "Many IOCs believe that once their lease... Platts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123607/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:42:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114576/posts To what extent, if indeed at all, can Democratic White House hopeful Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white woman from Kansas who spent most his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, be considered African? And if he is elected over his Republican rival McCain as the first black president of the United States to what extent will he be able to take up Africa's case? Just outside the airport in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, is a giant-sized billboard showing a larger-than-life Obama and a map of Africa, with two slogans: "The entire world completely for Obama" and... Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114576/posts#comment Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:08:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113049/posts Colin Powell celebrated his 71st birthday this year but he's clearly not too old to pull some cheeky Afro-hip-hop moves. His take on Olu Maintain's song Yahooze at the Africa Rising event at the Royal Albert Hall worked a lot better than his former boss George Bush's embarrassing inaugural shape-throwing alongside Ricky Martin. Although he kept his jacket buttoned, almost everyone deemed his dancing spot-on. But it doesn't look as if the former US secretary of state paid too much attention to the lyrics, or he might have discovered that the Nigerian hit is a celebration of that country's most... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113049/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:43:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2108286/posts ''Every military disaster can be described by two words....Too Late. Too late to anticipate the enemy action and too late to prepare for it.’’ —General Chester McCarty. ''The political world is stimulating. It’s the most interesting thing you can do. It beat following the dollars.’’ —John Fitzgerald Kennedy. '' I don’t trust him and I have read about Obama....He is an Arab'' ''No Ma’am he is a decent family man, citizen, that I have a fundamental difference with. ‘’ — Senator John McCain to a lady supporter at his Town hall meeting in Wisconsin October 11, 2008. ''Virginia Will Go... Vangard Online Edition (Lagos, Nigeria) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2108286/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:27:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096560/posts here is my biography From seran | 10/03/2008 5:10:58 AM PDT new Dearest One, With due respect I write you this mail hoping that you will lend ear to my request. I got to your profile in the site in my search for a honest and trustworthy person who will assist me as my father instructed before his death, and after days of prayers I decided to contact you. First and foremost and brief self introduction, I am Seran williams from Africa, 22years old and the only daughter of late Mr.and Mrs Williams, i love music as well, am 5.8... my FR email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096560/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:51:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095483/posts Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Sub Committee of Africa in the United States Senate has lashed out at the Nigerian government over what it called “Resource Course” in the Niger Delta oil-producing region. In a statement submitted to the United States’ Congressional Record on Monday, the outspoken Senator blamed Yar’Adua’s administration for pursuing a military option in the region while neglecting development of the area. Below is the full version of the statement made available to The Times of Nigeria by the Senator Feingold’s office. “ Mr. President, last week I chaired a hearing on the “resource curse” and... The Times of Nigeria http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095483/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 02:58:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089080/posts A Nigerian general has pledged to “break the will” of armed groups responsible for a week-long campaign of sabotage against the oil industry in the Niger Delta by launching more raids on their hideouts. The delta witnessed the most intense series of attacks against the oil industry since early 2006 last week when militants strafed army posts and blew up pipelines in retaliation for a raid the military conducted on one of their camps on September 13. The raid – launched using gunboats and helicopters – appeared to signal a more robust approach by the army in Rivers State, one... The Financial Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089080/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:42:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088292/posts 21 September 2008 Posted to the web 22 September 2008 A consortium of wealthy Nigerians may soon take over English Premiership side, Newcastle United. Since the current owner of the club, Mike Ashley announced his intention to sell, the Nigerians are trying to meet the £400m (about ninety six billion naira) 96,000,000,000. Chief Executive Officer of the NVA Management, Chris Nathaniel, who's company is handling the deal told KickOffNigeria.com that Nigeria is favoured to make history as the first African country to own a Premier League club side if the deal sails through. Allafrica.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088292/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:37:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086447/posts <p>A securities broker stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly clients he then sent to Nigeria in hopes of collecting an $8.7M inheritance from a "long-lost relative" who e-mailed him....... the ubiquitous and notorious Nigerian e-mail scam......Axel, 69, pleaded not guilty to charges of forgery and grand larceny, and was released on his own recognizance. Axel's need for cash reached a fever pitch in 2005, when he got an e-mail from a Nigerian "lawyer" concerning an $8.75M inheritance...... his firm repaid Axel's clients, and Axel has so far repaid the firm half of what he stole.</p> NY POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086447/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2085603/posts Dear Friend, I am a community organizer of the Democratic Republic of Chicago and under the leadership of the, Rev. Jeremiah Wrighte. I presume you are aware there are financial dispute between my party (THE DEOMCRATS) and the present civilian Government (The Very President George Dubwya. Bush II). This is based on what I believe as bad and corrupt governance on his father's part and an unjust war on innnocent civilians in Iraq. May their souls rest in perfect peace of Allah God in Heaven. Also there are wicked accussations that my party is funded by the overlord Goerge Sooros... grey_whiskers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2085603/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:18:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085346/posts Nigeria: The main armed group claims to have destroyed a Shell pipeline LAGOS - The main armed group in southern Nigeria, Mend said they had destroyed Thursday evening a "significant pipeline" and belonging to Anglo-Dutch company Shell. At 17:30 GMT, "fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta have destroyed with powerful explosives, a major oil pipeline belonging to Shell Development Company," in Rivers State in southern Nigeria's oil, said a press release the group. AFP via translation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085346/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:33:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084730/posts The European Union has offered to help Nigeria develop plans for a trans-Saharan pipeline to take gas from Nigeria to Europe. The offer was made during a visit by the EU's energy commissioner to the Nigerian capital. The move is part of plans to reduce EU reliance on Russian energy supplies. It comes after Russia's Gazprom expressed interest in the pipeline and signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government. The memorandum covers co-operation in the exploration, development and transportation of gas reserves. Europe is increasingly worried about its dependence on Russian gas, especially after Russia's action in Georgia... bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084730/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084064/posts The European Union, increasingly anxious to reduce its dependence on Russian gas following the conflict in Georgia, has offered Nigeria financial and political backing for a €15bn ($21bn, £12bn) trans-Saharan pipeline to pump its gas directly to Europe. Renewed European interest in the project comes against a backdrop of mounting fears that Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, is intent on winning access to Nigeria's vast gas reserves as part of a strategy to tighten its grip on energy supplies to Europe. Gazprom, which has also offered to back the planned 4,300km pipeline, appeared to steal a march on its European... ft.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084064/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:00:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084053/posts If Bill Clinton were to be a Nigerian, he will make sure that by hook or crook, his wife, Hilary, becomes the Democratic Party ‘s standard bearer. He will bulldoze his way through. Over here, many have, through their political clout, put their wives in influential positions . If Obama were to be a Nigerian, his tribe is the prime factor that will determine whether he is qualified to contest or not. They would have to check whether he is from the North or South, not whether he is sound and clear-headed. He must be somebody's political or biological son... Nigerian Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084053/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:25:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074194/posts How The West Was Won The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police. Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit. From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074194/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 01:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077935/posts Nigerian anti-graft investigators have seized money raised by the head of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to support US presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it would give the money back to those who attended a gala dinner in Lagos last month. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077935/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 07:13:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075754/posts PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s failing health may have worsened in the last few days contrary to official claims that all is well with the president. Saturday Tribune sources in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday night confirmed that in the last few days the Nigerian President’s health had worsened as he was said to be too weak and his body too fragile to withstand the proposed kidney trasplant. But details of his condition were not available as at the press time yesterday. Also, it was learnt that the security around the hospital had been beefed up as most Nigerian government officials... Tribune (Nigeria) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075754/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 01:31:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074518/posts Nigerian anti-graft investigators have seized money raised by the head of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to support US presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it would give the money back to those who attended a gala dinner in Lagos last month. The EFCC said it had seized 74m naira ($630,000, £314,000), but said no Nigerian laws had been broken. US political parties are not allowed to receive contributions from abroad. bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074518/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:33:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072720/posts Anti-corruption authorities have seized more than $630,000 (£315,000) raised during an "Africans for Obama" gala dinner held in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos. Hundreds of the city's high-society elite and business leaders paid up to £11,000 for a table at the glitzy fundraiser, but police intervened when it became clear that US laws prohibit overseas donations. Staff from Barack Obama's campaign team said the Democratic presidential hopeful was in no way connected with the "Africans for Obama" organisation and added that no money from the group would be accepted. The organiser of the August 11 event, Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, chair of the... Uk Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072720/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 02:01:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072486/posts China’s influence in Africa is extending to Nigeria, a country that has historically exported the majority of its oil to Western countries. In Nigeria, the majority of the exported oil is currently destined for the U.S. and Western Europe. China, however, is becoming increasing important to the African country. ............................. In exchange for a $4 billion investment on infrastructure, CNPC was given first refusal rights on four oil blocks. Over the past few years, through continued patience and geopolitical prowess, the pendulum has been swinging in China’s direction. Nigeria has reportedly favored Asian investors, who are more willing to offer... The Cutting Edge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072486/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:55:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072207/posts A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives has accepted an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four of them, local authorities say. A spokesman for the emir of Bida told the BBC that Mohammadu Bello Abubakar, 84, agreed on Saturday to comply with the decree. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7591037.stm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072207/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 04:40:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070289/posts (IsraelNN.com) A Nigerian group threatened to break off negotiations for the release of kidnapped Israeli businessman on Thursday night, using the excuse that Israel National News had referred to its members as "terrorists" in a story published earlier Thursday. The group, the "Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta" (MEND), denied responsibility for kidnapping the 60-year-old Israeli businessman who was working in Nigeria but offered assistance in negotiations for his release. According to a report in Reuters, MEND, which is comprised of indigenous gunmen, said Thursday evening that the Israeli hostage "has been located and seems to be a... Arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070289/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:21:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067648/posts A recent Reuters/Zogby poll showing that Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) now leads Senator Obama in the race for the presidency failed to faze Obama. “These are narrowly focused polls,” Obama pointed out. “They underestimate the global surge behind my message of hope and change.” The Illinois Senator cited a recent iPhone poll showing he has a 37 point lead over his Republican rival as evidence that “the people of the planet Earth are responding to my message. I have support from every corner of the globe. My opponent’s backing comes almost exclusively from the 58 states that make up the... AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067648/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:11:18 GMT