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US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by naptu2: 4:09am On May 10 |
US lawmakers order investigation of Shell, Eni for allegedly bribing Nigeria’s ex-President Jonathan, others https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/09/us-lawmakers-order-investigation-of-shell-eni-for-bribing-nigerias-ex-president-jonathan-others/ 18 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by naptu2: 4:09am On May 10 |
The long running saga of OPL 245. Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245 is an oil block in the Niger Delta. In 1998, during the Abacha era, the oil block was awarded to Malabo Oil. Malabo Oil is owned by Dan Etete, who was petroleum minister at the time. It is also believed that Malabo Oil was partly owned by Mohammed Abacha, son of General Sani Abacha, who was head of state at the time. On July 2, 2001, former President Olusegun Obasanjo revoked Malabu’s licence and assigned the oil block to Shell — without a public bid. Malabo Oil then sued Shell, the Government of Nigeria and other entities involved in the oil block. Ownership of the oil block reverted to Malabo Oil in 2006, after they reached an out of court settlement with the Federal Government. Shell then instituted arbitration proceedings against the Federal Government. It seemed like the crisis had been resolved during the Goodluck Jonathan era when Shell and Eni agreed to buy the oil block from Malabu for $1.1 billion. The two companies also paid $210 million as a signature bonus to the Federal Government of Nigeria. However, activists claimed that the deal was fraught with corruption. They claimed that the $1.1 billion that Shell and Eni paid to Malabo Oil was actually destined for Nigerian officials. Basically, they claimed that Shell and Eni bribed Nigerian government officials to get the oil block. The Buhari Administration filed several lawsuits against Shell and Eni in courts in Italy and the United Kingdom. The Italian justice system also prosecuted Eni, while the EFCC prosecuted Mohammed Bello Adoke, who was minister of justice in the Goodluck Jonathan administration. There were lots of testimonies, especially in the Italian cases, which suggested that President Goodluck Jonathan and Mohammed Adoke had received bribes. However, the government lost virtually all the cases. President Bola Tinubu ordered that the remaining lawsuits should be withdrawn and an out of court settlement should be reached with Shell and Eni. He said that government had not received any money from OPL 245 for a very long time because of the court cases. He said that the Nigerian economy needed the revenue from that oil block. He said that government had spent a lot of money on lawsuits and lost most of the cases and therefore, it was better to reach an out of court settlement. Meanwhile, it has just been revealed that the prosecutor in the Italian case hid some evidence from the court and he has been demoted by the Italian Government. Members of the United States Congress have now asked the US Department of Justice to investigate the matter. Photo 1) Congresswoman Joyce Beatty Photo 2) Congresswoman Maxine Waters. 18 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by naptu2: 4:09am On May 10 |
Extra-Territorial Jusrisdiction and US corruption laws. In many parts of the world the jurisdiction of a court is tied to a specific territory, but US courts often have jurisdiction in cases that involve Americans, even if the act was committed outside the United States. 1) A foreign company can be prosecuted if it gave bribes to a foreign government in order to win a contract or a license, because that bribe could have prevented an American company from winning that contract or license. 2) An American company can also be prosecuted if it gave bribes to officials of a foreign government. 3) And in a new law, officials of foreign governments can also be prosecuted if they received bribes from American companies or if they prevented American companies from winning contracts and licenses due to bribes that they received from competitors. 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by DatNiggaDaz: 4:33am On May 10 |
Stale. An attempt to divert attention from the present mass of corruption going on nöw There is more corruption during the era of darling daddy you sang his praises & Quantum amount of corruption under the failure old head bulaba. No diversion tactics from the cluelessness & failures of emilokan will succeed 19 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by Nyamiriflathed: 4:38am On May 10 |
Saint GEJ. Mr Tie the goat to the yam. Diezani hands all over the corruption case. 11 Likes
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by DaddyCoool: 4:48am On May 10 |
Our very own saint GEJ? Proves they're all corrupt 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by tunwumi: 4:48am On May 10 |
This is a renewed 'degoatization' of our yam by the US 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by rinzaugustine: 4:49am On May 10 |
This will be the end of the useless criminal mandate thief. Hopefully interpol will grab the useless good for nothing mandate thief like a common criminal he is and push him into jail to rot for his crimes. Only the usual Agbado pigs that see 30k as their biggest achievement in life will miss him. Agbado pigs are cursed forever to remain in bitterness and generational poverty forever…spits on wailing pigs 👇 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by hybrid77: 4:52am On May 10 |
DaddyCoool: Na USA nor corrupt. Lol.. Abeg, make the criminals go clear their names. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by naptu2: 4:55am On May 10 |
OPL 245 saga: Italian prosecutor demoted for ‘lack of impartiality and fairness’ https://www.thecable.ng/opl-245-saga-italian-prosecutor-demoted-for-lack-of-impartiality-and-fairness/amp/ Photo 2) De Pasquale and Spadaro face charges of professional misconduct and attempt to pervert justice Photo 3) Suraju, an anti-corruption campaigner who worked closely with De Pasquale in the OPL 245 case, was charged to court by the Nigerian government for allegedly circulating doctored evidence against Adoke. The case was terminated before trial could start 3 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by naptu2: 4:55am On May 10 |
How many posts up there are from people that didn't even read the article and don't even know what the thread is about? 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by DaddyCoool: 4:56am On May 10 |
hybrid77: Try bribing Biden. FBI will have fun with you 6 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by immortalcrown(m): 5:02am On May 10 |
The same US that sponsored Buhari against GEJ. 5 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by Iamanoited: 5:05am On May 10 |
THAT'S ANOTHER HUNNNNN.. 1 Like |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by helinues: 5:23am On May 10 |
Toh 23 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by 2mch(m): 5:37am On May 10 |
BUT he came on TV and told us stealing is NOT Corruption. That should have been a clue that the clueless one was faking cluelessness and was a BIG THIEF! 11 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by MaziObinnaokija: 5:50am On May 10 |
+ 1 Like |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by Zooposki(f): 5:52am On May 10 |
It was because of Tinubu they reopened the case. Tinubu fraudulently gave it back to the oil companies. Tinubu is just damn too corrupt. 2 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by Oghene86: 6:18am On May 10 |
naptu2: What's the business of US and our Oil is there business or they don't have work to do anymore 1 Like |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by sonofthunder: 6:31am On May 10 |
naptu2: Everything posted has relevant information to the topic of discussion. I love it. Unlike most post that throw in more side attractions and/or personal opinions than the main topic. 2 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by ChizzyBuna(m): 6:46am On May 10 |
Ok |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by MichaelSokoto(m): 6:47am On May 10 |
rinzaugustine:Comrade, dis is oven-fresh baked golden brown vawulence dis early morning nijo tori Olohun! 3 Likes
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by Helpfromabove1(m): 6:47am On May 10 |
Ff |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by justmondris: 6:50am On May 10 |
Since they did not add Buhari to the list, they are not serious. 3 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by Judolisco(m): 6:51am On May 10 |
Make dem hold diezani 2 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by MichaelSokoto(m): 6:51am On May 10 |
Oghene86: 1 Like
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Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by nairalanda1(m): 6:52am On May 10 |
justmondris: The case happened in 2012, when Buhari was not in government, and when he was out of government...so unless Buhari was running things in 2010-15, nothing for him 4 Likes |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by datola: 6:52am On May 10 |
Ah. Wahala for Mr Jona! 1 Like |
Re: US Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Investigate Shell, Eni And Goodluck Jonathan by TOPCRUISE(m): 6:53am On May 10 |
Deziani would not be left out. 1 Like |
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