Malibu Scandal: Prosecutors Want 10-Year Jail Term For Nigeria’s Former Minister Of Petroleum, Dan Etete & Among Other Executives

Italian prosecutors seek a ten-year jail term for Dan Etete, Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister over an allegedly corrupt Nigerian oil block deal. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that the prosecutors requested this in their closing arguments in Milan. The case has been described as one of the most prominent corruption cases in the oil industry’s history. The prosecutors also requested for an eight-year prison term for the Chief Executive of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, and Paolo Scaroni, his predecessor. It was alleged that nearly all of the $1.3bn that Shell and Eni…

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NDDC SAGA: Full Script Allegations/ Counter and Drama As Pondei & Akpabio Put-up Defence At Reps Public Hearing

Adewale Adetoyese It was a Monday of an unlimited drama in Abuja at the sitting of the House of Representatives committee investigating the Niger Delta Development Commission, as the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, claimed that most contracts of the NDDC were awarded to members of the National Assembly. Our correspondent was gathered that members of the House of Representatives who were on panel including the acting chairman, Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi began to beg the Minister who proved unstoppable to stop talking. Akpabio, who was interrogated on the…

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