Nigerian Times

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President of Nigeria I am posting this press release by the former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for reference, since it was released before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, dismissed the suits of former military ruler, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and upheld the fraudulent election of "President" Umaru Yar'Adua in the April 2007 presidential poll . 23 Feb 2008 23:00 Africa/Lagos Atiku Abubakar: Africa's Fraudulent Elections: A Non-Violent Alternative Africa's Fraudulent Elections: A Non-Violent Alternative A statement by former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar In advance of a decision by a Nigerian tribunal on February 26 on whether the 2007 election of the President was legal, former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar delivers a statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-...

Oreilly, Chairman/CEO of the Chevron Corporation CHEVRON NIGERIA LTD has been indicted in an $10.8 billion tax fraud in Nigeria and the scandal is threatening to rock the boat of the whole multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The letter published below was sent to NIGERIAN TIMES by the consultants investigating Chevron Nigeria Ltd. 9th July, 2005 The Executive Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abuja. Dear Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, RE: $10.8 BILLION TAX EVASION, FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN THE CHEVRON NIG LTD AND ITS ASSOCIATED COMPANIES. Please refer to your orchestrated appearance and representation on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme ‘POINT BLANK’ as relayed on Thursday 28th July and Friday 29th July 2005. We honestly sympathize with you for the messy and disappointing situation you may have found yourself. “To be fore warned is to be for armed”, is a common saying, but only the smart makes good use of it. If you had taken seriously our letter o...