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Ex-MEND leader Tompolo struggles to curtail oil theft

Efforts to prevent oil theft in the Niger Delta are exasperating the illegal traders, who have been funnelling money into local politics. In the run-up to the February elections, the ruling party has been forced to reign in its local representative, former MEND member Tompolo. [...]

Published on 24/02/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Nigeria
Ex-MEND leader Tompolo struggles to curtail oil theft

Spotlight | Nigeria
Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

Spotlight | Nigeria
Tanker seizure by Delta law enforcer Tompolo creates waves in Abuja

Spotlight | Nigeria
The deal behind Timipre Sylva's support for oil minister Heineken Lokpobiri

Nigeria
Tinubu chooses multiple companies to end gas flaring

Nigeria
Former petroleum resources state minister Sylva relies on alliances to take Bayelsa State

Spotlight | Nigeria
Crude oil theft: who are the tycoons at the heart of the investigation?

In Focus | Nigeria
The all-powerful Niger Delta leaders at the heart of the country's oil and political crises

Nigeria
Soldiers to step in for ex-militants in guarding pipelines

Nigeria
Danjuma threatens to jail MEND leaders