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

Government Ekpemupolo in Abuja on 9 October 2009. © Emmanuel Wole/AFP

The interception of a tanker full of stolen oil, thought to belong to a number of Nigerian public figures, has put the spotlight on Government Ekpemupolo, aka "Tompolo". Once the leader of a Delta rebel movement, he now works for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. [...]

Published on 25/03/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 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

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

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

Nigeria
ENI sale of NAOC to Oando imminent

Nigeria
EU helps Africa Nature Investors NGO fight illegal wildlife trade

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

Nigeria
Tinubu keen to push on with Petroleum Industry Act review

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

In Focus | Niger, Nigeria
From Issoufou to Bazoum, billionaire Mangal remains the most influential Nigerian in Niamey

Nigeria
Ex-MEND leader Tompolo struggles to curtail oil theft

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