Glo Introduced Night and Weekend Plans - 1GB For N200 And 3GB For N500

Glo Introduced Night and Weekend Plans - 1GB For N200 And 3GB For N500

Weekend data plan started by Airtel, follow by MTN, but MTN weekend plans was not last at all, I don't know the reason why MTN somehow canceled their own. Globacom has now joined the race by launching their own weekends data bundle for their subscribers. It seems this Glo weekend plan are more ok than the Airtel weekend bundle, because you're not only limited to weekends, it has an extra 7Nights extension. You can equally use it for 7Nights from 12.00am to 5.00am.

If you are such that always surf during the midnight, Globacom now offer you a cheap bundle to enjoy during the night, with just N200, you can get 1GB to use from 12.00am – 5.00am.

To Subscribe For Glo Weekend Plans

» Simply dial *777# and follow the prompt [Data Services » Buy Data » Night and Weekend plans], then select 1 for Night plan or 2 for weekend plan.

Both of the plans work for all devices ranging from Android Smartphones, iPhone/iPad, Laptops, BB10, Windows phone, Symbian/Java phones; you just name it.

This is an alternative plan, if you’re not eligible for Airtel weekend bundle of 1GB for N100, then Glo will surely welcome you to their weekend plan- 3GB for N500 plus 7Nights from 12am to 5am.

Stunning photos from Calabar carnival

Stunning photos from Calabar carnival

HOW TO GET BACK YOUR DAILY USAGE ON THE NEXT DAY PLUS FREE DATA

HOW TO GET BACK YOUR DAILY USAGE ON THE NEXT DAY PLUS FREE DATA


Migrate to glo tomorrow plan and get back your daily usage the next day
HOW CAN I MIGRATE
you can migrate simply by dialing *600#
immediately you'll receive a message thanking you for migrating to GLO FREE TOMORROW the service will be activated shortly.
Then you're on keep calling and get back the total of what you used the next day.
And don't forget the TOO GOOD OFFER is still going simply recharge with *223*pin # And your account will be credited with data upon any recharge of N200 and above. To read more click glo Campus Data Booster

FANS REACTS AS CHELSEA GET BACK TO WINING AFTER MOURINHO WAS SACKED

Chelsea fans took it to social media to expressed their support for the sacked Jose Mourinho Banner and posters were displayed today to ensure express their support for their former manager
Banner in the West Stand London .
Tagged "The three rats:
Hazard, Fabregas and Costa"

While some fans took it to social media take a look below:

NAIJA FLEXY: How To Write A Good Professional CV/Resume That Wins Job Interview

NAIJA FLEXY: How To Write A Good Professional CV/Resume That Wins Job Interview

How To Write A Good Professional CV/Resume That Wins Job Interview

How To Write A Good Professional CV/Resume That Wins Job Interview

Standard curriculum vitae(CV) or resume is a secret of successful job search, it is vital when looking for work, especially when there are numerous candidates for the same job to prepare a quality CV?Resume.

One thing i will like you to know is that there is no perfect template, and each sector may require a different emphasis on a different aspect of the content, such as career history or qualifications.

However, experts suggest there are some basic rules on how a CV should be written and the information that should be included.

1. A CV should be neat and typed if possible. Most libraries now have public computers, if you do not have your own.

.2. It should also be short, usually no more than two sides of A4. It should be positive, stressing achievements and strengths, and make a good impression in a clear and positive way.

3. The basic format for a CV includes:

Personal details, including name, address, phone number, email address and possibly any professional social media presence.

You no longer need to include your date of birth, owing to age discrimination rules

Career history, starting with your most recent job first. Include dates and temporary or voluntary jobs if appropriate

A personal profile which sells yourself and your qualities, tailored towards the job you are applying for Achievements from previous jobs that are relevant

Qualifications and training from previous jobs, with the most recent first

Interests, if they are relevant and especially if the skills or teamwork concerned are relevant for the job

Any extra information, such as reasons for a career change or reasons for gaps in career history, such as caring duties

References, ideally two or more and including a recent employer

4. The basic format for a Resume includes Your Contact Information

First Last Name

Street Address

City, State, Zip

Phone (Cell/Home)

Email Address

Objective (optional)

This should be a sentence or two about your employment goals.
Career Summary / Highlights (optional)

According to a managing director of Personal Career Management, which offers careers coaching. She says that a straightforward font and formatting is required - and the spelling must be checked and checked again. "Poor spelling is the quickest way of getting a rejection," she says.

She adds that people should check five or six adverts for a particular job and then use the common requirements to mould their CV. "Many people think that one CV will fit all applications, but it needs to be a very targeted document for the role they are going for. Do some research so you understand what employers are looking for." Each CV needs to be tailored towards your own skills, experiences and your job application.

HOW TO GET FREE 500MB WORTH OF DATA ON GLO

How to get free 500mb data when you recharge your Glo Line.Glo mobile is one of the generous network providers in Nigeria that keeps making sure it's prospective customer's enjoy some certain things almost for free. Glo mobile is here this time around to give customer's free 500mb of data whenever customer's recharge their line with N500 airtime..How to go about it ?• Buy N500 worth of Glo airtime• Recharge your Glo line by dialing*223* RECHARGE PIN #• You will get Free 500mb of data with N500 airtime to call all networks. You can check your data balance by dialing*127*0#.Enjoy and share with your friends.

Glo Campus Data Booster - Favourable Plan For Nigerians Students

Glo Campus Data Booster - Favourable Plan For Nigerian Students

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 01:26 PM PST

Glo Nigeria is busy launchingmind blowing offer to suite their subscribers, Twin Bash Promo was launched last month, here is another better plan tagged Glo Campus Booster.

With Glo Campus Data Booster, students of institutions of higher learning in the country can now have unhindered access to internet browsing and downloading within their campuses, Globacom, has launched a first-of-its-kind product.

Glo Campus Booster is a special data plan that allows students and others on campus to get up to eight times more data value whenever they use their Glo lines on campuses. For example, a N200 data recharge will guarantee a subscriber 400MB of data which is eight times more than the 50MB of data a subscriber would normally get with a N200 recharge. However, due to an ongoing Twin Bash promo. a N200 recharge gives 200MB of data to Globacom subscribers off-campus while a similar recharge will give 400MB of data on campus.

Following are the Plans:

Price	Data	Validity	On Campus
N200	200MB	4 Days	400MB
N500	500MB	7 Days	1GB
N1000	1GB	15 Days	2GB
N2000	2GB	30 Days	4GB
N5000	5GB	30 Days	10GB

To Buy These Plans

Dial *777# and choose a campus booster plan of your choice.

Plan usage can be viewed using *127*0# or dial *777# for data balance enquiry.

Glo Campus Data Booster is available in over 300 institutions in Nigeria, including Police, Customs and Immigration training institutes. Find the list of school by going through the Glo Campus Data Booster FAQs Here.
 Source:


shelaf home of knowledge

Best and Affordable Internet Data Plan For All Smartphone and PC In December 2015

It has been a while I reviewed the best and affordable internet plans for all Smartphones/PC.

Today, I'd brief you guys with the best and cheapest internet data plan which I hope they really nice for you to enjoy in this new Month.

This code were all tested and running fine as at the time of posting and it covers MTN, GLO, Airtel and Etisalat Nigeria Networks.

MTN NIGERIA
For 2GB: Send “SPB to 131” in a text message. Cost N2,000, valid for 30 days.

For 2,015MB - MTN Better Me Data Plan: Text ‘SPB to 131’. Cost N2,015, valid for 30 days.

For 4.5GB Day and Night Plan: Send ”120 to 131” in a message or dial*131*1*5*1#. Cost N2,500, valid for 30 days.

 Note:The is a new development on MTN Night Plan. It separated the bonus 1.5GB and the 3GB, data will be deduct only on 1.5GB at day time and from 3GB between 9pm to 6am.

The above Data bundles work for all type of device.


GLO NIGERIA
Close to 2years now, Glo bis of 3GB as been a better means for Android users to surf the web with affordable price, up till this moment is still remain the best and working flawlessly on Android Smartphone with the help of IMEI Tweaking. PC users can also enjoying it through tethering.

» To Subscribe for Glo Bis of 3GB: Send “COMONTH to 777” in a text message or dial *777*21#. Cost N1,000 and valid for 30days.

Few weeks ago, Glo NG has unveiled a unique offer for data subscribers, tagged "Glo Twin Bash or Glo Data and Voice Bundle Offer". With Twin Bash

 - if you make a data recharge of N200, you get 200MB data (worth N800), free N200 to call ALL Networks and another N200 to call Friends and Family.

Recently, they also upgraded their 1GB data plan of N1000 to 1.2GB. You can now get Glo 1200MB for N1,000.

To Subscribe

» Load N1000 on your Glo Sim and dial *777#, then follow the prompt to choose your selection.

» Valid for 30 days

Other Available Glo Data Plan Via *777#
N2,000 = 2.5GB 30 days

N2,500 = 4.5GB 30 days

N5,000 = 12GB 30 days

N8,000 = 24GB 30 days

N10,000 = 17GB 30 days

N15,000 = 2.5GB 30 days

N18,000 = 21GB 30 days to subscribe for any of the above plan, load the required amount on your Glo Sim and dial *777#, then follow the prompt to choose your selection:


AIRTEL NIGERIA:
Never worry about data zapping, I can tell you that Airtel data are very normal now. No moreexcessive data consumption.

For 3GB - BB plan, but work for all device: dial *440*16# to subscribe, cost N1,500 and valid for 30 days.

For 4GB - Android Bundle: dial *437*1# Cost N2,000 and valid for 30 days.

For 9GB - Android Bundle: dial *438*1# Cost N3,500, Valid for 30days.

For 1GB Android Bundle, dial *496#, cost N1,000, valid for 30days, .

Those plan are working flawless on all types of phones and PC.

» Opera-Mini Plan: 1 month, 260MB, N300 - to activate: dial *885*1#, to check the data Bal; *885*0# (Work for all apps on Android smartphone).

» Weekend Bundle: 1024MB (1GB), for just N100, dial *474*1#to activate.

Dial 140# to check data balance.
Note: It can only be use on Weekends (Sat – Sun).


ETISALAT NIGERIA

For 1GB: Simply Dial *229*10*10#, cost N500 and last for 24 hours. This plan known as an emergency plan. For 1GB: dial *5995*2#, cost N1,000.
Last for 3 Days (Weekends plan).
For 2GB: dial *229*2*8#, cost N2,000, validity for 30days.
» For 1GB: dial *229*2*7#, N1,000, validity for 30days. Note: If it refused to work on your phone, simply use an Infinix Hot Note Smartphone to activate it.


Do you know any other Best and Affordable data plan? Kindly share it with us via comment box.




source: shelf home of knowledge

5 Things To Talk About During Your Interview

A job interview can be a stressful event. You're trying to remember what to talk about, and how to make sure the interviewer knows you're perfect for the job. What should you remember to mention?

Here are some tips.

Your Skills:
Re-read your resume so all skills are fresh in your mind. Put an emphasis on the skill requirements of the interviewer and make sure they know you are capable of doing what is required. Some employers won't read the specifics of a resume, or will have missed or forgotten about it. Stressing your skills will help them remember why you should be hired.

Your Flexibility:
If you're flexible, let them know. If you can work late, can do overtime, or can work weekends or travel if you need to, tell them. Don't appear too eager because they may not have any need for you to work extra hours. But by letting them know of your availability, you present yourself as an attractive candidate.

Your Attitude:
Projecting a positive and professional attitude will leave a happy memory in the minds of your interviewers. A can-do approach to work is always welcomed by employers. Give yourself a pep-talk before you go in and tell them that you're a hard worker, you're cheery, and you'd enjoy working for them.

Your Willingness to Learn:
Since most jobs evolve over time, you want to showcase your willingness to learn new skills. Make sure you tell them about programs or tools you've learned and retained in your past jobs. They'll likely be impressed by your willingness to adapt and to learn new things. It shows a strong work ethic and talent.

Your Interviewer's Needs:
If you've got the skills they're looking for, tell them. If you fulfil the requirements of the job ad, make sure you stress how you fulfil them. Make sure your interviewer's needs and requirements are met. They want to know that the person they hire will be a perfect fit and will have everything it takes to do the job. By stress your skills and how you fulfil their particular needs, you're telling
them to hire you.

It's important to bring
forth some of your best qualities at a job interview.
   Your skills, your flexibility, and your ability and willingness to learn new things are usually key requirements in an interviewer's list of needs. By fulfilling these needs and telling them how you can do the job, you are projecting your capacity to do the job.


Source: Samson Bintex

Necessary legal consideration when buying property

Necessary legal consideration when
buying property


DUE to the highly complex nature of legal
framework in real estate in Nigeria, it is very
difficult to buy property without a horde of
“experts” attempting to sway you with their
advice. In Lagos state, in particular, the steps
taken when purchasing property depends on
whether you are buying empty land, an
uncompleted building or a completed building,
according to RE/MAX, a leading global real
estate franchise company. The firm here offers
some advice on legal matters to consider when
buying property in the country.

Empty land
On the purchase of land, the company’s advice
is twofold – Registered Title and Unregistered
title. Under Registered title, you have at least
two options: Registration after a private transfer
i.e. in the instance of a sublease, deed of
assignment, etc.; Registration by virtue of a
direct allocation by the Government i.e.
In the case of sublease or a Certificate of
Occupancy (C of O). Under Unregistered title –
There are about six options: Sale by a private
person who purchased from a registered owner
but has himself not registered his title; Sale by
a private person who purchased from an
unregistered owner and had not registered his/
her title; Sale by the Omo Oniles (Landowners)
who have the title of a land that has been
allocated to them by the government via
Gazette or C of O, but have not processed their
C of O;
Sale by the Omo Onile- who are selling land not
yet allocated to them under the circumstances
mentioned above. The land has not been
excised and is still technically under
government acquisition; Sale by the Omo Onile
under acquisition but not under commitment
and; Sale by the Omo Onile of land under
acquisition and which has also been committed.
Land covered by C of O
To purchase a land covered by a Certificate of
Occupancy or other registered titles, you must
undertake the following steps: Sight the original
registered document; Conduct a search at the
relevant lands registry to ascertain if it is the
allottee who is disposing of the property, how
many years are outstanding on the life of the
property (out of the 99 years usual life span), if
the property is encumbered i.e. mortgage, prior
sale, long lease, outstanding taxes or rents, or
revocation.
If your lawyer is satisfied with the search and
physical inspection of the Land conforms to the
details on the title documents, and then it is
time to draw up legal documentation of
exchange of the title and payments. Upon this
exchange, it is important that your title is
registered at the relevant lands registry.
Among the documents for exchange, evidence
that no tax encumbrances exists over the land
must be presented. Clearance from the
government agencies that all land charges and
other demands have been made is also
essential. If there are building plan approvals
and land/soil tests, the results must also be
handed over at final exchange.
Prior to the exchange, and if you have not done
so yet, a physical visit to the land is very
important. Once an exchange has been made
and payment for the original titles, conveying
documents and documents listed above are
completed, then you should immediately take
over physical possession of the land/property
purchased. The law says that possession is 90
percent of ownership. The next step is to
register your title or interest over the property
at the appropriate land registry.

Registered land
When you are offered a land by a person who
has bought and has registered his/her title, you
are to sight the original registered documents,
which in that case, will comprise of a Deed of
Assignment, sublease etc. Conduct a search at
the lands registry at which the said land was
registered. Take all the steps relating to the
purchase of land covered by a C of O.
In addition to the above, and most importantly,
you should get the survey plan attached to the
Deed of Assignment, subjected to a chart. The
technical reasons for this can only be revealed
on a more detailed consultancy.



 Source
 vanguard news

Ten Facts About The Late Abubakar Audu that Nigeria will remember about him

The All Progressives Congress (APC)
candidate in the Kogi state governorship
election, Prince Abubakar Audu, was one of
the main players in the upcoming election
scheduled for Saturday, November 21. Sadly,
just as the news started to trickle in of his
victory, Nigerians were shocked to hear that
Audu has passed away.

 Below are the top-ten facts about Abubakar
Audu that Nigeria will remember about him.




1. Prince Abubakar Audu, 68, had been the
governor of Kogi state twice. His first tenure
was from January 1992 until November 1998
and the second from 29 May 1999 to 29 May
2003.
2. Born on 27 October 1947, Prince Audu
was the son of his Royal Highness, the late
Pa Audu Oyidi, Orego Atta of Igala Land and
the paramount ruler of Ogbonicha-Alloma in
Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi state.
3. He studied banking and personnel
management in London for three years and
worked for 25 years in various capacities at
management level at First Bank – formerly
known and Standard Bank.
4. After Kogi state was created from parts of
the old Benue and Kwara states in 1991,
Audu as a notable son of the soil was invited
to contest for governorship. He won the
election in November 1991 under the
platform of the National Republican
Convention (NRC) and was sworn in in
Jenuary 1992.
5. In 1998, Audu was elected again, now with
the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP).
6. He also contested in the 2003, 2007 and
2012 Kogi state gubernatorial elections but
lost.
7. After he left office in 2003, he was
charged by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) with corruption.
His case has been on for 12 years.
8. One of his major achievements is a
complete transformation of Lokoja
infrastructure: he established three different
housing schemes for public
officers, established television and radio
stations, pioneered the construction an ultra
modern stadium and a five star hotel, apart
from other things.
9. In 1993, he and the member of his family
were special guests of the British Prime
Minister, John Major, at No 10, Downing
Street where he hosted them to a State
Banquet.
10. Audu has promised the people of the
state that he will revive the moribund
Ajaokuta Steel Rolling company and solve
the problem of youth unemployment if he
wins the election.
The main rival of Prince Audu in the
upcoming governorship election was Kogi
is Captain Idris Ichalla Wada, the incumbent
governor representing the PDP. A total
of 22 candidates were registered by the
Independent National Electoral Commission.




Source: Naij

How to recharge phone from your bank account. (All banks)

How to recharge phone from your bank account.
(All banks)

1.Access bank:*901* amount#
2.Eco Bank*326*amount#
3.Fidelity:*770*amount#
4.FCMB:*389*214*amount#
5.First Bank:*894*amount#
6.GTB:*737*amount#
7.Heritage bank:*322*030*amount#
8.keystone:*322*082*amount#
9.Sky bank:*389*076*1*amount#
10.Stanbic IBTC: *909*amount#
11.Sterling:*822*amount#
12.UBA:*389*033*amount#
13.Unity bank:*322*215*amount#
14.Zenith:*966*amount# or *302*amnt# (for
mtn
users)
15.Diamond bank(yellow acct. only):*710*555*
phone no*amount*pin#
To know your BVN, dial *565*0# on the GSM
line you used in registering at the bank for the
BVN registration and wait for few seconds, your
BVN will appear.
You can share the info with friends and loved
ones, so they'll know too...

#BringBackOurSoldiers: Nigerians Grieve as 105 Soldiers go Missing after Boko Haram Battle in Borno 19.11.2015

Premium Times exclusively reported this morning that 105 out of a 157 soldier battalion attached to the Multi-National Joint Task Force based in Baga, Borno state, went missing yesterday – on Wednesday November 18, 2015 – in Gudunbali, Borno.

According to the paper, a T-72 battle tank, 105 soldiers, two officers, (including the CO – commanding officer), eight vehicles, a truck loaded with 60,000 rounds of AA ammunition and three artillery pieces were captured by Boko Haram. Another of their sources claims the tank was recovered after heavy fighting.

The source also said the military has been unable to rid insurgents from Baga and nearby towns in Borno due to inadequate equipment.

Premium Times reached out to Colonel Sani Usman, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army for comment via telephone and he said the military is now organizing a counter-attack –

    “I want to confirm the incidence at Gudunbali … the unit attacked is within the area of responsibility of the MNJTF and troops are now organising to counter the attack.”

As a result of the attack, #BringBackOurSoldiers is now trending on Twitter, with Nigerians expressing their fear of the rising level of insecurity in the country and discontent with President Buhari.

    My younger bro’s dream is to be a soldier, I don’t think my family will support his dream now. #105HerosMissing #BringBackOurSoldiers

    — ORE (@trojcity) November 19, 2015

    Buhari should rather be Minister of Defence, not Petroleum. Our greatest problem now is INSECURITY, not crude oil. #BringBackOurSoldiers — Lere Olayinka (@OlayinkaLere) November 19, 2015

    APC and PMB now learning the hard way. It is not good to use sad news to win political points. #BringBackOurSoldiers — The David (@klinRo) November 19, 2015

    Another reason PMB should resign from Ministry of Petroleum and take over Ministry of Defense esp as a former General #BringBackOurSoldiers — Sitippe Ke AkwaIbom (@sitipe01) November 19, 2015

    Don’t be surprised one morning wen u wake up the next news is ‘some states in the north re missing in the map’  #BringBackOurSoldiers

    — AbdulCHRYSTIAN (@iam_Chrystian) November 19, 2015

    The Abduction of Armed Soldiers is the highest display of incompetence by a Commander-in-Chief anywhere in the world #BringBackOurSoldiers — #PrayForKano (@Tomyboiz) November 19, 2015

Source: Premium Times 1 & 2

EPIC: As Israeli scientists decipher 1,500-year-old biblical scroll Click to read more

JERUSALEM, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Advanced digital technology has for the first time enabled scientists to read a 1,500-year-old biblical scroll, Israel Antiques Authority (IAA) said Monday.

Parts of parchment from the 6th century A.D. were uncovered in 1970 inside the remains of a Holy Ark at an ancient synagogue in Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea in southern Israel. However, the researchers couldn't read it until recently because the parchment was completely burnt.

The relics remained locked inside a vault in the Israel Antiquities Authority offices, until last year Israeli Merkel Technologies Company offered their help in performing high resolution 3D scanning of a fragment of the scroll by means of a Micro-CT scanner.

The results of the scans were sent to Prof. Brent Seales of the University of Kentucky, who developed digital imaging software which allowed virtually unrolling the scroll and visualizing the text.

It turned out that the fragment contained the first eight verses of the Old Testament Book of Leviticus, the researchers said.

"This discovery absolutely astonished us," Pnina Shor, curator and director of IAA's Dead Sea Scrolls Projects, said in a statement. "We were certain it was just a shot in the dark but decided to try and scan the burnt scroll anyway," she added.

The researchers said the find is the most ancient Hebrew scroll found since the Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered in the late 1940s.

The Dead Sea scrolls were found in a cave near the shore of the salty lake, after which the scrolls were named. Dated to between the third century B.C. and 70 A.D., the Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered by scientists as the oldest written biblical fragment ever found.

The scroll presented on Monday was unearthed some 40 km south to Qumran, the cave were the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

Shor said she believes the full scroll contains the entire Tora, the Jewish bible, but more research is needed to determine if the full scroll could be deciphered.

She added that the scroll represents an important "missing link" between the old Dead Sea Scrolls and the 10th century Aleppo Codex. Source

How Obasanjo Shared $74 Million Halliburton Bribe, According To Report (READ)

President Olusegun Obasanjo, who led Nigeria from 1999-2000, during which time he swore to fight corruption  in the country, obtained considerable helpings of the infamous Haliburton bribe money, the Special Investigation Panel headed by Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has declared in an interim report.

 

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo making a speech in Brasilia, Brazil on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 (Photo Credit: esacademic.com)

According to the document, which was submitted to *President Umaru Yar’Adua in May last year by Mr. Okiro, Obasanjo shared the sum of $74 million USD between 2000 and 2001 with his Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, as well as Funsho Kupolokun and Gaius Obaseki, who were successive heads of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation during the government’s early years.

During that same time span, said the interim report, Obasanjo and the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party, also pocketed $5m from the Halliburton slush funds.

Other major beneficiaries included General Sani Abacha, who got $40 million in 1994-95; Ibrahim Aliyu, $11.7million in 2001-2002; former Minister, Dan Etete, $2.5 million in 1996-1998; Abdulkadir Abacha, $1.8 in 1998; and M. G. Bakari, $3.1 million

Among the more startling of the revelations in the interim report, the panel wrote as follows about some of the key Nigerians involved:

On  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo: “He was President of Nigeria from May 1999 – May 2007.  Reports suggest that Stanley met with Chief Obasanjo and then Group Managing Director of NNPC, Gaius Obaseki, in Abuja on 111th November 2001 to negotiate pay-offs in respect of Trains 4&5.  On 20th December 2001 Obaseki reportedly met with Chodan and Stanley in London over lunch in furtherance of discussions.  In March 2002, TSKJ won the Train 4 and 5 contacts for $3.6 billion USD allegations are the Gen. Obasanjo may have received a minimum of $4 million USD as pay-off.”

With reference to Obasanjo, the report noted: “Panelists are currently examining documents before the invitation of former President Obasanjo.”

On Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (Head of State, 1998-1999): “Sequel to Gen Abacha’s demise in June 1998, Stanley allegedly shifted focus to Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, and met with him in Abuja on 28th February 1999 to discuss Train 3 of the NLNG Project.  He is alleged to have at this meeting requested Gen Abubakar to designate a trusted ‘frontman’ to collect his bribe.  About 11th March, 1999 TSKJ won the Train 3 contract for $1.2 billion US Dollars.”

On Late Gen. Sani Abacha: “He was Head of State of Nigeria from November 1993 to June 1998.  Chief Executive of KBR Albert Jackson Stanley and top executives of TSKJ were said to have struck an agreement with Gen. Abacha in August 1994 on the terms of the contract award.  In subsequent meetings between Tesler and then Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete, it was agreed that $40 million USD would be paid to Gen. Abacha while $20 million USD would be given to other players in the scandalous gas contract.”  On former Minister Daniel Etete: “He was Former Minister of Petroleum.

Etete allegedly negotiated the briberies paid for the Trains 1 & 2 contracts with TESLER, resulting in agreement to share $60 million USD to key Government officials.  Upon signing the NLNG Trains 1&2 contracts, Telster allegedly wired $63,000 into a Swiss account for Etete.  Around the same time, purportedly to cover up tracks, he was said to have opened negotiation for the purchase of 5% of Etete’s holding in the OPL 245 Malabu oil bloc.  For this deal, he wired $2.5 m USD to Etete through Tri-Star accounts in different names, viz: Dan Etete, Buzaki Etete and Omono Amategha.  That oil bloc license was revoked by the Obasanjo administration in 1999.”

With reference to the continuation of its investigations, the panel said it had employed the assistance of varied local and international bodies, besides member services, including the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and CITIBANK Plc. It was also, through the Ministry of Justice, requesting assistance from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of the United Kingdom, the French Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice, Switzerland.

It is not clear why the interim report disappeared once it was submitted to Yar’Adua, who had set up the panel claiming he would combat corruption, or when the Okiro panel intends to submit its final report on what it described as “the bribe scam which has none-the-less demeaned the status of Nigeria among the comity of nations and the entire black race.”   Among others, it was asked to “establish the extent of involvement or culpability of any Nigerian in the bribery scandal and the sums of money allegedly paid out to any person in Nigeria by Halliburton as bribes in respect of the Bonny LNG Project.”

Curiously, the panel indicated it was yet to find the following people:

Umaru Maikaura Ali Shinkafi (former Director General, Nigeria Security Organization – NSO).  He is alleged to have received $195,000 USD from Tesler.     •    Funsho Kupolokun – former MD, NNPC     •    Gabriel Fari – He ran GK Commerce and Finance (Geneva) and was a beneficiary of Tri-Star Investments     •    Mark Donald Riser (Briton)     •    Michael Edward Riser (Briton)     •    AbdulKadir Abacha     •    Edith Edeghonghon (f)     •    Prince Nasir Ado Bayero     •    Ashiru Bisje Aliyu     •    Zertasha Malik (f)

It would be recalled that on April 13, 2010, Saharareporters broke the story about how Halliburton bribed 80 eminent Nigerians that include former such former Nigerian leaders as Ibrahim Bademasi Babangida, General Abdussalam Abubakar, General Sani Abacha and Chief Ernest Shonekan.   We noted in that report that as extensive as the list of names was, it was likely that more names would emerge, partly because the document on which it was based did not cover the three-year period between 24th March 1995 and 31st March 1998, for which no record was available.  Much of the Okiro Panel report is based on testimonies in judicial systems abroad.

In addition to Mr. Okiro, members of the panel include the Chairman of the EFCC, as well as representatives of the State Security Service and the National Intelligence Agency.

The full text of the report is as follows:

Panel Members:

Inspector-General of Police – Chairman

The Chairman, EFCC – Member

Rep. of the NSA – “

Rep. of the DG, SSS – “

Rep. of the DG, NIA – “

TERMS OF REFERENCE

2. The Panel was imbued with the following terms of reference:

            (a) To examine the circumstances surrounding the Halliburton bribery scandal in the Bonny liquefied Natural Gas Project;

(b) To liaise with appropriate agencies within and outside Nigeria to ensure disclosure of the names of Nigerians involved/implicated in the bribery scandal;

(c) To establish the extent of involvement or culpability of any Nigerian in the bribery scandal and the sums of money allegedly paid out to any person in Nigeria by Halliburton as bribes in respect of the Bonny LNG Project; and

(d) To liaise with the Swiss authorities with a view to tracing and recovering any sum stashed in Swiss banks for the benefit of those involved in the Bonny Liquefied Natural Gas Project bribery scandal.

PROCEDURE

3. The Panel adopted the following procedure towards achievement of its task:

• Review of documents, including Court proceedings in the USA and other documents retrieved from key suspects and banks
• Interrogation of identified suspects
• Searches of offices and homes of the suspects
• Interview of persons of interest, who may have, at some point, been involved in the saga.

SYNOPSIS OF THE BRIBE SCANDAL

4. In efforts to harness Nigeria’s gas resources for local consumption and export, the Federal Government, between 1995 and 2004, awarded about $6 billion US Dollars in contract to a consortium of four companies – Technip of France, Snamprogetti, a subsidiary of ENU S.PA. of Italy, Kellogg of the USA, later known as KBR and Japan Gasoline Corp, for the construction of Trains 1-6 of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Project in Bonny, Rivers State. The consortium was registered as TSKJ.

5. In the course of investigation into Elf’s activities in France in 2003, Georges RAMER, former Director of Technip, made depositions to the effect that TSKJ had secured the relevant contracts through bribery of key Government officials and Politicians in Nigeria. Subsequent to this, investigation commenced in the United States of America, culminating in an 11^th February, 2009 indictment of Halliburton – then parent company to KBR, for violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of the consortium and Halliburton be excluded from all future contracts in the country.

7. Subsequent to the House Investigation Committee’s findings, the EFCC commenced investigation into the TSKJ bribe scandal. The effort gained impetus in 2006 sequel to a request from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate related allegations. Investigations by the EFCC remained inconclusive as at the time of the institution of the Presidential Panel of Investigation into the matter.

CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE HALLIBURTON BRIBERY SCANDAL

8. In 1994, the LNG Board, under the Chairmanship of Alhaji M.D. YUSUF, former Inspector-General of Police, opened bids for the award of contracts to build Trains 1 & 2 of the NLNG project. The TSKJ consortium and another company, BCSA, submitted bids for the project.  TSKJ subsequently won the contract for $1.8bn USD in September 1994 – its quotation having been about $100 million USD lower than that of BCSA. Work subsequently commenced on the project and TSKJ consortium went on to win contracts for the construction of subsequent trains, up to train 6 in 2004, amounting in total to about $6 billion United States Dollars.

9. In June 2003, in the course of investigation into slush funds managed by French petro giant, Elf, it emerged in depositions made by key suspect in that case, Georges KRAMMER, former Director of Technip – a member of the TSKJ Consortium – that TSKJ has secured the contracts for the Nigeria LNG Project through bribery of key Government officials and persons of influence in Nigeria. A formal investigation into the Nigerian deal was this opened in France in October 2003.  KRAMMER had deposed at the hearings that Jeffrey TESLER, a British lawyer, had been imposed as an intermediary with the Nigerian Government by Halliburton over the objections of Technip; and that the alleged bribery funds had been channeled by Tri-Star Investment Ltd. (owned by TESLER) as “Commercial Support Services.”

10. Under oath before the trial judge, Ranaud Van RUYMBEKE, TESLER deposed that he had made payments to various Nigerian officials, including two transfers amounting to $75,000 US Dollars to M.D. YUSUF, then Chairman of LNG that awarded the original contract to the consortium. His testimony revealed that the payments to Alhaji YUSUF were to secure that the payments to Alhaji YUSUF were to secure the latter’s assistance in arranging meetings between TSKJ officials and the late General Sani ABACHA.  He also admitted to having made related payments to the then KBR President, Albert Jackson STANLEY, who sent same to a numbered bank account in Zurich baptized “Amal”; and testified that another payment had been made to a top KBR Executive, William CHODAN, which the latter had routed to an anonymous bank account in the island ‘fiscal paradise’ of Jersey.

11. In June 2004, Halliburton spokeswoman, Wendy HALL, disclosed that an internal investigation had found evidence that the consortium had considered bringing Nigerian officials. Meanwhile, official investigations commenced in the United States of America.

12. In court proceedings in Houston, USA-based former Halliburton subsidiary, KBR pleaded guilty to charges of participating in a scheme spanning 1995-2004 to bribe Nigerian Government Officials toward obtaining EPC contracts to build the Bonny Island LNG Project. KBR pleaded guilty to conspiring with its Joint Venture Partners and other to pay bribes, amounting to about $180 million United States Dollars to a range of Nigerian Government Officials, as well as, a political party in Nigeria to obtain the EPC contracts.  KBR also admitted to paying “consulting fees” to two (2) agents, referred to as “Cultural Advisors”, to bribe the Nigerian entities.  The “Advisors” were said to have used banks in The Netherlands, New York, Switzerland and Monaco to transmit the slush funds.

13. KBR further stated that its former Chief Executive Officer, Albert Jack” STANLEY, had met with three former holders of a top=level office in the executive branch of the Nigerian Government at different times to ask the office holders to designate representatives with whom the Joint Venture could deal on matters relating to the bribes to be paid to the said Government officials.

14. SUMMARY OF ALLEGED PAYMENTS

S/N	Year of Payment	Alleged Amount	Suspected Beneficiary
1	1994-1995	$40 million USD	Late Gen. Sani Abacha
2	1996-1998	$2.5 million USD	Chief Dan Etete
3	1996-1998	$75,000 USD	M.D. Yusuf
4	March/June 1998	$1,120,000 USD	•       Grety Overseas UK             •           Riser Brothers
5	1998	$1,887,000 USD	Abdulkadir Abacha
6	1999-2000	$37.5 million USD	•       Gen. Abdulsalam             •           Chief Don Etiebet
7	March 1999	$600,000 USD	•       Prince N.A. Bayero             •           Glosmer Int. (Risers Brothers)
8	March 1999	$290,000 USD	Edith Edeghoughon
9	March 1999	$600,000 USD	•      Zertasha Malik   •            Grety Overseas (Risers Brothers)
10	1999-2000	$195,000 USD	•       Messrs Shinkafi and Aliyu   •           Glosmer Int. (Risers Brothers)
11	2001-2002	$74 million USD	•       Chief Olusegun Obasanjo             •           Atiku Abubakar             •           Gaius Obaseki             •           Funsho Kupolokun
8	2001-2002	$5 million USD	1. Chief Obasanjo 2. PDP
9	2001-2002	$11,700,000 USD	•       Ibrahim Aliyu             •           Urban Shelter             •           Intercellular
10	2001-2002	$3,108,675 USD	1.  M.G. Bakari
	Total

ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE BRIBE SCANDAL

15. Review of the court proceedings in the USA and local investigation, including interrogation involved in the bribe scandal to include the following:

• TSKJ – The Joint Venture, which won the contract for the LNG Projects, was formed in 1991.  It comprises M.W. Kellogg, and American company; Technip, a French company; Snamprogetti, an Italian company, and Gasoline Corp of Japan.
• M.W. Kellogg (MWKL later known as KBR)

M.W. Kellogg (MWKL) was formerly owned by Dresser Industries Inc., which acquired it in 1988.  It was 55% owned by M.W. Kellogg and 45% owned by Gasoline Corp of Japan. In September 1998, Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries Inc.  Kellogg thereafter merged with Halliburton’s subsidiary, Brown and Root Inc, to form Kellogg, Brown & Root, LLC (KBR).  In April 2007, KBR became an independent company.

• Technip

Technip is a French firm involved in engineering, technologies and project management for the oil and gas worldwide.  It is headquartered in Paris, France.  It operates in Nigeria as Technip Offshore Nigeria Limited; Neptune Maritime Nigeria Ltd; and Crestech.

• Snamprogetti

Snamprogetti operates on the international market as a main contractor for the design and implementation of large-sized projects in the fields of refinery and gas plants.  It is a wholly owned subsidiary of ENI, with headquarters in Milan, Italy.  It operates in Nigeria as Snamprogetti Africa (Nigeria) Limited, and Snamprogetti spa- Nigeria.

• Gasoline Corp of Japan

Gasoline Corp of Japan was founded on 25^th October 1928 as an engineering company.  It is involved in consulting, investment in oil and gas field development, and technology development services.  It is now known as JGC Corporation.

• Tri-Star Investment Limited

Jeffrey TESLER in Gibraltar formed it in 1989.  In 2005, the company was reformed and its name changed to Tri-Star Company Group, with the European headquarters in Switzerland and the American Headquarters in Washington DC.  Approximately $130 million United States dollars allegedly used in bribing Nigerian officials between December 1995 and January 2004 was said to have been routed through Tri-Star.  Tri-Star allegedly owned accounts at UPB Geneva and HSBC Monaco, among others, which were used to transfer money for the payment of bribes.

• Marubeni Corporation

It is a global trading company with headquarters in Japan.  It was allegedly paid over $50 million USD with which to bribe low-level Nigerian government officials.

• Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

This is a Nigerian government-owed company established in April 1977 to develop Nigeria’s oil and gas wealth and regulation of the industry.  Key officials of this Corporation, including two of its Group Managing Directors, Gaius OBASEKI and Funsho KUPOLOKUN, were alleged to have received pay-offs in the NLNG contracts awards to TSKJ.

• Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG)

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) was also established in to harness Nigeria’s natural gas resources and produce Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural gas liquids (NGLs) for export.  It became a limited liability company on 17^th May 1989 and is jointly owned by NNPC (49%), Shell (25.6%), Total LNG Nigeria Limited (15%), and Eni of Italy (10.4%).  The NLNG board awarded the contracts in question and key officials of the board, including, the Chairman were said to have received pay-offs.

• LNG Servicos – incorporated in Meira, Portugal by TSKJ, allegedly made illegal payments to Tri-Star in Gibraltar and other entities linked to the LNG Project.
• Shell Corporation, Madeira, Portugal, set up by Jeffrey TESLER for channeling money for the bribes.
• Intels Energy Ltd. – It is headquartered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The company is alleged to have served as conduit for pay-offs made by Marubeni to March 2009 and released on bail, but yet to be charged.

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The US has requested his extradition to face charges in the Halliburton / KBR indictment.

FINDINGS

Investigation into TESLER’s culpability in the NLNG bribery scandal have centered on review of depositions made in investigation trials in France; indictments made by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and linkages to Nigerians mentioned in the scandal.  Additional documentary support is being sought through Government establishments and banks in various countries, including the USA, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (UK).

(ii) Albert “Jackson” Stanley, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KBR.  He is believed to have spearheaded the bribe scheme on the premise that the EPC contracts in question were contingent o=upon payment of bribes.  He was convicted and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in the US on 11^thFebruary 2009 for violating the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  Halliburton had earlier sacked him for inappropriately enriching himself to the tune of $11 million US Dollars in the course of the NLNG contract.

FINDINGS

The Panel relied on Stanley’s deposition before the United States District Court in Houston and documents provided by the US SEC in investigation of subject’s culpability.  Other documentary evidence, including bank statements reflecting lodgments and transfers are yet to be examined by the panel.

(iii) Wojciech Chodan, 71, a former executive at WM Kellogg and later a consultant for KERR.  He is alleged to have served as an agent to the TSKJ for the payment of the bribes.  He is reported to have kept detailed diaries of the bribery transaction.  MW Kellogg LLC employed him as Sales Vice-President from 1988 until December 1998, after which he became a Consultant to MWKL until June 16^th, 2004.  Both as sales Vice-President and as Consultant, Chodan reported to Stanley and other KBR employees.  He was arrested and later released on March 5, 2009 by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of the United Kingdom.  He faces extradition to the United State of American on the Halliburton bribe scandal and related investigations.

FINDINGS

Findings of the 2003 investigation in France, which brought to the fore the subject of the bribery scandal, as well as, US Court indictments on subject have served as the Panel’s working premise.  Additional documentary evidence is being sought through Government establishments and banks in relevant countries.

(iv) Late Gen. Sani Abacha: He was Head of State of Nigeria from November 1993 to June 1998.  Chief Executive of KBR Albert Jackson Stanley and top executives of TSKJ were said to have struck an agreement with Gen. Abacha in August 1994 on the terms of the contract award.  In subsequent meetings between Tesler and then Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete, it was agreed that $40 million USD would be paid to Gen. Abacha while $20 million USD would be given to other players in the scandalous gas contract.

FINDINGS

There are on-going efforts to gather documentary evidence, which may support or negate allegations.

(v) Chief Daniel Etete: He was Former Minister of Petroleum.  Etete allegedly negotiated the briberies paid for the Trains 1 & 2 contracts with TESLER, resulting in agreement to share $60 million USD to key Government officials.  Upon signing the NLNG Trains 1&2 contracts, Tesler allegedly wired $63,000 into a Swiss account for Etete.  Around the same time, purportedly to cover up tracks, he was said to have opened negotiation for the purchase of 5% of Etete’s holding in the OPL 245 Malabu oil bloc.  For this deal, he wired $2.5 m USD to Etete through Tri-Star accounts in different names, viz: Dan Etete, Buzaki Etete and Omono Amategha.  That oil bloc license was revoked by the Obasanjo administration in 1999.

FINDINGS

Dan Etete has been summoned to appear before the Panel in furtherance of the investigation.

(vi) Alhaji MD Yusuf: Former Inspector-General of Police – at the time of the bid for Trains 1&2, he was Chairman of the NLNG.  He allegedly received payment of $75,000 USD in two installments from Tesler for facilitating meetings on the contract bid with late Gen Sani Abacha.

FINDINGS

Interrogation of MD Yusuf confirmed receipt of the said amount.  Subject, however, credited the sum to monies he has borrowed from Tesler on two occasions in 1997 and 1998 to defray medical bills.  He attested that he had known Tesler since 1979 and remains in contact with him.  There are no indications that efforts had been made to redeem the loan.

(vii) Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (Head of State, 1998-1999)

Sequel to Gen Abacha’s demise in June 1998, Stanley allegedly shifted focus to Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, and met with him in Abuja on 28^th February 1999 to discuss Train 3 of the NLNG Project.  He is alleged to have at this meeting requested Gen Abubakar to designate a trusted ‘frontman’ to collect his bribe.  About 11^th March, 1999 TSKJ won the Train 3 contract for $1.2 billion US Dollars.

FINDINGS

Preliminary investigations have linked Gen. Abdulsalam, Abubakar to Sherwood Petroleum, supposedly owned by MG Bakari.  Sherwood Petroleum was allocated an oil bloc (256) on 13^th May 1999 and Tesler had advanced $7 million USD as loan to that company.  The deal is believed to have been a cover-up for transmission of pay-offs on the Train 3 contract.

(vii) [Sic] Chief Olusegun Obasanjo: He was President of Nigeria from May 1999 – May 2007.  Reports suggest that Stanley met with Chief Obasanjo and then Group Managing Director of NNPC, Gaius Obaseki, in Abuja on 111^th November 2001 to negotiate pay-offs in respect of Trains 4&5.  On 20^thDecember 2001 Obaseki reportedly met with Chodan and Stanley in London over lunch in furtherance of discussions.  In March 2002, TSKJ won the Train 4 and 5 contacts for $3.6 billion USD allegations are the Gen Obasanjo may have received a minimum of $4 million USD as pay-off.

FINDINGS

Panelists are currently examining documents before the invitation of former President Obasanjo.

(ix) Gaius Obaseki (Former Group Managing Director, NNPC).  According to Tesler’s indictment papers, Obaseki’s meeting with him in London in 2001 served to negotiate pay-offs to politicians purportedly of the PDP, with a view to aiding the electioneering campaign of 2003.  In August 2002, Telser is reported to have wired $5 million USD into the Citibank Nigeria account of Intels Energy Limited, Port-Harcourt, destined for the “political party” and a top Government official.  Reports suggests [sic] that $1 million in $100 bills was deposited “to the NNPC official” at the Nicon Hilton Hotel in a “Pilot’s briefcase” for onward delivery to the PDP for the 2003 general elections.  The balance was delivered in the same manner and in bullion vans in Naira.

FINDINGS

Obaseki has been summoned to appear before the Panel of Investigation.  In the meantime, documentary leads are being explored to determine the veracity or otherwise of the allegations.

(x) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar: (Vice President 1999-2007).  Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is alleged to have received pay-offs in the enterprise.

FINDINGS

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a major shareholder in Intels Energy Ltd, which is believed to have managed slush funds on behalf of Marubeni.  Investigations are underway into this allegation.  Varied bank transactions are being reviewed in relation to this.

(xi) AVM Abdullahi Dominic Bello (rtd): Chief of Air Staff from 1979-1983).  Bellow incorporated Tri-Star investment Ltd in 1989 with the assistance of Jeffrey Tesler (whom he claims to be his lawyer and to have known since 1985); and is believed to have played a pivotal role in the disbursement of the bribe money.  He was arrested in Lagos on 27th April 2009, and later released on bail after intense interrogation for over two weeks in custody.

FINDINGS

In the course of searches at Bello’s home and office in Lagos, several incriminating files and documents were retrieved, linking him to Tri-Star, the company that was incorporated in Gibraltar and used as conduit for the slush funds.

He ascribed his incorporation of Tri-Star Investment Ltd as a “Nominee Company” to the need to manage funds and proceeds for some of his companies, which required international input.  He claimed that once those particular companies, which include, Wing Mobil – for the recruitment of pilots; Century Oil and Gas and Belsam (for Shrimp export) ceased being functional, he had asked Tesler to decommission Tri-Star Investment Ltd between 2001 and 2002.  There was no documentary evidence to support this.

While AVM Bello denied knowledge of Tesler’s activities with the NLNG and was at pains to explain the coincidence between his ownership of Tri-Star Investment Ltd. registered in Gibraltar and Telser’s Tri-Star similarly registered in Gibraltar in the same year, search of his documents unearthed written directives to Tesler to make payments to some people.  Subject sought to situate the payments in defrayment of leans he may have been obtained from Tesler, some of which he claimed to be yet outstanding.

Available information also suggests that Tesler, using Tri-Star Investment Ltd, has secured a $5 million USD Consultancy contract with Sabena Airlines in 1989, when AVM Bello was Chairman of the Presidential Task Force negotiating Nigeria Airways’ debts, including Sabena Airlines.  AVM Bello claimed not to have been part of contract negotiations as Chairman of the Task Force.

Documents found in searches of his office also reflect huge monetary transfers into 3 (three) different accounts, for 6 million pounds sterling and 8 million pounds sterling, respectively.  He claimed that this was in anticipation of a sinking loan, which never materialized and that he had been defrauded in that endeavor by a certain Henry Boadi Nyaba Moses, who was ultimately arrested and prosecuted by the EFCC (this information is being investigated).  Available documents also suggest that he may have considerable amounts of money stashed in a Swiss vault, amounting to 20 million pounds, 62 million naira and $10 million in USD Tri-Star was established to have maintained other accounts with Bank of credit and Commerce Int. in London and Banque Contrade Ormond in Geneva, amongst others.

• Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu: Chairman, Intercellular Nig, Plc, and CEO Urban Shelter.  Alhaji Ibrahim ALIYU is said to have received a cumulative sum of $11.7 million USD in the NLNG deal.  He was the Presidential Adviser on the Transitional Programme from 1998-1999.  He has nominee companies abroad including: Urban Shelter, Intercellular, and Free Zone Enterprise, (FZE) based in Dubai.

FINDINGS

Preliminary investigation point to Ibrahim Aliyu as the beneficiary of the $2.5 million USD allegedly paid to Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar’s supposed “frontman”.  Subject attested to having occasionally sat at meetings where the NLNG project was discussed during his tenure as Presidential Adviser on the Transition Programme.  He acknowledged a close relationship with Jeffrey Tesler, which has spanned over 13 years.

He acknowledged having received a cumulative sum of $7.5 million from Jeffrey Tesler, which he credited to business transaction as follows:

• Sale of about one-third of his intercellular shares to Tri-Star in two installments for a cumulative sum of about $5.2 million USD -$2.2m and $3 million USD.
• Sale of landed property (office complex) in Abuja for $2.5 million USD.

He further claimed to have received $4 million USD in “undocumented” forex transactions and repayment of loans from MG Bakari of Sherwood Petroleum.  He claims that about $5 million USD of the total funds received is frozen at the Banque Baring Brothers in Switzerland.

*Aliyu has, thus far, not convincingly corroborated his claims.  The supposed office complex for which Tesler has already paid in full is year to be constructed.

Aliyu was instrumental to the award of the OPL 256 oil bloc allocation to Sherwood Petroleum, which Aliyu claimed not to have holdings in.

Searches of Aliyu’s homes and offices however unearthed a file on Sherwood containing details of varied transaction on that company.

• Alhaji Muhammad Gidado Bakari: Chairman, Sherwoof Petroleum Ltd. He is a businessman and contractor.  He owned Emromex, Sherwood Petroleum, Sherwood Oil and Gas and currently Hamdal Ventures.  He was introduced to Jeffrey Tesler by Ibrahim Aliyu n about March/April 1999 purportedly to secure a $ million USD loan from Tesler for the exploitation of oil bloc 256, which was allocated to Sherwood Petroleum in May 1999 – with the assistance of Ibrahim Aliyu.  The Obasanjo Administration later revoked the allocation.

FINDINGS

Preliminary investigation confirmed that Muhammadu Gidado Bakari received $7 million USD from Jeffrey Tesler in 1999.  Bakari stated that the sum was a loan advanced by Tesler for exploitation of the OPL 256 oil bloc allocated to Sherwood Petroleum, run by Bakari.  He averred that Ibrahim Aliyu had been instrumental to the allocation of the oil bloc in question and subsequent recruitment of expatriate staff for Sherwood.

Bakari could not convincingly explain the deployment of the $7 million USD in question.  He claimed to have exchanged $4 million of the sum for Naira from Ibrahim Aliyu, but could not explain the deployment of the balance of $3 million.  Related files and available bank statements are being reviewed with a view to unraveling the knot.

Interrogation of Bakari by the Panel and review of available documents lend the impression that he may have been used as a ‘front’ for Ibrahim Aliyu in the whole enterprise, while Aliyu was himself ‘fronting’ for someone else.  While Bakari may have received some pay-off from Aliyu, the $7 million USD transferred by Tesler into the Sherwood account was not directly utilized by Bakari in a personal capacity or for activities related to Sherwood Petroleum.  Investigations are still on going.

(xiv) Other persons of interest, who are yet to be located include the following:

• Umaru Maikaura Ali Shinkafi (former Director General, Nigeria Security Organization – NSO).  He is alleged to have received $195,000 USD from Tesler.
• Funsho Kupolokun – former MD, NNPC
• Gabriel Fari – He ran GK Commerce and Finance (Geneva) and was a beneficiary of Tri-Star Investments
• Mark Donald Riser (Briton)
• Michael Edward Riser (Briton)
• AbdulKadir Abacha
• Edith Edeghonghon (f)
• Prince Nasir Ado Bayero
• Ashiru Bisje Aliyu
• Zertasha Malik (f)

17. LIAISON WITH APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA PURSUANT TO THE INVESTIGATION

The Panel has employed the assistance of varied local and international bodies, besides member services, in pursuit of its assignment.  These include the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), CITIBANK Plc…

Through the Ministry of Justice, request for assistance has also been made to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of the United Kingdom, the French Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice, Switzerland. Through these various establishments, the Panel expects to receive documentary support to promote its assigned duties.

18. DETERMINATION OF CULPABILITY

Sub-item A (iv) of this report is relevant.  The Panel’s deductions from the various depositions made by key suspects and the review of available documents may be summarized as follows:

• Abdullahi Dominic Bello (AVM Rtd.) is deeply involved in the entire saga. Review of documents founds in his possession inextricably link him to Jeffrey Tesler’s Tri-Star
• Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, Chairman, Urban Shelter, may have ‘fronted’ for former Head of State, Abdulsalam Abubakar, in causing the incorporation of Sherwood Petroleum as a ‘legitimate’ means of receiving some slush funds from Telser
• Ibrahim Aliyu also received part of the money for himself through the purported sale of shares and landed property to Jeffrey Tesler
• Sherwood Petroleum was only incorporated subsequent upon allocation of the oil bloc 256
• There were fund transfers from the foreign account of Sherwood Petroleum to a company named Maizube

19. LIAISING WITH SWISS AUTHORITIES TO TRACE AND RECOVER RELATED FUNDS STASHED IN SWISS BANKS

A Letter of Rogatory has been forwarded to Swiss authorities, requesting assistance, including unfettered access to members of the Panel.  Similar letters are to be forwarded to France, the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein.  When preliminary investigations are concluded, the Panel will proceed to undertake recovery of the bribe monies.  It is important that Nigeria maintains a firm stance on the subject of recouping monies, which may be stashes abroad, in view of the US Government’s determination to find and recover $180 million USD with interest.

20. CONCLUSION

The Panel’s work is proceeding steadily.  However, further investigations within and outside the country, with cooperation of officials of key countries implicated in this saga, is necessary to effectively determine the level of culpability of every party involved.

21. Meanwhile, the Panel is also proceeding with the interrogation of other indicted suspects and currently examining additional bank statements and documents with a view to unraveling the bribe scam, which has none-the-less demeaned the status of Nigeria among the comity of nations and the entire black race.

22. Detailed and full report of the Panel will be submitted to His Excellency in due course, Sir.

Sir (Dr.) Mike Okiro BA (Hons), MPA, LLM, MPM, mni.

Inspector General of Police.

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