Spotlight | Nigeria
Senate president in secret talks with Tompolo to release tanker of stolen crude

Nigeria's Senate president Godswill Akpabio (centre) takes the oath of office, Abuja, 13 June 2023.
Nigeria's Senate president Godswill Akpabio (centre) takes the oath of office, Abuja, 13 June 2023. © Kola Sulaimon/AFP
Impounded for over a year with its cargo of nearly 900,000 barrels of crude oil, the Harbour Spirit is increasingly becoming a political preoccupation. It has prompted a visit to Delta State by Godswill Akpabio, who is determined to succeed where all other emissaries before him have failed. [...]
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