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Former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has met Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and talked about 20 years of Wenger at Arsenal.
Also in this interview Henry asked Wenger various questions about all years Wenger has been at Arsenal..see below..
Henry: First of all, congratulations on your 20 years at Arsenal. There's always been a question I've wanted to ask you. As Arsenal manager, what is your best and worst moment?
Wenger: The best moment is maybe when we won our first title and after that the Invincible year because I think the dream of every coach is to make a spotless year. The 2004 season was exceptional because you had everything. The players had individual quality, we were a team and we had natural collective spirit. It was just exceptional. A moment you never have in your career, basically.

You said the first double as well. Why exactly?

I came to England completely unknown. Arsene who? I was a bit French when I arrived and there was a lot of scepticism about my appointment. Just to know that I can win was something very important because I could convince people I had a chance to do a good job here.

And the worst?

One of the worst moments was last year when we lost at Manchester United. It was the moment where you felt the championship is lost. It was a game we couldn't afford to lose and not to turn up on the day, you wonder 'what did I do wrong there? What didn't work?' It was a game we were expected to win, absolutely. We had to win it but I felt, more than losing the game, we were just not at the races on the day.

If I said to you 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1, why did you change formations?

The game has always been the same. I adapted to the personality of the players I had. We played 4-4-2 with Dennis Bergkamp, who was a striker but when he played with you it became a little bit of a 4-2-3-1. Mainly I changed because in the Champions League I felt we lost the midfield sometimes and suffered a lot. It depends a lot on the individual quality of the striker, who can create something on his own. I felt we could play with one more player in midfield and still be dangerous. As well, at the time we had players like Freddie Ljungberg, who could make runs from deep so on occasions it was like playing with two or three strikers.
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Troops of 33 Brigade Nigerian Army on patrol at Mai Hari village, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State yesterday afternoon, Sept 29th, had an encounter with armed bandits and kidnappers.After fierce exchange of gun fire, the troops killed 2 of the kidnappers and rescued 4 women and a child earlier kidnapped. The victims were reunited with their families at about 2.00pm yesterday.
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President Barack Obama and the United States have congratulated Nigeria on the occasion of the country’s 56th Independence Anniversary which comes up tomorrow, October 1, 2016.

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.He said, “On behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, expressed confidence that Nigerians are working hard to address current national challenges. Below is the full text of Kerry’s statement:
“On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the citizens of Nigeria as you celebrate your Independence Day on October 1.
I recently returned from my third trip to Nigeria as Secretary, and I came away with a strong sense of the nation’s resolve to build a better future. During my trip, I was reminded that many Nigerians are engaged in bringing people together across the divides of culture, religious practices, and ethnicity.

There is still much work to be done to provide economic opportunities for all, end corruption, win the fight against Boko Haram, ensure broad respect for human rights and provide humanitarian relief for millions of displaced people. But we know that Nigerians are hard at work to address these challenges.
The United States looks forward to deepening our partnership and friendship with Nigerians from all walks of life, so that we may work together for the betterment of Nigeria and all of Africa.
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What might be amazing den now
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What do u think is so funny
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The State Government has commenced its #20million per community Choose-your-project development initiative with Nnobi Community in Idemili South Council Area. The Townhall project which was chosen by the Community and approved under the State Government’s Contract Tenders and Approval System, has a 500 Seating Capacity, 5 modern toilet facilities, Office rooms and other ancilliaries.Performing the flag off, Governor Obiano who revealed that all the 179 Communities in the State will benefit under the initiative, said the money for the projects have made available and secured, adding that the Contractor for the Nnobi project has been fully mobilized to site.
While noting that the next milestone payment will be made immediately the Consultant certifies that tangible work has been done, the governor assured that the project will be completed by the end of January next year.
He expressed the hope that the project will help stimulate the local economy in the present recession by creating job and wealth opportunities for indigenes of the community, urging the people to take full ownership of the project. Earlier, the Commissioner for Government, Chieftaincy and Town Union Matters, Mr Greg Obi explained that the project was well thought through and the choice and implementation, designed in a manner that will guarantee that it is people-based and hailed the governor’s vision and his strongwill to accomplish his vision.
In an address, the President General of the Town, Dr Samuel Ofordile acknowledged that the Community has benefited immensely from the present administration and said the project will immortalize the governor in all communities of the state. Also speaking, a community leader from the town, Dr Mike Omenugha said the project when completed, will serve a rallying arena for people of the community as well as a means of raising funds for the growth and development of the town.
In a vote of thanks , the Member representing Idemili South in the State Assembly, Bar Chuka Ezenwune commended the governor for his genuine commitment towards the development of communities in the State, and said Nnobi community will reciprocate his kind disposition towards them by supporting his administration and APGA.
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Kcee as a Nigeria man.We will always adapt to any circumstances in order to survive.I believe in Nigeria and i will also be proud Nigeria
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A 3-year-old boy has been rescued after surviving three days alone in the wilderness in a remote part of Siberia, authorities said.The boy, Tserin Dopchut, disappeared on Sunday after wandering away from his house while playing with dogs in the small village of Khut in the Pyi-Khemskiy district in Russia's Tuva republic, the republic’s president wrote in a statement announcing the rescue.
The little boy survived the next 72 hours without a coat and just a bar of chocolate. Temperatures sometimes dip close to zero in the sparsely populated area, prowled by wild animals including wolves and bears.
Local elite police units, as well as rescue dogs, were dispatched to help in the search effort. The boy was eventually found by police nearly 2 miles from his house, lying in a field, the TASS state news agency reported.He called out when he heard his uncle calling,” Tuva’s president, Sholdan Kara-ool wrote in the statement, posted on his official social media account. Kara-Ool said the boy had found a dry spot under a tree to sleep, which helped him to keep warm.Everyone is calling him 'Mowgli.' Even the adults are surprised by his endurance and his survival,” Kara-Ool wrote.
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Stretch your voting fingers, because your 2016 MOBO Awards nominations are here.
The list for the show, taking place Friday, November 4 is led by Kano and Laura Mvula, who are up for four MOBO Awards. The nominations were revealed today (September 21) at Ronnie Scotts in London. See the full list below .

BEST MALE ACT

Craig David

Kano

Skepta

Tinie Tempah

Stormzy

BEST FEMALE ACT

Lady Leshurr

Katy B

Laura Mvula

Little Simz

Nao

BEST NEWCOMER

67

AJ Tracey

Avelino

Izzy Bizu

Mostack

Kojey Radical

Nadia Rose

Ray Blk

Anne-Marie

WSTRN

BEST ALBUM

Laura Mvula – The Dreaming Room

Giggs – Landlord

Kano – Made In The Manor

Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate

Skepta – Konnichiwa

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Giggs

Section Boyz

Little Simz

Fekky

Wretch 32

BEST SONG

Craig David Feat. Big Narstie “When The Bassline Drops”

(Produced by White N3rd)

Kano Feat. Giggs & Wiley “3 Wheel-Ups”

(Produced by Swifta Beater)

Tinie Tempah Feat. Zara Larsson “Girls Like”

(Produced by KDA)

WSTRN “In2”

(Produced by PRGRSHN for PARALLEL)

Jorja Smith “Blue Lights” (Produced by Joice)

Naughty Boy Feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin “Runnin’”

(Produced by Naughty Boy)

Abra Cadabra Feat. Krept & Konan “Robbery (Remix)”

(Produced by Yamaica)

Chase & Status Feat. Frisco “Funny”

(Produced by Chase & Status)

Ghetts – “You Dun Know Already”

(Produced by Sir Spyro)

M.O “Who Do You Think Of”

(Produced by Fred Gibson)

J.Hus “Friendly” (Produced by J5)

Lethal Bizzle “Wobble” (Produced by Diztortion)

BEST VIDEO

Laura Mvula – Phenomenal Woman (Directed by Alex Southam)

Kojey Radical – Footsteps (Directed by The Rest)

M.I.A – Borders (Directed by M.I.A)

Nadia Rose – Skwod (Directed by Reece Proctol)

Bugzy Malone – Moving (Directed by Bugzy Malone)

BEST R&B/SOUL ACT

Nao

James Blake

Michael Kiwanuka

Laura Mvula

Shakka

BEST GRIME ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC RADIO 1XTRA)

AJ Tracey

Kano

Chip

Skepta

Stormzy

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

(This category will be reduced to 5 final nominees on October 17)

Anderson. Paak

Beyoncé

Bryson Tiller

Chance The Rapper

Drake

Frank Ocean

Kanye West

Kaytranada

PARTYNEXTDOOR

Rihanna

Justin Bieber

Tory Lanez

DJ Khaled

Major Lazer

Travis Scott

BEST JAZZ ACT

Esperanza Spalding

Bill Laurance

Michael Janisch

Jacob Collier

Cory Henry

BEST GOSPEL ACT

Guvna B

Volney Morgan & New-Ye

Sarah Teibo

S.O

Andrew Bello

BEST REGGAE ACT

Popcaan

Alkaline

Spice

Protoje

Kranium

BEST AFRICAN ACT

(This category will be reduced to 5 final nominees on October 17)

Mr Eazi

WizKid

Moelogo

Tekno Miles

Tiwa Savage

Yemi Alade

Olamide

Mista Silva

Eugy
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The Monarch of Eyaen, Osazuwa Iduriase, has predicted victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC)governorship candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki in the Sept. 28 governorship election in Edo.The monarch made the prediction when Obaseki and his campaign team, led by the Director of Campaign, Mr Osarodion Ogie, paid a visit to the palace to seek for his blessings.Iduriase, who dismissed the rumour being peddled around that he (the monarch) had chased away Obaseki from his palace during an earlier campaign tour of the area, appealed that electioneering campaign should be based on issues and not falsehood.He said that he was not even in the country when Obaseki earlier visited the area.He also condemned the use of social media to spread falsehood, especially as it concerns the Edo governorship poll.He added that “we have a problem with social media because so many lies are being peddled there. I got a call that I chased away Obaseki from my palace.“I said what, me that was in America, how can someone outside the country be at his Palace at the same time. That was why I said when I come to town, I will see you personally.He commended Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo for his achievements in the state and assured Obaseki that he would get the support of the people.He said “if you look at the history of my people here, you will know the kind of people we are. As you have come here, we will tell our people about your ambition.
“Gov. Adams Oshiomhole has tried by developing the state and that has earned him respect.I will have to thank you also for the way you conducted yourself in this campaign and I know that in the election, you are going to emerge
victorious.“I pray our ancestors protect you before and after the election.”Obaseki thanked the monarch for the prayers and blessings and promised not to
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President Muhammadu Buhari arrived New York ahead of his participation at the 71st Session of the
UN General Assembly (UNGA 71).The President accompanied by Governors Abubakar Yari and Akinwunmi Ambode of Zamfara, Lagos and others arrived New York airport at about 2am Nigerian time.New York Arrival 3: President Buhari with Governor of Zamfara H.E. Abubakar Yari and Governor of Lagos State H.E. Akinwunmi Ambode as he arrives New York ahead of his participation at the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 71) on 17th Sep
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They played A love zone game on stage but the girl was lost
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Google is announcing a couple of upgrades to its ad capabilities today as part of the DMEXCO digital media conference in Germany.First up are its Universal App Campaigns, where developers can promote their apps
across search, display, Google Play and YouTube advertising. Google says these campaigns have resulted in more than 3 billion app downloads, but earlier this year, it also said developers would be able to target users who are likely to take a specific action (not just installing the app). Now it’s announcing that this targeting option is available to all advertisers.
Here’s how Google lays out the process in its official blog post:
You get to choose the in-app activity you want to optimize for, whether that’s tapping into a deal or reaching level 10, and can use third-party measurement partners or Google’s app measurement solutions like Firebase Analytics to measure those activities. Once your in-app activities are defined within AdWords, you’ve plugged in your analytics solution, and set your cost-per-install, Google will put our machine learning algorithm to work. Universal App Campaigns evaluate countless signals in real time to continuously refine your ads so you can reach your most valuable users at the right price across Google’s largest properties.
It’s also announcing a new type of TrueView ad — for YouTube viewers, TrueView is the format that makes ads skippable, while for advertisers it means that they only pay when an ad gets viewed in its entirety or drives a download or purchase. With the new TrueView for action format, advertisers can include a custom call-to-action button — like “Get a quote,” “Book now” or “Sign up” — in their video ad.
Google says this option could be particularly
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Ever been to a party, club or any other social hangout where a Disc Jockey is providing the music, and
after close to an hour of back-to-back music, you realize that it just sounded like one really long song? Ever listened to a number of radio stations, especially during the drive time period, and you’re listening to one song after the other and then it hits you… you can’t tell one song from the other!

I am not even going to begin scrutinizing the lyrics of a lot of our artistes these days, especially the “young cats”, because then I’d start sounding like a broken record. What really bothers me is that our artistes are gradually losing their identity, if they had any in the first place. My fingers are itching to write out the names of some popular artistes and their sound-alikes, but then that would make me veer off course, but I’m sure you know some of them. Through the evolution of Nigerian music, we have seen the different genres and brands of music gain popularity and garner a whole lot of attention and love because someone was bold enough to break away from the norm and do something totally different from what their contemporaries were doing at the time.From King Sunny Ade, to Bright Chimezie, to Dan Maraya Jos, to Bongos Ikwe, to the legendary Fela Anikulakpo-Kuti, the list is near-endless. All these artistes have etched their names in the minds of music lovers, young and old, because they were able to block out the deafening noise around them, dig deep into their music treasury and birth a new sound that gradually caught on with countless music listeners.Talking about peculiarity in sound, I have a cousin who absolutely adores Phyno, Flavour and other music artistes from the Eastern region, Enugu especially. While I’m slightly introverted, more into my private space and love me my “me-time”, my cousin is more outgoing, noisy and annoyingly vociferous with his thoughts. Thanks to my cousin’s affiliation with Phyno and a couple of other artistes with Eastern roots, I get to sample (mostly forcefully, if I might add) a lot of Igbo, high life and pop songs by artistes doing their thing in the East. From Slow Dog, to Dutch, to Hype MC, to Xfinic, to Tidinz who by the way has this amazing cover of Desiigner’s Panda which he also shot a video for. I’ve had cause to visit the Eastern part of the country a few times, and I always like to know what songs are buzzing everywhere I visit. Without sounding bias in any way, I dare say that a lot of the undiscovered “cats” out there in the East would definitely give a lot of these lazy, over-fed, artistes a run for their money.Sadly many of these very talented artistes go unsung because they either give up on their music because it didn’t yield financial benefit as quickly as they would like, or because their kind of music never makes it into mainstream media, including those in Lagos… story for another day. Music of any kind, especially hip-hop, from the Eastern part of the county, was given a voice in the more musically-vibrant city of Lagos because one man dared to – against all odds and limitations you could think of – do music in his native Igbo dialect. His name is Mr Raw (or Dat Nigga Raw like he used to be called back in the day).
The late MC Loph was another artiste from the east that really caught the attention of music lovers from all over the country, especially with his banging hit single, Osondi Owendi featuring Flavour. Mr Raw and MC Loph may not be as popular as they used to be some years ago, but their daring strides in Lagos have motivated quite a lot of acts to come down here in search of fame and fortune, and I will cite three very prominent examples.

FLAVOUR

At a time when the highlife culture among Nigerian music lovers was gradually waning into extinction, this young man with dreads burst onto the scene with his mega hit, N’aba nia. Flavour’s style may not have immediately stuck with the music lovers but in a matter of weeks, almost everyone was singing along to his rhythm and like wildfire, Flavour’s music caught on with everybody.With musical projects including N’abania (2005), Uplifted (2010), Blessed (2012), Thankful (2014), Best Of Flavour (2015), Flavour has become a household in Nigerian music, with fans scattered all over the African continent and globally. It’s safe to say that Flavour has definitely brought high life music back.

PHYNO

Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson, better known by his stage name, Phyno, is no newcomer to the Nigerian music scene. What a lot of music lovers don’t know is that Phyno actually began his music career as a producer… as far back as 2003!
Phyno only began rapping in 2010 and I’m sure I don’t need to begin mentioning his musical achievements in such a young career as a rapper. Fact is, homeboy is doing pretty good for himself, especially for someone who used to rap in English but soon switched to rapping in igbo when pretty much all the rappers at the time were dropping punchlines and metaphors in Iya Charlie’s language; which was one of the reasons he named his successful debut album No Guts No Glory.Undoubtedly, Mr.Raw was an influence on Phyno’s career, and even Phyno himself admits it. Ironically a lot of people are more conversant with Phyno’s music because of not just his “new school” delivery, but his style, fashion sense and affiliation with the latest trends, not forgetting his near-spiritual musical connection with Olamide.

ZORO

To a lot of people, especially the ones who are not so familiar with music from the eastern part of the country, Owoh Chuimaobi Chrismathner, otherwise known as Zoro(or Zoro Swagbag), is a new face on the music scene. He is a Nigerian singer from Agwu in Enugu state, but believe me when I say the brother’s been spitting bars for quite a while now.
His hit tracks include Otu (Onitsha State of Mind), 042 (Enugu State of Mind) and the most popular one, Ogene (featuring Flavour). He’s since dropped the remix to Ogene featuring Lil’Kesh and Ycee as well as Achikolo featuring Phyno. I can tell you authoritatively that Zoro’s fan base in Lagos and other parts of the country is growing, and it can only get better for the young rapper.
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Can't wait to see the two collaborate
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Surprise engagement videos are some of the cutest things to spend hours on YouTube watching. However, they all
are about to have to step up their game after Beyoncé helped one of her backup dancers propose ON STAGE at her concert this past weekend.Kanye West is going to interrupt your friends bragging about their proposals in the future because this one is of the best proposals of all time! John Silver, one of Beyoncé's backup dancers, proposed to Ashley Everett in front of a St. Louis audience during the sold out Formation tour concert. Beyoncé was performing her hit "Single Ladies" when she suddenly stopped mid song. Silver, a St. Louis native, came onto the stage and Bey handed him the mic. He proceeded to grab Everett's hand and shower her with compliments, like calling her his "queen", to a cheering audience. Finally, he got down on one knee and asked her if he could put a ring on it.Beyoncé joked after the proposal, "Let me see you do the choreography after that" before the couple took the stage again. The couple had met on tour, making the stage the perfect setting for the proposal. Everett was also quick to upload on Instagram photos of the moment and her thoughts, saying "Still wrapping my head around the incredible, magical moment that happened last night! It was an absolute dream come
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Having completed her Las Vegas residency over the weekend, songstress Mariah Carey shared these
racy photos of herself from her vacation in Greece. In the first photo, Mariah is seen lying back on a white pillow, wearing a red satin bra that features some black lace detailing and a small black bow, paired with fishnet stockings
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President Muhammadu Buhari has told those agitating for Biafra Republic to perish the thought,
stressing the need for all Nigerians to unite to build the country.Buhari spoke on Tuesday while receiving over 100 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in his Daura Local Government Area at his residence in Katsina State.President Buhari, who specifically addressed corps members from the southern parts of the country said: “Tell your colleagues who want Biafra to forget about it. As a military commander, I walked from Degem, a border town between the north and the east, to the border between Cameroons and Nigeria.I walked on my foot for most of the 30 months that we fought the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, in which at least 2 million Nigerians were killed.We were made by our leaders to go and fight Biafra not because of money or oil, because oil was not critical factor then, but because of one Nigeria.So, if leaderships at various levels failed, it was not the fault of the rest of Nigerians who have no quarrel with one another.
So, please tell your colleagues that we must be together to build this country. It is big enough for us and potentially big enough in terms of resources.Those who work hard will earn a respectable living. I have seen this country, I fought for this country and I will continue to work for the unity of this country.He also called on Nigerian youths to make Nigeria great again through pursuit of knowledge, patriotism and commitment to values that promote national unity.Buhari, who reiterated his commitment to the unity and prosperity of Nigeria, urged the youth to remain focused in life, pursue their dreams and reject those fanning embers of discord and disintegration of Nigeria.The president, who specially recognised corps members from the Niger Delta and South-Eastern states serving in Daura, commended former head of state, retired General Yakubu Gowon for setting up the NYSC in 1973.He affirmed that the scheme had creditably promoted national unity and cohesion by exposing young people to the uniqueness and cultural diversity of Nigeria.“I asked for those from the other extreme of Nigeria because I very much appreciate the NYSC scheme and whenever I see General Gowon, I always thank him for that”, he said.Speaking on behalf of the corps members, Egbewumi Adebolu, the Corps Liaison Officer in Daura, thanked President Buhari for receiving them and making their stay in Daura memorable.The CLO pointed out
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The federal government and the oil and gas-producing companies operating in the country may have
lost about $3billion to the bombing of Forcados pipeline that conveys Forcados grade of crude oil to the 400,000 barrels per day Forcados Export Terminal, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed.Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other upstream companies operating in the western Niger Delta evacuate crude oil and condensates through the 48-inch subsea Forcados pipeline to the export terminal.Following a spill that occurred on February 14, 2016 on the subsea crude oil export pipeline, Shell had on February 21, 2016 declared force majeure on Forcados liftings effective 1500hrs (Nigerian time), due to the disruption in production.The company had also intensified efforts on containment and oil recovery, while also finalising repair plans, which the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, had initially said could be completed by May 29.A new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) had claimed responsibility for the attack.
However, a fresh threat by the NDA to attack oil workers and contractors involved in the repairs, had frustrated efforts to meet the May 29 initial target.A source close to one of the companies that utilises the pipeline told THISDAY at the weekend that all the companies and the federal government might have lost an estimated $3 billion to the militant attack.If we talk about crude oil and gas, the companies and the government may have lost $3 billion revenue, based on the average oil price within this period. Collectively, 250,000 barrels per day – 300,000 barrels per day were shut-in and this represents the average daily loss and this has persisted for seven months at average oil price of $45. Assuming the pipeline is repaired this month, the loss may have lasted for seven months. We can’t quantify the loss by households and businesses as a result of power failure. Industries depend on gas also,” he said.Throughout this period, there is no gas for power generation. So, homes are in darkness and businesses depend on diesel generators. Industries are also short of gas and this increases operating costs. The total cost will be enormous when quantified,” he explained.Some of the companies using the pipeline have recorded zero production due to the attack,” he added.From a peak of $115 per barrel in June 2014, crude oil price, which hovered around $49 per barrel last week, had dropped to $27 per barrel in January before it rose to 2016 peak of $52 per barrel in June.Trans-Forcados Pipeline, which is operated by SPDC, belongs to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).Companies hit by the attack include: Shell, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Shoreline Resources Limited, Neconde, First Hydrocarbon Nigeria (FHN) and NPDC.Some marginal field producers such as Pillar Oil, Midwestern Oil and Gas, Platform Petroleum and Energia also convey their crude oil through the pipeline.
However, some of these marginal field producers have another
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