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Ely Calil

Date of Birth: 12 August 1945
Place of Birth: Kano, Nigeria
Died: 28 May 2018


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Swelling the great gas balloon

Technip wanted to appoint a London-based businessman Ely Calil who worked closely with the French company to promote the liquefied natural gas project to Nigeria's military leaders a decade ago...


On the bribe trail

More than 20 people are to be summoned to the Nigerian probe including: Lesar; Gilbert Chagouri a leading Lebanese businessman under the Sani Abacha regime; Ely Calil a London-based Lebanese businessman embroiled in a legal battle with Equatorial Guinea's government over allegations of his involvement in a coup attempt in March; former Chair of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company Mohammadu Dikko Yusufu; two former Oil Ministers Don Etiebet and Dan Etete; and Tesler who has admitted receiving $140 mn...


Splodges of wonga

The list seen by Africa Confidential claims the Equatorial Guinea operation would have cost around US$3 million and names the principle contributors as: British-based Lebanese businessman Ely Calil: $750 000; business associate of Calil's Karim Fallaha: $500 000; UK-based property dealer Gary Hersham: $500 000; SA-based British national David Tremain: $500 000; and Simon Mann currently detained in Harare: $500 000...


Gas leak

Consortia in the Dorchester With company officials ushered into meetings by Lebanese businessmen Ely Calil (who as Technip's agent had long promoted the LNG project in Nigeria) and Gilbert Chagoury at London's Dorchester Hotel Etiebet paints a picture of extravagant confusion among the rival consortia and their associates...


Gasmen

Ely Calil agent for Technip and Total (formerly TotalFinaElf) an early enthusiast for Nigeria's LNG project...


Malabo imbroglio

Information Minister Agustín Nze Nfumu claims the plot was financed by London-based businessman Ely Calil a friend and backer of exiled opposition leader Severo Moto Nsa...


As bad as it gets

Eventually Glencore called in a mediator - Ely Calil an old business associate of former President Gen...


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