militants take their fight beyond the delta

Wanted: Hero to save Nigeria’s oil industry. Successful applicant should be as at home fighting speedboat-riding militants on the high seas and arresting international oil thieves as they are outwitting slow-moving bureaucrats.

Success: liberate a flood of Nigerian crude.

Failure: push energy futures in the direction of $200 a barrel


latest news and Security

Presidency shelves military onslaught in N‘Delta (6 July 08)
Presidency asked the troops put on red alert to act only whenever the militants either confronted them or attacked oil platforms under their guidance.  More...

Don’t dare us, army authorities warn militants (6 July 08)
The Army on Friday asked anyone who thought that it lacked the capacity to root out militancy in the Niger Delta or insurgency in any part of the country not dare it.  More...

Twist In Jefferson, Atiku Case (6 July 08)
A twist has developed in the U.S corruption case against Congressman William Jefferson. He is charged with bribery in which the names of three Nigerians including former VP Atiku Abubakar   More...

Shell Engages 4000 Locals to Protect Pipeline (6 July 08)
*SPDC has entered into an arrangement called “Community and Shell Together (CAST)” *Gunmen kidnap Yobo's brother in PH  More...

troops deployed after 14 killed in land feud (6 July 08)
The violence between the Ezillo and Ezza of Ishielu district first erupted last month following a dispute over the land where a telephone booth was installed  More...

 


 

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