Nigeria will enjoy the performance of the US top artists at this year�s commemoration of the country�s independence anniversary celebrations. Over 18 Nigerian and international music idols have confirmed their participation at the first annual THISDAY Music Festival to take … read more
Masked rebels from Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta vowed revenge against the government and oil companies during the weekend funerals in remote mangrove forests of nine militants killed by troops. Near Oporoza, a village of thatched wooden huts accessible only … read more
The Nigerian government has again assured foreign oil investors and major players in the country that security in the troubled Niger Delta region will be brought under control. Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources and president of theOrganisation of … read more
It was an admixture of tears and anger yesterday as the bodies of nine of the 15 Ijaw and Niger-Delta militants, who were recently killed by federal security forces at the coastal area of Letugbne in Bayelsa State, were laid … read more
Hostage takers released a Lebanese national Friday after seizing the man more than two weeks ago during a spate of kidnappings in Nigeria’s southern oil region, officials said. Danny Khoury, bearded and pale, told reporters after his release that he … read more
Following the rising spate of hostage taking in the Niger Delta Region, the State Security Services (SSS) warned yesterday that it would treat people who collaborated with hostage takers as terrorists. Speaking while parading a freed expatriate oil worker of … read more
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Edmund Daukoru, yesterday presented an audit report of joint venture operations which revealed a discrepancy of $1.79 billion in payments made by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). But the company said … read more
Nigeria, Britain and the United States have held talks on the security situation in the oil-rich, but volatile Gulf of Guinea region, officials said. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the establishment of the Gulf of Guinea Security Strategy (GGESS) last … read more
There were indications on Thursday that the detained leader of the Niger Delta People�s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, was under a fresh security siege. His wife, Mujahidat, alleged that he was on Wednesday �abducted� by some plain clothes security … read more
We are receiving the following information from several sources. 20th September will mark the one year anniversary of Dokubo Asari�s imprisonment. Our information suggests that there will demonstrations throughout the Niger Delta. At this time – we would advise that … read more