We regret to inform you that we have reason to believe that a member of our staff, Mr. Nelson Ujeya, was involved in a security incident on Sunday evening. From available reports, Nelson was said to be in a convoy … read more
There has been a directive from the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Operations), withdrawing all routine police escorts for non expatriates everywhere in Nigeria. The implication of this directive is that companies will be unable to provide escort services to and … read more
The recent federal government crackdown on militants in the Niger Delta, which led to the arrest of about 100 of them weekend is currently sending jitters through the nations’ oil and gas industry with fears of possible reprisal attacks. The … read more
Findings by The Punch correspondent revealed that work on the eastern gas gathering system 1, a multi- million facility being undertaken by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Soku in Rivers State, had stopped because of the kidnap of … read more
AT least 100 persons have been arrested in Iloabuchi, a Port Harcourt slum, in the first raid launched by the Joint Task Force to flush out militants from the city. The offensive is part of the ongoing crack down on … read more
The main militant group in Nigeria`s oil- producing Niger Delta region has scoffed at President Olusegun Obasanjo`s crackdown order on those involved in hostage taking and other criminal activities in the region. “Whatever directive he (Obasanjo) is giving (is) intended … read more
We got the following report from the British High Commission in Lagos SECURITY INCIDENT REPORT APRIL � JULY 2006 This report has been compiled using information received from the diplomatic communities, security consultants and expatriates within Nigeria. In addition some … read more
MILITARY crackdown on hostage takers in the Niger Delta region may have begun. Yesterday, a group of soldiers and policemen were deployed to a Rivers State suburb, Diobu, in an operation believed to be to ferret some militant youths whose … read more
We are still trying to confirm this report but wanted to make you aware incase contingency plans are necessary. A dawn fire broke out at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday, forcing its closure till December. The Director of … read more
DELTA State House of Assembly yesterday passed a resolution ordering the management of Chevron/Texaco company to pay �reasonable compensation� to the victims of Ugborodo community in which four persons were shot dead and 25 others wounded at the company�s Tank … read more