IJAW in the Diaspora will today stage demonstrations in Washington DC and London to convince the international community to intervene in the alleged oppression and exploitation of the Niger Delta nationalities by all successive governments in Nigeria, The Ijaw, residing … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta has deployed four submarines in the Delta State riverside. The deployment is ostensibly in preparation for a military operation to free the three remaining hostages held by militants since February 18. Investigations … read more
The first national census for more than ten years is set to take place from 21-25 March. Although unrest is possible ahead of the controversial poll, this is unlikely to lead to widespread or sustained violence. The authorities will step … read more
The security situation in the Niger Delta worsened on Saturday night as the Ijaw militants blew up another oil facility in Agge, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The facility known as the Agge Manifold serves as the converging … read more
A funeral procession became even more sombre in Warri, Delta State, at the weekend as a soldier allegedly opened fire on the mourners. The mourners, who were on a procession through the major streets of Warri for their dead friend, … read more
Seven of the airliners operating at the Port Harcourt International Airport weekend threatened to boycott the route if the authorities failed to carry out a bird searing activity on the airport within seven days. The airline operators handed down the … read more
Unions in the oil industry have called on the Federal Government to convene a stakeholders� forum to look into the causes of hostilities in the Niger Delta region. The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) chapters of National Union … read more
Nigeria should curb official corruption and reduce the tensions generated by ethnicism in the Niger Delta states if it wants Western help in fighting the growing threat of terrorism, Western countries have said. Nigeria’s government last week requested the United … read more
Nigerian militants threatened on Sunday to halve the country’s current oil output by cutting another 1 million barrels a day this month in their campaign to gain more autonomy for the southern delta region. The militants from the Movement for … read more
Two US oil workers and a British security expert began their third week as hostages in the swamps of southern Nigeria as talks to secure their release appeared deadlocked. The captives — Americans Cody Oswald, (left,) and Russel Spell, (right,) … read more