President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Comrade Abdulwaheed Ibrahim Omar says efforts by the NLC to resolve issues through dialogue have been frustrated by agents of government, adding that Labour would go on strike if government goes ahead with its … read more
Nigerian security forces arrested nine gunmen suspected to be involved in last week’s pipeline attack that forced Agip to halt some oil output in the Niger Delta, the military said on Tuesday. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger … read more
Residents of Diobu and other parts of old Port Harcourt Township may not sleep well for days as a result of the trauma of gun shots that forced them to stay awake on Sunday night. Policemen were battling to rescue … read more
The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta (JTF) has described as a fallacy, media reports that the military was negotiating amnesty for some militant groups. Col. Rabe Abubakar, the JTF spokesman said no officer of the Nigerian Army … read more
BARELY one week after a Ukrainian plane loaded with arms and ammunition was impounded in Kano, the Nigerian Navy, on the orders of the Presidency, has grounded two ships carrying arms and cartridges, this time at the old Calabar Port, … read more
A picture of the impending amnesty terms for repentant militants emerged yesterday. They were unveiled, just as Niger Delta militants intensified their onslaught on Shell Petroleum Development Company, hitting its Afremo offshore oilfield and two other facilities in Rivers State. … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has, for the first time, introduced a regional dimension into its criminal campaign and violence against the economic and financial interests of the country. The militant group declared last week … read more
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) Sunday confirmed an attack against an offshore oil platform, the third militant operation against its Nigeria subsidiary in 24 hours. The main militant group in this rare incident in Nigeria Sunday claimed three attacks against … read more
AS President Umaru Yar’Adua is billed to disclose on Thursday, this week, modalities already worked out for the granting of amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta, there are strong indications that the olive branch of the Federal Government is … read more
The crew of a Nigerian tugboat freed two weeks ago after being held in captivity for around 10 months by Somali pirates have arrived home, a local television reported Sunday. The ship — owned by Nigerian ESL Integrated Services — … read more