The Nigerian Army yesterday said it had begun direct disarmament talks with militant groups in the Niger Delta, in what is seen as the first public acknowledgement of military-militants talks since President Umar Musa Yar’Adua made an amnesty offer to … read more
UKRAINE is exploring a diplomatic solution to the Wednesday seizure of its plane in Kano. The AN-12 aircraft on its way to Equitorial Guinea was impounded at the Mallam Aminu Kano Airport after making an emergency landing. Found in it … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group, MEND, said it had attacked two oil pipelines belonging to Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell in the southern Rivers state on Sunday. The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) said in a statement it had … read more
PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has been formally invited to attend this year’s G-8 Summit of the world’s industrial nations holding in Italy. Next month’s meeting, holding from July 8 to 10, 2009 at L’Aquila will be the third since President … read more
Yet another attack yesterday, this time on an oil pipeline supplying crude oil to Agip’s Brass Export Terminal in Nembe Creek, Bayelsa State, had the opposite effect on crude oil as prices slumped 2.5 per cent to $69.55 a barrel … read more
The Nigerian army said Friday a militant group travelling in speed boats attacked a unit of men at Obioko, near Membe in southeastern Bayelsa state. None of the soldiers were killed, but the militants sustained heavy casualties, said Col. Rabe … read more
The seven-member crew of the Ukrainian aircraft that flew into the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday with arms and ammunition were yesterday moved to the Abuja office of the Directorate of Military intelligence (DMI) for further investigation. A … read more
The Defence Headquarters on Friday declared that at no time were bombs or high-calibre weapons used in the ongoing military operations in the Niger Delta. Outgoing Director of Defence Information, Colonel Chris Jemitola, who said this during his valedictory media … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company has said that some of its oil production has been stopped due to an attack on one of its pipelines that feeds the Forcados export terminal on Wednesday. A statement released by the oil company said: … read more
THE Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has thrown Lagos State and its environs into darkness, with power supply dropping from an average 800 Megawatts (Mw) to 300 Mw daily. Although when contacted, officials at the corporate headquarters of the … read more