Nigerian militants say they have sabotaged an oil-pumping station in the restive southern Niger Delta region. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said Wednesday in an e-mail that its strike on an installation run by Chevron Corp’s … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), said Tuesday it would release British hostage Matthew Maguire who had spent close to nine months in captivity to reunite with his family within the next 24 hours. “Special Envoy … read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Mrs. Farida Waziri yesterday faulted the Human Rights Watch verdict on Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight. She also said that the EFCC would not be stampeded by the HRW to adopt a draconian approach in … read more
AN assurance of sincerity in government’s amnesty deal for militants in the Niger Delta was again emphasised yesterday. The Inspector-General of Police and member of the Committee on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants, Mr. Mike Okiro, who commented on the … read more
Team Leader, Richard Lander Brothers Memorial Expedition Group, Steve Dunstone, has urged the Nigerian media to stop negative reports on the country and the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Dunstone, who is on a tour of tourism sites in Delta, told … read more
Interpol is to be contacted by the Joint Task Force (JTF) to help hunt for militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tom Polo, who is on the run from justice after allegedly masterminding criminality in the Niger Delta. He reportedly slipped … read more
Nigeria’s main armed group on Sunday intensified its threat to attack the oil industry in the coming days, warning that it will stand firm on a 72-hour ultimatum issued earlier. “The ultimatum (to local and foreign oil workers) expires about … read more
Barely 24 hours to a meeting between the federal government and state governors over the list of people allegedly sponsoring militants’ activities in the oil-rich Niger Delta, the insurgents have ordered oil companies to quit the region or face attacks.In … read more
A COMPREHENSIVE policy on modalities and conditions for granting of amnesty for militants in the Niger Delta will be out in a fortnight, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua said yesterday. The President also for the first time spoke on the ongoing … read more
A Lebanese construction worker and his police escort were rescued hours after they were kidnapped for ransom in southeastern Nigeria, a spokesman said on Monday. The two men were travelling along the Aba-Port Harcourt highway when they were seized by … read more