Sixteen foreign-based civil society organisations have called for the prosecution of the Joint Task Force Commander, Gen. Sarkin Yarkin-Bello, over the killing of civilians in Gbaramatu, Delta State. The groups, in a joint petition to the International Criminal Court in … read more
LEADER of Camp 5, a militant group in Delta State, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who was declared wanted by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta, last Thursday has sent words from his hideout to his men … read more
The Niger Delta militants were forced into carrying arms against the state by long years of marginalisation, injustice and lack of implementation of government’s policies on the region, Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said Ameachi made the statement … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Monday it had attacked major oil pipelines in the Niger Delta in order to prevent five flow stations feeding a facility operated by U.S. firm Chevron (CVX.N) from functioning. The Movement for the Emancipation … read more
THE Federal Government says the conflict in the troubled Niger Delta is fuelled by the collaboration of foreign nationals with militant elements in the area. The foreign arms merchants, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, have … read more
The United States(US) Senate is seeking an immediate cessation of the military offensive in Delta State, and the adoption of a creative political process in resolving the Niger Delta crisis. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a statement by … read more
Hundreds of women and children trapped in the jungle, following the on-going military operations in the creeks of Delta State yesterday pleaded with to President Umaru Yar Adua to save them from possible death. The trapped victims complained of starvation, … read more
Nigerian security forces said they had freed three more Filipino hostages in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Saturday and vowed to press on with an offensive that has forced hundreds of villagers to flee. Helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft were being … read more
As French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon prepares to visit Port Harcourt, Rivers State today, President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday said the federal government’s offer of amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta “who accept to lay down their arms” is still … read more
The Government of the United States of America says it would support the Rivers State Govern-ment’s efforts at promoting peaceful environment in the state. The United States Amba-ssador to Nigeria , Ms Robin Peace Sanders, gave this assurance yesterday when … read more