Nigerian military helicopters and at least a dozen gunboats opened fire on a community festival in southern Delta state Friday where militant fighters were suspected to be, said a member of Nigeria’s most prominent militant group and a local politician. … read more
THE scourge of kidnapping which is gradually becoming a regular occurrence in some parts of the country, may have spread to Abuja. There were fears yesterday that the Executive Director (Operations) at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), John … read more
Full scale fighting, described by Nigerian oil militants as ”all out war’, broke out in the country’s Niger Delta oil region Friday, after the military launched an offe nsive against militants following three days of skirmishes in the region. Spokesman … read more
Fighting eased in the Niger Delta Saturday after clashes with rebels in which the army freed six Filipinos and four Nigerians held hostage aboard a ship, the military and witnesses said.”The cordon and search operation is still continuing on Saturday … read more
MV Spirit, a condensate tanker chartered by Nigeria National Petro- leum Corporation (NNPC), and a cargo vessel have been hijacked by suspected Niger Delta militants believed to belong to the dreaded “Camp 5” in Delta State . The Joint Military … read more
FIFTEEN persons, including seven soldiers, one of them a Lieutenant were feared to have been shot dead in Wednesday’s gun battle between militants and men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta at the Chanomi Creeks in Delta … read more
In line with its pledge to dismantle the alleged fuel mafia, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has approved the complete deregulation of diesel and other ancillary products. The ex-depot prices of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) also known as diesel and Low … read more
The Presidency appears to be in a dilemma over the composition of the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Our correspondent gathered that the Presidency was confused by the irreconcilable differences among the stakeholders in the Niger … read more
The mass rally by Nigerians workers, which started off in the country’s economic capital city of Lagos on Wednesday, may have started yielding dividends as the country’s authorities have promised to negotiate a living wage for the workers. The umbrella … read more
Labour and Civil Society Coalition on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of causing “artificial” fuel scarcity in the country in order to deceive Nigerians into accepting the deregulation of the downstream sector. LASCO, at its one-day rally attended by over … read more