The nine-year-old son of a Nigerian oil worker kidnapped last week by abductors who also shot dead his 11-year-old sister has been released, according to security sources. Olumide Awolesun was released on Thursday, the sources said, without indicating if ransom … read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, “Operation Restore Hope”, yesterday warned militant leader Ateke Tom’s Niger Delta Patriotic Force (NDPF) of deadly repercussions if it made good its threat to attack oil companies. JTF, in its reaction … read more
A security vessel, MV Peace Gate, reported to be in OML 123 Addax Antan field Oron waters, was attacked by a gang in two boats. The captain of this vessel is said to have been killed in this incident. One … read more
The combined team of Military Joint Task force (JTF) and the regular Police Force, along the Nembe Creek have apprehended 21 suspected members of different deadly cult groups that operate in the area. The military men, following a tip-off reportedly … read more
Gunmen attacked a security vessel off Nigeria on Thursday in an oilfield operated by Canada’s Addax Petroleum, killing the Nigerian captain and wounding a crew member, the navy and security sources said. The strike on MV Red One at around … read more
Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped the wife of a former oil minister, a local employee of Italian energy firm Agip (ENI.MI), and an electoral official in recent days, security sources said on Wednesday. The three separate incidents on Monday and … read more
Both British Airways (BA) and Delta Airlines risk sanction by the Federal Government for maltreating Nigerian passengers, if the word of Aviation Minister, Babatunde Omotoba, is anything to go by. He disclosed on Tuesday that both BA and Delta Airlines … read more
Tension forced its way back to Okrika in Rivers State on Sunday night as two local cult leaders were shot dead in separate attacks within and outside the community. The two incidents occurred just as the leader of Obio/Akpor local … read more
Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has restated the determination of his administration to establish the state as an industrial and commercial destination that stands out not only in the country, but in Sub-saharan Africa. Uduaghan also expressed the desire of … read more
Oil companies operating in the country jointly spent an estimated $3.7 billion on the security of their workers and installations against attacks by militants and other criminal elements in the Niger Delta in 2008, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. Some security … read more