A NIGERIAN oil worker, who escaped after armed youths invaded a flow station in Bayelsa State, is dead. The victim, who worked with the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), reportedly drowned while attempting to find his way out of the … read more
Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDVF), says he is not in a position to stop hostage taking by militants in the Niger Delta. He told reporters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, yesterday that … read more
The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a-48 hour ultimatum to Bayelsa State Government to ascertain the whereabouts of 12 soldiers and nine oil workers declared missing after an encounter with the militants in the state on Sunday. The government said … read more
U.S. EmbASSY, ABUJA U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA June 20, 2007 Warden Message Caution Advised for the Duration of Labor Strikes This Warden message is being issued to advise American citizens that Nigerian labor leaders have called for nation-wide strikes … read more
The Federal Government yesterday ordered the deployment of more troops to Ogboinbiri community in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. This followed the humiliating defeat suffered in the hands of militants by men of the Nigerian Army at … read more
The armed gang that abducted three Indians and a Pole in Sapele, Delta State, last Friday has demanded for N170 million ransom for their release. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the kidnappers called the chief accountant of the rubber firm that … read more
Invasion of western Niger Delta Abiteye flow station has forced Chevron Nigeria Limited to again cut 42,000 barrels per day of crude oil production yesterday. The joint venture company, Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC)/Chevron Joint Venture confirmed the attack, saying … read more
After a late-night meeting between the Federal Government and labour leaders and civil society groups, government has agreed to reduce by N5 the pump price of petrol from the present N75 per litre. It sold for N65 before the increase. … read more
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Sunday blamed the kidnap of foreign oil workers on their refusal to leave the region despite several warnings by militants. He reiterated to journalists in Port Harcourt that the … read more
Suspected militants on Sunday attacked the Nigeria Agip Oil Company flow station in Ogboinbiri, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, in what was described as reprisal attacks. They also held 12 workers of the company hostage. The attacks … read more