A Lebanese man held hostage for nearly three months in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region has been freed, Italy’s foreign ministry has said. The man was seized along with three Italians when militants attacked an offshore oil pumping station. Imad … read more
Kidnapping for ransom has become a booming business in Nigeria’s oil producing region, the Niger Delta, and as the country prepares for April’s general elections, the trend sees no sign of waning. In the past year, violence and kidnapping in … read more
Gunmen believed to be sea pirates on Tuesday night attacked a commercial passenger vessel along the Okrika-Bonny Waterways and made away with unspecified amount of money. The sea robbers also dispossessed the passengers of their cell phones and other valuables … read more
Top LDS Church leaders in Salt Lake City are crediting Nigerian church leaders for negotiating the release of four Nigerian LDS missionaries late Wednesday night in the west African nation, after the abductors were paid for expenses incurred during the … read more
HOPE of the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, getting a facelift received a major boost yesterday, with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approving a down payment of N592 million for the supply and installation of airfield lighting at the airport. Rising … read more
A militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta said Thursday that a Lebanese hostage it reportedly freed had in fact escaped, and threatened retaliation against the Italian oil firm he worked for. “It was an escape hatched by (oil firm) … read more
Militants holding two Italian hostages in Nigeria’s oil region said Thursday they would not release their captives until May at the earliest as payback for the day-earlier rescue of a Lebanese hostage. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger … read more
Four missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been abducted and are being held hostage near Port Harcourt, Nigeria, a church spokesman said Tuesday. All four men are Nigerian nationals between the ages of 19 and … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta appear divided over the latest threat of attack on oil workers especially expatriates in the region codenamed “Operation Black Cobra” as the Joint Revolutionary Council, the clearing house of militants has dissociated itself from the … read more
The British Government yesterday said the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta region was a reflection of lack of confidence by the people of the region in their leaders and the failure of the governments to address their needs. British … read more