Nigerian oil militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari lived up to his fiery reputation as he angrily appeared in the Federal High Court, Abuja for what should have been the start of his treason trial. He acted like the accuser rather than the … read more
Gunmen have kidnapped a Filipino oil worker and killed his police escort in Nigeria’s main oil region, police say. The Filipino was travelling south from the south-eastern city of Owerri to Port Harcourt when the gunmen attacked. The gunmen reportedly … read more
Nigerian oil unions have suspended plans to call an indefinite strike over lack of security in the Niger Delta and will meet with President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday to discuss the crisis, union leaders said on Sunday. The PENGASSAN union … read more
At least four people were killed and dozens wounded when rival groups of Nigeria’s ruling party clashed at a campaign rally ahead of landmark elections in April, media reported on Sunday. Saturday’s violence in a southwestern state was the latest … read more
Philippine Labor Secretary Arturo Brion on Sunday said the government has not lifted its ban on the deployment of workers to Nigeria. The ban will remain despite offers of high salary, until the security situation in the region improves. Brion … read more
The Federal Government on Saturday threatened to adopt tough measures to confront the Niger Delta militants. The government warned the militants not to interpret its peaceful posture as a sign of weakness, adding that it had the capacity and capability … read more
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has disclosed that 90 per cent of Niger Delta indigenes stand to lose their jobs in the region if the current insecurity and hostage taking persist. President of PENGASSAN, … read more
Reuters) – Lolo Oluchi has painted over the bullet holes in the ceiling of her karaoke bar in this Nigerian oil city, where gunmen seized seven foreign oil workers last August, but the regulars haven’t come back. Thousands of foreign … read more
Nigeria’s first human fatality from bird flu has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation. Tests in London confirmed that a 22-year-old woman who died on 17 January was infected with the deadly H5N1 strain. Nigeria reported several human cases … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Port Harcourt said his administration would from now on adopt a �stick and carrot� approach in solving the Niger Delta problem whereby he would ensure the development of the area but apply force to curtail … read more