ABOUT three hundred and fifty thousand civilians resident in the Army Barracks in Port Harcourt have been told to vacate the place before Monday. The eviction order handed down by the Nigerian Army, the residents said, got to them only … read more
ONE person was shot dead while five women were raped yesterday, as robbers attacked a luxury bus travelling to Calabar at Abudu, Edo State. Meanwhile, the police in Benin City, have arrested two persons allegedly involved in the raping of … read more
Work has finally resumed at Exxon Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) facilities in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State after a violent demonstration on May 2 by angry youths where two persons were feared dead. A factional irate youths from Mkpanak embarked on … read more
We have received this from a local network source. It refers to an earlier press report that can be found by clicking the ‘today’s security updates’ link We have received reports that the vendors stalls, shacks and makeshift premises are … read more
(MarketWatch) — Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria is “nowhere near” resuming operations despite reports to the contrary, a Shell Nigeria official said Thursday. Shell evacuated its staff from most of its onshore facilities in western Niger Delta following a … read more
The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said it had begun �self-cleansing� as part of measures to arrest the growing tension in the Niger Delta. A top military officer, who briefed select journalists in Abuja on the recent explosions in Port Harcourt … read more
Six militant youths suspected to belong to one of the groups that destroy oil wells and platforms, were yesterday paraded by the Eastern Naval Command in Calabar, as they were accused of planning to blow up oil platforms belonging to … read more
Some details on the Mobil problem received from a network source. Late yesterday afternoon reports were received that an armed group had invaded ExxonMobil QIT, Eket and rampaged through the premises. There are reports of weapons having been discharged by … read more
NIGERIA SECURITY REPORT WEEK 17 2006. GENERAL � The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) issued fresh threat on April 25 2006 to conduct a remote controlled car bombing in the Niger Delta in late April 2006. … read more
A bloody protest by Ibeno youths in Akwa Ibom State yesterday left one dead, two others shot, two expatriates kidnapped and several wounded at the Qua Iboe terminal of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited MPN,a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The … read more