FOLLOWING last Saturday�s fresh hostage taking by militants in the Niger Delta, intelligence experts from the United States are now in the country to liaise with their Nigerian counterparts on how to arrest the ugly trend. Diplomatic sources told Sunday … read more
UNITED States authorities has resolved to consider several objections and comments it has received on Virgin Nigeria’s desire to obtain permission to fly direct to the US. Support for the application is also on the rise among Nigerians residing in … read more
IMPEACHED Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has volunteered to assist in securing release of the nine foreign oil workers kidnapped by ethnic militias in the Niger Delta. Alamieyeseigha, standing trial for alleged money laundering, said if contacted, he could secure … read more
IJAW militants yesterday alleged that the United States of America (USA) military personnel have stormed the Niger Delta region following the crises that engulfed the area in recent times. Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) and Warri-Ijaw Peace … read more
Nigerian militants who last week abducted nine foreign oil workers, including three Americans, demanded Friday that their government commit to jump-starting development in their chronically poor, southern region, which derives little apparent benefit from its vast oil fields. “We are … read more
Nigerian militants released pictures of seven foreign oil worker hostages on Thursday, showing the men sitting on a bench with guns pointed at their heads. The pictures, taken in what appeared to be a jungle setting, were sent to Reuters … read more
Revenge attacks against Muslims killed at least 20 people in the southeastern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Wednesday after days of anti-Christian violence killed dozens in the mainly Muslim north. The slaughter raised the death toll from five days of … read more
Nigerian officials were pursuing talks Thursday with armed militants aimed at securing the release of nine foreign oilmen who were kidnapped six days ago from a barge in the Niger Delta. The nine hostages — three Americans, a Briton, two … read more
A Nigerian court ordered Royal Dutch Shell Today to pay southern communities US$1.5 billion in compensation for environmental pollution and degradation in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Justice Okechukwu Okeke of the federal high court in the oil industry center, Port … read more
The Presidency yesterday allayed fears that harm might have come the way of nine expatriate oil workers, being held hostage by militant Ijaw youths in Delta State, saying they were alive and well. �All I can tell you is that … read more