The Ijaw of Delta State on Thursday raised fresh alarm of alleged plans by the security operatives to raid their communities in search of those responsible for the recent criminal activities in the riverside areas of the Niger Delta. Specifically, … read more
BAYELSA State may have lost several millions of naira to con men in its bid to secure the release of the four expatriate oil workers abducted last month by militant Ijaw youths. Vanguard learnt that most of the con men … read more
The nation is experiencing serious threats to peace and national stability. Renewed youth violence in the Niger Delta has led to the death of about 30 persons and the kidnap of four expatriate oil workers. Reports said most of the … read more
Oil giants are likely to continue investing billions of dollars in Nigeria, even though a rash of recent militia attacks and kidnappings could mean violence is on the rise, reports Maimi Herald in the United States. The past two months … read more
There were strong indications last night that four oil workers in the Niger Delta taken hostage about two weeks ago, by a group called Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), would be released to the Bayelsa Government. … read more
I am pleased to inform you that the four hostages have been released. Their release occurred in the early hours of today in Yenagoa. Further detail will be provided later in the day. read more
Four foreign oil workers held hostage by a militia in southern Nigeria for more than two weeks were released today, a regional government spokesman said. “They have been released,” said Ekiyor Welson, spokesman for the regional Bayelsa state government. “They … read more
Nigerian militants who released four foreign hostages on Monday said they would continue their attacks on the oil industry with the aim of reducing 30 percent of Nigeria’s exports in February. The group, whose six-week campaign of violence crippled a … read more
Four days after a suspected armed robbery attack on a multinational oil company in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, left nine people dead and N4 million carted away, yet another armed raid has been carried out on an oil … read more
EIGHTEEN days after they were taken hostage by militants in the Niger-Delta, the fate of the four expatriate oil workers appeared uncertain, yesterday, as their captors said they had no intention of releasing them and threatened more could be captured … read more