On January 11, 2006 commencing 1000Hrs, forces of the movement for the emancipation of the Niger delt (M.E.N.D) attacked and destroyed oil installations in Bayelsa satate of the niger delta. THese installations include three pipelines blown up with explosives and … read more
Security forces in Nigeria have located a boat carrying gunmen and the four foreign oil workers they abducted and will soon make an attempt to rescue the captives, a navy official said Friday. Gunmen kidnapped the four foreigners — a … read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned till February 5, 2007, further hearing in the treason charge brought by the Federal Government against the leader of the Niger Delta People Volunteer Force (NDPVF),Asari Dokubo. Justice Peter Olayiwola adjourned … read more
Militants suspected to be Ijaw, have continued their attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta by vandalising a flow station and a gas flow line in Warri South-West and Burutu Local Government Areas of Delta State. The Shell Petroleum … read more
Indications emerged on Saturday that the Delta State Governor, Mr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, may have paid a secret visit to his predecessor, Chief James Ibori, currently in detention at the Kaduna Convict Prison. An eye-witness told our correspondent that Uduaghan sneaked … read more
Testimonies by the Independent National Electoral Commission at the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ibadan have revealed that the April 14 governorship election in three local governments in Ogbomoso was fraught with malpractices. Startling revelations from the exhibits obtained from … read more