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JRC claim yet more attacks

A Nigerian militant group claimed on Friday to have blown up two key pieces of oil infrastructure and a gas pipeline in the Niger Delta this week, but there was no independent confirmation of any such attacks. The Joint Revolutionary … read more

We are not quitting Nigeria, says Shell

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) clarified that the recent divestment from three oil blocks in North Western Niger Delta does not imply it is gradually exiting its operations in Nigeria. Shell insisted on Tuesday night that it is not … read more

Jonathan replaces justice minister

Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has removed the country’s justice minister, a day after taking over as acting leader. Michael Aondoakaa was moved to a less senior post, in what analysts say is a sign of Mr Jonathan exerting control. Mr Aondoakaa … read more

Militant group warns of more unrest

A Nigerian militant group warned on Wednesday of further unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta, saying that Vice President Goodluck Jonathan’s assumption of power as acting president was illegal. The JRC is a coalition of ex-militants and community leaders in … read more

Nigerians react to VP broadcast

Nigerians have called on Acting President Goodluck Jonat han to ensure the unity, progress and development of the nation, even as many continue to fault the process that brought him to his new position. Shortly after the two chambers of … read more

Goodluck Jonathan Addresses Nigeria

On Tuesday Nigeria’s National Assembly made Vice President Goodluck Jonathan the country’s acting president, in the absence of President Umaru Yar’Adua, who left the country for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in November. Mr. Jonathan addressed the Nigerian people after … read more

Jonathan chosen to run Nigeria

Nigeria’s parliament empowered vice-president Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday to run Africa’s most populous nation in place of an ill and absent president. The politicians are striving for a political end to a crisis that ground the government to a virtual … read more