COMRADE Sunny Ofehe is the Founder/President of the Hope for Niger-Delta Campaign (HNDC), based in Netherlands. The organization visited Nigeria about a month ago, met with the Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the House of Representatives on the way … read more
THE attack on Atlas Cove should worry those who thought amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta would stop militancy and criminality. It is a long distance from the Niger Delta to Lagos, where the Movement for the Emancipation of … read more
It is not always easy to separate myth from reality when it comes to Henry Okah, a senior member of the main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta. The BBC’s Caroline Duffield examines whether his freedom might bring peace … read more
A bill which seeks to reform Nigeria’s oil sector will strip its operations of secrecy and make them transparent, Nigerian oil minister Rilwanu Lukman said Thursday. “The bill removes confidentiality on a scale not seen in the world before,” Lukman … read more
Nigeria was yesterday ranked the 15th most failed nation in the world, out of a total of 177 countries that were surveyed. The country moved upwards three places from 18th position in 2008; and 17th in 2007. The newly released … read more
The new Defence Minister, Major-General Godwin Abbe (rtd), has frowned on the ultimatum given by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) that the Federal Government should withdraw the military Joint Task Force (JTF) from the oil-producing region. … read more
House of Representatives has blamed oil companies operating in various parts of the country for the numerous bombardments of oil facilities by militants in and outside the Niger Delta region At a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Chairman of the … read more
Nestled inside what looks like an ordinary military barracks in Nigeria’s Delta State is the headquarters of the special security unit protecting the country’s jugular vein: oil. The Joint Task Force (JTF) — comprising the military, police, navy, airforce and … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said Wednesday that its unilateral, 60-day ceasefire may be called off if the military Joint Task Force (JTF) attacks one of its camp in the oil region. ”Barely 12 hours … read more
Nigeria’s most prominent militant group said it would observe a 60-day ceasefire from Wednesday after the release of rebel leader Henry Okah. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it was also halting its attacks, which … read more