The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, said Saturday it attacked and blew up another oil well owned by Chevron in Nigeria’s southern Delta state. Jomo Gbomo, a MEND spokesman, said in a statement that the … read more
The federal government may have to look beyond the Nigerian shores in order to apprehend wanted Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo. Sunday Sun confirmed at the weekend that the militant kingpin left the country at night in … read more
A Briton held hostage for nine months in southern Nigeria’s swamps has told how he feared he might never be freed. Oil worker Matthew Maguire, 35, of Birkenhead, Merseyside, was released on Friday by the Niger Delta militants who had … read more
As the search for the 12 missing soldiers at the Niger Delta creeks continue, Rabe Abubakar, the spokesman of the Joint Task Force on Niger Delta crisis has dismissed the report that a mass grave where the missing soldiers were … read more
Nigerian militants say they have sabotaged an oil-pumping station in the restive southern Niger Delta region. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said Wednesday in an e-mail that its strike on an installation run by Chevron Corp’s … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), said Tuesday it would release British hostage Matthew Maguire who had spent close to nine months in captivity to reunite with his family within the next 24 hours. “Special Envoy … read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Mrs. Farida Waziri yesterday faulted the Human Rights Watch verdict on Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight. She also said that the EFCC would not be stampeded by the HRW to adopt a draconian approach in … read more
AN assurance of sincerity in government’s amnesty deal for militants in the Niger Delta was again emphasised yesterday. The Inspector-General of Police and member of the Committee on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants, Mr. Mike Okiro, who commented on the … read more
Team Leader, Richard Lander Brothers Memorial Expedition Group, Steve Dunstone, has urged the Nigerian media to stop negative reports on the country and the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Dunstone, who is on a tour of tourism sites in Delta, told … read more
Interpol is to be contacted by the Joint Task Force (JTF) to help hunt for militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tom Polo, who is on the run from justice after allegedly masterminding criminality in the Niger Delta. He reportedly slipped … read more