Nigeria’s two-week military offensive in the Niger Delta has dealt a significant blow to attempts by politicians to persuade one of the region’s most formidable militant leaders and thousands of his gunmen to accept a presidential offer of amnesty. Emmanuel … read more
Thousands of people are displaced in the Niger Delta region after the military stormed the area in pursuit of militants the government said had attacked government troops. The move comes two months after President Umaru Yar’Adua said he would consider … read more
The Federal Government has declared Friday 29 May as public holiday to mark this year’s democracy day. In celebration – special jumaat prayers will be featured at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday and an interdenominal service will hold … read more
A key militant chief in the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said Friday he would consider the Nigerian government to be sincere in its amnesty offer only if the movement’s leader, Henry Okah, was released. But Farah … read more
A Nigerian gang leader died Wednesday from gunshot wounds suffered while in the custody of security forces in the southern oil region where armed forces are targeting militants, police said. Bayelsa state police Commissioner Onuoha Udoka said Ken Niweigha died … read more
MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who was declared wanted by the Joint Task Force (JTF) six days ago and ordered to give himself up will not surrender to the … read more
Joint Task Force (JTF) Media Co-ordinator, Colonel Rabe Abubakar, disclosed on Tuesday that one of the bases militant leader Tompolo used as a second Observation Camp in Warri has been destroyed. He said Camp 2 was discovered with a house … read more
Indications emerged on Tuesday that the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company may be shut down due to lack of crude oil for its operations. It was learnt that the stock of crude in the crude refining plant could only last … read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), an NGO, has petitioned the Federal Government at the United Nations (UN) over the military action in the Niger Delta. SERAP says there are ongoing human rights violations which may amount to crimes against … read more
The onslaught by the Joint Task Force (JTF) against militants in the Niger Delta has entered its 14th day with a new twist: the militants have blown up an oil facility belonging to United States oil giant, Chevron. Yesterday, JTF … read more