Thousands of refugees from a remote area of a Nigerian oil-producing state have fled fighting between the military and oil rebels; sleeping in the swamps and too afraid to go home. When military helicopters buzzed over the small town of … read more
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arrested billionaire-businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, over his alleged involvement in the African Petroleum (AP) shares trading scandal. A source in the commission confirmed that he was quizzed in Abuja by the … read more
A week-long offensive by the Nigerian army to destroy militant camps in the oil-rich Niger Delta continued Wednesday, a day after Italian oil major Eni SpA declared force majeure on 52,000 barrels per day of crude production from the country. … read more
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) declared in Abuja yesterday that about $450 million out of the over $3 billion alleged to have been stolen by the late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha could not be … read more
Indications have emerged that the Federal Government’s rebuff of pleas to stop further military onslaught against militants in the Niger Delta communities may have been caused by negative intelligence reports on some leaders of the region. A security source said … read more
The task force has established to facilitate information flow between the JTF high command and patriotic Nigerians living in the Niger Delta region and beyond. Also the Senate yesterday waded into the war in the Niger Delta creeks with a … read more
THE military authorities yesterday confirmed that troops deployed in the Niger Delta to fish out gunmen in the region have carried out successful operations in two more communities in Delta State. Although it was silent on the casualty level, the … read more
Amid the claims and counter-claims by the military authorities and the militants there is an irrefutable point: the operations in the Chanomi creek of Delta State have come with a toll. On the basis of the reported killings, enormous dislocation … read more
Peace remained elusive in the Niger Delta on Tuesday as the Joint Task Force in the area, Operation Restore Hope, resumed shooting and bombing in the coastal Gbaramatu communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Tuesday’s … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua on Tuesday broke his silence on the ongoing military onslaught on militants in the Niger Delta, saying it would not discourage world leaders from visiting Nigeria Yar’Adua, who addressed a joint press conference with the visiting Togolese … read more