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Police Deny Claims of Torture and Killings

Nigerian police are denying reports that they are using increasingly violent means, including torture and illegal killings in their fight against militants in the volatile Niger Delta region. Amnesty International reported Thursday it has seen an upsurge of disappearances and … read more

Halliburton: Lawyers reject probe panel

There was outrage yesterday over the Federal Government’s decision to probe the $180million Halliburton bribe. Lawyers led the condemnation of the government’s action, describing it as deceit. The Action Congress (AC), the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the … read more

Militant Leader Faults JTF’s Claim

Militant leader Ogunbos, yesterday denied that any of his men was killed in the shoot out with the military at Igbomotoro in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, saying instead, a soldier was the only casualty. Ogunbos, who … read more

Nigeria sets up panel to probe US bribery scandal

Nigeria on Wednesday set up a panel to probe a multi-million dollar cash-for-contract scandal embroiling US giant Halliburton and reportedly implicating three former presidents, the justice minister said. “Pursuant to the determination of the administration of President Umaru Yar’Adua to … read more

JTF combs creeks for militants

Operatives of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) codenamed ‘Operation Restore Hope’ have deployed three gunboats to Nembe creeks, Bayelsa state, in search of militants who attacked an oil platform belonging to Shell, killing two naval ratings and injuring four … read more

Shell to pay N1m over oil spill fire

Royal Dutch oil gian Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been fined N1 million over failure to clean up oil spill sites in which resulted in an inferno that destroy some part of Perema-biri community, in southern Ijaw Local government … read more

MEND warn of more clashes with army

The main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta warned on Wednesday of more clashes with the military and said it had moved two British hostages “out of harm’s way” in anticipation of unrest. “The Movement for the Emancipation of … read more