The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has claimed it killed over six soldiers after an attack on one of its camp by the military in Ke River, Rivers State, on Thursday. Spokesman of the militant group, … read more
Two days of clashes between rival cults in Edo state have left at least eight people dead, Nigerian police confirmed on Thursday. “At least eight people died in the violence,” Edo police spokesman Peter Ogboi told AFP. Local media said … read more
Nigerian leaders are promising to move ahead with planned efforts to reform the country’s oil and gas sector despite the continuing violence plaguing the petroleum-rich Niger Delta. Speaking to petroleum investors at a conference in Lagos, Nigerian Oil Minister Rilwanu … read more
Nigeria’s army raided a militant camp in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Friday, recovering arms and ammunition in what it said was part of an offensive to flush criminals out of the creeks. Colonel Rabe Abubakar, spokesman for the joint … read more
A gunman in Nigeria shot at a helicopter travelling between oil facilities operated by Italy’s Agip (ENI.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) in the Niger Delta on Wednesday but the aircraft landed safely, the military said. Lieutenant-Colonel Nkana Efik, commander of the … read more
Nigeria has charged six Ghanaians and a Nigerian with stealing 4,000 metric tonnes of crude oil in the Niger Delta, its anti-corruption agency said on Wednesday. Some estimates say 100,000 barrels of crude are stolen from the Niger Delta every … read more
A Portuguese engineer who was kidnapped in southwestern Nigeria was released after spending three weeks in captivity, his family and Portuguese officials said Wednesday, according to Lusa news agency. Jose Luis Rosa, an engineer with the construction firm Picolo, had … read more
An outbreak of Lassa fever was reported when the Chief Medical Director of National Hospital Abuja (NHA), Dr Olusegun Ajuwon, confirmed that one patient from the Federal Capital Territory, and two others from the adjoining Nasarawa State, were brought to … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said it repelled military forces attacking one of its camps Thursday in the restive southern region of Africa’s biggest petroleum producer. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail statement that … read more
A Russian oil tanker was attacked by pirates off the Nigerian coast but managed to escape with no casualties or damage, a source at a Russian shipping company said on Tuesday. The Khatanga, owned by the Murmansk Maritime Shipping Company, … read more