Nigerian militants attacked a gas plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) in the Niger Delta on Saturday and warned of more attacks to come, but the army said it had repelled the raid and killed three gunmen. The Movement … read more
British Airways yesterday reacted to allegation leveled against it by Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, that it uses scrappy aircraft on Nigeria routes, adding that it operates one of the most modern fleet in the world. British Airways Commer-cial Manager, … read more
Security agencies in Rivers State, working in close collaboration with the state Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, have come up with a fresh plan to stem the new spate of abductions in the state. Before now, Amaechi, working with security agencies, … read more
The Federal Government on Thursday reported the deaths of 84 children between the ages of two months and seven years from the contaminated “My Pikin” teething mixture. It said that since the case broke in November 2008, the number of … read more
The nine-year-old son of a Nigerian oil worker kidnapped last week by abductors who also shot dead his 11-year-old sister has been released, according to security sources. Olumide Awolesun was released on Thursday, the sources said, without indicating if ransom … read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, “Operation Restore Hope”, yesterday warned militant leader Ateke Tom’s Niger Delta Patriotic Force (NDPF) of deadly repercussions if it made good its threat to attack oil companies. JTF, in its reaction … read more
A security vessel, MV Peace Gate, reported to be in OML 123 Addax Antan field Oron waters, was attacked by a gang in two boats. The captain of this vessel is said to have been killed in this incident. One … read more
The combined team of Military Joint Task force (JTF) and the regular Police Force, along the Nembe Creek have apprehended 21 suspected members of different deadly cult groups that operate in the area. The military men, following a tip-off reportedly … read more
Gunmen attacked a security vessel off Nigeria on Thursday in an oilfield operated by Canada’s Addax Petroleum, killing the Nigerian captain and wounding a crew member, the navy and security sources said. The strike on MV Red One at around … read more
Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped the wife of a former oil minister, a local employee of Italian energy firm Agip (ENI.MI), and an electoral official in recent days, security sources said on Wednesday. The three separate incidents on Monday and … read more