Nigerian militants threatened to bring chaos to the western Niger Delta by interrupting shipping and attacking oil and gas facilities run by US firm Chevron unless the region’s military commander was removed. The Ijaw Youth Leaders Forum (IYLF) said it … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main militant group fighting in Nigeria’s oil region, said it may end a cease-fire after a request to do so by allies in the area. The group, known as MEND, … read more
THE Nigerian woman who claims she paid criminals to smuggle her to Ireland via the Netherlands in order to save her daughters from female genital mutilation was issued with a holiday visa to enter Britain shortly before she arrived in … read more
Security operatives yesterday forced former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, out of the graduation venue of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 30 at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, … read more
Unknown gunmen, in the early hours of Friday, kidnapped wife of the Rivers State Commissioner for Sport, Mr Boma Iyaye and took her to an unknown destination. Family sources said Mrs Joy Iyaye was forced out of her car, while … read more
A HIGH-flying Lebanese businessman, based outside the Niger-Delta, has been fingered as the baron of a crude oil syndicate, made up of some top security personnel, crude oil thieves and foreigners that are responsible for most of the illegal oil … read more
MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says it does not know the Sunny Bowei Okah, said to a brother to Henry Okah, who the 10-man General Court Martial (GCC) that recently sentenced Major Suleiman Akubo and five … read more
Management of Nigeria Telecommunications (NITEL) has said it had fixed and restored the services of South Atlantic Terminal 111 (SAT-3) Cable, damaged on October 15, 2008. The damage on SAT-3, the main stay for the country’s national carrier, disrupted international … read more
Unknown gunmen attacked a navy houseboat in southern Nigeria protecting a Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) crude oil flow station on Friday, a military spokesman said. The attack at the Nembe Creek flow station in Bayelsa … read more
TWO policemen — a Sergeant and a Corporal — were shot dead by militants, Tuesday night, in Port Harcourt, while seven protesters were injured after men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) shot at them in Warri, yesterday. In Port … read more