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Militants threaten chaos

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

MEND Threaten to End Cease-Fire

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

Ribadu Barred From NIPSS Graduation

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

NITEL Restores SAT-3 Cable

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

Gunmen attack navy near Shell oil facility

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

JTF shoot protesters

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