FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark has warned that more deadly militants will emerge from the Niger-Delta if the government continues to use the military to tackle the Niger-Delta crisis, saying the militants believe they are fighting for … read more
Nigeria’s military has arrested more than 400 suspected militants following a spate of attacks in the restive southern oil region, an official said Tuesday. The 443 suspects were detained during a week of military raids in the area surrounding the … read more
Abductors of Finance Manager, Intels Services, Mr Betrand Ajoku, who was kidnapped last week, have demanded for N500 million ransom. The hoodlums were said to have made contact with the wife of the victim, who they asked to arrange for … read more
MILITARY authorities in the Niger Delta have reported the arrest of some 300 persons suspected to be members of armed groups responsible for the mayhem and attacks on oil facilities in the region. The series of arrests, which were confirmed … read more
US Ambassador to Nigeria, Robin Renee Sanders, has reaffirmed the committment of the United States to combating malaria in Nigeria. She highlighted that US government policy on the health sector is to partner with Nigeria’s federal, state and local governments … read more
Irked by the recent invasion of Agge community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State by operatives of the Joint Military Taskforce (JTF), the House of Assembly has called on the Federal Government to rebuild the coastal settlement without … read more
The military may be closing in on militants in the Niger Delta particularly warlords fleeing River State for Bayelsa in what seems a quiet onslaught against the militants. THISDAY learnt last night that the stage is set for an all-out … read more
Barely four days after the Joint Task Force in Rivers State arrested 229 suspected militants in a raid at the waterfronts in the capital city, Port Harcourt, the organisation yesterday said it, again, arrested another set of 25 suspected militants … read more
FOR the first time since the escalation of hostilities in the Niger Delta, the military Joint Task Force in the region has thrown its doors open for newsmen to visit some battle grounds in the area. A report in the … read more
Fresh fears have gripped militant groups in the Niger Delta region following the report that the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, has given definite rules of engagement to the Joint Task Forces in the Niger Delta. … read more