Militants say they have destroyed an oil pipeline that crosses southern Nigeria in the latest attack to hit the restive crude-pumping region. ADVERTISEMENT The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta says in an emailed statement Wednesday that it … read more
*Says it’s propaganda, *Shell shuts Alakiri flow station, *Security beef-up in Bayelsa THE Defence Headquarters dismissed, yesterday, any suggestion of an �oil war,� the type the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) claimed to have declared on Sunday. … read more
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua has no plans to resign, his spokesman said on Tuesday, responding to local media reports that he was planning to step down because of health problems. “It is absolutely rubbish. There is no such thing. The … read more
Following a threat of �oil war� by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the Joint (Military) Task Force (JTF) has vowed to take the fight to the creeks to �flush out� criminal elements in the oil-producing … read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in charge of security in the Niger Delta yesterday dismissed claims by militants belonging to the Move-ment for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) that soldiers launched attack on their positions thereby killing seven of … read more
The chief of a village in northern Nigeria has been suspended from office for divorcing his wife because she had her children immunised against polio. Buluma Ali has been ordered to re-unite with his wife or face “dethronement”. The head … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has extended its force majeure on Nigerian Bonny Light crude oil exports, it said on Friday. The action, freeing the company from contractual obligations, was extended because of security concerns in the oil-rich Niger Delta region in … read more
The views are as divergent as the issues are contentious: Who heads the newly created Ministry of the Niger Delta? Where should the headquarters be located? And who constitute the workforce? Ethnic nationalities and prominent indigenes of the oil-rich region, … read more
To solve the incessant increase in the prices of petroleum products, President Umaru Yar�Adua has given a directive that new refineries should be constructed. Minister of State for Energy in charge of Petroleum, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, disclosed this on Thursday, … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta yesterday called on President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua to consider them for ministerial appointment. �We also strongly advise Mr. President to consider representation of various militant groups in the constitution of the Ministry�s executives. � For … read more