THE state of insecurity in Delta State took another dimension on Saturday night as two oil flow stations operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) were blown up. Nigerian Tribune gathered on Sunday that the incident took place at about … read more
Security Joint Task Force (JTF) on Niger Delta yesterday denied that the five persons arrested by its security personnel were on suspected espionage mission to the Niger-Delta. The spokesman of the JTF, also know as �Operation Restore Hope�, Major Omale … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 7:14 AM Subject: Denial of JTF Uncovered Attack Plot April, 14, 2008. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) denies categorically the allegation of an attack plot by one … read more
Outlaw and wanted leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Tom Ateke and a known fighter of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) simply called Boylov have planned to cripple the multi-billion Bonga field, offshore of … read more
THE Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta, yesterday, arrested five Americans and two Nigerians, including a Nigerian-American civil worker, Mr. Joel Bisina on their way to the country home of Mr. Bisina in a creek community in Delta State. … read more
DETAILS of a failed multi-million dollar oil business partnership between three oil firms in Nigeria, US and UK have emerged in the United States. The fallout of the deal is being linked with the ongoing US presidential campaign of former … read more
The International Mon-etary Fund (IMF) yesterday forecast nine per cent economic growth and single digit inflation for Nigeria in its newly released Regional Econ-omic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. Deputy Director, African Department of the IMF, Mr. Saul Lizondo at a … read more
Royal Dutch Shell is facing pressure from the Nigerian government and increasingly violent opposition in the Niger Delta oil-producing region, raising questions over its long-term future in the country. Sources in the Delta say the Nigerian government has withheld up … read more
It has been five years since the Nigerian government set up a new anti-corruption unit aimed at ending the country’s reputation as one of the most corrupt on earth. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been both hailed … read more
Aggrieved community youths from Gbarain clan yesterday laid siege to the Etelebou flow station owned by the Anglo-Dutch oil, Shell Petroleum Development Company, disrupting operations in protest over alleged non implementation of memorandum of understanding by the oil company. The … read more