The sad episode that led to the massacre and the sacking of Odi community in 1999 is set to repeat itself as the Nigerian Army is set to lay siege to Ogboinbiri community where 12 soldiers were killed on Sunday. … read more
President Umaru Yar�Adua, on Wednesday, said he would soon summon governors of the nine Niger Delta states to the State House over the implementation of the Niger Delta Master Plan. The modalities for the budgeting and coordination of the master … read more
(AP) _ Troops attacked and overran a Nigerian oil facility Thursday where gunmen were holding some two dozen workers and soldiers hostage, leaving a dozen of the gunmen dead, the military said. � The attack came after midnight at the … read more
Nigeria’s trade unions say they are going ahead with Wednesday’s general strike despite government concessions. The Nigeria Labour Congress (Nlc) say they are sticking to their demands for a scrapping of increases in fuel prices and value-added tax. They also … read more
A NIGERIAN oil worker, who escaped after armed youths invaded a flow station in Bayelsa State, is dead. The victim, who worked with the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), reportedly drowned while attempting to find his way out of the … read more
Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDVF), says he is not in a position to stop hostage taking by militants in the Niger Delta. He told reporters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, yesterday that … read more
The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a-48 hour ultimatum to Bayelsa State Government to ascertain the whereabouts of 12 soldiers and nine oil workers declared missing after an encounter with the militants in the state on Sunday. The government said … read more
U.S. EmbASSY, ABUJA U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA June 20, 2007 Warden Message Caution Advised for the Duration of Labor Strikes This Warden message is being issued to advise American citizens that Nigerian labor leaders have called for nation-wide strikes … read more
The Federal Government yesterday ordered the deployment of more troops to Ogboinbiri community in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. This followed the humiliating defeat suffered in the hands of militants by men of the Nigerian Army at … read more
The armed gang that abducted three Indians and a Pole in Sapele, Delta State, last Friday has demanded for N170 million ransom for their release. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the kidnappers called the chief accountant of the rubber firm that … read more