Officials in Nigeria say militants in the south of the country have released 12 foreign hostages, whom they have been holding for several weeks. 3 American, 4 Brits, 1 South African, 1 Filipino, 3 Indian, as well as a Nigerian … read more
SEVERAL eminent Nigerians and civil society groups yesterday in Lagos protested the continued detention of the leaders of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, and Chief Ralph Uwazuruike of the Movement for the Actualisation of the … read more
Former Minister of petroleum, Professor Tam David-West, has advised President Umaru Yar�Adua to sever whatever umblical cord he may share with former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, if his administration is to succeed. David-West said the president must make a clean … read more
OIL and gas industry exploration and production operators have served notice that an increase in militant attacks in the Niger Delta area may be imminent especially following advice from the British Home Office urging its nationals to leave Rivers, Bayelsa … read more
Oil workers in the country on Friday finalised plans to embark on a nationwide strike after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government this week. The workers are protesting the recent increase in prices of petrol … read more
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe�s largest oil company has pledged to restore lost production output in Nigeria and return its staff only when it is safe to do so. The United Kingdom had on Friday, advised all Britons to leave … read more
Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said there was no plan by the Federal Government to engage any international conflict management firm to manage the Niger Delta problem. Rather, he said, the governors of the Niger Delta region especially … read more
The Nigerian Supreme Court refused bail on Friday to Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, a 43-year-old former militia leader from the oil-producing Niger Delta whose release is demanded by armed groups in the anarchic region. Following are five facts about Asari. * A … read more
Expatriate workers including Indians are fleeing the Niger Delta in Nigeria because of unending abductions by militants. Indian company Indorama, which bought Nigeria’s Eleme Petrochemical plant in Rivers State, has said the plant has been shut because 120 of its … read more
Militants in Nigeria announced Monday they were releasing four Britons, three Americans and other foreign hostages, and authorities were heading to a rendezvous point to take custody of the captives. A message from an e-mail address known to be used … read more