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Russian hostages well – Embassy

Six Russian nationals abducted in Nigeria are alive and feeling well, the Russian Embassy in the African state said Monday. The Russians, who work for the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), controlled by Russian aluminum giant RUSAL, were abducted … read more

Again, Militants Abduct 4 Expatriates

MILITANTS again struck yesterday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, abducting four expatriate staff said to be working for an oil servicing company, Schlumberger. The abduction came just as six foreign oil workers kidnaped by armed men in the troubled creek last … read more

Militants Challenge Yar’Adua

ON a day it released six hostages and announced a freeze on attacks on oil workers and facilities for one month, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) it turned the heat on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. … read more

Gunmen seize six foreigners

Nigerian gunmen kidnapped six foreign staff of a Russian aluminium company after blowing up their apartment in the southeastern town of Ikot Abasi, security sources said on Sunday. The latest abductions take to 30 the number of foreigners being held … read more

Nigeria Leader Reveals Personal Wealth

President Umaru Yar’Adua revealed personal wealth of $5 million on Thursday, saying public financial disclosures should be standard practice as Nigeria battles official corruption. Yar’Adua, who took power May 29 with a promise to fight graft, said he owned several … read more

Gunmen seized top Indorama managers

Gunmen have blasted their way into a residential compound to snatch top managers working for an Asian-owned company in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Some sources say more hostages may have been seized in the dawn raid as the three were taken … read more

4 Oil Workers Kidnapped

A group of gunmen wearing security force uniforms invaded a compound in restive southern Nigeria and kidnapped four foreign oil workers without firing a shot, police said Saturday. The abduction occurred overnight at the U.S.-based oil-services firm Schlumberger Ltd. in … read more