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Kidnap – Nun river – UPDATED

Nationalites have now been announced by industry sources: KIDNAPPED OIL WORKERS IN NIGERIA ARE THREE AMERICANS, TWO BRITONS AND ONE S.AFRICAN-INDUSTRY SOURCES (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped six oil workers, possibly including foreign nationals, from a pipelaying vessel off the coast … read more

Discrepancy in hostage totals

AP) Gunmen on Friday kidnapped foreign oil workers, including three Americans and four Britons, in Nigeria’s unruly southern petroleum-producing region, officials said. Security forces in the region said only six people were kidnapped, including an Indian, but details released by … read more

Another source – another hostage count…

AFP: Gunmen have kidnapped several oil workers in southern Nigeria, at least eight of them expatriates, police and diplomatic sources said Friday. One diplomat, who asked not to be identified, said the foreigners included four Britons, three US nationals, one … read more

Reuters state new hostage total

Gunmen kidnapped nine foreign oil workers and a Nigerian colleague from a ship off the coast of Nigeria on Friday, police said, bringing the total number of foreign hostages in the country to 25. The abductions come amid an upsurge … read more

Strike: Oil Workers Vow to Cripple Economy

Oil workers under the under the umbrellas of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN yesterday vowed to cripple the economy by embarking on indefinite strike to protest the … read more

Obasanjo�s Aides in Sit-tight Drama

In what appears an ugly drama that could mar Nigeria’s first transition from one civilian government to another, key members of out-going President Olusegun Obasanjo administration are plotting to either retain their present position or bag other juicy appointments under … read more