We have received a report that in the early hours of today Thursday 25/01/07, there was an armed attack on the base camp of a seismic crew working for SPDC at Sagbama Bayelsa State. The attack was repelled and there … read more
THE current acute fuel scarcity in the country may not cease until May this year despite the resort of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to 100 per cent importation. The NNPC, in a newspaper advertisement on Thursday, explained that … read more
EXACTLY six months after the United States (U.S.) cautioned its citizens aganst travelling to Nigeria, it issued another warning yesterday. The United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Washington, DC gave reasons for re-issuing t he travel warning. … read more
Nigeria is planning the construction of a new $25 billion deep-water port in the restive and oil-rich Niger Delta, hoping the new facility will entice foreign oil interests to stay in the region despite escalating violence and potential political upheaval. … read more
This picture showing three hostages — two Italians and one Lebanese — who were kidnapped from an oil export terminal operated by Italian oil company Eni in southern Nigeria on December 7, 2006 was sent in an email by militant … read more
THE unknown people who abducted two for eign nationals in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday have demanded the sum of N1.8 billion from Pivot G.I.S Company Limited, the employers of the hostages. According to a reliable source in the … read more
Despite continuous reports of abduction of foreign oil workers by militants, the Nigerian Navy has claimed that efforts of its officers and men along the shores of the Niger Delta region of the country have curtailed illegal activities of the … read more
Several Chinese workers were taken hostage in the southern Nigerian oil state of Bayelsa, police and industry sources have said. . “I can confirm to you that some Chinese have been abducted at Sagbama. I don’t know how many because … read more
Subject: Review of hostages execution Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:19:27 -0800 (PST) THE MOVEMENT FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF THE NIGER DELTA Press Release The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) wish to inform the general public … read more
Gunmen stormed the local offices of a major Chinese oil company in southern Nigeria on Thursday, abducting seven Chinese employees and stealing a large amount of cash, police said. One of the assailants died in the raid on the finance … read more