THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND yesterday, hijacked a cargo ship and took about 24 foreign nationals on board hostage at the Chanomi Creeks in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The militant group … read more
Unrest in Nigeria’s southern oil region the Niger Delta, the theatre of a spate of kidnappings in recent months, is set to continue through the elections scheduled for April, analysts and security experts say. “I see violence in the delta … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has linked the present fuel scarcity in the country to a December 2006 botched attempt by the Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to increase prices of the products. The NLC said the PPPRA plan … read more
Nigerian government officials have begun talks to secure the release of six Filipino seamen snatched from a cargo ship in the southern oil producing delta, authorities said on Sunday. The talks began as Nigerian warships mobilised for a four-day naval … read more
THE Move ment for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) threatened yesterday to take at will “as many hostages” as it wanted, saying there was nothing the authorities could do to stop it. “We will take as many hostages as … read more
THE lingering fuel crisis in the coun try may not end soon, just as the Federal Government and some state governors have been fingered as the architect of the crisis. In the last six weeks, Nigerians have been groaning under … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commis-sion (EFCC) yesterday told a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice Muhammed Shuaib, that the Commission has formally written to the Consular-General of the United States embassy in Lagos, requesting … read more
How does the Transition Monitoring Group view preparations for the coming elections? Well, in recent times the TMG has spoken about the lackadaisical attitude of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and indeed, the Federal Government towards these important elections. Don’t … read more
An Italian hostage released by his abductors in the Niger Delta, the hub of Nigeria’s oil industry, arrived back in Italy evening, local media reported. “I’m fine,” he told Ansa news agency after he landed at the Rome-Ciampino military airport, … read more
Kidnappers grabbed seven foreign workers off a merchant ship Saturday in the latest hostage-taking in Nigeria’s restive southern oil-producing region, officials said. Militants seeking to pressure the national government into giving more local control over the area’s oil resources have … read more