The following is from a memo issued by Shell to all staff. “It is with extreme sadness that I inform all of you that a short while ago, we received confirmation that our colleague, Mr Nelson Ujeya is dead. His … read more
Nigeria’s state security service arrested 15 persons suspected of terrorising the oil-rich but volatile Niger Delta region, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Wednesday. State Security Service spokesperson Ado Mu’azu was quoted as saying the suspects were arrested following … read more
GENERAL � Expatriates Kidnapped in Port Harcourt. Two expatriates, including an Italian oil worker working for Saipem, were kidnapped from Aker Base, Port Harcourt, on August 24, 2006 at about 2230hrs. A soldier guarding the Italian was killed. The Italian … read more
The U.S. Consulate has received credible information that, as of mid-August, there was an impending threat to attack and/or take hostages from the following areas: � Intels camp, Kilometer 16, Aba Road � Orlando Courts behind Hotel Presidential � Prodeco … read more
A Nigerian militant group on Monday night said it had directed the immediate release of an Italian hostage abducted last Thursday, In an e-mail to public media, Jomo Gbomo, a self-described spokesman for the self-styled Movement for the Emancipation of … read more
Nigeria has announced that elections to choose a successor to President Olusegun Obasanjo and a new national assembly will be held on 21 April 2007. Voting for state governors and regional assemblies will take place on 14 April. The Independent … read more
An Italian oil worker kidnapped last week in Nigeria has been freed, a spokeswoman for Italy’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Militants have launched a series of attacks this year that have cut Nigerian oil output by 25 percent. Following … read more
United States government has denied making any predictions that Nigeria stood the risk of disintegrating by the year 2015. The Political Officer, US Embassy Abuja, William F. Harlow, made this refuttal during the week while delivering a lecture in Jos, … read more
An Irish engineer freed last week by the Niger Delta militants said on Sunday there were occasions during the 10-day ordeal when he and other captive oil workers feared for their lives. Bryan Fogerty, 39, from County Galway in the … read more
Foreign workers in Nigeria’s oil hub carpool with rifle-toting police officers on their morning commute. A night on the town can turn into a run from gunfire. And placemats at a popular bar advise:”Eat a lot. Fat people are harder … read more