Nigeria’s military Wednesday signalled it would beef up its presence in the treacherously violent oil-producing Niger Delta, and was determined to show it superiority over the militant groups that have been kidnapping oil workers and attacking its troops. The Chief … read more
Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, and the Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) have deplored the killings and warned against the Nigerian government resorting to force in dealing with youth restiveness in the region. The shoot-out ensued when soldiers of the … read more
Six foreigners kidnapped in a nightclub raid in Nigeria’s southern oil region were released after the government paid a ransom, said an official on Thursday. The West African nation’s oil-rich delta had seen a spate of hostage-takings in recent weeks. … read more
Nigeria is releasing 10 000 inmates who have spent up to a decade in jail awaiting trial, in a first step towards cleaning up one of the worst blemishes on its human rights record, said the justice minister on Thursday. … read more
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), the umbrella body for the nation�s influential senior oil workers, threatened yesterday to pull out all its members from the Niger Delta region, following Sunday�s gun battle between the Joint … read more
The Association of Motorcycle Operators in Rivers State has opposed the sale of crash helmets by the Rivers United Motor Cyclists Association. The Chairman of AMORS, Mr Binoye Sunday, told our correspondent in a telephone interview in Port Harcourt on … read more
One of the newspapers is reporting the following. We have an e-mail into the US Consulate to confirm or deny United States Government has directed its nationals to immediately move out of the Niger Delta because of the tension in … read more
Our sources are telling us that a possible strike by militants is imminent. Our contacts tell us that this will be in retaliation for the killing of 10 of their men by the military on Sunday. We advise extreme caution … read more
The following has been compiled from news sources and other security sources in Lagos. On 20th August, Militant groups met in a village in Bayelsa State. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the way forward in their current … read more
Nigeria’s white-collar oil workers may stop work unless the government is able to produce a member of the union missing since the military attacked militants believed to have kidnapped him, a union leader said Wednesday. Peter Esele, president of the … read more