Kidnappers are demanding a million-dollar ransom for four Ukrainian and Norwegian sailors abducted in Nigeria, Ukrainian media said Tuesday. Early on August 9, unidentified assailants kidnapped four crewmen, two Ukrainians and two Norwegians, from a Norwegian ship servicing oil platforms … read more
The United States embassy in Nigeria said on Tuesday that it had received reports that an American citizen was among oil workers kidnapped in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt. At least five foreign workers — two Britons, a … read more
The German Foreign Office today said two nationals were this month kidnapped in the Niger delta region of Nigeria in separate incidents. In the first, a German national working for construction company Bilfinger Berger AG was abducted on Aug. 3, … read more
Two Ukrainian sailors abducted last week in Nigeria will be released Tuesday but no ransom will be paid, a Ukrainian embassy spokesman said. Igor Vinokurov refused to confirm Ukrainian media reports about a million-dollar ransom that the abductors demanded for … read more
Kidnappers freed four foreign oil-worker hostages Tuesday amid a rash of attacks on the petroleum industry in Nigeria, Africa’s largest pumper of crude, police said. The two Ukrainians and two Norwegians kidnapped last week were handed over to authorities in … read more
Gun battles erupted in multiple locations in southern Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, and witnesses said a group of foreigners was taken hostage from a nightclub amid the shooting. According to George Ani, a driver in Port Harcourt, more … read more
Three Filipino gas workers were released on Monday after 10 days as hostages in Nigeria, a Nigerian regional government spokesman said. The kidnapping of the Filipinos, who worked for a US oil services company, was one of four separate kidnappings … read more
The U.S. Consulate has received credible reports that several expatriates were seized from an evening venue in Port Harcourt on Sunday, August 13. This venue is believed to be popular among expatriates living in Port Harcourt. This act represents a … read more
The Department of Homeland Security released a statement Wednesday advising Windows PC owners across the nation to update their computers or face a potential attack from hackers. “The Department of Homeland Security is recommending that Windows Operating Systems users apply … read more
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has said that it was resuming 173,000 barrels per day of crude output after repairing a pipeline leak in southern Nigeria. “The leak on a section of the Sambarth-Karkrama pipeline that we reported on … read more