The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says its ceasefire in the Niger Delta region has led to an increase in the production of crude oil and gas for the country, but the government is yet to keep up with its own bargain of releasing the Okah brothers, Charles and Henry. In a […]
Continue ReadingMilitants have set fire to a crude oil pipeline in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta, a military spokesman said on Saturday, the second strike in the country’s oil hub within a day.A militant group had earlier said it attacked the pipeline, which is run by the state oil firm NNPC and a local private firm, Shoreline, […]
Continue ReadingTroops from the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army Calabar, at the early hours of Friday, repelled an attack on its soldiers by killing seven armed militants at Efut Esighi in Bakassi local government area of Cross River.Capt. Kayode Owolabi, Army Public Relations Officer (APRO) who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Calabar, said that the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army killed 23 militants in the operation, tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile” to flush out criminals in Niger Delta. The soldiers also recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the region, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, said on Saturday. He told newsmen in Enugu that the recoveries […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian military on Saturday said its troops killed five militants and arrested 23 others in an operation in the Niger Delta region. This is contained in a statement issued by Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations. The statement revealed that the incident occurred when the troops of the 133 Special Forces of […]
Continue ReadingThe Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has vowed to back off from its peace talks if the federal government dialogues with Edwin Clark.In a statement by its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo, MEND said it would only recognise the Peace and Development Initiative headed by Odein Ajumogobia inaugurated in June. Read Full Statement… The Movement for […]
Continue ReadingThe Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have agreed to dialogue with the federal government to resolve the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta region. Ballantyne Agiri, spokesman for the dialogue group, said this in a signed statement on Wednesday. Agiri said that the NDA had constituted contact and a dialogue group to engage the federal government […]
Continue Reading(NAN) The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), a new militant group in the Niger Delta, has blown up a pipeline in Delta state. Aldo Agbalaja, spokesman of the group, disclosed this in a statement, saying the pipeline belongs to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) . The attack comes one day after the group threatened to […]
Continue ReadingFormer President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has alleged that the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has been contracted with the mind of assassinating him.In a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu eze, on Sunday, Jonathan denied claims that he had something to do with Reformed Niger Delta Avengers as alleged in a […]
Continue ReadingThe office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), in an audit of explosive magazines and quarries in the Niger Delta region discovered the diversion of weapons for illegal use, leading to the arrest of five security operatives.Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday. “Let me also use this […]
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