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 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 ReadingSpeaking to Richard Quest on CNN’s Quest Means Business on Monday night, Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, responded to a question suggesting that the military was leaving the northeast for the Niger Delta to guide pipelines, which means “the oil is better than the human”. Kachikwu in his answer, says the recovery […]
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 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 […]
Continue ReadingLeaders of Ijaw ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, on Saturday, warned Ijaw militants against their decision to declare a Republic of Niger-Delta on August 1, saying that what Ijaw nation wants is true federalism.Ijaw leaders at a consultative meeting in Warri, Delta State, hosted by Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, […]
Continue ReadingSpecial Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), has expressed concern over the delay in payment of stipends of former militants in the Niger Delta region.Boroh’s concern was conveyed in a statement signed by Mr Piriye Kiyaramo, Bayelsa Liaison Officer, Presidential Amnesty Programme and made available to the News Agency […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has solicited patience and understanding from all citizens as the administration moves to rebuild Niger Delta in particular and Nigeria in general. A statement issued on Thursday by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari made the call when he received a delegation of Niger Delta […]
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