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Nigeria’s economy can expand by 2.5 per cent next year, rebounding from a recession entered in the second quarter, as long as it can keep oil output at 2.2 million barrels per day. Africa’s largest economy faces its worst crisis in 25 years, brought on by low oil prices which have slashed...

Another militant group has emerged in the Niger Delta, calling itself the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, and threatening to begin launching six missiles in the region on June 7 in an operation it said would surprise Nigerians and the entire world. This group will be the third group...

A new militants group known as New Delta Suicide Squad (NDSS) has emerged as Federal Government moves against the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and other militants activities in the oil rich region. Unlike the NDA which concentrates its attacks on pipelines and facilities of major oil firms, the...

IJAW youths under the platform of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC has said the opening of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State for academic activities is the first condition for a roundtable discussion with the federal government. IYC president, Udengs Eradiri made the declaration at...

Niger Delta militants have blown a section of the Escravos gas trunkline behind salvation city, near Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West local government area of Delta state. The bombing was reportedly to have occurred early hours of Friday, a source told TheCable. Nigeria's oil production showed...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has cautioned youths in the Niger Delta currently blowing up pipelines installations and flow stations. Wike said this while speaking on Channels Television Sunrise daily on Tuesday. He said: “Any persons planning to take up arms and blow up pipelines should...

Ijaw Development Association, IDA, has flayed threats of attack on the Ijaw in the South-West by the Oodua Defenders Union, ODU, calling on the body not to break the historic peace between the Ijaw and the Yoruba. IDA, in a statement in Lagos, called on ODU to withdraw the statement which it...

The National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDE-A, has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of founding the new militant group known as Niger Delta Avengers. The NCNDE-A claimed that the group was formed in January last year ahead of the March 2015 presidential election, which...