niger delta

OUT OF THE BLUE, a group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers,NDA spouts. They kill soldiers and policemen.They kidnap and kill oil company workers. Piracy on the high seas. They asked oil companies to stop operations and pack out of the Niger Delta region. They blow up oil pipelines, power...

Defence headquarters has approved the appointment of a new commander, Rear Admiral Joseph Osa Okojie for Operation Delta Safe in Niger Delta. Until his present appointment, he was the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Training Command, Lagos. According to a statement released by the force...

A new militant group, Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta, ASDFND, has emerged in the Niger Delta. The group boasts to be the most deadly militant group in the region and vowed to cripple the nation's upstream oil sector unless President Muhammadu Buhari grants them the Niger Delta Republic in...

The joint military force deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, says that it has thwarted an attack on Agip’s oilfield and arrested 19 suspected vandals in several operations in May and June 2016. A statement issued by the spokesman of the force, Col. Isa Ado says troops...

The leadership of the Nigerian Army has renewed commitment to tackle militancy in the Niger Delta Region, this was at a meeting of the general officers commanding, presided over by the Chief Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai at the Army Headquarters See video:

A new militant group, Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta, has emerged with a threat to continue to attack oil and gas facilities across the Niger Delta region unless the Nigerian government agreed to award 60 per cent oil blocs to the people of the region. According to PUNCH, the new group which...

The Vice President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the federal government is engaging leaders and people of the Niger Delta regarding the spate of attacks on oil installations in the area, an act he stated amounts to economic sabotage. This was contained in a statement issued by Laolu...

Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has fled to Libya, the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, alleged on Monday. The group, which threatened, last week, to test six missiles in the Niger Delta states, beginning from tomorrow (Tuesday), said: “The Military can’t...

Elder Godsday Orubebe, the former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has claimed Nigeria is paying him back for his service with unjust criminal charges against him. Orubebe made this known during his trial on Thursday, June 2, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), over alleged failure to...

The South-South of Nigeria is often referred to as the Niger Delta, and it is a hub of cultural activity which includes festivals and local events of varied imports and significance. Examined below are some of the cultural festivals you should attend when next you find yourself in the Niger...

The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has announced an agreement with former Niger Delta militants. Paul Boroh, the presidential adviser on Niger-Delta matters and coordinator of the amnesty programme, said that government and former militants agreed to end the pipeline vandalism. Boroh...

United States Consular General to Nigeria, His Excellency , John Bray, has stated that America is prepared to help Nigeria end the ongoing violence in the South -South region by Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups.‎‎ Recent attacks by the Niger Delta Avengers had seriously impacted...

Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has stated that the federal government needs to improve its amnesty programme for militants in Niger Delta. According to him, this is neccesary so as to address "neglect by the government and international oil companies". "The...

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...

Following renewed militants’ attacks on oil facilities and herdsmen attacks on innocent citizens, the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, yesterday reiterated its warning to Nigerians that it would not condone unwholesome acts capable of causing a break down of law and order in any part of the country...

Militants under the aegis of the new group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), yesterday demanded some conditions that should be met by the Federal Government in order to ensure peace in the Niger Delta. The group which claimed responsibility for the recent bombings of the Chevron valve facility...

Niger Delta militants have blown up the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) crude trunkline supplying both the Warri and Kaduna refineries. An oil flow station feeding the Chevron Tank farm in Warri south west local government area of Delta state, was also attacked, in addition to...

President Muhammadu Buhari, when addressing the national caucus of his party, the APC, stated that Niger Delta militants are confusing his administration because of conflicting messages coming from the area. "For Niger Delta, the militants are sending some conflicting messages. Some have said...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, when addressing the national caucus of his party, the APC, stated that Niger Delta militants are confused. "For Niger Delta, the militants are sending some conflicting messages. Some have said they are ready to drop their arms and join the rest of the...

The Federal Government has launched a special military operation code-named operation AWATSU against pipeline vandals in the country. The operatives of the special task force have also arrested 25 members of the gang of vandals operating at the Arepo in Ogun State and parts of Lagos State...