Soldiers Raid Communities in Search of Militants
The Joint Task Force on the Niger Delta yesterday raided villages bordering the Tora Manifold along the Nembe Creek in search of militants who killed three naval officers in a recent attack.
The raid on the villages followed the expiration of the 72- hour ultimatum given the people to produce […]
Gunmen in speedboats kidnapped three foreign workers from an offshore oilfield in Nigeria which was preparing to restart after being closed for 20 months due to an earlier attack, security sources said on Sunday.
The three men, thought to be a Croat, a Russian and an English speaker from the United States or Britain, were taken […]
A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State and chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) of the Kokori community, Mr. Benjamin Ojijevwe, has been killed under questionable circumstances in Warri by policemen attached to the Eagle Eye Squad, a special anti-robbery squad of the Delta State Police Command.
The suspicious killing of […]
How gunmen opened fire on Tuface
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JTF, Mend Trade Accusation over Saipem’s Raid
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), has alleged that the attack on Saipem, an Italian oil servicing firm where a Columbian was killed was carried out by some soldiers, in collaboration with some militants, to get ransom. Reacting to the allegation yesterday, Spokesman of the Joint […]
SSS Frees Detained German Journalists
The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Joachim Schmillen, has disclosed that the two German journalists arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) last week have been released to the embassy.
The two were arrested along with another Briton on the suspicion of espionage and terrorism.
But in a chat with some journalists over […]
Kidnapped pastor buried alive!
N-Delta militant leader beheaded
EMMA AMAIZE Warri
THE leader of a Niger Delta militant group, “the lord of the land”, operating at Ughelli, Delta State, which kidnapped a pastor of the Faith Assembly Prophetic Ministry from the pulpit, August 26, has been beheaded and two of his boys put to death by […]
Kidnapped pastor buried alive!
N-Delta militant leader beheaded
EMMA AMAIZE Warri
THE leader of a Niger Delta militant group, “the lord of the land”, operating at Ughelli, Delta State, which kidnapped a pastor of the Faith Assembly Prophetic Ministry from the pulpit, August 26, has been beheaded and two of his boys put to death by […]
Dokubo dismisses threat by MEND
The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahadin Asari-Dokubo, on Tuesday dismissed recent threats by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta to resume attacks on oil installations and abduction of foreign oil workers in the region.
Speaking on the security situation in the volatile region, […]
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Monarch’s Son Kidnapped, N50m Ransom Demanded
Kidnappers struck again in Port Harcourt, taking 13- year-old Echemadu Eke, son of Eze Gbakagbaka of Evo Kingdom, His Majesty, Frank Eke, while on his way to school, demanding N50 million ransom.
The boy, who attends Bereton Secondary School, Mgbueshilari, was accosted by the kidnappers and taken […]