Uduaghan unmasks illegal oil bunkering sponsors – Vanguard
February 22, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that not a few industries outside the Niger Delta region were encouraging illegal bunkering that has resulted in increased pipeline vandalization usually linked to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.
I didn’t blow up Shell pipeline, say Ex-militant leader, John Togo – Vanguard
February 3, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Ex-militant leader, John Togo, has said there was no truth in the allegation that militants blew up a pipeline belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Bayelsa State, a claim the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) also debunked yesterday.
Gunmen attack Shell facility in Bayelsa – The Punch
February 1, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Barely an hour after the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta called off its ceasefire, a major Shell Petroleum Development Corporation’s pipeline was sabotaged in Bayelsa State, report said on Sunday.
MEND to review ceasefire on January 30 – The Punch
January 11, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said on Sunday that it was set to review the indefinite ceasefire it announced on October 9, 2009 and that it will make its new position public on January 30.
Governors seek to control 10% in oil ventures – The Nation
October 22, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
Niger Delta governors are pushing for the President to allow them manage the investment.
But the President is reportedly not favourably disposed to the proposal.
Western oil firms operate in Nigeria through joint ventures with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). NNPC holds 55 per cent of the JV with SPDC, 60 percent each of the JV with Chevron Nigeria, Mobil Producing Nigeria, Exxon Mobil, Agip and Total.
Alaibe Named Special Adviser on Niger Delta – Thisday
October 22, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
Former Managing Dir-ector of the Niger Delta Development Comm-ission (NDDC), Mr. Timi Alaibe, has been appointed Special Adviser to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on Niger Delta.
His appointment was made public yesterday in a statement by the Presidential Spokesman, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi.
Nigeria rebels ‘to end ceasefire’ – BBC News
September 15, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
A faction of the main rebel group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta says it will end its ceasefire on Tuesday.
The faction of The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) is believed to be led by Henry Okah.
Repentant Militants Threaten Return To The Creeks – The Guardian
September 5, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
A fresh threat is now facing the disarmament programme and amnesty deal offered by the Federal Government to militants. Reason: Repentant militants in Bayelsa State yesterday took to the streets in protest of their alleged neglect by the state government and the Presidential Amnesty committee; a development, which they say, may derail the entire process.
FG Strategises Against Fresh MEND Attacks – Daily Independent
August 26, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
There are indications that the government may have instructed the Joint Task Force (JTF) to respond forcefully to the threat by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to resume hostilities on oil facilities on September 15 when its self-declared ceasefire expires.
Amnesty: 32 Militant Leaders Meet Yar’Adua – The Guardian
August 8, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
True to his promise, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday received the first batch of 32 leaders of militants in the Niger Delta at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja who took advantage of the amnesty proclaimed June 4 this year.
