N’Delta elders behind militants, Clark insists – The Punch
February 3, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
A prominent elder from the Niger Delta region and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, insisted on Tuesday that all the militants in the region had the backing of their elders in whatever they did.
Amaechi demands relocation of ex-militants’ camp – The Nation
November 20, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi yesterday demanded the relocation of the former militants’ rehabilitation camp at Aluu, near the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), over reported cases of assault, rape, looting and disruption of academic activities.
Amaechi Vows To Crush Unrepentant Militants – Daily Independent
August 25, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Unrepentant militants have nowhere to hide, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned, as he declared his determination to demolish all waterfronts, including the ones in Okrika, whose owners have been trying to stop him from pulling down the structures.
Militants Release Four Oil Hostages In Cameroon – Daily Independent
July 22, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Four hostages who work for a service company in the oil industry, Tidewater, have been freed off southern Cameroon’s Bakassi peninsula after about three months in captivity, sources said Tuesday.
A source close to the case told AFP that the three Filipinos and a Ukrainian were freed at sea on Sunday night, confirming a report in Le Jour newspaper, which is usually well-informed on activities in Bakassi.
Niger Delta crisis: Nigeria lost N5.3bn – NNPC – Tribune
July 10, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
AS militant attacks in the Niger Delta have continued to shut in thousands of barrels of crude oil, the country has lost N5.331 billion ($36.51 million) to the crisis, just as the House of Representatives ad hoc committee continues investigations into the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its subsidiaries.
FG: rehabilitates 300 militants – Daily Champion
July 3, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Ahead of the amnesty granted by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to end hostility in the Niger Delta region, Federal Government yesterday said it already has over 300 militants who declined militancy and have benefited from retraining programmes aimed at reintegrating them back into the society.
N’ Delta: FG Recovers Incriminating Documents – Thisday
June 2, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
There are strong indications that the Federal Government may make public names of top politicians, personalities and organisations including banks allegedly backing militants in the Niger Delta region.
Militants abduct 15 Filipinos in Delta – The Punch
May 15, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Fifteen Filipinos have been abducted by suspected militants in the coastal Gbaramatu community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.
Similarly, two ships, identified as MV Spirit and MT Chikana, have been hijacked by the militants.
