militancy

The leadership of the new pro Biafra group, the Reformed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has named a new leader for the organization and listed eminent personalities who are expected to dialogue with the Nigerian government over the agitation for an independent state of Biafra. In a...

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has reacted to reports that he is included in the Niger Delta negotiation team with the federal government. He said that some Niger Delta militant groups had reached out to him in their efforts at interfacing with the government on the current militancy in...

Traditional rulers and stakeholders from the Niger Delta on Thursday met the Federal Government and read out terms that would build confidence as well as restore peace in the region. This follows the ceasefire announced by the Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups in the region on...

US energy giant Chevron said it has lost thousands of barrels worth of oil production capacity since militants blew up an offshore platform in Nigeria. READ:Militants Blow up Oil Pipeline Supplying Warri and Kaduna Refineries The company’s spokeswoman Isabel Ordonez said in a statement late...