Niger Delta

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Frustration and Hope

Nigeria on Tuesday marks 50 years since the declaration of an independent Republic of Biafra plunged the country into a...

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Nigeria Cracks Down On Illicit Oil Refineries

Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger...

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Two Turkish Nationals Kidnapped In Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped two Turkish nationals from their hotel in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Akwa Ibom state, police...

International

Nigeria Pushes To Legalize Illicit Refineries In Restive Delta Oil Region

Nigeria aims to legalize illicit oil refineries in the turbulent Niger Delta region, the vice president's office said...

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Nigeria’s Vice-President and A Fragile Peace In the Delta

While Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed illness, his energetic...

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Nigerian State Seeks To Move Oil Firms To Troubled Niger Delta

Nigeria's southern oil-rich Rivers state on Saturday backed a government call for major oil companies to move their...

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Oil Attacks In 2016 Cost Nigeria Up To $100bln

Militant attacks on key oil facilities last year reduced Nigeria's output by one million barrels per day, resulting in...

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UK: Shell Ruling Gives Green Light For Corporations To Profit From Abuses Overseas

A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell...

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NDRC Preparing To Attack NDDC and Other Installations

A militant group, Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, Friday, warned that it would, in seven days time, move...

Opinion

UK Court Blocks Nigeria Spill Claims Against Shell

London (AFP) - A British court on Thursday blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by more than...

International

Niger Delta Villagers Lose UK Court Bid To Sue Shell Over Pollution

A British court has blocked Nigerian villagers' attempt to sue oil giant Shell for allegedly polluting their fishing...

Opinion

UK Court Blocks Niger Delta Pollution Claims Against Shell

London (AFP) - A British court ruled in favour of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Thursday in a case brought by more...

Opinion

Ogoni In Review

The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the...

Opinion

Mr. Fegalo Nsuke Caught Up With Mr. Ben Ikari Who Is A Prominent Ogoni Activist?

The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the...

International

Buhari Presents $24bn Budget To the National Assembly

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a record 7.298 trillion naira ($24 billion) budget for...

Opinion

Nigerian Army and the Macabre Dance of Pythons In Igboland

Recently, the Nigerian Army announced the commencement of what it deviously termed Exercise Python Dance in the...

International

Nigeria Militants ‘bomb’ Oil Pipelines In Niger Delta

A militant group in Nigeria says it has bombed three pipelines in the south of the country in the latest attack on the...

International

Nigerian Army Presence Prompts Niger Delta Attacks

A Nigerian armed group said the continued presence of the army in the southern Niger Delta energy hub has undermined...

International

Stop Granting Amnesty To Militants, Pyrates Tell Buhari

THE National Association of Seadogs, NAS, otherwise known as Pyrates Confraternity has told the President Muhammadu...