Niger River Delta

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Nigerian Widows Seek To Sue Shell In Dutch Courts

Four Nigerian women are taking legal action in the Dutch courts against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell accusing it of...

Headlines

Anger In Nigeria’s South Over Oil Spill Clean-Up Delay

Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from...

Headlines

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...

Top Stories

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...

Top Stories

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

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

Chevron Oil Pipeline ‘blown Up By Nigerian Avengers’

The oil industry has caused widespread environmental damage in the Niger Delta Militants say they have blown an oil...

International

Son of Nigeria’s Ken Saro-Wiwa Dies

The son of renowned Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed more than 20 years ago, has died in...

Opinion

Niger Delta Avengers Break Truce With Pipeline Blast

Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday claimed responsibility for the destruction of a major oil...

International

Father of Ex-Niger Delta Militant Tompolo Dies After ‘military Incursion’

The father of an ex-Niger Delta militant leader has reportedly died following injuries sustained during incursions by...

International

Father of Former Nigeria Militant Dies Following Military Incursion

The father of a former Nigerian militant leader has died after sustaining injuries during a government military...

Opinion

Nigeria ‘terror Mastermind’ Appeals Conviction By S.Africa Court

Johannesburg (AFP) - A Nigerian jailed in Johannesburg for a series of terror attacks in his homeland on Wednesday...

Opinion

Niger Delta Avengers Spawn Copycats In Nigeria’s Oil Heartland

Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire...

Opinion

Nigerian Rebels Claim Attack On State-Owned Pipeline

Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - Nigerian rebels claimed a Tuesday attack on a state-owned oil pipeline and accused the military...

Africa & World

Niger Delta Avengers Threatens Nigerian President

President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state. The president was scheduled to travel...