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Niger Delta

Renewed hostility began under President Muhammadu Buhari in the Niger Delta. The region had enjoyed peace following a successful 2009 ceasefire negotiated by late. President Musa Yar’Adua.

Crime

Navy Detains 57 Sailors Over Crude Oil Smuggling, Illegal Refining

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No fewer than 57 sailors have been arrested in Rivers State by the Nigerian Navy for allegedly smuggling crude oil and illegally refining diesel. The...
Government

Nigeria: 22 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil Stolen In First Half Of 2019 – Obaseki

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Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, said the nation lost about 22 million barrels of its crude oil production to oil theft between...
News

Oilfield Shutdown: Rivers Communities Turn To United Nations To Block Shell’s Return

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Host communities of Oil Mining Lease, OML 25, in Kula Kingdom, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, have called on the United Nations,...
News

5 Oil Workers Kidnapped In Rivers

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About five oil workers were on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, kidnapped by gunmen within the Oil Mining Lease, OML-55 operated by an indigenous oil...
News

Cross River: Soldiers Destroy 500 Drums Of ‘Adulterated Diesel’ In Raid At Smugglers’ Den

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The Nigerian Army has destroyed 500 drums of adulterated diesel and two cars seized from smugglers in Jebs Community in the Calabar South Local Government...
News

Gunmen Kill Police, Kidnap 2 Shell Workers In Rivers

News Agency of Nigeria -
Unknown gunmen in Nigeria’s oil-rich state Rivers have killed two police guards and kidnapped two Shell workers, according to a police report on Saturday,...
News

Politicians Are Stock-Piling Arms In The Niger-Delta – Ex-Militants

News Agency of Nigeria -
Some ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta region have expressed worry over illegal arms stockpile by politicians in the area ahead of the February...
News

Niger Delta Militant Group, WANDE, Threatens To Disrupt 2019 Election

News Agency of Nigeria -
A new militant group known as War Against Niger Delta Exploitation, WANDE, has threatened to disrupt the 2019 elections if its demands on the...
News

Nigerian Army Arrests 23 Suspected Cultists, 15 Pipeline Vandals

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The Nigerian Army has arrested 23 suspected cultists, who were conducting physical training for new recruits and initiation and involved in robbery and kidnapping. The...
News

Nigerian Navy Uncovers Illegal Refineries Producing ‘4 Million Litres Per Day’

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The Nigerian Navy said it has discovered six new illegal refineries with the combined capacity to refine four million litres of crude oil daily...
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