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Leadership (Abuja)
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, has again, appealed to militants in the Niger-Delta to shun hostage-taking and embrace peace.
Yar'Adua stated that their activities had tarnished the country's image among the comity of Nations.
interview
Port Harcourt — Cynthia Whyte is fast becoming the number one spokesperson and ombudsman of the disprate groups that dot the Niger Delta political landscape.
Abuja — Barely four days after the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) announced that it will no longer respect a cease-fire agreement with the federal government, members of the Joint Task Force of the Nigerian Army clashed with elements from the militant group in Soku, Rivers State on Sunday.
Lagos — PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua has again appealed to militants in the Niger Delta to shun hostage taking and embrace peace. He said their activities had tarnished the country's image among the comity of nations.
Akure — Pending the outcome of various efforts by President Umar Yar'Adua to resolve the Niger Delta crisis, militants under the aegis of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta Movement (MEND) and Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) operating in Edo and Ondo States, have agreed to sheathe their swords.
TWO militants group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) and the Niger Delta Coastal Forces (NDCF) are now claiming responsibility for the recent bombing of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC) crude oil delivery pipeline to the Forcados Terminal in Delta state, raising doubts as to the intent of the groups.
Leadership (Abuja)
Angola has agreed to hand over to Nigeria two militia leaders whose detention in Luanda has led to a resurgence of violent attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, the state-owned news agency reported on Sunday.
Leadership (Abuja)
Abuja — Minister of state for energy (petroleum), Odein Ajumogobia, said there is 'significant' concern about the effect of higher oil prices on demand for crude. He refused to be drawn on whether oil's recent rise to record prices would lead to a further hike in OPEC output.
Leadership (Abuja)
Abuja — Shell reported that a pipeline feeding one of its export terminals was attacked and ruptured by a group of assailants.
The pipeline supplies crude oil to the Forcados oil export terminal. Shell confirmed that the attack on the pipeline occured November 15 during the early morning hours and that the pipeline was ruptured.
Calabar — The government of President Umaru Yar'Adua says it is serious about tackling the root causes of violence and poverty in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta with a 'master plan' to develop the region and provide basic services.