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Lagos — MILITANTS in the Niger Delta have announced cease-fire on December 25. In an online statement to Sunday Vanguard signed by Jomo Gbomo, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) said it was done in the spirit of Christmas.
Port Harcourt — Following the breakdown of law and order in Okrika, a riverine surburb in Rivers State, where militants had recently bombed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the State Governor, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew, starting from 6pm to 6am with effect from last Friday.
Lagos — THE feeling for sometime now was that that there was something amiss in the negotiations between the Federal Government and militants in the Niger-Delta given the way the peace process was going on, particularly, as some militant groups, intermittently, wreaked havoc on oil installations and kidnapped oil workers and Nigerians alike, including little boys and girls, for ransom.
Leadership (Abuja)
Abuja — The main rebel group in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), announced a ceasefire yesterday and pledged not to attack oil facilities or kidnap foreigners on Christmas Day.
The Nation (Nairobi)Nairobi - The likelihood of renewed and more pronounced insecurity in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta and the possibility of President Umaru Yar'Dua's election being annulled don't augur well for the African giant, writes TONY ELUEMUNOR in Abuja
Vanguard (Lagos)Lagos - THE Move ment for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have joined forces in condemning the Federal Government peace initiative in the Niger Delta.
In separate reactions to the Federal Government initiative both groups accused the Federal Government of insincerity.
Lagos — THE Move ment for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have joined forces in condemning the Federal Government peace initiative in the Niger Delta.
In separate reactions to the Federal Government initiative both groups accused the Federal Government of insincerity.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - Kidnappers of father of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Simon Ebebi, yesterday demanded N10 million ransom.
Besides, the kidnappers also ask for immediate payment of N400,000 for logistics of kidnapping the old man and his upkeep until his release.
Lagos — Kidnappers of father of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Simon Ebebi, yesterday demanded N10 million ransom.
Besides, the kidnappers also ask for immediate payment of N400,000 for logistics of kidnapping the old man and his upkeep until his release.
Daily Champion (Lagos)Yenagoa - POLICE in Bayelsa state yesterday declared that two persons suspected to have abducted the father of the state deputy governor, Chief Simeon Ebebi, have been arrested.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr. Iniobong Ibokette who disclosed this to Daily Champion said the suspects were apprehended Monday moments after the kidnap took place.