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Yenagoa — The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday commiserated with the families of the 27 soldiers of the 14th Nigerian Battalion who were sentenced to life imprisonment for protesting for their rights.
Calabar — SECOND-IN-COMMAND to the detained Henry Okah in the leadership of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger-Delta (MEND), General Boyloaf, has said it was not true that the Minister of State for Niger-Delta Affairs, Elder Godsay Orubebe, asked the militant group to name any price for the release of British hostage, Mr. Robin Barry Hughes.
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Lagos — THE re-entry programme of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) into its western Nigeria area operation has suffered a major set-back following a warning from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) against the move.
Lagos — As the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) freed a British hostage, Mr Robin Barry Hughes, on health and age grounds, yesterday a toddler, Miss Angel Agwara, was kidnapped in Port Harcourt.
Warri — GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State weekend dismissed as false a recent allegation by the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a meeting with militants to ensure the re-election of governors from the region and rig the 2011 elections for the party.
Abuja — NTDC report could prevent fighting Perhaps, had Federal Government had issued a White Paper on the Ledum Mitee -led Niger Delta Technical Committee (NTDC) report and commenced implementation without delay, the renewed offensive that followed the announcement of amnesty would not have occurred because some confidence would have been built by its actions.
Lagos — ONE of the Commanders of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), Commander Ogunbos, who led the squad that had a fierce gun battle with the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta during the Easter festivity at Igbomotoru in Bayelsa State, opened up exclusively to Saturday Vanguard, weekend, on the horrendous encounter and strongly rebutted the claim by the task force that 18 militants lost their lives.
THE mainstream militant group in the Niger Delta, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), yesterday, warned it would resume fresh war in the area if the Joint Task Force (JTF), launches any attack on militant camps and riverside communities in the region under the guise of searching for the angry youths who on Monday killed three naval ratings and abducted four service men at Nembe creeks in Bayelsa State.
Lagos/Port Harcourt — Hope for early restoration of crude oil export through Shell's Bomu Manifold, which was gutted by fire in Ogoni, Rivers State was dashed as the oil major yesterday declared force majeure on Bonny Light Crude oil exports.