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Daily Independent (Lagos)Abuja - Wary of the recent threat by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to resume its militancy activities in the Niger Delta, the Federal Government has raised a 17-man Sub-Committee for the protection of oil and gas assets within the oil rich region.
Daily Independent (Lagos)Who will dare a famished lion from committing the greatest atrocities in a kingdom dominated by lions? If the temper of a volcano flares up, destruction could be at the waiting end of every habitated area where lives could be relatively put on red alert. Such is the case in Nigeria where the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has declared outright to the Federal Government that its attacls on oil facilities in the Niger Delta region would take a new dimension if the initial amnesty agreement fails to yield dividends.
Daily Champion (Lagos)Lagos - Shell's claim that its Trans-Ramos pipeline was blow by vandals has continued to generate issues between the oil firms and the organized militant movement in the Niger Delta.
Contentions are that the pipeline blast could result from rupture, crude stealing and sabotage; and parties responsible for incidents in the industry hub appear divided over the possible cause of the pipeline break.
This Day (Lagos)Abuja - Proclaiming Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Acting President after a prolonged power vacuum is one thing; his ability and readiness to tackle the daunting challenges ahead is another, writes Constance Ikokwu
For the second time in his political life, Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has been thrust into power in a way and manner he did not envisage.