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Nigeria police: 12 'missing' after delta attack
Lagos :: Nigeria | 2 months ago
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Nigeria A police spokesman in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta says gunmen have ambushed officers there, leaving 12 "missing." Bayelsa state police spokesman Alex Akhigbe said the attack happened Friday near Azuzama, where the officers were on an
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Nigeria: Militants Threatens to Resume Attacks in Niger Delta On Friday
Mend :: Iran | 3 months ago
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Gbomo Jomo, that it would commence a series of attacks in the country, codenamed "Hurricane Exodus", at midnight on Friday. Nigerian government shows their willingness to dialogue," Gbomo is reported to have said in the statement. Henry Okah, who was
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Nigeria: First Lady's Trip to German Hospital Routine, Says Aide
Lagos :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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The First Lady's media aide, Ayo Osinlu stated this in a statement Monday, saying his principal has a history of constant visit to the hospital abroad as far back as when her husband was the governor of Bayelsa State. According to Osinlu, who
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Nigeria: Nigeria Loses U.S.$6Billion Annually to Crude Oil Theft
Lagos :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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He said that Nigeria also lost N105 billion to theft of refined products. "This is a threat to our national security and our democracy. If this kind of huge amount of money gets into the wrong hands, it can destabilise our democracy and national
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Nigeria: Task Force Impounds Vessel for Alleged Oil Theft
Yenagoa :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested a sea going vessel with 12 crew members along the Akassa Water Ways in Bayelsa...Onyema Nwachukwu, Media Coordinator of Operation Pulo Shield, said the vessel was
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Nigeria: Why Bunkering, Kidnappings Are Back in Niger Delta - Security Agencies
Lagos :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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Barely four years after Niger Delta militants denounced violence against the state and accepted an unconditional amnesty, the perpetrators of the twin evil of oil bunkering and kidnapping for ransom, are back to work even with greater steam and
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Africa: Africa Must Get Real About Chinese Ties
Beijing :: China | 3 months ago
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Nigeria, a country with a large domestic market of more than 160m people, spends huge resources importing consumer goods from China that should be produced locally. We buy textiles, fabric, leather goods, tomato paste, starch, furniture, electronics,
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Nigerian Tycoon Arthur Eze Donates $12 Million To Anglican Church
Lagos :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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Courtesy The Nation Arthur Eze, a Nigerian oilman and politician, has reportedly donated $12 million (1.8 billion Nairas) to fund the construction of an Anglican church-affiliated Youth Development Center in Nigeria . Eze, who is the founder and
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Nigeria: Nigeria Lost U.S.$1 Billion to Pipeline Shutdown in Seven Days
Lagos :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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Nembe Creek Trunkline as a result of leakage caused by the activities of vandals...As at yesterday, the average price of crude stood at $105 per barrels at the international markets. Force majeure is a legal term releasing a company from contractual
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Nigeria: Ex-Militants Give FG Ultimatum On Amnesty Programme
Yenagoa :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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Following the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to include them in the recently extended amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, some former militants have given the government a seven-day ultimatum to absorb them or face a resurgence of
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