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Shell Shuts Down Nigeria Pipeline Again, Another 150,000 Bpd Deferred

Shell Nigeria said on Wednesday it had shut down its Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) owing to reports of leaks, deferring 150,000 barrels per day...

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18 Found Dead After Nigeria River Boat Accident

Eighteen people died when a boat carrying some 70 passengers capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, an official said Sunday, a week...

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Nigerian Anglican Archbishop Kidnapped In Niger Delta Released

Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country's second most senior Anglican cleric, has been released by the armed men who kidnapped ...

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Nigerian Navy Arrests Suspected Oil Thieves In Bayelsa, Impound Vessel

The Nigerian Navy on Sunday in Yenagoa announced that it has impounded an oil vessel with a 10-member crew, including a Cameroonian national...

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Ex-Nigerian Militant Asari Dokubo Blasts Obasanjo For Failing To Support President's 2015 Ambition

Niger Delta activist, Asari Dokubo, on Politics Today hinted that the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has been a clog in the ...

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7 Sea Pirates Killed In A Gun Duel With Nigerian Navy

Seven sea pirates have been killed in a shootout involving officers of the Nigerian Navy NNS Victory Command at the Oron Pilate Island in Ca...

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Nigerian Government Prepares To Prosecute 500 Detained Oil Thieves

Nigeria's government is preparing to prosecute 500 people it has detained on allegations of stealing oil, officials said on Thursday in ...

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Nigeria - Ex-Militant, 17 Others Declared Wanted Over Killing of 11 Policemen

Following the killing of 11 policemen by suspected militants in an unprovoked action in Bayelsa State last April, the police have finally de...

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Oil Thefts In The Niger Delta Threaten Nigeria's Economy, Environment

The first drops of crude float in the languid muddy currents of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, then slowly grow into the splatter of...

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10,000 Ex-Militants Exit Amnesty Program, Return To Niger Delta Creeks

Fresh tension is rising in the Niger Delta following the Federal Government’s failure to provide jobs for about 10,000 former militants so f...

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Nigeria Drops Charges Against Russian Sailors Suspected Of Smuggling Arms For Militants

Nigerian authorities dropped charges on Tuesday against eight Russian sailors suspected of trafficking arms, their lawyer said, but another ...

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Nigeria Military Arrest Militant Jackson Fabouwei Behind April Attack That Killed 11 Policemen

Nigeria's military on Friday said they had arrested the "mastermind" of an April attack that killed 11 policemen and raised fe...

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Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Off Nigerian Coast

Security officials say pirates have hijacked a fuel tanker off the coast of Nigeria, abducting an unknown number of foreign sailors. Officia...

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Niger Delta Militants Celebrate Four Years Of Amnesty As Nigerians Debate Boko Haram Pardon

As Nigerians debate the possibility of granting amnesty to militants in Nigeria’s north, the country marks the fourth anniversary of its amn...

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Niger Delta Militants Free Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigeria

Niger Delta Militants have released five Russian and Polish nationals kidnapped from a cargo ship last month off the coast of Nigeria. The s...

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Nigeria - 8 Dead As Ex-Militants Clash In Niger Delta Region

Eight young men suspected of being ex-militia members from two rival groups were killed early Sunday in a shootout in Lorbia community in Ni...

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BBC Exposed Former Militants Multi Billion Naira Mansion In Southern Nigeria {EXCLUSIVE}

So far around 30,000 people have been granted amnesty by the Nigerian government.  In what is a very expensive commitment, each is supposed ...

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Niger Delta Militants Kidnap Five Crew From Ship Off Nigeria

Suspected Militants have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, the vessel's management company said on Monday, part...

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Nigeria - Nine Oil Workers Kidnapped By Militants In Niger Delta

Nine workers of two oil servicing companies, the Octopus Clan Nigerian Limited and the Deck Oil Services, were yesterday confirmed kidnapped...

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Nigerian Troops Arrest 76 For Oil Theft In President Jonathan's Home State

Nigerian troops operating in the oil-rich Niger delta region have arrested 76 suspects and seized two boats used for oil bunkering, the mili...

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