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Nigeria: Bankole Summons Dike, New Service Chiefs Over Arms Importation, Says No Shady Deal in...

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   5 related          

Following the resolution of the House of Representatives to investigate allegations levelled against Niger Dock Plc of illegally importing arms for militants in the Niger Delta, Speaker Dimeji Bankole has summoned the...                    

Nigeria: Governors Identify Root of N-Delta Problems

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   2 related          

The nine oil producing states of Nigeria have blamed poverty, unemployment and failed developmental projects instituted by the state governments, intervention agencies and the Niger Delta Development Commission as the...                    

Nigeria: Bunkering - Security Operatives Nab 3 Niger Deltans

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 August 2008 Segun James Yenagoa Three prominent citizens of the Niger Delta (names withheld) have been arrested for their alleged role in the stealing of Nigerian's crude oil by foreign registered...                    

'I've a Feeling There Are Women-Militants in N-Delta'

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

Second republic member of the House of Representatives and president of Women Empowerment for Advancement, Hon. Olivia Agbajoh, has identified a problem in the struggle for the emancipation of the Niger Delta. She says in...                    

My Life is in Danger

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 August 2008 Leon Usigbe THE leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari has cried out over what he claimed were threats to his life. He said in a statement in Abuja that...                    

Itsekure Faults FG's Gas Plan

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

FEDERAL Government's plan to tinker with the National Gas Master-plan with the intention to construct pipelines to channel gas produced in the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers to Lagos has been criticised...                    

Nigeria: Group Moves to Reconcile Militant Groups

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

Chairman of the Niger -Delta Non-Violent Movement, Onengya Erekosima, has said that efforts were already in top gears to reconcile all the militant groups in Rivers state with a view to bringing lasting peace to the state,...                    

Nigerian miliants 'reject $500,000 bribe' for Bonga attack

platts.com     Aug 25, 2008          

Cape Town (Platts) --25 Aug 2008 -- [Oil] Nigeria's main militant group Monday said it had rejected a $500,000 bribe by a senior government official so it could implicate the Niger Dock plc as the supplier of arms used...                    

Explosion at Niger arms handover

bbc.co.uk     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

Tuareg rebels have been active for decades in Niger and Mali Dozens of mines have exploded as they were being handed over by Tuareg rebels to the government of Niger. One person was killed and 40 seriously injured when...                    

InvestSource, Inc.: Dutton Associates Gives Opinion on GoldSpring

tmcnet.com     Aug 25, 2008          

Stocks in the News: GoldSpring (OTCBB: GSPG), Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: WITM), Crystallex International Corporation (AMEX: KRY), Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ) Aug 22, 2008 - Wits Basin Precious Minerals...