Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 39 suspected oil thieves and destroyed 18 illegal refining sites in a ...

Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks ...

The Defence Headquarters on Friday said that troops engaged in counter-oil theft and security operations across Nigeria have uncovered and dismantled 16 illegal refinery sites in the Niger Delta ...

Nigeria’s underdeveloped but oil-rich Niger Delta region currently is the site of a crippling insurgency. Fueled by a complex mixture of protest, crime, and political corruption, the network of ...

Abuja – The Association of Niger Delta Monarchs of Nigeria (ANDMON) has declared its full support for the federal government’s renewal of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita ...

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has strongly condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, calling it a betrayal of the Niger Delta region.

Reacting to the incident, Amnesty International, in a statement issued on Wednesday, criticised the actions of the police, stressing that they reflect President Tinubu's government’s disregard ...

A Niger Delta youth group, South-South Youths Initiative, has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers ...

Fringing the delta of the Niger River, local mangrove forests are essential to biodiversity and the survival of local communities. In Nigeria, scientists, activists and lawyers are joining forces ...

His Majesty, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has stressed the importance of protecting the vital ecosystems of the Niger Delta mangroves, just as he kicked against its economic exploitation.

The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, has called for the protection of the Niger Delta’s mangroves from foreign interests seeking to exploit them under the guise of carbon credit ...