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Gunmen seize vessel, 11 oil workers
Gunmen seize vessel, 11 oil workersA gang of armed men has hijacked a Chevron Nigeria Limited vessel, Lourdes Tide, with 11 crew members including a Portuguese and Ukrainian aboard.It was gathered on Wednesday that...Pregnancy: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
Pregnancy: Preeclampsia and EclampsiaHIGH blood pressure or hypertension as widely known, is a deadly condition, which cannot be overlooked or said to have been overstressed.As critical as hypertension is, its...Irregularities and Violence Mar Nigerian Elections
UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power." Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,...Militants’ Attack: FG Moves Troops To Bonny
Militants’ Attack: FG Moves Troops To BonnyFollowing recent incessant attacks on oil facilities and armed operations by pirates around the Bonny axis of Rivers state, the Federal government has authorised...Kidnapping of Lonestar MD/CEO's Wife in Port Harcourt Nigeria
The wife of the MD/CEO of lonestar Drilling Company in Port Harcourt Nigeria Chief Humphrey Idisi was taken by un-known armed group of people, who came to the house of the MD, which is situated within the...Nigerian fuel tanker blast has roasted at least 30 people
"PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria - At least 30 people were killed and shops and vehicles destroyed Saturday when a fuel tanker exploded in Port Harcourt, the hub of Nigeria's multi-billion-dollar oil industry and a target of attacks by militants. "The incident happened at Eleme..."30 Killed" in Nigerian Tanker Truck Explosion
"At least 30 people have died after an oil tanker exploded on a road in Nigeria, according to reports. The incident, on the outskirts of regional capital Port Harcourt on the west African state's southern coast,...Niger Delta Militants ceasefire for Xmas
"MILITANTS in the Niger Delta have announced cease-fire on December 25. In an online statement to Sunday Vanguard signed by Jomo Gbomo, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) said it was done in the spirit of Christmas. * Rivers govt imposes curfew on...Nigerian Chief's Son Kidnapped
A local chief's toddler has been abducted by gunmen in Nigeria's southwestern delta region."The son of Iriebe Chief Eze Francis Amadi was taken by gunmen as he was being driven to school, they say. The kidnapping...
UPDATE: Three-year-old girl abducted in Nigeria Has Been Released Unharmed
"A three-year-old girl has been abducted in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt.
The child, who is thought to be the daughter of a British businessman, was snatched from a car while she was being driven to... Breaking News: Nigeria kidnappers free UK girl
"Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released a three-year-old British girl who was held hostage for three days.
Margaret Hill was in good health and being cared for by officials in Port Harcourt city, a government spokeswoman told the Reuters news agency.
The child was... 11 Soldiers, 16 Agip workers missing in Niger Delta
The Federal Government yesterday ordered the deployment of more troops to Ogboinbiri community in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. This followed the humiliating defeat suffered in the hands of militants by men of the Nigerian Army at the Ogboinbiri flow... Nigerian VP's House Attacked: Post-Election Unrest
The fallout from Nigeria's election continues, as unknown militants destroy the Vice-President-Elect's house along with a police station. "Militants have attacked the country residence of the Vice-President-elect... Gunmen kidnap mother of Nigerian Governor
"PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen seized the mother of a newly elected state governor in oil-rich southern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. The navy, meanwhile, reported an attack off southern Bayelsa state by gunmen armed with dynamite and assault rifles on a vessel...Nigerian hostage rescue effort leaves 1 foreigner worker dead - USA Today
" Updated 11/22/2006 1:28 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) — One of seven foreign oil workers taken hostage Wednesday from an Italian oil ship off the coast of southern Nigeria was killed and another wounded during a rescue attempt that also left...
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