Avengers on rampage again, bombs NNPC piple in Akwa Ibom

Niger delta avengers have again bombed another gas pipeline belonging to NNPC, it would be recalled the Federal Government Said on thursday that FG was talking to Niger Delta militants through the oil companies and security agencies, while the NDA group said there were no such peace talks. Information about their recent bombing was made […]

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NNPC recorded 1447 incidences of pipeline vandalism in 2016, lost N51.3b in 2015 – Baru

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said yesterday that it recorded 1,447 incidences of pipeline vandalism across the country resulting in the loss of millions of litres of products worth billions of naira in 2016 alone. NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of […]

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Avengers mock Nigeria Navy over arrest of “any Tom, Dick and Harry” warning that “it’s going to be dirty soon”

  Contrary to local news that Nigeria Navy has arrested Niger Delta Avengers logistics supplier is the biggest joker of the 21st century. As it now any Tom, Dick and Harry is a suspect of Niger Delta avengers. Nigeria Navy has lost the sense of professionalism. The Nigeria military arrested school students in Oporoza and […]

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Suspected militants blow up gas pipeline in Ogun state

Suspected militants last Tuesday night, July 12 blow up a gas pipeline in PZ Estate in the Ogijo area of Ogun State, Channels TV reports. This is the first known attack on oil installation in the South-West under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. According to residents of the community, the incident occurred on Tuesday night, […]

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Nigeria loses 10,000 to Agip pipeline attack as FG seems undecided over dialogue with militants

Hopes for a quick rebound of Nigeria’s crude oil production to pre-January 2016 levels of 2.2 million barrels per day, suffered another setback at the weekend following the attack on the pipeline operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), and resulting in the loss of 10,000 barrels per day (b/d). THISDAY checks late yesterday evening […]

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Go to hell, we will repair oil pipelines you bombed, new NNPC boss dares Niger Delta Avengers

The stage may have been set for a showdown in the creeks of the NNPC, as the new Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has vowed to carry out repairs on oil and gas pipelines damaged by militants in the Niger Delta region. The resolve of the new NNPC helmsman is however […]

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PRESIDENT BUHARI; DIVIDING NIGERIA ON ETHNIC LINE by Oke Umurhohwo

When Nigerian screamed and shouted to high heavens that President Muhammadu Buhari is on a Northern Agenda, many people thought we were just hating the President or opposing his candidatureship for opposition sake. “When Buhari first Northernised the Defence Sector with his appointment of Northerners into offices of National Security Adviser, Minister of Defence, Chief […]

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Avengers strike again: Bomb Nigeria Liquefied National Gas pipeline at Eleme

NIGER Delta Avengers, NDA, shifted its hostilities from Delta State to Rivers State, Wednesday, blowing up a Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipeline at Eleme leading to the Nigeria Liquefied National Gas, NLNG in the state. The militant group claimed responsibility, saying on its Facebook page NDavengers: “By 3.00 am, yesterday, strike team 2, carried […]

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North takes over NNPC as Buhari replaces Kachikwu with Baru as GMD, appoints new board

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Baru is taking over from Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum, who now chairs the Board of the NNPC, as contained in a statement by Special […]

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Nigeria Navy Claims Major Breakthrough in Fight Against Niger Delta Militants

The Nigerian Navy has announced a major breakthrough in its fight against Niger Delta Militants. The Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Raimi Mohammed, on Tuesday said the force has apprehended the alleged coordinator of series of attacks on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron oil and gas facilities in Delta. He said the suspect […]

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