Topic: Nigeria
Explosions hit amnesty talks in Nigeria's oil delta
Reuters US Online Report World News
WARRI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian militants detonated at least two car bombs outside a government building in the southern oil city of Warri on Monday where talks were being held about implementing an amnesty program. The attacks, claimed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) militant group ...
Nigeria rebels threaten to attack foreign oil firms
AFP Global Edition
Nigeria's main armed group MEND on Monday threatened to attack oil firms such as French group Total in renewed violence in the country's restive oil-rich Niger Delta region. "In the coming days, we will carry out a number of attacks against installations and oil companies across the Niger ...
Explosions rock Nigeria amnesty ceremony
AFP Global Edition
Two explosions rocked the southern Nigerian oil city of Warri on Monday during talks on an amnesty for former rebel fighters in the oil-rich Niger Delta, a government official said. One device went off and after some few minutes another one was heard near the main hall where the event ...
Explosion rocks Nigeria amnesty ceremony: AFP
AFP Global Edition
An explosion rocked the southern Nigerian oil city of Warri on Monday during a ceremony to mark an amnesty for former rebel fighters, an AFP correspondent reported. The device went off near the main hall where the event was taking place, sending large plumes of smoke into the air. It ...
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