The Bayelsa Police Command, in concert with other security agencies in the state have commenced investigations into the sporadic gunshots that ruptured the peace of the sleepy community of Oluasiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa Wednesday night. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by SP Asimin Butswat, Police Public Relations Officer, ...

Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed 15 people and wounded six others in a grenade attack on a camp for displaced people in northern Cameroon on Sunday, a security source and a local official told Reuters. In the early hours, assailants threw a grenade into a group of sleeping people inside the camp ...

An oil company in Nigeria is declaring a “force majeure” shutdown after a fire. The temporary closure is expected to cut Nigeria’s oil production by about 8 percent per day. Aiteo Oil Exploration and Production Company said the shutdown took place Sunday. The Nembe Creek Trunk Line has a carrying capacity of more than 150,000 ...

Residents of Abonema in Rivers State are fleeing their homes, according to a trending video which showed some residents leaving the community with their bags and personal effects. The video showed scores of young and old marching hotfoot out of the community in fear of reprisal attack by soldiers. A voice in the video said ...