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 ...

Armed groups like the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) launched attacks on oil infrastructure, kidnapping oil workers, and blowing up pipelines. Their goal was not only to ...

In this it was the precursor to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The NDPVF was badly weakened following Asari’s arrest on charges of treason in 2005 but is still in ...

The paper particularly assesses the impact of the 2009 amnesty programme that was initiated to halt the downward spiral into violence in the Niger Delta and resolve the region's socio-economic ...

NDDC also has mandate in Tackling ecological and environmental problems that arise from the exploration of oil mineral in the Niger Delta region and advising the Federal Government and the member ...

In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued by ...