Article: Writethru: Nigerian government forces, militants clash in southern oil region

Article: Guns and justice in the Niger Delta.(View from ...
New Internationalist;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Nigeria's Niger Delta has known a long history ... separate republic in the Niger Delta. Boro accused the post ... was soon overrun by government forces and he was thrown into ... Boro, leaders in the Niger Delta had agitated for a separate ...

Article: VOA NEWS: GREEN AWARENESS GROWS IN OILY NIGER DELTA
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... and even the entire Niger Delta. We are talking about ... oil production in the Niger Delta. "They used to have ... you see canoes in the Niger Delta, with women, men ... Odi was razed by government forces in 1999 following the ...

Article: Nigeria looks to mega projects in Niger Delta to ...
Xinhua News Agency;  May 25, 2009 ;     488 words ... ... to mega projects in Niger Delta to end turmoil LAGOS ... centers in the troubled Niger Delta region, where the ... Nigeria's Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Obong Ufot ... diplomatic missions. The government forces are combing the oil ...

Article: VOA NEWS: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SENDS MORE TROOPS TO NIGER ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 16, 2008 ;     600 words ... ... been deployed to the Niger Delta by the Nigerian government ... militant groups in the Niger Delta. The city of Port ... Emancipation of the Niger Delta)." Offor says ... oil facilities and government forces to attack the militants ...

Article: Moving to militancy.(OIL)(Nigerian rebels in Niger ...
New Internationalist;  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... are suffering in the Niger Delta. If you drink our water ... the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta are moving to militancy ... the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) battled with ... armed to take on federal government forces.

Article: Roundup: Vandalism rampant Niger delta region of ...
Xinhua News Agency;  July 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Roundup: Vandalism rampant Niger delta region of Nigeria -- By Bosen ... foreigners have been seized in the Niger Delta since early 2006. Though almost ... groups have since mushroomed in the Niger Delta and have taken advantage of the ...

Article: Niger Delta: THE TRUE STORY
New African;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... dependent on resources existing in the Niger Delta where the mere whisper of unrest sends ... threaten Nigeria's oil production. The Niger Delta is a vast system of wetlands and forests ... geographic definition. Today, however, the Niger Delta is more widely referred to as a political ...