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 ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, launched itself onto the international stage in January 2006 by claiming ...

A new group emerged in early 2006 – the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) – that upped the ante and radically altered the operating climate. MEND was founded and led by ...

The NDA follows the pattern of other groups, such as the Movement for the Emancipation for the Niger Delta (MEND), which led the militancy campaign in the mid-2000s. MEND and some of its most ...

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it was also halting its attacks, which have crippled Africa’s biggest oil and gas industry, to allow for government peace talks.

Government Ekpemupolo—better known as Tompolo—is a leading figure in the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which led an insurgency in the Niger Delta in the mid-2000s.

Itsekiri people in Warri, Delta State have called on President Bola Tinubu, Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and relevant ...

Nigerian government officials, Niger Delta politicians and former top commanders of the Nigerian militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on March 17 called on the ...

Despite producing billions in revenue, oil-rich communities like Omadino and Uwakeno remain without basic infrastructure.

An unprecedented attack and the release from prison of a leader of the guerrillas have marked the last two days of difficult negotiations between the Nigerian government and rebels of the Movement for ...

Ex-commanders of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, have hailed the sacrifice of Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, in attracting development to Niger Delta, describing him as a ...

Despite a decline of piracy activity in several high-risk areas, a high threat of crew kidnapping and hijacking remains in Southeast Asia and West Africa, according to a recent report from ...