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Niger Delta

Militant groups battling the Nigerian Government over control of oil.

Summary

From Wikipedia: Conflict in the Niger Delta:
The current conflict in the Niger Delta arose in the early 1990s over tensions between the foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who felt they were being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw... Competition for oil wealth has fueled violence between innumerable ethnic groups, causing the militarization of nearly the entire region by ethnic militia groups as well as Nigerian military and police forces (notably the Nigerian Mobile Police).
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Stats:

Fund for Peace (FfP) Failed States Index: 95.7 Alert (worst is 120)
HIIK Conflict Barometer 2008: 4
WFP Hunger Map: 9 % undernourished
Economist Intelligence Unit Sovereign Ratings: Rating BB
International Crisis Group Crisis Watch: Unchanged
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allafrica.com Kaduna's Unsung Victims of Terrorists' Attacks 05/19
vanguardngr.com Jonathan seeks intensified prayers for Nigeria 05/19
allafrica.com Nigeria: JTF Storms 218 Illegal Refinery Sites in Delta, Rivers 05/18
strategypage.com POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS: Unrest In the Mali Islamic Republic 05/18
vanguardngr.com Bayelsa to immortalise late Boro, Dappa-Biriye 05/18
punchng.com Collegiate presidency and national harmony 05/18
af.reuters.com US mulls 'terrorist' designation for Nigerian militants 05/18
csmonitor.com US mulls Nigeria's Boko Haram for terror watch list 05/18
vanguardngr.com Jonathan now eats locally produced rice from Abakaliki – Maku 05/18
news2.onlinenigeria.com Why we exempted Itsekiri youths from Amnesty – Kuku 05/18
csmonitor.com A Nigerian mass wedding to fight stigma of 'divorcee' 05/18
punchng.com I didn’t wear boots until I was 17 –Efe Sodje 05/18
vanguardngr.com Amnesty Programme: Only President Jonathan can include Itsekiri youths – Kuku 05/18
punchng.com Casualties mount as police battle criminals in Delta 05/18
news2.onlinenigeria.com Kaduna’s unsung victims of terrorists’ attacks 05/18
allafrica.com Ex-Militants Threaten Violence Over Non-Inclusion in Amnesty Programme 05/18
news2.onlinenigeria.com ICPC Arrests Deputy Director Over Fraudulent Acquisition Of Properties 05/18
voanews.com Possible Talks between Nigerian Government, Boko Haram 05/17
reuters.com Nigeria "robbers" accidentally blow up own bus 05/17
af.reuters.com Nigeria "robbers" accidentally blow up own bus 05/17
vanguardngr.com Why we exempted Itsekiri youths from Amnesty – Kuku 05/17
vanguardngr.com MWUN tasks workers on smuggled weapons 05/17
vanguardngr.com Amuka tasks Uduaghan on security 05/17
vanguardngr.com Ex-militants threaten violence over non-inclusion in amnesty programme 05/17
bbc.co.uk 'Robbers' killed in Nigeria blast 05/17
modernghana.com Explosion rocks Nigerian oil city 05/17
reuters.com U.S. Justice Dept urges terror label for Nigerian militants 05/17
vanguardngr.com Orubebe attributes delay on E-West Road to paucity of funds 05/17
news2.onlinenigeria.com Pay 13% derivation directly to communities – Urhobo youths 05/17
nationalpost.com Nigerian armed robber accidentally blows up own bus 05/17
vanguardngr.com Ehiosun, Egwueke, swell Eagles camp 05/16
allafrica.com Nigeria: Excess Crude Account Not Growing Enough - Okonjo-Iweala 05/16
af.reuters.com Nigeria losing fifth of revenue to oil theft: report 05/15
news2.onlinenigeria.com Vigilante nabs 3 over alleged theft of lunatic’s day-old baby 05/15
allafrica.com Fiscal Crisis Looms as Oil Theft Ravages Niger Delta 05/15
allafrica.com 7 Policemen, 5 Robbers Killed in Gun Duel 05/15
sahelblog.wordpress.com Nigeria: Oil Bunkering, Government Revenue, and Allegations of Corruption in the Niger Delta 05/15
news2.onlinenigeria.com Cult clash in Bayelsa leaves one dead 05/15
allafrica.com South Africa: SAFA Congratulates Black Leopards On Their CAF Cup Heroics 05/14
allafrica.com 'East - West Coastal Road 'Ll Accelerate Development of Niger Delta' 05/14
vanguardngr.com Doctor remanded over N13m fraud 05/14
vanguardngr.com Petroleum, FCT ministers targets of rumoured cabinet reshuffle 05/14
allafrica.com Professionals Pick Holes On 2012 Federal Budget 05/14
vanguardngr.com Stakeholders fault Nddc states governors’ forum 05/14
allafrica.com Disgruntled PDP Elements Behind Cabinet Shake-Up Rumour - Presidency 05/14
allafrica.com Royal Leopards Go Through After Beating Warri Wolves 05/14
allafrica.com Africa: Results(1/8 Finals 2nd Leg) - Orange Confederation Cup 05/14
vanguardngr.com Cultists dare police, kill one in Bayelsa 05/14
allafrica.com Nigeria: Don't Dialogue With Boko Haram, Community Leader Warns FG 05/14
pmnewsnigeria.com Heartland, Warri Wolves crash Out Of CAF Confederation Cup 05/13
news2.onlinenigeria.com 2015: Jonathan made no commitment to the North – Orubebe 05/13
news2.onlinenigeria.com Kaduna Battle: Self-Imposed Curfew Descends on Rigasa; Soldiers Recover Body Of Suspected Militant 05/13
news2.onlinenigeria.com Gunmen Storm Adamawa Villages, Three Persons Killed 05/13
allafrica.com Nigeria: AFN Golden League - Boko Haram Chases Athletes From Kaduna 05/13
sahelblog.wordpress.com Africa News Roundup: Algerian Elections, Egyptian Early Voting, Crisis in Mali, Ethiopia’s Meles on Corruption, and More 05/12
news2.onlinenigeria.com A widow’s horrifying night: ‘Assailants were drinking while my husband battled for life’ 05/12
reuters.com Senior Boko Haram commander caught: Nigeria police 05/12
bbc.co.uk 'Militant leader' held in Nigeria 05/12
news2.onlinenigeria.com Accept FG’s invitation for dialogue, Owie tells Boko Haram 05/12
vanguardngr.com 2015: Jonathan made no commitment to the North – Orubebe 05/12
vanguardngr.com AFN Golden League: Boko Haram chases athletes from Kaduna 05/11
vanguardngr.com Kidnap gang leader kills member, throws body into river 05/11
huffingtonpost.com Hilde Schwab: African Social Entrepreneurs 2012 05/11
allafrica.com Nigeria: October 1, 2010 Bombings - Should We Believe Okah's Story? 05/11
modernghana.com Soldiers raid Islamist base in Nigerian city after blasts 05/11
pmnewsnigeria.com Oyo state-born Boko Haram commander arrested 05/11
modernghana.com Nigeria soldiers arrest 'leading Boko Haram militant' 05/11
modernghana.com DIEZANI :Weathering the storms of office. 05/11
af.reuters.com Nigeria's Dangote to spend $7.5 bln on expansion 05/10
allafrica.com Nigeria: Constitution Review - Senate to Consider Requests for 46 New States 05/10
allafrica.com Nigeria: FG Says It Is Ready for Dialogue With All Militant Groups 05/10
allafrica.com Super Eagles to Tackle Obuh Boys in a Friendly 05/10
vanguardngr.com Suspected kidnapper of Warri journalist arraigned 05/10
vanguardngr.com Chevron opens economic centre for N-Delta devt 05/10
pmnewsnigeria.com 208 Ex-militants On Scholarship At Igbinedion University -Kuku 05/10
allafrica.com Boko Haram Attacks 'Undermining Nation's Development' 05/10
news2.onlinenigeria.com Why Nigeria is backward – ICPC 05/09
allafrica.com JTF Arrests Vessels Carrying 1.3 Million Barrels of Stolen Crude 05/09
af.reuters.com Nigeria police arrest 27 oil thieves at pipeline 05/09
allafrica.com Ex-Militants Lament Poor Treatment in South Africa 05/09
pmnewsnigeria.com 7 illegal refineries destroyed in Niger Delta 05/09
pmnewsnigeria.com Ochayi Shuns Wolves For Enyimba 05/09
news2.onlinenigeria.com JTF kill Islamist militant in restive Maiduguri 05/09
news2.onlinenigeria.com We didn’t negotiate with ex-militants to fight Itsekiri – Ogbe-Ijoh 05/09
allafrica.com 18 Eagles Gear Up for Peru 05/08
vanguardngr.com Boko Haram: Go tell it to Mr. President 05/08
allafrica.com Africa: Cornered Leopards Fight for CAF Confederation Cup Survival 05/08
af.reuters.com Shell says finds two oil leaks in Nigeria's Delta 05/08
af.reuters.com Nigerian forces find 3 bombs in Kano University 05/08
allafrica.com Full Swing Training Starts Today 05/08
vanguardngr.com Why Nigeria is backward – ICPC 05/08
vanguardngr.com We didn’t negotiate with ex-militants to fight Itsekiri – Ogbe-Ijoh 05/08
allafrica.com Cabinet Shake Up - 10 Ministers to Go 05/08
allafrica.com Jonathan to Reshuffle Cabinet 05/07
af.reuters.com North Nigeria gunmen kill 2, kidnap Lebanese 05/07
modernghana.com Rashidi Yekini: A Time to Think 05/07
themalaysianinsider.com Foiled plot shows militants seek detection-proof bombs 05/07
news2.onlinenigeria.com Olu of Warri’s 25th anniversary boat regatta unites Itsekiri, Ijaw 05/06
allafrica.com Nigeria: Jonathan Must Resist Call for NSA Removal - Joseph Evah 05/06
allafrica.com Ex-MEND Leader Cautions Northern Leaders on Terrorism 05/06