Militants claim attack on Nigeria oil pipeline

Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipaton of the Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for the attack on an oil pipeline owned by Italian firm Eni.

Court dismisses Okah's bail appeal

A court hasrejected a bail appeal for Henry Okah, the suspected ex-militant leader accused of ordering car bombings on Nigeria's independence day.

Okah appeals against bail judgement

Nigerian terror accused, Henry Okah, plans to appeal against a decision to deny him bail in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Violence shows Christian, Muslim split in Nigeria

The violence over the past two weeks highlights the tensions between Nigeria's two major faiths -- Christians and Muslims.

Questions surround latest Nigerian bomb attack

Muslim extremists may have planted the bomb that exploded at an army barracks in Nigeria's capital, the country's president said on Saturday.

Nigerian militants threaten oil industry

Mend threatened to cripple the country's oil sector after Nigeria's military confirmed it arrested militants believed to have kidnapped oil workers.

Terror-accused Henry Okah denied bail

Nigerian terror-accused Henry Okah was denied bail by the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Friday despite denying being the leader of Mend.

Nigerian militant group releases hostage list

Nigeria's main militant group in the oil-rich southern delta on Friday released a list of hostages it had taken from an attack on an offshore oil rig.

Further delays in Okah bail hearing

Nigerian terrorism accused Henry Okah's bail application was postponed again in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Five kidnapped in offshore oil-rig attack in Nigeria

Five workers were kidnapped and two others injured on Monday at an oil rig just off the coast of Nigeria's troubled southern delta.

Nigeria bomb suspect Okah talks of fight in diary

A diary entry by suspected Nigerian bombing conspirator Henry Okah talked about staging "a fight to the finish", a court heard on Monday.

Nigerian militant 'a dangerous man', court hears

Nigerian former militant leader Henry Okah was a dangerous man and could compromise public safety if released on bail, a court heard on Friday.

Nigerian militant appears in Jo'burg court

Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah appeared in a Johannesburg court on Monday after he was arrested at the weekend by South African authorities.

Nigeria bombings: SA police arrest man in Jo'burg

SA authorities have arrested an ex-leader of a militant group that claimed responsibility for a dual car bombing that killed 12 people in Lagos.

Nigerian authorities 'were warned about terrorist attack'

Government accused of failing to avert independence day bombing, despite security warning from British intelligence.

Nigeria hunts militants after bombs kill 12

Nigerian authorities hunted oil militants on Saturday who claimed responsibility for two car bombs that killed at least 12 people.

Nigeria's oil militants return to violence

Car bombings near the area where Nigeria celebrated 50 years of independence signalled a return to violence by the country's militant group.

Eight killed by Nigeria Independence day bombs

Car bomb explosions killed eight people and injured three near a parade in Nigeria's capital on Friday marking the 50th anniversary of independence.

Far from US Gulf, Nigerian thieves mop up oil spills

Using tubes to funnel polluted water into his small boat, Nigerian teenager Daniel Muukor helps to "mop up" the latest oil spill in the Niger Delta.

Yar'Adua's oil reforms run into troubled waters

The death of Nigeria's president Umaru Yar'Adua jeopardises long-awaited reforms of the nation's decrepit and corruption-ridden oil sector.

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