The landscape of banana trees and a pineapple farm where some Ogoni live looks bleak, stained with oil, in air filled with dark smoke.
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/ 13 February 2011
At least 11 people were trampled to death on Saturday in a stampede at an election campaign rally for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.
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/ 18 November 2010
Officials from oil and construction firms gathered at an air force base in Port Harcourt on Thursday for the handover of 19 hostages.
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/ 23 December 2009
Security forces have deployed in the Niger Delta to disperse former militants protesting over the non-payment of amnesty allowances.
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/ 28 October 2009
Nigeria’s plan to give Niger Delta residents a slice of its energy company could be a major deterrent to militancy, the governor of Rivers state said.
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/ 14 September 2009
Key rebel leaders in the Niger Delta have urged the government to push back its October 4 amnesty deadline by three months to allow for peace talks.
Hundreds of Nigerian militants on Saturday surrendered their weapons, mortar bombs and gunboats as part of a federal amnesty programme.
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/ 8 February 2009
Nigerian militants attacked a gas plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta on Saturday and warned of more attacks to come.
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/ 19 September 2008
Nigerian militants clashed with each other in the Niger Delta, a military spokesperson said on Friday, highlighting a complex security situation.
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/ 17 September 2008
Nigerian militants threatened on Wednesday to broaden their ”oil war” to offshore oilfields.