TENSION AS NIGER DELTA HOST COMMUNITIES THREATEN OIL SHUTDOWN. (PHOTO).

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 Tension as Niger Delta Host Communities Threaten Oil Shutdown Nigeria’s oil sector faces fresh uncertainty as host communities in Bayelsa State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to NNPC Exploration & Production Limited (NEPL), threatening to shut down operations at Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 86 and 88 over a dispute regarding security contracts. In a letter dated March 28, 2025, signed by community representatives, including Chief Christopher Tuduo and Dr. Amakiri Ngozi, the communities protested NEPL’s decision to terminate Multiplan Nigeria Limited’s contract and reduce the number of community-owned security vessels from three to two. The affected communities—spanning Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs—argue that the security contracts, introduced by Chevron in 2007, were meant to safeguard oil infrastructure and maintain peace. They accused NEPL of breaching prior agreements by awarding a security contract to an external firm without consulting them. The KEFFES Host Communities Develo...

22 KILLED IN 2 DAYS CLASH IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

            According to sources at least 22 people have been killed in two days of clashes in Central African Republic.Witnesses claimed that an initial attack early on monday by mainly Christian militia just outside the town led to waves of reprisals by muslim youths.Ibrahim Alawad,a witness in Bambari said he counted at least 22 bodies in a villiage 7 km from the town after the initial attack by militia,known as anti-Balaka.''Some had been cut to pieces,some had their hearts cut out,i saw about five children and six women dead''.              

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