Nigerian militants claim to hijack chemical tanker with 6 foreigners aboard in latest attack

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group said Monday it had seized a chemical tanker with six foreign crew members aboard and had attacked a second oil facility following a vow to step up the intensity of its attacks.

Nigerian militants say they attacked a Royal Dutch Shell oil facility, vow phased attacks

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group says it has attacked a Royal Dutch Shell oil facility in southern Nigeria.

Nigeria militants claim attack on 2 pipelines owned by Royal Dutch Shell

ABUJA, Nigeria — Militants in Nigeria say they have attacked two pipelines belonging to oil giant Royal Dutch Shell.

Nigerian militant group claims attack on Chevron pipeline

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Nigerian militants say they have sabotaged a pipeline in the restive southern Niger Delta region.

Nigerian militants: British hostage to be freed after nearly 9 months in captivity

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group says it hopes to release within hours a British hostage seized nearly nine months ago in the country’s restive southern oil region.

Nigerian rebels hijack oil ship, hold 15 sailors hostage; attack 2 military bases

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian militants hijacked an oil industry ship and were holding 15 Filipino sailors hostage Thursday as the gunmen demanded that all oil workers leave the southern Niger Delta within days.