Nigeria rebel leader cites deal
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A rebel leader who had threatened to attack multinational oil interests in Nigeria says he and President Olusegun Obasanjo have agreed that rebel and government troops will stop firing on each other immediately.
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Talks between a rebel warlord and the  Nigerian president aimed at preventing an explosion of violence  in the oil-producing Niger Delta will resume Friday, an  organizer said.
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Nigerian rebels fighting government troops in the southern Port Harcourt area are poised to launch an uprising across the entire oil-producing delta region to force political reforms or gain sovereignty, a rebel leader said on Sunday.
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ABUJA, Nigeria  - A tentative truce between rebels and government troops in Nigeria's oil-rich south appeared to be holding Thursday as the two sides held a second round of talks in the capital, officials said.
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The Nigerian government has confirmed reports that rebel groups in the country&#39;s main oil producing region have agreed to a ceasefire.
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Nigeria's oil militants say they are ready for dialogue with the new president, if certain conditions are met.
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Nigeria's president vows tough action after a spate of kidnappings of foreign workers in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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The elusive leader of a brutal Ugandan rebellion said Tuesday he was committed to negotiating a cease-fire and peace agreement after 19 years of war that has killed thousands and forced children to become fighters.
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria : The leader of rebels in Nigeria&#39;s Niger Delta, the hub of the country&#39;s oil wealth, where unrest sent world crude prices soaring this week, said his group had no quarrel with multinationals operating in the region.
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Peace talks continued in Nigeria Thursday between the government and the leader of a militia group. By Michael Peel | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Rebel fighters in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing Niger delta will attack oil wells and pipelines if the army does not halt assaults on their forces, a rebel commander says.
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Rebel groups in Nigeria's Delta region have agreed to stop hostilities against the government, officials confirm.
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Nigerian rebel leader Mujahid  Dokubo-Asari said he arrived in the capital Abuja on Wednesday  for talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo after his group  threatened a new offensive against troops in the oil-producing  Niger delta and threatened to target oil workers.
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The leader of rebels in Nigeria&#39;s Niger Delta, the hub of the country&#39;s oil wealth, where unrest sent world crude prices soaring this week, said his group had no quarrel with multinationals operating in the region.
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A rebel fighting for autonomy in  Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said he would meet  President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday to discuss terms for  ending the violence that has helped push crude prices to record  highs.
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The government of the southern Nigerian Rivers State yesterday welcomed peace talks between the Abuja authorities and the leader of a separatist movement fighting for the control of the country&#39;s oil wealth.
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A rebel fighting for autonomy in  Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta arrived in the capital for  talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday on terms to  end violence that helped to push crude prices to record highs.