Tag: Niger Delta

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December 13, 2013

Donu Kogbara: What Jonathan should learn from his mentor’s letter

by Donu Kogbara It’s possible that I am indulging in wishful thinking because I’m a Niger Deltan, but I share ...

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November 28, 2013

Why Asari Dokubo was released by Benin authorities

by Adeola Balogun Niger Delta activist , Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has been released. [READ:Asari Dokubo released by Benin Republic police, flown ...

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November 28, 2013

Why Benin Republic police are keeping Asari Dokubo out of reach – Keyamo

by ‘Jola Sotubo More details have come to light as to the condition in which former militant and Niger Delta ...

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November 28, 2013

Showdown in little Benin: Militants demand Asari Dokubo’s immediate release, threaten to take action

by ‘Jola Sotubo The arrest and detention of former militant and Niger Delta activist, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has continued to generate ...

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November 27, 2013

No surprises here: Presidency intervenes in Asari Dokubo’s arrest

by Oge Okonkwo President Goodluck Jonathan is said to have intervened in the arrest of Muhajeed Dokubo-Asari by the government of ...

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November 27, 2013

Why Asari Dokubo was arrested – Keyamo

by ‘Jola Sotubo News broke yesterday of the arrest of former militant and Niger Delta activist, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. ‘Asari Dokubo’, ...

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November 26, 2013

Asari Dokubo arrested by Benin Republic gendarmes

by Adeola Balogun According to reports, former militant and Niger Delta activist, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has been arrested. Dokubo was arrested ...

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November 18, 2013

Sad news: INC President Sekibo slumps and dies

by Adeola Balogun The death has occurred of the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Senator Tari Sekibo. Senator ...

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October 24, 2013

We did it – MEND claims responsibility for explosion at Warri refinery

   The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Tuesday claimed responsibility for the explosion that rocked the ...

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October 23, 2013

Femi Aribisala: The “Goodluck” called Nigeria

by Femi Aribisala Jonathan’s biggest legacies are already unfolding. He is the first South-South president. Under him, giant strides are ...

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October 7, 2013

Kennedy Friday: Senator Lee Maeba, what did you add to Ogoni?

by Kennedy Friday What did you add to Ogoni? Where is the trophy you won for the people? What is ...

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September 29, 2013

Boys are not smiling: Ex-militants terrorise Bayelsa community over unpaid allowances

by ‘Jola Sotubo There was pandemonium in Bilabiri, a community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, after groups ...

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September 23, 2013

Ochereome Nnanna: Are we closer to a National conference?

by Ochereome Nnanna In spite of the fact that the North has been awarded “majority” status in the population, given ...

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September 20, 2013

Donu Kogbara: Niger Deltans for Jonathan and Amaechi

by Donu Kogbara We feel that Jonathan and Amaechi should forget about destructive distractions, let bygones be bygones, relate to ...

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September 16, 2013

Amnesty programme to wind up in 2015 – Kuku

by ‘Jola Sotubo The amnesty programme established by the Federal Government to bring an end to the crises that rocked ...

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September 11, 2013

Opinion: The political geography of the PDP crisis

by Bamidele Ademola Olateju We must not forget that this country survives on oil from the Niger Delta. The nation’s ...

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September 10, 2013

Opinion: Oil spills in the Niger Delta – The position of the law

by Egoyibo Okoro The repercussions of these unchecked oil spills are catastrophic. Arable land is left infertile, aquatic life destroyed, host ...

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September 10, 2013

Jaye Gaskia: Betrayal by a few in the Niger Delta

by Jaye Gaskia For starters, never in the entire history of the Niger Delta has the region’s environment been subjected ...

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September 8, 2013

‘Stay away from Niger Delta’: Ex-militants declare Atiku persona-non-grata over PDP crisis

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been declared a persona-non-grata by leaders of ex-militants in the Niger Delta for threatening ...

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September 7, 2013

Opinion: Mismanaging relationships the Goodluck Jonathan way

by Donu Kogbara …But they went out of their way to humiliate and exclude me, so nobody should blame me ...

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September 7, 2013

Disturbing news: Gunmen kidnap Anglican Archbishop, wife in Rivers

Gunmen reportedly kidnapped the Dean, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and Arch-Bishop of Niger Delta Province, Most Rev. Ignatius Kattey, ...

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September 3, 2013

It’s about to go down: Ex-militants issue 1 month ultimatum over unpaid allowances

by ‘Jola Sotubo Trouble is again looming in the Niger Delta region as some ex-militants are protesting the non-payment of ...

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August 29, 2013

1,000 ex-militants to get training support from Samsung

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a bid to secure the fruitful results of the amnesty program, a Nigerian subsidiary of Samsung ...

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August 24, 2013

Crude oil theft: 5 suspects arrested as JTF destroys 48 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta

by ‘Jola Sotubo  In a major crackdown against oil thieves, the men of  the Joint Task Force, code-named Operation Pulo ...

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August 19, 2013

Opinion: Crude oil theft, organised crime and the Niger-Delta environment

by Jaye Gaskia In 2009 and 2010, the figures claimed ranged 100,000 barrels per day to 200,000 barrels per day ...

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August 15, 2013

Join the movement: Peace Camp set to network Niger Delta stakeholders, build capacity [DETAILS]

by Akan Ido Partners for Peace (P4P), a project of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), ...

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August 14, 2013

Opinion: Encouraging local crude oil refining in the Niger Delta

by Akanimo Asuquo Sunday Government should be innovative and ingenuous in formulating policies that regulate the extractive industries. Home made ...

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August 10, 2013

FG gives scholarship to 36 Niger Delta youth to study abroad

by Oge Okonkwo The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, said that 36 youth have ...

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August 3, 2013

Rivers crisis: Amaechi opens up on rift with Patience Jonathan, Wike

by Akan Ido Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has shed more light into the political friction between him and the ...

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July 25, 2013

#ChildNotBride: #InCaseYouMissedIt: “We Muslims have the right to give out our daughters at any age” – Asari Dokubo

by Chisom Ukaegbu Earlier this week, Niger Delta war-lord, Mujahid Abubakr Asari Dokubo took to Facebook to express his opinions ...

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