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Niger Delta Avengers strike again… blow up Agip pipeline in Bayelsa
Niger Delta Avengers have hit another oil pipeline and this time it is the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to Agip in Bayelsa. The militant group, through its twitter account…
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Nigerian Airforce takes action against Niger Delta Avengers
As the spate of militancy in the Niger Delta region keeps growing, the Nigerian Airforce has deployed more fighter aircrafts to the region to aid the ongoing efforts of the…
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BREAKING: Niger Delta Avengers, again, blow up Shell Forcados pipeline
About 24 hours after blowing up two pipelines in Bayelsa state, militant group, Niger Delta Avengers have again, blown up the Trans-Forcados Pipeline. The Forcados 48″ export line, which is…
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Niger Delta Avengers blow up 2 pipelines in Bayelsa
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers claim to have blown up two oil pipelines in Bayelsa state. The militant group revealed that the attacks on -the Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and Clough…
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PDP Governors back Makarfi
Following the crisis generated by the removal of Ali Modu-Sheriff as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governors of the party, on Saturday, disclosed their support for the…
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Meet Ese Oruru’s baby girl (PHOTOS)
14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was abducted and later rescued, on Thursday, gave birth to her baby in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Ese was delivered of the child at the Government House…
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Just in: Ese Oruru gives birth to baby girl
14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was abducted and later rescued, has been delivered of a baby girl on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Ese was recently rescued after being abducted in…
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Missing NYSC member from Bayelsa found dead
National Youth Service Corps member, Ifiemi Igali posted to Lagos has been found dead three days after he went missing in Bayelsa State. The 22-year-old set out to collect his result from his…
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Niger Delta Avengers threaten further attacks; warn ex-militants against meddling
Niger Delta Avengers, a faceless group of militant agitators in Nigeria's South-south region have threatened to resume hostilities after a ceasefire agreement facilitated by stakeholders in the region. In a…
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Pregnant Ese Oruru set to deliver Yunusa’s baby
Ese Oruru grabbed national headlines when it became apparent that she was abducted to Kano for six months by a certain Yunusa Dahiri from her home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.…
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#PanamaPapers: Alamieyeseigha started looting Bayelsa after 3 months in office
It is a well known fact that former governor of Bayelsa state, late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, was alleged to have corruptly looted the common wealth of the state. What is not…
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Labour hell bent on 21-day ultimatum despite Gov Dickson’s emergency meeting
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for an emergency meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress over the welfare of workers in…
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‘Elections in Nigeria are much better, votes now count’ – INEC chairman
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, says that having two strong political parties is good for the country's democracy because they make elections competitive.…
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Alamieyeseigha ‘had his own failings, but he stood for Niger Delta’
The funeral rites of former Governor of Bayelsa, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, begins today in Yenegoa, the capital of the state. Former Commissioner for Information, Esueme Dan-Kikile who heads the Publicity Sub-Committee…
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I didn’t pay Sylva to become Minister – Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of State for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has denied paying for his ministerial position. Lokpobiri was alleged by the Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress,…
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‘You bought your ministerial position, resign now’ – Bayelsa APC tells Minister
It would appear that the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressive Congress are finally tired of fighting the Peoples Democratic Party governor of the state, Seriake Dickson and have…
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Opinion: Electoral Abracadabra and the tale of two LGAs
Desperation to win elections in Nigeria is not in decline one bit. After the gracefulness of accepting defeat without a whimper by Goodluck Jonathan last year, one thought that politicians…
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What Ese Oruru went through in Kano (READ)
"She said she did not know how she got to Kano. She said she was kept mostly in places she could not recognise. She said they moved her often from…
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Family and friends celebrate Ese Oruru’s return to Bayelsa (VIDEO)
After more than six months of anxiety, fear and tears, the family of abducted Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, are in celebration-mode, following her rescue and arrival in Bayelsa. Ese was…
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Reuben Abati: Ese Oruru, the girl-child and a nation’s shame
Three different incidents in the last week cast, poignantly, in bold relief the plight of the girl-child in Nigeria. Thanks to The Punch newspaper which launched the #FreeEse, #JusticeforEse campaign…
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‘Ese threatened to commit suicide if they didn’t elope to Kano’ – Yunusa’s father
The father of Yunusa Yellow, who allegedly abducted Ese Oruru, a 14-year-old girl, has narrated how his son met and fell in love with the teenager in Bayelsa. Speaking to…
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Mother of ‘abducted’ Ese Oruru arrives Police headquarters [PHOTOS]
Mother of 'abducted' Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, has arrived the Nigerian Police headquarter in Abuja. She is expected to meet with Inspector-General of Nigeria Police, Solomon Arase. Speaking to journalist…
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Ese Oruru says ‘I’m not fine’… as father plans to take her to TB Joshua’s church
Ese Rita Oruru, the Bayelsa teenager, who was allegedly abducted in August 2015 and taken to Kano by a certain Yunusa Yellow, was rescued on Monday night through the combined…
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Ese Oruru flown to Abuja from Kano ‘under tight security’
The young girl- Ese Oruru - who was abducted from her Bayelsa home and taken to Kano for a forced marriage to- Yinusa Yellow, is reported to be on her way to the…
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‘Ese wouldn’t dream of becoming a Muslim’ | Family maintain she’s 14, not 17
Following the release of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was allegedly kidnapped from Bayelsa and taken to Kano state, some sections of the media have reported that she may not have…
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Ese Oruru’s alleged abduction: Fresh controversy erupts as audio tape surfaces (LISTEN)
Ese Oruru, who was alleged to have been kidnapped from Bayelsa State to Kano, on Monday, purportedly said she was not abducted from her home and has no intention of…
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Emir of Kano orders repatriation of Ese Oruru to Bayelsa
The alleged kidnapped, and subsequent forced marriage, of 14-year-old schoolgirl, Ese Oruru, by a tricycle driver known as Yinusa, aka Yellow, has elicited an unprecedented amount of reaction from ordinary and influential…
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4 policemen under investigation over kidnap of Jonathan’s uncle
The policemen who were stationed to guard the house of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's uncle have been arrested by the police. Chief Inegite was kidnapped for the second time on Sunday,…
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ‘Ben Bruce is a gift to Bayelsa’ | Shekau impostor arrested | Wike says DSS to arrest PDP leaders | More stories
Civilian JTF arrest suspected Shekau impostor. Vanguard EFCC to begin probe of $2 billion Malabu oil deal. Nation David Mark returns to senate. This Day Dickson praises Ben Bruce, says…
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Why the search for Tompolo by the Nigerian Police may end in futility
The Nigerian Police Force has begun the search for a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. The arrest of Tompolo has been twice ordered by…
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