The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Saturday, gave a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to begin dialogue with the Odein Ajumogobia led ‘Aaron Team’ on how to achieve peace in the Niger Delta region. This was contained in a statement released by the group in response to an earlier... Read More

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July 2, 2016

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Charles Okah’s daughter writes on the ‘pain of a missing father’ (READ)

Daughter to Charles Okah, the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day Abuja bomb blast, Terila Okah, has written an emotional letter to President Muhammadu Buhari about the protracted trial of her father and his attempted suicide. In the letter, Terila, who currently resides in Canada and is set to be wed, urged the government... Read More

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June 18, 2016

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‘Stop using our struggle to beg for pipeline contracts’ | Avengers attack APC chieftain

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has distanced itself from the the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) while stating that its struggle is not for pliticl hijackers and opportunists. Since the Federal Government announced its decision to dialogue with the Avengers following a series of pipeline explosions, MEND, a defunct militant group... Read More

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June 18, 2016

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today. 1) Ex-militants say Jonathan’s associates behind militancy The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has reiterated its earlier assertion that associates of former President President Goodluck Jonathan are behind the recent raise in militancy. 2) Obanikoro sues EFCC Following the invasion... Read More

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June 18, 2016

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Militants being used by Jonathan’s associates to destabilise Buhari’s govt – MEND

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has reacted to the denial of former minister of state for petroleum resources, Odein Ajumogobia. Odein Ajumogobia had been alleged to have begged to negotiate with the Federal Government on behalf of MEND. MEND had been a major force in the prevalence of militant activities... Read More

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June 13, 2016

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MEND to Niger Delta Avengers: ‘Our struggle is beyond attacks on oil installations’

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has made public the institution of a negotiation team, Aaron Team 2 to dialogue with the Federal Government on the future of the Niger Delta region. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo on Sunday, the group explained that the formation of the... Read More

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June 8, 2016

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‘We are young, smart and focused’ – Niger Delta Avengers

The Niger Delta Avengers has stated that its main objective is to liberate the people of the Niger Delta – the major oil producing region of Nigeria. In a statement released late on Tuesday, the oil installations terrorists reacted to the recent criticism of their activities by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger... Read More

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June 7, 2016

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Ungodly conspiracy: Niger Delta Avengers supported by the region’s elite – MEND

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has questioned the agitation and destructive activities of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). The militant group has been at the forefront of attacks and destruction of oil and pipeline installations in the Niger Delta region. However, MEND is not convinced with their cause. The... Read More

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May 24, 2016

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Opinion: Tompolo of Niger Delta – Between dialogues and confrontation

By Yushau A. Shuaib “NEMA Registers 3500 Displaced People in Warri” The above quotation was the title of a press release I issued as the spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on June 25, 2009 after the completion of our assignment in setting up Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs) camp in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South... Read More

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May 22, 2016

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‘Buhari deserves more time’ | MEND is in full support of this president

Militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Sunday, condemned the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers. In an statement signed by it spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, the militant group noted that it will continue to respect the cease fire agreement it had with the federal government in 2014. Read MEND’s... Read More

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July 23, 2015

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Tompolo summons MEND leaders for a regroup in Bayelsa

Leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) and High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo has summoned commanders and leaders of the various wings of the militant group to an emergency meeting,on Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Tompolo did not state agenda of the meeting, but he said the meeting, which will... Read More

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June 22, 2015

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NASS allowance: MEND threatens to resume militant activities

Just like most people in the country who are frustrated and pissed with the alleged jumbo salaries of legislators, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is also angry and has decided to do something about it. The group has threatened to resume militant activities if members of the National Assembly receive... Read More

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February 19, 2015

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Opinion: How to make Nigeria the winner in the upcoming elections

by Abdulrahman Dambazau How can Nigeria be the winner when the vast majority of people live in perpetual fear? Freedom from fear is not only a fundamental right in human security, but it also compliments the freedom from want. The theme “2015 Elections: How to make Nigeria the Winner” appears simple, but I found it... Read More

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January 22, 2015

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“Our brother has failed” – Ex-militant leaders support Buhari

by Iyobosa Omoregie On Wednesday, January 21, some South-south ex-militant generals and commanders announced their support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 14 presidential poll, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Speaking in Benin, the Edo state capital, the militant leaders applauded the leadership of the Movement for the Emancipation of... Read More

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January 10, 2015

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7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Like a thief in the night, 11 lawmakers and their Speaker, Adewale Omirin attempted to steal the mace…but they were stopped in their tracks. This is what the PDP in Ekiti state wants you to believe about the sidelined All Progressives Congress lawmakers of the state assembly. The leader of the PDP faction... Read More

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January 9, 2015

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7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Dear President Jonathan, your former friends at MEND have insisted that they really do want Buhari to replace you. After a certain individual in the PDP questioned MEND’s endorsement of Buhari, the group, responded by denying links with the All Progressives Congress, yet adding that: “The Movement for the Emancipation of the... Read More

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January 8, 2015

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Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ kicks off campaign in Lagos, He reveals Henry Okah was paid to kill him, APC accuses him of ‘dividing Nigeria’, and more

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described President Goodluck Jonathan lamentation that Nigeria has become more divided along religious and ethnic lines, as nothing but the shedding of crocodile tears. In a statement released by the party through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, January 8, the president was accused of being the... Read More

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May 15, 2014

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: MEND, a terrorist organization or violent agitators? (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir ….President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan made a statement, which I personally believe has come to be the biggest faux pa of his administration. In his address at a colloquium in Abuja during a sitting of the ECOWAS parliament he declared that MEND was not a terrorist group. Citizen Mayowa Adeniran, 28, woke up in... Read More

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April 8, 2014

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Jonathan reveals why he can’t celebrate Nigeria becoming Africa’s largest economy, MEND says kidnap of E.K Clark’s son was ‘fake’ & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan reveals why he cannot celebrate Nigeria becoming the largest economy President Goodluck Jonathan has said there will be no celebration of any kind over the recent feat of Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world. Jonathan said, although, the latest development calls for celebration but he will not... Read More

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March 4, 2014

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Opinion: The Presidency’s attempts to frame up Sanusi is simply disappointing

by Sabiu Zaranda Talking about the ill plan of Mr Reno Omokri Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Social Media to framed the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, it is only safe to say that it is nothing when compared with what his oga at the top did... Read More

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February 28, 2014

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Perry Brimah: Is President Jonathan a terrorist?

by Peregrino Brimah If this government is not responsible for these political attacks, the onus is on them to either apprehend those who are or to resign in the interest of life of the citizens and progress of the nation. While Goodluck Jonathan was Acting as president of Nigeria, in October 2010 shortly before the... Read More

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January 16, 2014

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Opinion: Charles Okah and the absence of justice in Nigeria

by Sabella Abide Keeping the accused, as is the case with Charles Oyintombra Okah, locked up for years and under inhumane condition is not only indecent and cruel, it is against what justice, humanity and democracy call for. In recent years, the Nigerian government has been accused of indiscriminate arrests, harassment, and prosecution in its... Read More

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October 27, 2013

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$200,000 ransom was paid for Oronto Douglas’ sister’s release – MEND

by ‘Jola Sotubo The recent release of Auguster Douglas-Ayam, sister to Oronto Douglas, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Research, Strategy and Documentation, has been revealed to have come at a very steep price. According to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a ransom of $200,000 was paid to it... Read More

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October 24, 2013

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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 Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, in Delta State. MEND in a statement signed by its Spokesman Jomo Gbomo, said the attack on the oil facility is an indication that ‘Hurricane Exodus’ is on course.... Read More

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October 3, 2013

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Perregrino Brimah: Corruption, stealing and terrorism are one and the same

by Perry Brimah Terrorism is not directly limited to instant murder. There are varieties of terrorism and the terrorism deaths can be slow, torturous, disgraceful and painful. Ultimately terrorism leads to a state of increased loss of life and life’s worth. These are three terminologies that have recently been discombobulated in Nigerian presidential speeches. Therefore... Read More

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September 10, 2013

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No shaking: MEND assures Atiku of safety in the Niger Delta

by Oge Okonkwo Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and members of the Abubakar Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been urged by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to ignore threats from the ex-militants in the Niger-Delta region. A group of ex-militants under... Read More

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July 20, 2013

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Chris Okotie: Counting the cost of insecurity

by Chris Okotie The state of emergency in the North-East and the accompanying military operations in that axis have the potential to adversely affect economic activities generally, including agricultural production and food prices as well as consumer demand. Mali has made a peace deal with the Tuareg separatist rebels which hopefully will pave the way for lasting... Read More

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June 12, 2013

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Joe Igbokwe: June 12 – A historical necessity for Nigeria

by Joe Igbokwe …. the world knows about June 12, 1993 presidential election in Africa’s most populous country, the crisis, the pains, the agonies, the tears, the killings, the deaths, the chains of events that followed the annulments of that election,…. Alhaji Bashir Tofa, the Presidential candidate for the National Republican Convention (NRC) in 1993... Read More

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June 8, 2013

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JTF arrests 25-year-old man accused of leading police killing gang in Bayelsa

by Rachel Ogbu Officers of the Joint Task Force have arrested the suspected leader of the gang who allegedly murdered 11 policemen at Lobia creeks, Azuzuama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. 25-year-old Jackson Fabouwei, was arrested on Thursday and paraded in Yenagoa, at the Sector 2 Headquarters of the JTF codenamed, Operation Pulo... Read More

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May 14, 2013

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Sam Nda-Isaiah: Why do they take Dokubo-Asari seriously?

by Sam Nda-Isaiah All of these executive militants derive their strength and mojo from President Jonathan. So we should leave people like Dokubo-Asari, Tom Ateke and Tompolo alone and know where to face. Last week, I received calls from several well-meaning but very angry people from all over the country complaining about a stupid comment... Read More

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‘Jonathan had six years of tragic and corrupt rule’ – MEND

Charles Okah’s daughter writes on the ‘pain of a missing father’ (READ)

‘Stop using our struggle to beg for pipeline contracts’ | Avengers attack APC chieftain

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Militants being used by Jonathan’s associates to destabilise Buhari’s govt – MEND

MEND to Niger Delta Avengers: ‘Our struggle is beyond attacks on oil installations’

‘We are young, smart and focused’ – Niger Delta Avengers

Ungodly conspiracy: Niger Delta Avengers supported by the region’s elite – MEND

Opinion: Tompolo of Niger Delta – Between dialogues and confrontation

‘Buhari deserves more time’ | MEND is in full support of this president

Tompolo summons MEND leaders for a regroup in Bayelsa

NASS allowance: MEND threatens to resume militant activities

Opinion: How to make Nigeria the winner in the upcoming elections

“Our brother has failed” – Ex-militant leaders support Buhari

7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ kicks off campaign in Lagos, He reveals Henry Okah was paid to kill him, APC accuses him of ‘dividing Nigeria’, and more

Alkasim Abdulkadir: MEND, a terrorist organization or violent agitators? (Y! FrontPage)

Jonathan reveals why he can’t celebrate Nigeria becoming Africa’s largest economy, MEND says kidnap of E.K Clark’s son was ‘fake’ & other important news you need to know today

Opinion: The Presidency’s attempts to frame up Sanusi is simply disappointing

Perry Brimah: Is President Jonathan a terrorist?

Opinion: Charles Okah and the absence of justice in Nigeria

$200,000 ransom was paid for Oronto Douglas’ sister’s release – MEND

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

Perregrino Brimah: Corruption, stealing and terrorism are one and the same

No shaking: MEND assures Atiku of safety in the Niger Delta

Chris Okotie: Counting the cost of insecurity

Joe Igbokwe: June 12 – A historical necessity for Nigeria

JTF arrests 25-year-old man accused of leading police killing gang in Bayelsa

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Why do they take Dokubo-Asari seriously?

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