Tag: militancy
Why we are yet to arrest Nnamdi Kanu, Arewa youth – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris yesterday gave reasons when the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ...
Deploy police, helicopters to Lagos to tackle militancy, Senate tells FG
by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate has called on the Federal Government to deploy the military to Lagos State and the ...
Fake news worse than insurgency, militancy – Lai Mohammed
by Dolapo Adelana The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the influx of fake news, if left ...
Militancy: Army rolls in tanks into Niger Delta (PHOTOS)
The Nigerian Army has rolled in tanks into the Niger Delta region as it continues its operation of ridding the ...
Just In: Militants blow up oil pipeline in Delta state
A militant group in the early hours of Tuesday blew up the Ogor-Oteri major delivery line, operated by the Nigeria Petroleum ...
Simon Kolawole: Restructuring the debate on Nigeria
Why is Nigeria like this — I mean grossly underdeveloped? I’ve been asking this question all my life. And until ...
Special Forces kill 5 Niger Delta militants, recover ammunition
Special forces of the Nigerian Army on Friday killed five Niger Delta militants during a “precursor operation”. This is contained ...
IPOB backs Avengers’ October 1 break away declaration plan
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has thrown its support behind the declaration by the Niger Delta Avengers’ plan to break ...
Nigeria lost N51.28billion in 2015 to pipeline vandalism – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday said that Nigeria lost the sum of N51.28bn to pipeline vandalism in the ...
Why we’re pursuing a more developed broadcast industry – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has said the media has a major role to play in the successful fight against insurgency and ...
Stop further attacks on oil facilities – Niger Delta leaders tell militants
A negotiation team consisting of leaders and traditional rulers of the six coastal communities in Niger Delta on Friday was ...
InCaseYouMissedIt: FG may release Nnamdi Kanu, Okah brothers
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Saturday, announced that the federal government has agreed to ...
Opinion: Youth leaders as change agents
By Manasseh Victor That Nigeria is suffering from leadership crisis is stating the obvious, 56 years after independence, the country is ...
Militancy: Nigeria loses 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily, NNPC laments
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, lamented that the country is losing about 700,000 barrels per day (BPD) of ...
Opinion: Amnesty or not, the Niger Delta question must be addressed
by Usman Alabi The spate of militant activities in the Niger Delta has increased, no thanks to the activities of ...
‘Jonathan had six years of tragic and corrupt rule’ – MEND
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Saturday, gave a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor today Borno state government received only N345 million donation The Borno state ...
‘My priority is to rescue Chibok girls unharmed’ – Buhari
Despite wobbling on the issue of the missing Chibok Girls, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said his administration was determined ...
‘I’ll rebuild Nigeria for our children, grandchildren’ – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, reaffirmed his intention to rebuild Nigeria, including the volatile Niger Delta region that have been ...
‘Buhari is pretending, we’ll attack any moment from now’ – Militants
A militant group, Niger Delta Sea Commandos (NDSC), on Sunday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to begin dialogue with stakeholders ...
Balarabe just described everything wrong with Buhari’s government
President Muhammadu Buhari’s military background and approach to matters is affecting his performance, says Balarabe Musa, the former Governor of ...
Opinion: Robin Hood, Niger Delta Avengers and emergency militants
Suddenly, militancy which has been out of fashion in the last six years, is all the rage in the Niger ...
Despite militant attacks, oil companies not willing to leave Nigeria
It would take more than militant attacks to force International Oil Companies (IOCs) out of Nigeria as they have reiterated ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
Here are the top five stories to monitor today. 1) Niger Delta declares cease fire Militants in the Niger Delta ...
Saraki explains difference between ‘corruption’ and ‘administrative misdemeanor’
Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said that the National Assembly will fight to ensure peace in the Niger Delta ...
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 ...
Buhari, Jonathan discuss Niger Delta militancy behind closed doors
President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, are reported to have held a clandestine meeting on Thursday, at the Presidential ...
Nigeria is going through her worst moment under Buhari – PDP
As the rate of militancy increases in the Niger Delta, the Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on ...
Nigerian military has something to say to Niger Delta militants
Following the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to River state on June 2, the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, issued ...
Niger Delta leaders to Avengers: ‘You’re threatening our existence’
Leaders of the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Leaders, on Wednesday, described the attacks on ...
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