The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris yesterday gave reasons when the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu force is yet to rearrested. Idris, who spoke…
Read Moreby Azeez Adeniyi The Senate has called on the Federal Government to deploy the military to Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory to tackle militancy. The lawmakers granted the…
Read Moreby Dolapo Adelana The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the influx of fake news, if left unchecked, has the ability to threaten the nation more than…
Read MoreThe Nigerian Army has rolled in tanks into the Niger Delta region as it continues its operation of ridding the country of criminal elements. The operation code named "Crocodile Smile"…
Read MoreA militant group in the early hours of Tuesday blew up the Ogor-Oteri major delivery line, operated by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company and Shorelines Petroleum in Delta state. This incident…
Read MoreWhy is Nigeria like this — I mean grossly underdeveloped? I’ve been asking this question all my life. And until Nigeria exits the underdevelopment club, it is one question that…
Read MoreSpecial forces of the Nigerian Army on Friday killed five Niger Delta militants during a "precursor operation". This is contained in a statement issued by the Army spokesperson Colonel Sani…
Read MoreThe Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has thrown its support behind the declaration by the Niger Delta Avengers’ plan to break away from the country on October 1. The group said…
Read MoreThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday said that Nigeria lost the sum of N51.28bn to pipeline vandalism in the year 2015. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr…
Read MoreThe Federal Government has said the media has a major role to play in the successful fight against insurgency and militancy in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture,…
Read MoreA negotiation team consisting of leaders and traditional rulers of the six coastal communities in Niger Delta on Friday was set up to meet with the Federal Government over militancy…
Read MoreThe Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Saturday, announced that the federal government has agreed to free Nnmadi Kanu, Obi Nwabueze, Charles and Henry Okah as well…
Read MoreBy Manasseh Victor That Nigeria is suffering from leadership crisis is stating the obvious, 56 years after independence, the country is still grappling with the basics of nationhood, beset on all…
Read MoreThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, lamented that the country is losing about 700,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil, due to cases of militancy, pipeline vandalism, theft…
Read Moreby Usman Alabi The spate of militant activities in the Niger Delta has increased, no thanks to the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers and other groups alike. Although the…
Read MoreThe 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'…
Read MoreThese are the top five stories to monitor today Borno state government received only N345 million donation The Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima, has revealed that the state received only…
Read MoreDespite wobbling on the issue of the missing Chibok Girls, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said his administration was determined to find and rescue the remaining Chibok schoolgirls that were…
Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, reaffirmed his intention to rebuild Nigeria, including the volatile Niger Delta region that have been marked by several acts of violence and instability. Speaking at…
Read MoreA militant group, Niger Delta Sea Commandos (NDSC), on Sunday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to begin dialogue with stakeholders and elders in the Niger Delta and stop pretending. The…
Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari's military background and approach to matters is affecting his performance, says Balarabe Musa, the former Governor of Old Kaduna state. Balarabe noted that Buhari wasted his first…
Read MoreSuddenly, militancy which has been out of fashion in the last six years, is all the rage in the Niger Delta. The emergence of the so-called ‘Avengers’ has unleashed a…
Read MoreIt would take more than militant attacks to force International Oil Companies (IOCs) out of Nigeria as they have reiterated their resolve to remain in the country. To protect themselves from…
Read MoreHere are the top five stories to monitor today. 1) Niger Delta declares cease fire Militants in the Niger Delta have agreed to sheathe their swords and negotiate with the…
Read MoreSenate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said that the National Assembly will fight to ensure peace in the Niger Delta Region. While speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Saraki said the National…
Read MoreAs 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…
Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, are reported to have held a clandestine meeting on Thursday, at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja. According to SaharaReporters, the meeting…
Read MoreAs the rate of militancy increases in the Niger Delta, the Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government for losing…
Read MoreFollowing the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to River state on June 2, the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, issued a stern warning to militants in the Niger Delta According…
Read MoreLeaders of the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Leaders, on Wednesday, described the attacks on oil installations by Niger Delta Avengers as criminal acts that…
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