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 13, 2016

Why militancy has returned to the Niger Delta – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the continued destruction of oil wells and pipelines by Niger Delta Avengers “would further impoverish the Niger Delta” region and its people. Falana also said the ongoing spate of militancy wouldn’t be happening, if proper records of the amnesty programmes had been kept by past governments. Speaking on Sunday... Read More

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June 12, 2016

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 Delta. The emergence of the so-called ‘Avengers’ has unleashed a rash of would-be liberators of the peoples of the South-South zone. One group is called ‘Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta’, another goes by the moniker... Read More

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June 12, 2016

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 their resolve to remain in the country. To protect themselves from further losses, some IOCs have planned to increase production shut-ins especially in areas that are most affected by terrorist attack, the Punch reports. Speaking on... Read More

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June 11, 2016

Niger Delta Avengers are calling for another civil war – Arewa

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has labeled the actions of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers as ‘madness’ and an invitation to another civil war. Speaking to The Nation on Friday, Chairman and former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Ahmadu Coomassie warned the Avengers to desisit from destroying oil installations and gas pipelines as it is obvious... Read More

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June 11, 2016

Militants declare ceasefire, blame Buhari for their actions

Governors in the Niger Delta region were on Friday warned by the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) to avoid betraying their (the militant’s) agitations. The group issued its warning in a statement signed by the Commander, General Duties (JNDLF), General Akotebe Darikoro. The group blamed President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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June 10, 2016

Ogoniland clean-up will take up to ’30 years’

After the announcement of the commencement of the clean-up exercise of Ogoniland in Rivers State by the Federal Government, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has surmised that it will take between 25 to 30 years before the natives of the community would enjoy a fresh and clean environment. According to UNEP, because of the... Read More

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June 9, 2016

Azu Ishiekwene: A different view of the Niger Delta crisis

by Azu Ishiekwene What Niger Deltans don’t want to hear is that their own leaders are largely responsible for the problems facing the region. And what the government certainly does not want to hear is that restructuring could solve the problem. As in most conflicts, truth is the first casualty. In the early stages of the... Read More

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June 9, 2016

‘We want our resources back’ – Niger Delta Avengers

Finally, militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, has disclosed its grievances against the Nigerian state. A statement signed by spokesperson, Brig. Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, stressed that the Niger Delta Region has sustained Nigeria for a long time and has gotten nothing in return. The militants called for the Niger Delta region to be given the... Read More

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June 9, 2016

New militant group emerges, will destroy pipelines, unless…

The Federal Government cannot breathe a sigh of relief yet despite the decision to negotiate with the Niger Delta Avengers in a bid to stop the bombing of oil pipelines. Another militant group from the region has reared its head with quite lofty demands. The new group, on Wednesday called on the government to allow... Read More

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June 8, 2016

This faceless group is making some serious allegations against Tompolo

Even as the Federal Government of Nigeria has made its intentions to dialogue with the rampaging faceless militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a new faceless group has come out to warn the government against such actions. The government’s agreement to dialogue is in a bid to stop the rampant destruction of strategic pipelines and... Read More

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June 8, 2016

Dele Agekameh: President Buhari’s aborted trip to Ogoni

by Dele Agekameh Three times in the last one month, President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB, failed to honour scheduled official visits to three states in the country. First was the visit to Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. The President had scheduled a visit to the state between May 23 and 24. Everything had been put... Read More

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June 8, 2016

‘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

US to Nigeria: ‘Dialogue with Niger Delta militants’

The United States Mission to Nigeria has expressed concern over the recent attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta. The US Mission on Tuesday, said it supports dialogue for the resolution of the situation – where Niger Delta Avengers have been destroying oil pipelines in the region. While stating that it was monitoring reports... Read More

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June 7, 2016

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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June 7, 2016

Opinion: Nigerians want to see the real change

by Ray Ekpu Before July 23, 2014, Muhammadu Buhari thought the Boko Haram insurgents were a bunch of near-harmless agitators calling for the killing of Western education in Northern Nigeria. He reportedly asked that the terrorists be wooed into an amnesty programme so that they would surrender their arms and amulets and make room for... Read More

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June 7, 2016

‘Nigeria military not after Tompolo’ – DHQ

The Nigerian military is not particularly interested in former Niger Delta warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, unless he is found to be part of the recent militancy in the oil rich region, says the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar. The spokesperson said this during an interview with Punch, where he noted... Read More

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June 6, 2016

‘In the next few months, we should see some changes’ – VP Osinbajo

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has informed Nigerians that releasing the names of treasury looters “may jeopardize ongoing investigations.” Nigerians reacted with dissatisfaction when the federal government released the figures of cash and assets recovered from looters but ailed to reveal the names of those who embezzled the funds. Speaking during a meeting with a... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Niger Delta militants vow to destroy Presidential Villa, DHQ, National Assembly, others

Militant group, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, has released a statement, indicating its intention to destroy the National Assembly, Presidential Villa, Central Bank of Nigeria, military formations in several states and other major government structures. The militant group had last week, threatened to test 6 missiles in the Niger Delta region from Tuesday, June... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Wanted militant leader, Tompolo ‘is in Libya’

Government Ekpemupolo, a former militant leader popularly known as Tompolo, has managed to flee the shores of Nigeria for North African country, Libya. Tompolo, a ‘former’ militant leader, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a bid to prosecute him on corruption and fraud charges. Since a bench warrant for... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Opinion: Niger Delta Avengers; peace is cheaper than war

By Umar Hassan History will forever remember late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s handling of the Niger Delta Militancy when he was President.He vigorously pursued peace by dangling the amnesty programme and establishment of the Niger Delta ministry. Government ‘Tompolo’ controlled one of the most vicious groups then and he was the very last to drop... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Niger Delta Avengers’ website goes down

The official website of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers – www.nigerdeltavengers.com – appears to have been shut down. The militant group has carried out back-to-back attacks on oil and pipeline installations in the Niger Delta, in the past few weeks. The group often publicises its attacks and spreads its message through the website, its Twitter... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Buhari to implement militants’ agreement with Yar’Adua

President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly evaluating the gazette signed by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on the Niger Delta crisis. Buhari is expected to peruse and lift from the gazette, a way of dealing with the growing menace of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers. The main objective of revisiting the gazette, Punch reports, is to ascertain... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Oyegun to Atiku: Restructuring Nigeria ‘not the wisest thing at this point’

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said the party is not focused on restructuring the country at the moment. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had on Tuesday, called for the restructuring of the country to ensure the development and growth of the federating units. “Agitations by many right-thinking Nigerians call for... Read More

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June 5, 2016

MASSOB to Niger Delta Avengers: ‘Do not relent’

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Saturday, advised the Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group, to not relent in its attacks on crude oil pipelines and installations in the Niger Delta region. A statement was signed to this effect by MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu, who said Nigeria only... Read More

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June 4, 2016

‘Anyone who says Buhari is sick is telling lies’ – Presidency

The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari is as fit as a fiddle in the wake of reports that he is ill and suffering from an ear infection. The report inferred that the President’s illness is behind the recent cancellation of official events, with the latest being the flag-off of the Niger Delta Clean-up exercise.... Read More

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June 4, 2016

‘When we’re ready to engage the military, the world will know’ – Niger Delta Avengers

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has warned all other similar groups not to attack and/or kill soldiers and oil workers. The Avengers said the ongoing efforts to liberate the Niger Delta people, is at the moment, focused on oil and pipeline installations. Reacting to the Joint Revolutionary Council’s threat to test six missiles on Tuesday,... Read More

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June 4, 2016

Opinion: Is this the end of agony for the Ogonis?

By ‘Kayode Oyero Appreciating good literatures is a necessity for lovers of arts. Having read his debut novel, Waiting for an Angel, whose opening chapter clinched the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing in 2001 and Measuring Time, his second novel, one cannot but look forward to his next mind-blowing release. Helon Habila is one... Read More

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June 4, 2016

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

These are the top five stories to monitor today. 1) Buhari, Jonathan meet behind closed doors President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday night, met with his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential villa, to discuss the Niger Delta Militancy. 2) FG relocates top government officials to Niger Delta According to the senior special assistant to the... Read More

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June 4, 2016

‘Niger Delta is the greatest loser’ – Gov. Okowa

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, pleaded with militants in the Niger Delta region to desist from bombing oil installations, saying that the people of the state are the greatest losers in the acts of violence. The Governor made this known while commissioning a recently completed road in the state. He further noted that... Read More

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

Why militancy has returned to the Niger Delta – Femi Falana

Opinion: Robin Hood, Niger Delta Avengers and emergency militants

Despite militant attacks, oil companies not willing to leave Nigeria

Niger Delta Avengers are calling for another civil war – Arewa

Militants declare ceasefire, blame Buhari for their actions

Ogoniland clean-up will take up to ’30 years’

Azu Ishiekwene: A different view of the Niger Delta crisis

‘We want our resources back’ – Niger Delta Avengers

New militant group emerges, will destroy pipelines, unless…

This faceless group is making some serious allegations against Tompolo

Dele Agekameh: President Buhari’s aborted trip to Ogoni

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

US to Nigeria: ‘Dialogue with Niger Delta militants’

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

Opinion: Nigerians want to see the real change

‘Nigeria military not after Tompolo’ – DHQ

‘In the next few months, we should see some changes’ – VP Osinbajo

Niger Delta militants vow to destroy Presidential Villa, DHQ, National Assembly, others

Wanted militant leader, Tompolo ‘is in Libya’

Opinion: Niger Delta Avengers; peace is cheaper than war

Niger Delta Avengers’ website goes down

Buhari to implement militants’ agreement with Yar’Adua

Oyegun to Atiku: Restructuring Nigeria ‘not the wisest thing at this point’

MASSOB to Niger Delta Avengers: ‘Do not relent’

‘Anyone who says Buhari is sick is telling lies’ – Presidency

‘When we’re ready to engage the military, the world will know’ – Niger Delta Avengers

Opinion: Is this the end of agony for the Ogonis?

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

‘Niger Delta is the greatest loser’ – Gov. Okowa

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