Niger Delta

September 7, 2016

YNaija Says: Sanusi may be provincial – but everything he says is truth

To some people, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is a great loss to Nigeria, and to others he is a brilliant man whose bigotry lies just beneath the surface, but few can deny that his comments about Nigeria are often on target. He took to his Instagram page on Monday night to say the following: The... Read More

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September 7, 2016

How sea pirates killed 4 marine policemen in Rivers

Four marine police officers have been killed by suspected sea pirates in Rivers State, according to residents of the community. Channels Television reports that the incident occurred in Abonnema waterways in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State when a gunboat was hijacked with the policemen on board. The gunboat was reported to have been... Read More

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September 6, 2016

Defence HQ warn Niger Delta militants against threatening Nigerians

The Defence headquarters on Tuesday warned militant groups in the Niger Delta to desist from threatening residents and stop all hostilities. In a statement by Acting Director, Defence information, Brigadier Gen. Rabe Abubakar, the military said militant groups were hiding under agitation to commit crimes, stating that it would not allow any form of criminality... Read More

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September 6, 2016

Nigeria better off with Lagos than with Niger Delta – Sanusi Lamido

Emir of Kano HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said Nigeria is better off with Lagos than with the Niger Delta. The Emir made the remark on his Instagram page, @sanusilamidosanusi on Monday night where he stated that Lagos should be the model of what Nigeria ought to be. Sanusi said, “The Lagos story is a... Read More

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September 4, 2016

Air Force to deploy more personnel to Niger Delta

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Sunday revealed that the Nigeria Air Force have concluded plans to deploy additional personnel to the Niger Delta. Abubakar said this during his visit to the Air Force Mobility Command in Yenegoa. Abubakar said the deployment would strengthen already stationed men of the Air... Read More

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September 4, 2016

What Emir of Kano really thinks of the Niger Delta struggle for secession

We do not know the Emir to speak often about the Niger Delta/Biafran struggle for secession; both as Central Bank Governor and now as the Emir of Kano. This is a man who prides himself as someone who is “never going to stand here and tell people what they want to hear.” So it came as a... Read More

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August 31, 2016

5 suspected criminals arrested by ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its Operation Crocodile Smile troops have arrested five suspects during its ongoing field exercise in Delta State. The Army Spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman said the suspects, known for terrorising commuters plying the East-West road between Ughelli to Patani, were nabbed after their hideout was raided. He said one locally... Read More

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August 31, 2016

Niger Delta militants are confused, disorganised – NNPC

The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mohammed Garba-Deen on Wednesday said militants in the Niger Delta region are confused, stating that the agitators have refused to organised themselves into one group. Mohammed in a chat with Punch debunked claims that the Federal Government was confused as to which group... Read More

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August 30, 2016

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

This are top five news stories that drove the conversation today 1. Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria Chief executive officer of social media giant, Mark Zuckerberg, has arrived Lagos, Nigeria. 2. Airforce destroys Boko Haram camp Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that its helicopter has destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist Camp in northern Borno... Read More

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August 30, 2016

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 country of criminal elements. The operation code named “Crocodile Smile” began over the weekend and has already recorded successes as some militants were arrested and two illegal refineries were closed down. Chief of Army Staff... Read More

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August 30, 2016

Buhari planning genocide in Niger Delta – Avengers

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, has accused president Muhammadu Buhari of planning a “pre-determined genocide” in the Niger Delta region. The Avengers said that the military operation code named “Operation Crocodile Smiles” is ready to engage in extra-judicial killings in the region. In a statement released on Monday by its spokesperson Murdoch Agbinibo, the Avengers,... Read More

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August 29, 2016

‘Military intervention can never be solution to Niger Delta crisis’

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has advised the Federal Government to stop deploying troops to the Niger Delta. In a communiqué issued on Monday by its President, Udengs Eradiri, and spokesman, Eric Omare, the group asked the government to employ intelligence gathering rather than using force. The group said the militants destroying oil facilities were... Read More

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August 29, 2016

Niger Delta Avengers write open letter to President Buhari (READ)

The Niger Delta Avengers on Monday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari following comments he made about the unrest in the region in Kenya last week. Buhari had told journalists in Nairobi that militants in the region will get the treatment given to Boko Haram if they failed to dialogue. Avengers in a... Read More

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August 29, 2016

Army arrests illegal oil bunkerers in Niger Delta

Troops of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade on Sunday in a field exercise named, “Crocodile Smile” arrested some oil bunkerers in the Niger Delta region. In a statement released on Sunday by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman, the bunkerers were intercepted with one Cotonou boat, three Yamaha horse power speeedboats and five two hundred litres... Read More

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August 28, 2016

Avengers deny naming Soyinka, Kalu to negotiate with FG

The Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday denied naming Prof. Wole Soyinka, former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and others to negotiate with the Federal Government on its behalf. A purported faction of the group had released a statement saying it has constituted a seven-man team for the Niger Delta peace talks. But... Read More

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August 28, 2016

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 Nigeria exits the underdevelopment club, it is one question that will remain relevant. I believe that it is in asking this central question, and in attempting to provide well-reasoned answers, that we can begin to... Read More

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August 28, 2016

Niger Delta Avengers lists Soyinka, Kalu in its dialogue team with FG

A faction of the Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday listed Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu in its team of negotiators with the Federal Government. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ballantyne Agiri and released on Saturday, the faction representing the eastern and central parts of the region... Read More

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August 27, 2016

22 ex-miltants now aircraft engineers – Amnesty Office

22 ex-militants, beneficiaries of the foreign education programme of the Presidential Amnesty Office have graduated as Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and had returned to the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday in an interview with the News Agency... Read More

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August 27, 2016

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

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. FG has spent more than $40 billion in the Niger Delta – Kachikwu Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has spent more than $40 billion in the Niger Delta region in the last four years. 2.... Read More

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August 27, 2016

FG has spent over $40 billion in the Niger Delta – Ibe Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has expended more than $40 billio in the Niger Delta region alone in the last four years. Kachikwu, who made the disclosure on Friday during a visit to Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark in Warri, said in spite of the resources... Read More

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August 26, 2016

Just In: Isoko Union House bombed in Delta

The Secretariat of the Isoko Development Union in Oleh, Delta State on Friday was bombed by unknown persons, Premium Times reports. An eye witness said the facility, popularly known as Isoko House, was ripped by a bomb hours after the union began its annual conference. Witnesses added that no group has claimed responsibility as at... Read More

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August 26, 2016

MEND wants you to know Buhari means well for the Niger Delta

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said President Muhammadu Buhari has the development of the Niger Delta at heart. The group said this while commending the president on his pledge to the US Secretary of State, John Kerry not to use force to stop militancy in the Niger Delta. MEND said... Read More

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August 26, 2016

Opinion: How the negotiation with Niger Delta Avengers should go

by Nwokocha Noble After the election of President M. Buhari in 2015, the crisis rocking the nation has persisted even as they were amongst many others the campaign promises of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). These problems include but not limited to the Boko-Haram insurgency, Niger Delta Militancy, Dollar-Naira Dominance, Fuel Scarcity, Economic Recession... Read More

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August 26, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari denies involvement in dog owner travails | Kidnappers receive N50,000 fuel as ransom| U.S accused of bias in visit to Northern leaders

From the papers- a tracklist Police nab suspected gang leader in Kwara killing- YNaija Jega says Nigerians should not be held back by the recklessness of he past- YNaija Kidnappers accept N50,000 worth of fuel as ransom for lawmaker’s father- YNaija Presidency denies involvement in the ‘Buhari’dog owner travails- YNaija CAN accuses U.S of bias... Read More

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August 25, 2016

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 year 2015. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru‎, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps... Read More

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August 22, 2016

We have no idea if Chibok girls are in Sambisa Forest – Air Chief

The Chibok girls have been in captivity for close to 900 days and their whereabouts seems to be a mystery. Are they in Sambisa forest? Have they been married off? When are they returning to their loved ones? This and many more are the questions on the mind of many Nigerians and the global community.... Read More

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August 20, 2016

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 set up to meet with the Federal Government over militancy issues in the Niger Delta. This was contained in a communiqué issued after a one-day stakeholders’ meeting held at the PTI Conference Centre Effurun, Delta... Read More

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August 19, 2016

500 ex-militants will get trained in agriculture – Amnesty office

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has said it will train 500 ex-militants from the Niger Delta region in various skills relating to agriculture. The coordinator of the programme, Paul Boroh said this at the graduation of ex-militants trainee pilot scheme at the Bio Resources Development Centre, Odi, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Boroh said... Read More

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August 18, 2016

Avengers plan to declare Niger Delta independence on…

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has sworn that it will declare the independence of Niger Delta region on 1st of October, 2016. According to a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Mudoch Agbinibo, the NDA stated that the oil rich region was no longer a part of Nigeria and that it will declare... Read More

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August 15, 2016

Nigeria’s power generation firms up at 3,000MW

Power generation has risen just above the 3,000MW mark for days due to the decisions taken at the monthly power sector meetings. This is despite incessant attacks by militants and operation of vandals across the country. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said this today at the eighth stakeholders meeting which held in Maiduguri, Borno.... Read More

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