Appeal court upholds seizure of Tompolo’s property

Appeal court upholds seizure of Tompolo’s property

An Appeal Court in Lagos has upheld the decision of the Federal High Court ordering the seizure of property belonging to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. What happened: I. N. Buba, judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos, had ordered the seizure of the property by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The order... Read More

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July 6, 2017

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

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. OSINBAJO’S STATEMENT ON MAGU WAS A PERSONAL OPINION – GARBA SHEHU The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,Garba Shehu has said the statement made by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on the confirmation of Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, was a personal... Read More

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July 6, 2017

N46bn fraud: Court dismisses Tompolo’s suit against FG

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, challenging a criminal charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. The EFCC had charged Tompolo alongside nine others for an alleged N45.9 billion fraud. His lawyer, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa, had approached the court seeking nullification of the charges.... Read More

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February 16, 2017

Analysis: What is the real significance of Osinbajo’s Niger Delta tour?

by Mark Amaza For the past few weeks, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has been on a fact-finding tour of the Niger Delta region with the objective of obtaining first-hand information from the people on why the region is in constant conflict with the government. He started with Oporoza, the hometown of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo... Read More

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January 17, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. ‘Osinbajo holds secret meeting with Tompolo, others’ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday reportedly held a closed-door meeting with ex-militant leader Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo and other Niger Delta agitators behind closed doors. 2. BREAKING: Several dead as military jet mistakenly drops bomb on civilian settlement... Read More

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January 17, 2017

‘Osinbajo holds secret meeting with Tompolo, others’

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo reportedly met with ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo and other Niger Delta agitators behind closed doors. According to The NewsGuru, Osinbajo who is on a fact-finding mission to the Niger Delta met with at Oporoza, traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom. A source said prior to the meeting with Tompolo, the... Read More

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November 21, 2016

I have no link with renewed insurgency in N’Delta – Tompolo

Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo has said he is not involved and has no link with militants who have resumed destruction of oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Tompolo said this in a statement by his media consultant, Paul Bebenimibo, on Sunday. He denied sending militants to destroy pipelines because he was declared wanted by... Read More

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November 2, 2016

BLOOD MONEY XV: Life in the unsettled kingdom

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood. These are the... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

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October 31, 2016

BLOOD MONEY XII: Atomisation of agitation [Ijaw youth Council]

Citizenship, Featured

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October 28, 2016

BLOOD MONEY V: The Tompolo Foundation

Citizenship

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September 7, 2016

BREAKING: Tompolo’s father dies after alleged military torture

Just weeks after complaints on an alleged brutality on Thomas Ekpemupolo, father of wanted ex-militant, Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo, the octogenarian has given up the ghost, Gbaramatu Voice, a community newspaper in Delta State has reported. According to the news source, the former militant’s father died at Lily Clinic, Deco Road, Warri in the early hours of... Read More

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August 11, 2016

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The 5 politicians that have been linked with Avengers – How they reacted and why

by Ezinne Ajoku The Niger-Delta Avengers are a new group of “worthy outlaws” who sprung onto the scene early this year. They have been fingered for oil pipelines busts and attacks on other economic assets in the area since the year began. They are PMB’s other major pain in the neck. Lately, a splinter group... Read More

August 8, 2016

Avengers sponsorship claim is a voodoo report – Tompolo

Former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Monday denied claims by a militant group that he is one of the sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers. A splitter group of the NDA, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, had named Tompolo alongside others such as former President Goodluck Jonathan, Bebenimibo and other prominent individuals as... Read More

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July 30, 2016

Army releases 3 Tompolo associates in its custody

Three suspected associates of embattled ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, arrested about a fortnight ago in Warri, Delta State have been released by the Nigeria Army. The associates were arrested on suspicion that they had a link to the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA and know the whereabouts of the runaway ex-militant leader. Two of... Read More

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July 29, 2016

‘MEND should speak for itself and not for others’ – Niger Delta Elders

A group, Concerned Niger Delta Elders (CNDE), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to negotiate with the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) but should dialogue directly with the Niger Delta Avengers or their representatives. This was contained in a statement signed by Seigha Manijar and Aureol Viviana. The statement noted that whatever agreement... Read More

Buhari, FG, Militants, Niger Delta, Tompolo

July 20, 2016

Soldiers arrest suspected associates of Tompolo

Soldiers have arrested Simon Bebenimibo and Bomboy Oluwa, two suspected associates of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, in Warri, Delta State. A dependable source said that two of them, including a member of Delta Waterways and Land Security Committee, DWLSC and ex-councilor were seized by soldiers on Monday night. The source, who confirmed the... Read More

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June 28, 2016

‘Return my symbol of authority and looted property’ – Tompolo writes Buhari

Former militant warlord, Government ‘Tompolo’ Ekpemupolo, on Tuesday, informed President Muhammadu Buhari that the military is yet to return his symbol of authority as the chief priest of Egbesu Shrine, Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom. In an open letter to the President, he noted that symbol of authority was taken a month ago when the military invaded Oporoza in... Read More

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June 20, 2016

Why Tompolo wants case transferred to Appeal Court

Wanted former militant leader, Government ‘Tompolo’ Ekpemupolo, has prayed a Federal High Court in Lagos to transfer his case to the Court of Appeal to answer certain questions of law raised by the suit he filed against federal government. Tompolo, through his lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, over the weekend told the court that the questions raised... Read More

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June 18, 2016

‘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 16, 2016

Ita-Giwa will negotiate with militants on these terms

Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, a former Presidential Adviser has said she would only agree to take part in the Federal Government’s negotiation for peace with the Niger Delta militants only if credible Nigerians are involved. Ita-Giwa revealed this following reports that she had assented to join the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta for peace... Read More

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June 15, 2016

3bn found in Tompolo’s account, frozen by EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen a bank account allegedly belonging to a wanted ex-militant, Government Ekemupolo, otherwise known as Tompolo. Tompolo, who is being investigated by the EFCC, has been on the run since February 2016. He was arraigned in absentia alongside a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and the latter’s... Read More

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June 13, 2016

5 things we learned from the Niger Delta Avengers’ peace terms

The militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has responded to the call for dialogue by the Federal Government with a list of demands that must be met before negotiations can ensue. The Avengers have claimed responsibility for the recent explosions of vital gas pipelines and oil installations across the Niger Delta region. The group, through its... Read More

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June 11, 2016

‘I can no longer endure these blackmails’ – Tompolo

Former Niger Delta warlord, Government ‘Tompolo’ Ekpemupolo, on Saturday called on the Niger Delta Avengers to stop destroying oil installation in the Niger Delta region, the Vanguard reports. Tompolo, who was alleged to have fled to Libya in a bid to avoid arrest and prosecution by the federal government, urged the NDA to embrace the... 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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A Nigerian military officer directs civilians at a checkpoint along Sapele-Warr road in the Niger Delta region | Filed Photo: YNaija.com

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 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

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

These are the top five news to monitor today. 1) The big boss is dead Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has died of cardiac arrest at Benin City, Edo state. 2) Buhari didn’t travel for medical treatment The presidential spokesperson, on Tuesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari was in London for holiday and not... Read More

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June 8, 2016

A rare glimpse into the home of ex-militant leader, Tompolo (PHOTOS)

In search of former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo and members of the Niger Delta Avengers, the Nigerian Army hit the Oparazoa community in Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South-West LGA, Delta, last week. In the process, they raided Tompolo’s house and these are pictures of the home of the former militant leader, who is reported to have... 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