Opinion: Asari Dokubo needs to start thinking before opening his mouth

by Babatunde Odunlami It is proof of Nigeria’s lawlessness and monumental decadence that riff raffs, thugs and lowlifes like Asari Dokubo,Tompolo, Boyloaf can threaten the nation because of the electoral fortune of their kinsman. I read with consternation the public outburst of Asari Dokubo against the Yorubas in the build up to the 2015 elections.... Read More

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January 31, 2015

Keep quiet or you’ll be disgraced – Militant leader, Boyloaf warns Gen. Danjuma

by Iyobosa Omoregie Militant leader, Victor Ebikabowei Ben, better known as General Boyloaf, has asked the former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (retd), to apologize for calling for his arrest and that of Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. The former commander of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta,... Read More

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January 30, 2015

Jonathan must win this election for Nigeria to stay together – Tompolo declares

by Kolapo Olapoju Niger-Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, better known has Tompolo, has declared that President Jonathan must win his re-election bid for the country to remain undivided. His comment was a reaction to the calls for arrest of militant leaders by General Theophilus Danjuma. Former Niger-Delta militant leaders had threatened war should the president... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Still on Tompolo’s warships: We hear 2 Brits & 1 Norwegian have been arrested

by Iyobosa Omoregie Two British businessmen have been reportedly arrested on suspicion of bribing a Norwegian official alleged to have been involved in the controversial sale of the former naval vessels to a private security firm belonging to ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemuplo, better known as Tompolo. A joint investigation by the City of London’s... Read More

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January 13, 2015

Tompolo, ex-MEND commanders hold secret meeting in Asaba

by Iyobosa Omoregie Former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has reportedly held a meeting with former top commanders of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, (MEND). The secret meeting, which was attended by militants from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states, was held on Monday, January 12, in Asaba,... Read More

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December 19, 2014

House of Representatives to probe Tompolo’s warships

by Panshak Ibrahim The House of Representatives has stated that it would investigate the six warships reportedly acquired by an ex-militant leader, Mr. Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a, Tompolo. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, December 18. According to the House, the alleged purchase of the... Read More

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December 16, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. The drama continued at a coroner’s inquest into a building collapse of a building at Synagogue Church of all Nations, in Lagos. Founder of the church, TB Joshua, yet again, failed to show up at the inquest because of his High court application to stay proceedings. Rafiq Arogunjo, of the Nigerian... Read More

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December 15, 2014

10 things you should know about ‘Horten’ – one of Tompolo’s warships

by Kolapo Olapoju Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has reportedly acquired 7 warships from the Norwegian government. Tompolo, who is a former leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), has reacted, saying that as opposed to media reports, it is war boats, not warships. However, we were able... Read More

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December 15, 2014

Tompolo alleges blackmail over warship acquisition

by Iyobosa Omoregie Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has reacted to media reports that he has acquired 7 warships from the Norwegian government. Tompolo, who is a former leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), says certain politicians are trying to dent his image as 2015 election approaches.... Read More

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December 13, 2014

We hear Tompolo has acquired 7 warships… but for what?

by Iyobosa Omoregie Media reports have gone overdrive all day that former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has acquired 7 warships. A Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, fanned the flames of the report when it disclosed that Tompolo bought “seven decommissioned Norwegian battleships”. The report stated that the Hauk-class guided missile boats had been re-armed with new... Read More

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December 2, 2014

Militant leader, Tompolo denies kidnapping 14 journalists

by Iyobosa Omoregie Ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, has denied masterminding the abduction of 14 journalists, describing the allegations as untrue and misleading. Tompolo was alleged to have recently abducted journalists in the creeks of Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Delta State. Tompolo, however, stated that over time, he has maintained a cordial relationship with... Read More

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November 19, 2014

Uduaghan condemns abduction of journalists in Delta

by Akan Ido Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan has condemned the kidnap of 14 journalists by gunmen in Oproza, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South west Local Government Area of the state. Uduaghan expressed his misgivings at the 2014 press week of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday. The... Read More

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April 28, 2014

Perry Brimah: 100 Niger Delta youth on standby for mission against Boko Haram

by Perry Brimah The anti-terror national civilian force awaits the responsible authorization of the President of Nigeria, Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. As the nation waits for the executive approval of an armed Civilian mission against Boko Haram, a group of 100 youth from Delta state have committed to join the... Read More

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March 23, 2014

Opinion: I should have been a militant

by Muhammed Jimoh Unlike a more taciturn and media shy Tompolo, Asari is a boisterous, media celebrity and a regular guest at Aso Rock- the seat of Nigeria government. I doubt if any of our graduates receives the kind of attention Asari receives in the media. While Asari is a self-confessed drop out, Topmolo managed... Read More

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February 10, 2014

Opinion: Asari Dokubo is a big fat liar

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Only in Nigeria can the type of Dokubo – an anachronistic belligerent with a shrilled tone that’s so mean spirited – with such a limited understanding of people, ideas, politics, and civilized engagement, attract so much publicity and huge following by his loyal Ijaw people. Despicable rhetoric and the phony arrest of... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Opinion: The opportunity cost of Tompolo’s private jet

by Kikiowo Ileowo To show the power Tompolo wields, during the visit of then Vice President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to his terrorist headquarters at the notorious Camp 5, he instructed all the Vice President’s entourage, security details, and other officials to stay outside the camp, allowing only Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in for ‘consultation’…. For those who... Read More

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August 23, 2012

Wall Street Journal: FG spends $450m on Niger Delta Amnesty programme

by Stanley Azuakola Alhaji Mujahhid Dokubo-Asari has been one of President Jonathan’s fiercest (in every sense of the word) backers. The ex-Niger Delta militant and self-acclaimed freedom fighter has threatened fire and brimstone several times on anyone who as much as suggest a change of guard at the presidential villa. (See some of his outbursts here... Read More

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Opinion: Asari Dokubo needs to start thinking before opening his mouth

Keep quiet or you’ll be disgraced – Militant leader, Boyloaf warns Gen. Danjuma

Jonathan must win this election for Nigeria to stay together – Tompolo declares

Still on Tompolo’s warships: We hear 2 Brits & 1 Norwegian have been arrested

Tompolo, ex-MEND commanders hold secret meeting in Asaba

House of Representatives to probe Tompolo’s warships

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

10 things you should know about ‘Horten’ – one of Tompolo’s warships

Tompolo alleges blackmail over warship acquisition

We hear Tompolo has acquired 7 warships… but for what?

Militant leader, Tompolo denies kidnapping 14 journalists

Uduaghan condemns abduction of journalists in Delta

Perry Brimah: 100 Niger Delta youth on standby for mission against Boko Haram

Opinion: I should have been a militant

Opinion: Asari Dokubo is a big fat liar

Opinion: The opportunity cost of Tompolo’s private jet

Wall Street Journal: FG spends $450m on Niger Delta Amnesty programme

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