Reports say soldiers deployed to a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road on Saturday shot in error, a bus conveying policemen travelling from Taraba to Kaduna. Headquarters of the 33 Artillery Brigade in Bauchi confirmed the incident on Sunday, describing it as unfortunate. Maj. Joseph Afolasade, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 33 Artillery Brigade, said…
What could have been another destruction of oil and gas facilities in Bayelsa State was botched by the Nigerian Army on Sunday. In the early hours of Saturday, the Niger Delta Avengers group blew up pipelines belonging to Agip in Nembe, Bayelsa State. The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that troops on patrol in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has shelved his planned working visit to Cross River State, where he was expected to commission the highly-publicised Monorail and Garment factory projects in the state. This is coming barely a week after the President also called off a much-hyped visit to Lagos State for the commissioning of some projects. The President…
Another milestone achievement has been recorded in the ongoing fight against terrorism in the north eastern part of Nigeria. The latest is the reported discovery of bomb making factories in Borno State, the stronghold of the deadly Boko Haram terrorists group. This news was disclosed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on…
The much celebrated Promasidor Quill Awards Season 4 came to an end on Friday when a correspondent with Guardian Newspapers Limited, Ajibola Amzat, was declared the overall winner at the event held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. The new title holder, Amzat, took over from Taiwo Alimi, the overall winner for the…
“The main opposition party in the country will in 2019 take back the reins of governance at the centre,” says Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State Chapter, Barrister Kingsley Esiso. “Come 2019, we not only intend to return our miracle working Governor to the Government House, but by the grace of God and the…
My compatriots, It is one year today since our administration came into office. It has been a year of triumph, consolidation, pains and achievements. By age, instinct and experience, my preference is to look forward, to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead and rededicate the administration to the task of fixing Nigeria. But I…
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta as well as Coordinator of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General P.T. Boroh (rtd), from all indications, has relocated to the creeks of the region. This might not be unconnected to the recent activities of the Niger Delta Avengers. According to a source privy…
According to Tribune, Nigerian troops invaded Government Tompolo, a former militant leader’s community in Gbaramatu, Delta State on Saturday in search of the new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers. Gbaramatu Kingdom is located in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, The invasion of Tompolo’s terrain was said to have occurred in…
Pipelines belonging to Agip and Shell, two oil and gas multinationals, have been blown up by Niger Delta Avengers. The attacks reportedly took place in the early hours of Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Nembe, Bayelsa State. The Niger Delta Avengers group confirmed this via its Twitter handle. The group said, “At About 2:15am on…