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Ex-Niger Delta Agitators Vow to Expose Pipeline Vandals

Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd), recently had an emergency meeting with the leaders of former agitators, captured under the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), in Benin City the capital of Edo State. The meeting which had the sole focus…

Rights Group Frowns At Amnesty For Militants

A human rights advocacy group, the Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has said those engaged in destruction of oil and gas infrastructures under the guise of agitation should be treated as terrorists The group urged the federal government to reject calls in some quarters that amnesty be granted to the militants. It said…

New Militant Group, Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta, Emerges

The Nigerian government might have to deal with more groups in the Niger Delta following the floating of a new one called the Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta. This new cabal has threatened to continue to attack oil and gas facilities across the Niger Delta region unless the Nigerian government agreed to award 60 per…

FG Orders Ceasefire In Niger Delta

The military onslaught launched by the Federal Government on Niger Delta Avengers in the South South region of the country has been suspended. The suspension was announced on Monday by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, in Abuja. Addressing newsmen, the Minister said the government was taking this action to give room for…

Troops Get More Fighter Jets To Crush Militants

The Nigerian military says it has deployed additional aircrafts to the South South region on the country to fight Niger Delta militants, who have carried out renewed attacks on oil installations in the area. It was disclosed on Monday that the Nigerian Air Force got the planes in support of the military operations code named…

Militants Vow To Bomb Aso Rock, NASS, NNPC

A group of militants known as the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, on Monday threatened to attack Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock, to show to the world how powerful they are. The militants said that they would still launch six missiles they promised earlier last week for Tuesday (tomorrow). According to a statement…