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    How we destroy illegal refineries – JTF – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Joint Military Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, says it has adopted environmentally friendly methods in combating oil theft and illegal refining in the region. Kevin Aligbe, Land Component Commander of the joint force code-named “Operation Delta Safe,” disclosed this to the News Agency …...
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    Metro Nigerians will all die if Buhari is given another chance – Ex-Niger Delta agitators – Daily Post

    Former Niger Delta agitators under the aegis of National Assembly of ex-Militants, NAE, have vowed to “sack” President Muhammadu Buhari with their Permanent Voters Card, PVCs, come 2019. The former agitators said Nigerians can’t afford another four years of Buhari’s “poverty ridden...
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    Niger Delta Leaders Drag PMB To Court Over NDDC – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    Six leaders of the Niger Delta region have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to court over the tenure of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) led by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba as chairman and Nsima Ekere as managing director/chief executive officer. … Read more via...
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    Amnesty reduced to shielding political urchins —N-Delta activist – Vanguard News

    YENAGOA—THE President, Ijaw Professional Association (Homeland Chapter) Mr. Iniruo Wills, has said that amnesty as a policy has been bastardised and reduced to an instrument for shielding political urchins by the various governments in the country. Wills, an environmental and human rights...
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    Politics Why I Want Nigeria Destroyed - Asari Dokubo - Nairaland

    Ex-Militant Leader in the Niger Delta and former President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Alhaji Asari Dokub,has denounced the call for a restructured Nigeria, saying the country was better destroyed as an entity. Speaking at the South-South mega rally of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) in...
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    Metro ‘Niger Delta has received trillions of naira but remain poor’ – Punch Newspapers

    Youths from the six states of the Niger Delta have decried the alleged perennial leadership failure in the region, saying the menace has unleashed poverty, sorrow, under-development on their people. Read more via Punch Newspapers – http://ift.tt/2FYIGp1 Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics Niger Delta Group Wants Boroh’s Sack Reversed – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The Niger Delta Youths Movement (NDYM) has rejected the sack of the former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and Co-ordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh Rtd, while describing the process as unsatisfactory. The group...
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    Politics Buhari assures Niger Delta of rapid development – BusinessDay : News you can trust

    The people of Niger Delta has been assured of federal government commitment to rapid development of the region by consolidating on all ongoing projects and initiating new ones to create more economic opportunities and jobs for the people. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the assurance … Read...
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    Politics Trouble Brews in N’Delta Over Herdsmen Attack on Ijaw Leader – Thisdaylive

    Youths to meet over alleged invasion Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa and Sylvester Idowu in Warri Fresh crisis is brewing in the oil-rich Niger Delta region following thursday night’s attack on a former President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and ex-Chairman of Patani Local Government Area, Dr Chris...
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    Metro How Nigeria's Oil Industry Doubles The Rick Of Baby Deaths In The Niger Delta - Swiss Scientists

    Scientists at Switzerland’s University of Saint Gallen have released a shocking report which shows the full extent of the damage the Nigerian oil industry has done to the region. Although the report will come as no surprise to those living in the region, it brings to light the human cost on the...
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    Metro Government Tompolo Speaks From Hiding “Those Who Have Ears Should Hear”

    Government Ekpemupolo, the ex-militant leader better known as Tompolo, says “those who have ears should hear”. Tompolo, who has been in hiding since the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared him wanted, said this while denying reports linking him to the fresh threat issued by...
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    Metro Suspected Militants Kidnap Four British Expatriates In Delta State

    Police and community leaders have confirmed that suspected militants kidnapped four British nationals in Delta State. According to Chief Theo Fakama, from the local Enukorowa community, the four had been providing “free medical care and religious activities” in the Burutu area of Delta state...
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    Metro The Nigerian Army: Operation Crocodile Smile In Niger Delta Is Security Reassurance For The People

    The Nigerian Army has stated that Operation Crocodile Smile is an exercise of reassurance for the people of the Niger Delta, and should not be seen as a show of force. Major general and the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Enobong Udoh, stated that the army had...
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    Politics Buhari's Minister, Ibe Kachikwu, In War Dance [See VIDEO]

    The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, in this video is seen in a traditional apparel shows his expertise in war dance as done in Delta state. The video emerged few days before his memo to President Muhammadu Buhari accusing the NNPC GMA, Dr. Baru, of...
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    Politics What Buhari Did For N'Delta That Jonathan Failed To Do- Sen. Ikisipo

    Former Bayelsa's Senator Clever Ikisipo has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his passion to develop the Niger Delta region particularly Bayelsa State, something which former President Goodluck Jonathan failed to do according to him. ”Today, what our own could not give to us, Buhari has...
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    Politics FG Releases N2bn For Take-off Of Maritime University, Delta

    Federal government has released N2 billion for the take-off of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State. Vice Presideny, Yemi Osinbajo announced this at the 2nd National Council on the Niger Delta, in Ondo state on Tuesday.
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    Metro We Will Plunge Nigeria Into Another Recession - Niger Delta Avengers Vow

    The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, in coalition with nine other militant groups, have vowed to plunge the country into another recession if the issues facing the region are not addressed. The militants said they would resume attacks that will further deepen the nation’s woes if the...
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    Metro Niger Delta Agitators Step Down Quit Notice to Northerners, Yorubas

    Niger Delta agitators on Thursday formally withdrew the quit notice recently handed down to northerners and Yorubas from the south west resident in the coastal region. Rising from a meeting Wednesday night, the agitators also declared their support to the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) whose...
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    Metro Niger Delta Operation: JTF Commander, Other Officers Escape Death

    The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta was forced to abort an operational patrol led by the commander, following the collapse of the Ikang River jetty in Calabar on Tuesday, a statement said. The JTF Spokesman, Maj. Ibrahim Abdullahi, said in the statement issued in Yenagoa on Wednesday...
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    Politics Oil Will Dry, Prepare For The Future – FG Tells Niger Delta Youths

    The Federal Government of Nigeria on Saturday advised beneficiaries of the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region to prepare for life after oil. Speaking at a forum to mark the United Nations 2017 International Youth Day, Presidential Adviser on the Amnesty Programme, rtd Gen Paul Boro...
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