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    Politics Edo 2016: Militants Planning To Disrupt Election – Oshiomhole Cries Out

    Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has alleged that some members of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF) were planning to invade the state through the water ways ahead of the September 10 governorship election. Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor. Mr. Musa Ebomhiana...
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    Metro Greenland Justice Mandate: New Militant Group Emerges, Vows to Shut Down All Refineries in 48 Hours

    A militant group which prides itself as Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, has threatened to bring down the Refinery in Eleme, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as well as the Warri Refinery. The group said it is unhappy with the way President Buhari led government handle negotiations...
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    Politics Jonathan Quietly Meets With Militants [Guardian]

    Strong indications have emerged that the former President, Goodluck Jonathan is meeting with key members of the Avengers and other known militant groups, with a view to dousing the tension in the region, as well as avert deployment of soldiers and military hardware to the region. The Bayelsa...
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    Metro OPC Gives Militants 14 Days to Leave South West Or ....

    The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Niger Delta militant groups to move out of the South-West. According to VANGUARD, The OPC in a statement titled “Incursion of Ijaw militants into Yoruba land:
Enough is enough” signed by Comrade Dare Adesope said: “Enough of...
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    Metro Nigerian Army Arrested Innocent Students, Not Our Members - Avengers

    Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has reacted to reports that the Nigerian Navy arrested its logistics supplier. The group described the claim by the Navy as “the biggest joker of the 21st century” Director of Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, had in a statement available to newsmen in...
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    7 Reasons Why President Buhari Should Not Negotiate With Niger Delta Militants

    The debate on whether President Muhammadu Buhari should open negotiations with the Niger Delta militants have been on for a while. While some, mostly southerners, embrace the development, the northerners do not consider it needful. In reality, the government needs to weigh its options carefully...
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    Metro Bishop Lands in Police Net For Sponsoring Avengers

    Detectives from the Delta State Police Command have arrested a bishop of a new generation church in Warri for allegedly sponsoring the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers. It was gathered that the bishop, (name withheld), a native of Ogbinbiri community of Egbema (Ijaw) Kingdom in the...
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    Metro Christian Leaders Send Warning To President Buhari Over Militants, Herdsmen Deal

    A cross section of Christian leaders in the country on the platform of the Christ Global Network, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the crisis in Niger Delta, urging him to adopt the carrot and stick approach. The leaders, led by Apostolic Presbyter, Bishop Taiwo Akinola, who met...
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    Metro Niger Delta Militants, JNDLF Threatens to Bomb 10 Oil Facilities in Bayelsa

    The Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, has threatened to blow up 10 oil and gas facilities in Bayelsa to express their displeasure with the handling of the ongoing crisis in the region. The JNDLF, which said its members had been meeting in Yenagoa, vowed that the oil and gas pipelines...
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    Politics 7 Key Messages President Buhari Sent to Niger Delta Militants Today

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received some Muslim faithfuls at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The president used the opportunity to send messages to militants in the Niger Delta region. Here are some of his points: 1. The president warned militants in the Niger Delta region...
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    10 Reasons Niger Delta Militants May Be More Dangerous Than The Dying Boko Haram

    The spate of recent blow ups of oil wells by militants in the Deltan region of the country is a cause for concern. The attacks have left the nation's economy crunched, with dwindling revenues from the downstream sector. The nation also has the problem of Boko haram that has claimed...
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    Metro Ikorodu Killings: Yoruba Elders Spit Fire, Say Niger Delta Militants Won't go Unpunished

    The Yoruba Unity Forum has reacted to the killings perpetrated allegedly by Niger Delta in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. "enough is enough," the Yoruba elders said in a statement signed by its Chairman, Emmanuel Gbonigi and Senator Anthony Adefuye, its Secretary. ‘’Nigeria is at,the precipice...
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    Metro Nigeria to Redeploy Troops Fighting Boko Haram to Niger Delta

    There are strong indications that the federal government might deploy war-tested soldiers from the north-east to the Niger Delta area to combat militants blowing up oil installations, Punch reports. The soldiers who've been battling the Boko Haram insurgency will be part of the new Operation...
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    Metro Militants Invade Lagos Community, Kill 30 [PHOTOS AND VIDEO]

    About 30 people were feared dead after gunmen on Friday attacked Igbolomu and Ishawo areas in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The gunmen are believed to be Niger Delta militants. See photos and video of the corpses below:
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    Metro Niger Delta Militants Move To Imo State, Blow Up Oil Pipelines

    A new militant group called the Red Scorpion, based in Imo state, has claimed responsibility for blowing up two pipelines belonging to Elf Oil Company in Awara in Ohaji Egbema Council Area of Imo State. This admission comes as the militant group had threatened to blow up the Shell Pipelines in...
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    Metro How Militants Murdered My Husband in My presence – Mrs Ramota Buhari

    One Mrs. Ramota Buhari has lamented the death of her husband, Waheed Buhari, who was killed by men, suspected to be militants in Ogun State. The gunmen reportedly invaded Imushin community in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state at the weekend. The assailants believed to be...
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    Metro Niger Delta Militants Want to Relocate to Ogun – CP Raises Alarm

    Following the killing of no fewer than 15 persons in Ogun State allegedly by suspected militants from the Niger Delta region, the State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, yesterday confirmed that the militants are desperately looking for a safe haven in the state. The police chief, who...
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    Metro Militants Issue 14-Day Ultimatum For Oil Companies To Vacate Rivers

    A group of former Niger Delta militants known as the Ekpeye Liberation Group has issued a 14-day ultimatum to oil companies operating in Ekpeyeland, Rivers state, to vacate the state or face massive vandalisation of their assets. The group also claimed responsibility for attacks on Well 5 in...
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    Metro MASSOB vs Avengers: 5 Things That Differentiates Both Groups

    The Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Solomon Chukwu, on Thursday commented on the relationship between the group and Niger Delta Avengers. He spoke through his National Director of Information, Mr. Sunday Okereafor. Here are the 5 key...
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    Metro Niger Delta Militants Divided, Groups in War of Words

    There division in the camp of the militant groups bombing oil installations in the Niger Delta yesterday, as one of them, Reformed Egbesu Boys of Niger Delta, unilaterally declared cessation of hostilities. The Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC, of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF...
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