11 September 2016, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — In fairness to the youngsters known by the ominous moniker of “The Avengers”,…
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30 August 2016, Kaduna – Former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar(retd), on Tuesday warned President Muhammadu Buhari against deploying…
“We have listened carefully and halted hostilities in the Niger Delta,” said the Avengers in the statement, presented as an “open letter” to President Muhammadu Buhari on the group’s website.
“At the moment, they feel the government of President Buhari is not seriously responding to their outrage. And I wish to personally appeal to the government to positively respond and lets us see where it ends us,” Soyinka said.
23 August 2016, Warri – The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has threatened to pull out…
As proof of their continued stand-off with the authorities, NDGJM reportedly attacked a major delivery line operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in Udu Local Council of Delta State on Monday. The group also warned that no repair should be carried out on the damaged pipeline.
Awunah advised the militant group against daring the might of the Federal Government, describing their reported plan to declare a Niger Delta republic on October 1 as provocative.
Oscarline Onwuemenyi 20 August 2016, Sweetcrude, Abuja – The United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS) has said President…
“The October 1st declaration of independence is still sacrosanct if the Nigerian government fails to retrace its step by restructuring this country. We want to warn the general public that those using NDA to defraud the people, days of reckoning is close,” the NDA noted.
Buhari charged members of the Trust Fund to ensure the highest level of transparency and accountability in the management of the funds, expected to come jointly from IOCs and the government through the JVs.
