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Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, Tuesday night, said the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, is obsolete urged the public to discountenance statements from the group. Spokesperson of the group, Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo in a statement, said: “We appeal to the general public and all sane minds on the activities of Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to disregard all …

Worried about the recent events happening in the country with particular concern on the relationship between the Igbo and Hausa, Governor Rochas Okorocha, his Kaduna and Bauchi States’ counterparts, Mallam Nasir El Rufai and Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday met with the leaders of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo led …

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, told the Senate that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will act on his behalf as President for the 11 days he would be on medical vacation to the United Kingdom, UK. In a letter to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, President Buhari said he was writing in line with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, …

Keshi, according to available information, died in the wee hours of Wednesday. Sources said his death was shocking as he spoke with several of his friends, including sports journalists and editors, from Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday. Keshi, 54, who lost his wife, Kate, last year, was said to be planning to return to his base in the United …

Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for listening to wise counsel by opting to negotiate with the Niger Delta militants, especially the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and suspending military action. He, however, said there must be display of absolute sincerity from the Federal Government such that the militants would have trust in the process. According …

The embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), yesterday, applied for a consolidation of charges the Federal Government filed against him over alleged diversion of funds meant for procurement of arms. Dasuki, through his counsel, Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, filed the motion on a day one of the charges came up before trial judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf …

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo Tuesday held an emergency security meeting at the State House in Abuja. The meeting had in attendance all Governors of oil producing States, all the four Service Chiefs, Minister of Defence, Dan Ali, Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachichuwu, the Special Adviser on Amnesty Programme, Gen. Boroh amongst others. The governors included Nyesom Wike …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to suspend operations in the Niger Delta for two weeks to create a window for dialogue with militants. Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday. According to him, the Federal Government is determined to explore the dialogue option, with a view to restoring genuine peace in the …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja on Monday said the Batch ‘A’ stream II Orientation Course would commence on Monday, June 13, and end on Wednesday, June 29. The information is contained in a statement signed by the NYSC Director of Press, Mrs Bose Aderibigbe. The statement urged prospective corps members to log on to the NYSC portal …

The Federal Government on Monday night announced that it has set up a committee to negotiate with the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, that has been involved in the destruction of oil installations in the Niger Delta region. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who said …