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A fresh militant group, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), on Thursday, gave military 48 hours ultimatum to quit Ijaw communities, saying that it is now set to test-run its six missiles capable of downing any aircraft no matter the size. The new group, which claimed to be affiliated to the rampaging Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), in a statement sourced …

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday told the Senate Committee on Agriculture that the health of many Nigerians is threatened by the daily consumption of items such as pure water and smuggled frozen chicken which he said contained poison that is detrimental to their health. Ogbeh who made this disclosure at a one-day public hearing …

Following the killing of two soldiers and four civilian staff attached to a houseboat belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) at Ejere creek in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, members of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have denied their involvement in the dastardly act. This is just as the group has hinted that it has …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja‎, on Thursday ordered the remand of a Chief of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Air Force‎, Air Vice-Marshal Olutayo Oguntoyinbo, in Kuje Prison pending the hearing of his bail application slated for June 6. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi gave the order of remand shortly after Oguntoyinbo pleaded not guilty …

Bodo (Rivers) President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday warned that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate the current theft and illegal refining of crude oil in the Niger Delta. Buhari, represented by Vice-President, Yemi Osinbanjo, gave the warning at the launch of “Clean-Up of Ogoniland’’ at Bodo, Gokana Local Government of Rivers. Buhari urged the regulators of oil industry to …

The Federal Government on Thursday declared that it has fulfilled its campaign promise with respect to the clean-up of Ogoniland in Rivers State. According to the government, President Muhammadu Buhari had during his campaign period promised to commence the clean-up of the Niger Delta, beginning from Ogoniland once sworn into office. The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, saluted the …

In line with the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police, a total of 338,227 have been shortlisted electronically from the over 900,000 applicants who applied for the different positions advertised, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has disclosed Out of the number, it said 44,661 are for Cadet ASP, 87,736 for Cadet Inspector and 205,830 for Constables. While briefing newsmen …

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says 11 states have provided 55,000 hectares to establish ranches to curb farmers and pastoralists clashes in their states. Ogbeh made this known at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Ogbeh said the states are Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Katsina, Taraba, Niger, Adamawa, Jigawa, Sokoto and the FCT. He said …

It was a rowdy session in the House of Representatives wednesday when two members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Hon. Tony Nwoye (Anambra) and Hon. Udende Emmanuel (Benue) – defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In two separate letters announcing their defection read by the speaker, Yakubu Dogara, both men cited what they said were factions …

The Federal Government on Thursday ordered that the controversial examinations usually organised by universities in Nigeria for admission seekers after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations should be scrapped. The government argued that if there was absolute confidence in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, there should be no need for Universities to conduct internal examinations to determine the fate of …