Nigeria Oil Minister meets Tompolo, other militant leaders in Delta

Nigeria and the Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group that has been attacking oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region, on Wednesday agreed during a secret meeting to pursue dialogue to end the violence, which has reduced Nigeria’s daily oil production to 680,000 barrels per day. The meeting was held at the Governor’s Office in […]

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THE MILITARY RAID OF OPOROZA GBARAMATU, CHIEF EKPEMUPOLO, AND THE REST OF US!!! by Prof. Tosan Harriman

It is improbable the Nigerian military understands its role. It is also improbable she is aware of basic norms in prosecuting systemic warfare. What constitutes the intelligence numerals from which the Military draws its blood? Who verifies these resource outlets and at what point do these verification get executive nods? I am sure majority of […]

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Five “Niger Delta Avengers” members seized by JTF over pipeline bombing released

THE five pipeline surveillance workers, alleged to be members of the Niger Delta Avengers, seized by the Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta, last Friday, in connection with the bombing of Pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, at Makaraba community, Gbaramatu clan, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, have been released. […]

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Niger Delta Avengers: Arresting them is Difficult Due To Their Guerrilla Methods – Nigeria Army

The Nigerian military has said the guerrilla operational method of the Niger Delta Avengers has made arresting them a nightmare to all the security operatives across the country. Spokesman of the Defense Headquarters, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, told Newsmen that the militants are faceless and invisible, hence they come out from their hiding, blow up oil […]

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING IN GBARAMATU: IJAW GROUP THREATENS LEGAL ACTION, WANTS KILLER NAVAL OFFICERS UNVEILED

AN Ijaw group under the auspices of Ijaw People’s Developement Initiative ,IPDI, has threatened to petition the chief of naval staff over extra-judicial killings of one Mr Pius Bernard from Tebujor community in Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South west Local Government Area, Delta State on 25th March, 2016 Thursday’s night. The deceased was said to […]

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Peace Threatens in Ex- militant leader, Tompolo’s Kingdom, Gbaramatu as Navy kills a sand scooper

The Herald reports that there is rising tension in Warri, Delta state after it emerged that officers of the Nigerian navy killed a sand scooper in the region. The incident which occurred in ex-militant leader, Tompolo’s hometown, Gbaramatu, is said to be threatening the peace of the community after the sand scooper was shot dead on […]

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Tompolo is not a criminal he is our hero —Ijaw Leader

IJAW leader and Ibibenimowe (Chief Mobilizer) of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, says people could call the former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, a criminal, but to the Gbaramatu-Ijaw man, he is more than a leader. “People can call Tompolo, the Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw nation […]

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2009 Gbaramatu bombardment: London Court Registers N99 Billion Judgment against FG, may freeze assets

A London Court has registered a judgement delivered by a Nigerian court against the military following the bombardment of the Gbaramatu communities in Delta State by the Joint Military Task Force operating in the state in May 2009. Justice Timothy Holroyde of the Queen’s Bench Division of the Royal High Court of Justice England and […]

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