The Publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, speaks about President Muhammadu Buhari’s government and other issues in this interview with ’NONYE BEN-NWANKWO and GBENRO ADEOYE What is your view on the state of the country? The state of the country now is a bit volatile. Don’t forget that a very strong political party was voted […]
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CHIEF of army staff Lt General Tukur Buratai has revealed that militants operating in the Niger Delta are using black magic against government troops as they step up their campaign to blow up oil installations and cripple the industry. Over recent weeks, a new militant group known as the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has sprung […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to deal decisively with the issue of militancy in the Niger Delta region. In a nationwide address to mark his one year in office, the president lamented the effect of attacks on oil installations. “If the militants and vandals are testing our resolve, they are much mistaken. We shall apprehend […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged militants, aggrieved persons and communities in the Niger Delta to drop their confrontational stance and work with his government to review the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Yar’Adua Administration. Mr. Buhari assured oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Federal Government is taking all necessary actions to […]
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The spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said no responsible government would dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), as the group has clearly identified itself as a terrorist organization. Professor Ango made the statement on Sunday in an interview with Daily Trust Newspaper in Zaria, saying that the ‘Avengers […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari needs to address grievances in the Delta region where militants have been blowing up oil pipelines in a conflict that has become a “major concern”, a senior British official said on Saturday. The swamps of the southern Delta have been hit by a series of attacks on pipelines and other oil and […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not want an apology from UK Prime Minister David Cameron for describing Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” country. Mr. Cameron was caught on camera describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as being amongst the most corrupt countries in the world. Mr. Cameron was speaking to the British Queen, Elizabeth II, ahead […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 9, 2016 lashed out at agitators for a break-up of the South East from the federation in the name Biafra. He said his administration would ensure continuous existence of Nigeria as a united entity. Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, is on trial for alleged treason […]
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“Nigeria is awaiting receipt from Swiss Govt. of $320 million, identified as illegally taken from Nigeria under Abacha” – Buhari @NGR President, 5:09 PM – 27 APR 2016 WHEN Twitter-addicted Nigerians stumbled on this posting on President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter handle last week, the whole Internet went abuzz, with most people expressing their dismay at […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh order to the military to crack down on a new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, which has been attacking oil installations. SUNDAY PUNCH gathered on Saturday that the President gave the directive on Friday, following the group’s attack on Chevron’s platform in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday […]
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