The Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dropped his defence lawyers for disowning the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). IPOB said in a statement late on Friday in Abuja that the utterances of the defence lawyers on negotiation between Kanu and the Federal Government as well as on the Avengers were “made without consultation.” […]
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A Group known as Reformed Niger Delta Avengers has accused the former President Goodluck Jonathan to have formed the Niger Delta Avengers in 2014 against the then upcoming presidential election. It threatened that should Jonathan deny being the NDA sponsor, it would reveal more details of their relationship. According to SaharaReporters, the threat was contained in a statement by the […]
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Who are the sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants blowing up oil installations and facilities in Niger Delta? The sponsors’ identities remained shrouded in secrecy yesterday as those linked to the group denied having anything to do with it. In a report by The Nation, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and the Ijaw […]
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A former militant group on Sunday said it has been holding talks with the government to end a wave of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta which has crippled the country’s crude output, report by Reuters showed. On Thursday, the office of President Muhammadu Buhari said the government was using oil firms […]
Read More The Niger Delta Avengers on Friday denied claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration was holding talks with the militants for possible compromise. The Nation earlier reported that “talks are going on with Niger Delta militants” The militants had claimed responsibilities for series of attacks on oil facilities across the region in recent times. According […]
Read More Less than 24 hours after the Federal Government’s decision to reduce military presence in the Niger Delta, another Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) oil well has been attacked. According to The Nation, Chevron’s oil well RMP20 in the Dibi oil fields, Warri North council area of Delta State, was attacked at about 1:00am yesterday just a week […]
Read More Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for opting to negotiate with the Niger Delta Militants, especially the Niger Delta Avengers and suspending military action. According to Punchng, The governor, however, said there must be display of absolute sincerity from the federal government such that the militants will have trust in […]
Read More Niger Delta militants on Thursday blew up two extra oil pipelines in Bayelsa State, threatening to bring oil production in the country to a halt. A militant group that calls itself the Niger Delta Avengers, which has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks since the beginning of the year, said it had attacked two […]
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The House of Representatives said on Thursday that it was in support of any action taken so far by the Federal Government to contain the rising attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta by the Niger Delta Avengers. Attacks on oil installations lately have reportedly resulted in a drop of daily crude oil production […]
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A Socio-Political group, Assembly of Concern Niger Delta People (ACNDP), has appealed to President Muhammaudu Buhari to appoint his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as special envoy to Niger Delta, New Agency of Nigeria report. National Coordinator of the group, Mr Eperemor Governor, made the appeal in a statement on Thursday in Benin. According to him, […]
Read More A suspected member of a newly established militant group in Nigeria has warned the life of President Muhammadu Buhari is in danger if he visits the oil-rich Niger Delta region. In a recording sent to IBTimes UK, a man is heard saying during a phone conversation with one of the hosts of UK-based Radio Biafra, […]
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The Niger Delta Avengers in the early hours of Wednesday broke through the heavy military presence in the Niger Delta region, blowing up two vital Chevron oil wells in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State. Punchng, correspondent learnt that the incident occurred around 3:44am near Egbema, an Ijaw enclave in Warri North. The […]
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