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Yesterday, former militants of the Niger Delta region,  asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resist the temptation of renewing the expired licences of all oil firms and other highly-placed individuals operating in the area,Daily post reports.

At least, 350 ex-agitators from the Niger Delta region, who graduated from various tertiary institutions across the world has beeen employed by federal government.  Paul Boroh, coordinator, presidential amnesty programme, PAP, made this known when he met newsmen in Abuja on Friday.   Boroh, who doubles as the special adviser to the president on Niger Delta, said the affected ex-agitators had already been posted to various federal ministries awaiting approval of the 2018 appropriation bill by the National Assembly.   “The federal government ensured that about 350 of them have been employed in the various ministries in the country. We are only waiting for appropriation so that once they report to their various ministries they will start earning their salaries,’’  He disclosed that the 350 graduates were among the about 30,000 ex-agitators sponsored for various studies abroad by the amnesty office.   The presidential aide, however, described as untrue ...

Paul Esusu Ighomitedo from Delta state has tied the knot to his white lady from the United Kingdom. The man who is said to be one of the best Vigilante members in Sapele area of Delta state - got married to his wife in a low-key fashion in the presence of family and friends.  Congrats to them once more kids to the couple.

Some members of Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) code named Operation Delta Safe on Saturday raided Oporoza, the country home of ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias ‘Tompolo’ for several hours, ThisDay reports.

There was pandemonium at the south south region yesterday, as the Nigerian Navy and Army deployed fighter jets and gunboats to the creeks and other strategic locations in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, in response to last Friday’s threat by the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to resume bombing of oil facilities. Read full article HERE

There was pandemonium in Delta community as gunmen on Friday attacked the Gbaramatu Traditional Council's speed boat on official duty. The gunmen dispossessed the boats occupants of their money and other personal effects along the Batan Creeks in Warri South-West Local Government Area. The speed boat was conveying two respected Gbaramatu chiefs detailed to execute an official assignment when the gunmen, numbering about six, with sophisticated weapons hijacked the speed boat and sailed to an isolated area in the mangrove where occupants were robbed of their belongings with their eyes closed. They dropped the occupants at another mangrove forest and made away with the speed boat leaving them stranded. It took the intervention of a commercial speed boat plying the route from Warri to get those at the palace of the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Oporoza informed of the incident. Meanwhile, another boat was sent to ferry the victims back home.

 Delta State Police Command has reportedly arrested two suspected IPOB members for alleged killing  four persons in Asaba in the heat of clash between Army and IPOB members in Abia.

The Governing Council of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has sacked 10 lecturers, eight non-teaching junior staff and warned 17 others for extortion, s_xual harassment and gross misconduct, among others.  

600 Niger-Delta Youths carrying various placards supporting President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday took over the Unity Fountain, Abuja after Charly Boy and his group ended their sit out protest against the president at the same venue.

There's a Palpable tension begins to mount the more over October 1 date ultimatum given by hate speakers across the nation as the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (CNDA), yesterday, handed an ultimatum to Northerners and Yoruba residing in the region to relocate to their regions before October 1.

Biafra's call suffers hitches as four states have come out to vehemently reject the proposal of  leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in recent interview. Some even tag the proposal as insane, saying they should never be included in any agitation. 

Christian Onwugbolu, a Facebook user, shared a photo of an unidentified man from Amai community in Ukwani local government area of Delta state, alleging that he was shot dead in his farm.

The Delta State Assembly, has reportedly impeach the speaker, Rt. Hon. Monday Ovwigho Igbuya.   However, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has emerged the new Speaker of the House.

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved an additional N35 billion to the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme for the sustenance of the new understanding between the Federal Government and the oil-producing communities of the region. 

A Former convicted governor of Delta, James Ibori, has revealed why he supported Ifeanyi Okowa in the 2015 gubernatorial election. 

The former Delta state governor, James Ibori, who recently got out of prison,was today conferred with a chieftancy title, the “Ezi-Oyi Anioma” by the people of Anioma kingdom in the state.  More photos bellow...

According to a report on DailyChroniclengr,  the Federal Government has concluded plans to allocate huge oil blocks to the oil rick state indigens to douse tension in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

The former Governor who was released from UK's prison arrived Nigeria yesterday and was received by well wishers.

A new militant group, the Niger Delta Warriors, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. The militant group also called for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. It warned that if the Federal Government failed to sack the duo within the 14 days, youths in the Niger Delta would embark on mass protests in major cities of the country, including Abuja. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the spokesperson for the group, General Hart Bradford, said its position was in the light of the fight against corruption by the Federal Government. Bradford said, “We are giving the President 14 days ultimatum to sack the SGF and the EFCC chairman, otherwise we shall have no option than to carry out mass protest in Abuja and other cities across the country until the SGF and EFCC chairman leave office.” Bradford also warned the FG to stop deni...

Acting Director of Information, Office of the Chief of Defense Staff, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar has declared that the army does not know whether Ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, Alias Tompolo is dead or alive. Brig. Gen. Abubakar made the statement during his tour of military establishments in the State. He was also at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Warri Correspondents’ Chapel. Abubakar said, “ I don’t know if Tompolo is dead or alive but all I know is that the Armed Forces and other security agencies are ready to mitigate the various security challenges in the Niger Delta Region.” He also bemoaned the spate of criminalities and terrorism in the North East and Niger Delta by the Islamic Sects and promised on behalf of the Armed Forces to continue providing and maintaining security in the area. He debunked the claims that that the Armed Forces is against some communities in the region. According to him, “ Those insinuations are coming from people who ...