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Resurgence of Criminality in N’delta

It was widely believed that the amnesty programme instituted by the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua in 2008 in which all former militant leaders and their army of supporters in the Niger Delta were granted free pardon would bring lasting … read more

Petroleum tanker drivers strike

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers wing of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), yesterday, embarked on a nation-wide warning strike to protest what they term the “indiscriminate victimisation” of their workers by soldiers and the “mysterious” disappearance … read more

John Togo surrenders, agrees to ceasefire

AGGRIEVED ex-militants, under the aegis of the Niger-Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, led by “General” John Togo, who breached the 2009 amnesty agreement they signed with the Federal Government by returning to the creeks, mid-November, have now agreed to a cessation … read more