No fewer than five policemen and two soldiers, including an army captain were killed by suspected militants early Sunday morning in Ikorodu Area of Lagos. Sources said that the bodies of the victims had been removed. The slain Captain was simply identified as Muhammad. There has been no official confirmation of the killings yet. The…
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Tension as militants kill 2 soldiers, 5 policemen in Ikorodu
At least two soldiers and five policemen are reported dead after a gun battle with militants on Saturday night. The incident reportedly took place at Woodland Estate, in Ishawo, Ikorodu area of Lagos state. The area had been notorious in the past as a hideout for militants, pipeline vandals and kidnappers until a joint team…
BREAKING: Soldiers, policemen killed in Ikorodu gun battle with militants
Ikorodu area of Lagos was tensed overnight as mlitants struck at Woodland Estate area, Ishawo in Ikrodu. Two soldiers and five policemen have been reportedly killed. Security agencies it was gathered have reinforced and stormed the area. A few weeks ago, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said it will soon commence another military action on creeks in…
Militants give new conditions for peace in Niger Delta
Some militant leaders in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region on Thursday gave new conditions for President Muhammadu Buhari to meet, in order to ensure total peace in the region. Included in the conditions is that all outstanding stipends to the militants and their leaders be paid without further delay. Under the amnesty programme, each former militant…
4 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Employed As University Lecturers
Four of the former Niger Delta militants who were part of the Presidential amnesty programme aimed at adding value to lives of youths of the oil rich region have been employed as lecturers. Four of the former militants were revealed to have been employed as lecturers at the Benson Idahosa University, Edo State. The ex-militants,……
Stop production or face consequences – Niger Delta militants warn oil companies
Four militant groups in the Niger Delta region have warned oil companies operating in the region to suspend production until the conclusion of dialogue with the government. In a statement on Sunday, the agitators warned of severe consequences should the oil firms fail to heed their warning. The militant groups include, Adaka Boro Avengers, Niger…
‘Your Niger-Delta visit meaningless’ – Militants tell Osinbajo
A coalition of four major militant groups in the Niger Delta has told the Acting-President, Yemi Osinbajo, that his fact-finding visit to the region can only be meaningful when he directly hears from the agitators or their representatives. The militants, under the aegis of Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers, Niger Delta Strike Force and…
Ex-militants threaten to resume bombing in Ondo
A group of ex-militants yesterday threatened to resume hostilities in the oil producing areas of Ondo State if the Federal Government did not appoint an indigene of the area into the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The grouse of the ex-militants in the Eagle Strike Camp in Ilaje Local Government area of…
Speaker calls for more permanent solution to N/Delta crisis
……Why we are investigating abuses of of Amnesty programme Yakubu Dogara, Speaker HoRs On N/Delta Crisis Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has advocated for a permanent solution to the crisis of the Niger Delta region. Dogara was represented by House Minority Leader Hon. Leo Ogor, said this when he declared open…
Turkish President, Trump Agree To Fight Jointly Against Islamic State
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of al-Bab and Raqqa, both controlled by the militants, Turkish presidency sources said on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed issues including a safe zone in Syria, the refugee crisis and…
Human Skulls, Calabash Of Blood Found In A Church In Imo State
The Arch of Covenant Ministry located at Ububo -Alia, Awara in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo state and headed by Pastor Ngozi Odika has been discovered to be used as a spiritual ground for militants who patronize him for spiritual powers. The General Overseer’s luck ran out when repentant militants turned the heat on him after……
Breaking: 24-hour after Osinbajo’s visit: N/D militants blow up pipeline
Niger Delta militants An unidentified militant group in the Niger Delta have blown up a crude oil trunkline in Ughelli, Delta State, barely 24 hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo led a Federal Government delegation to the region, the Punch reports. Osinbajo had on Monday began tour of the Niger Delta region in a bid…