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JTF Commander, Tompolo embrace at Oporoza

JTF Commander, Tompolo embrace at Oporoza

THE Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta, Major-General Sarkin Yarkin-Bello, met with the repentant militant leader, Mr. Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Sunday, at Oporoza in Delta State.

MEND decides on ceasefire tonight

MEND decides on ceasefire tonight

AS the countdown to the deadline for the amnesty granted Niger-Delta militants begins, the main rebel group in oil-rich region, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), says it will make public its decision after midnight on whether or not to renew its unilateral ceasefire which expired yesterday.

Agip ignites communal crisis in Burutu communities

Agip ignites communal crisis in Burutu communities

Operations of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in riverine Burutu local government council area of Delta State have stirred up multiple land ownership problem, with the Gbekebo people charging the traditional ruler of Obotebe kingdom to desist from threatening the company, insisting that the land belongs to them.

ASUU Strike: UNIJOS might lose a session more

ASUU Strike: UNIJOS might lose a session more

By Taye Obateru Jos – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Sonni Tyoden has again expressed hope for a quick end to the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), saying the institution might lose another academic session if it persists. He told journalists, yesterday, that unless the strike is called-off by […]

Tsav condemns calls for emergency rule in Benue

Tsav condemns calls for emergency rule in Benue

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – Former Lagos State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has condemned calls for the declaration of a state of emergency in Benue State, saying the agitation is ill motivated and unacceptable. The critic who noted that the security situation in Benue State had not degenerated to the level warranting the calls, […]