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JTF Arrests "General Cairo" - The Most Ruthless Ex-Niger-Delta Militant

The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta region, “Operation Pulo Shield,” has arrested the most wanted ex-militant suspected to be behind the bombing of pipelines and vandalization in the region. Seiyifa Gbereke a.k.a “General Cairo” was arrested in Yenagoa after the task force intelligence team tricked him out of his hideout in War

Pastor and Two Others Jailed For Kidnapping In Delta State

By Austin OgwudaAsaba – A pastor and two other persons, were, yesterday, sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each by a Delta State High Court for kidnapping and demanding N20 million ransom.Jailed were one Ifeanyi Obiakpani, an uncle to the victim, who allegedly masterminded the kidnap, Peter Okafor, said to be a pastor and one Christian Eze. Pros
Niger/Delta Militants Demands N1Bn Compensation; Gives June 21 Deadline

The leadership of Niger Liberation Force (NDLF), a militant group in the Niger Delta, has demanded N1bn from the Federal Government as compensation for what it described as “the extra judicial murder of its leader, General John Togo, aerial bombing and killing of innocent citizens of Ayakoromor community by soldiers of the Joint Task Force.

Ex-Super Eagles Star, Christian Obodo Kidnapped By Gunmen In Warri, Delta State

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo, was kidnapped on Saturday morning by gun-wielding men in Efunrun, Delta State.Obodo, who plays for Italian clubside Udinese arrived the country few weeks ago after the conclusion of the Seria A season.Eyewitness said the ex- Flying Eagles star was snatched from the Zion Ministry Church located on New
Four Women Arrested In Delta State For Stealing A Baby

The police in Delta on Tuesday announced the arrest of four women in Asaba in connection with a stolen baby.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Charles Muka, who said this at a press conference in Asaba, added that the stolen baby had been recovered.The PPRO, who paraded the women, said the child was stolen on April 27 at Ogwashi-Uku, De

Delta State Nurses Embark On Strike Over Commissioner's Assault

By Emma Amaize WARRI—NATIONAL Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Delta State branch, commenced an industrial action, yesterday, alleging assault on a nurse at the Central Hospital, Warri, by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara. Meanwhile, doctors in the state, yesterday, called off their “protest withdrawal of servic
BULLY? Delta State Health Commissioner Slaps Nursing Officer

[size=10pt] THERE was controversy, at the weekend, in Delta State over the allegation that the Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara, slapped a nursing officer at the Central Hospital, Mrs. Akata Oghenero, just as the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, in the state is spoiling

FOUL: Strange Fire Burns Down Delta State Government House

Property worth millions of Naira, including vital documents, cash and personal belongings were on Sunday night destroyed in a strange fire in the Press Centre building of Government House, Asaba.The inferno, which was said to have started at about 10pm, was brought under control by the Delta State Fire Service who prevented it from razing the entir
WTF!! N74B Is Too Small For Niger/Delta Ex-Militants - Asari Dokubo

Ex-militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, on Monday shocked Nigerians, especially those from the Northern part of the country when he insisted that the N74billion voted for the rehabilitation of Niger Delta ex-militants in the 2012 budget was not enough. “With all these gains, one expects that the operators of the amnesty project should have

Niger/Delta Militants Kill Ghanaian Professor In Port Harcourt

A Ghanaian Professor of Botany in the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma has been shot and killed by Niger-Delta militants in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The late professor Peter Akomeah was killed along with a younger colleague while on field study for oil giant, Shell last Thursday. The professor, a consulting environmentalist at the university had left
LMAO : Angry Mob Beats Delta State Speaker Into Unconsciousness

As the battle by the people of Delta North begins to determine who succeeds Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan 2015, the ward congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ika south local government area last Saturday turned bloody, sending to the hospital a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Martins Okonta.Trouble started at the state PDP secr

Masquerade Kills 16 Years Old Girl In Delta State

The festive mood in Ogriagbene community, Bomadi Council Area of Delta State has turned sorrow with the alleged killing of a 16-year-old girl, Gerdrude Eboborou by a masquerade. The masquerade, popularly called ‘Ogborigbo’ was alleged to have hauled a club, which hit the girl on the head killing her few hours after the incident.An eyewitness sa
EXCLUSIVE! Explosions Rock House Of Minister Of Niger/Delta Affairs

An explosion ripped through the house of the Minister of Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe, located at Ogbobagbene in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State in the early hours of Tuesday destroying properties worth millions of naira.It was gathered that the explosion was masterminded by gunmen who attempted to forcefully enter the home of the

It�s Time to Discuss Nigeria's Unity - N/Delta and S/East Leaders Speak

POLITICAL and opinion leaders of the oil-rich Niger Delta region were, at the weekend, unanimous in their call for the proper re-structuring of Nigeria along lines peculiar to the various beliefs, thoughts and aspirations of the nationalities of the country.Besides, they contended that the uprising of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has more to do w
WTF?? Niger/Delta Youths Protest Against The NLC and Trade Unions

Less than an hour after the Nigeria’s labour unions called off the nationwide strike over the removal of fuel subsidy, Asari Dokubo, the leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NPVF, led thousands youths on a peaceful protest.The protest which took place along some major streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, was tagged “Ope

Chevron Oil Rig Set On Fire in Niger/Delta

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Chevron Corp. says an offshore rig being run for its subsidiary near Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has caught fire and officials are still trying to account for all the workers there.Chevron spokesman Scott Walker said the fire started early Monday morning. He said the rig was just off the coast of the country's N
Hausa Man Burns Himself While Trying To Commit Suicide In Delta State

Man sets self ablaze, attempts to kill judgeAl-Kazeem worked as a security guard for the judgeARTICLE | JANUARY 12, 2012 - 3:09PM | BY TONY TAMUNO A man identified as Abdulsalam Al-Kazeem, on Wednesday in Delta State, set himself ablaze at about 2.30pm and attempted to wrap his burning body around his boss.The suspect, Al-Kazeem, worked as a guard

S-A-C-R-I-L-A-G-E!!! Gunmen Rape and Defile Reverend Sisters In Delta State

[size=13pt]An innocuous attempt by some Catholic reverend sisters to render spiritual cover to some depraved communities in Delta State has landed them in trouble.The Catholic nuns were reportedly ambushed and raped by gun-toting men, as they approached the community at night fall to evangelise and pray for the sick in the area.Although the siste
Egbesu Fraternity Claims Responsibility Of Islamic School Attack In Delta State

Egbesu Fraternity has claimed responsibility for the bombing of an Islamic school in Sapele which occurred on Tuesday Dec 27th and left seven children under the age of 9 seriously injured. Some men driving a Camry car threw a low-capacity explosive into a building where an Arabic class was taking place. No one died in the attack.The fraternity has

Revenge? Islamic School Bombed In Sapele Delta State

Residents of Sapele, headquarters of Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, South-South Nigeria have been living in fear since yesterday after two unidentified men riding in a car threw an explosive into the Islamic school in the town. One of the bomb blast victims at the Central Hospital, Sapele, Delta State.According to eyewitnesses, the tw
BitterSweet! Prostitutes Rape Pastors in Delta State

Two men of God were over the weekend allegedly lured to patronise harlots at a popular brothel at Cable Point, Asaba, the Delta State capital, when they went there to preach to the ladies of easy virtue.Naijapals learnt that the pastors from a very popular church along Ibusa Road in the state had visited the area to convert and win over the sex wor /

Niger/Delta Youths Shutdown Chevron Station In Warri

Itsekiri, Ilaje and Ijaw youths today shut down operations at Chevron in Warri, Delta State over alleged failure of the company to provide employment for graduates in the communities.The protesting youths claimed that the company has refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the host communities which among others stipulate that yout
DIRTY GAME! Governorship Candidate Murdered In Delta State

Monday, November 28, 2011.The Inspector-General of Police,Force Headquarters,Louis Edet House,Abuja.Dear Sir,IN THE MATTER OF THE EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING OF CHIEF OGBE ONOKPITE (WHO WAS A GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE OF THE CITIZENS POPULAR PARTY IN APRIL 26TH GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN DELTA STATE)We act on behalf of the members of the ONOKPITE and IGHOM

Niger/Delta Youths Threaten Naked Protest To Aso Rock
Niger/Delta Militants Give Boko Haram 14 Days "Cease & Desist" Notice

Following the attacks by Boko Haram against Government Agencies and Christians in the North, a Militant group from the Niger Delta region has asked the islamist sect to cease attack on Christians or be prepared for war.The group christened Egbesu Mightier Fraternity of Izon Land in a press statement made available to Pointblanknews.com warn that th

LMAO: Niger/Delta Militants Deported From Sri-Lanka For Fighting In Class
Niger/Delta Militants Warns Boko Haram Against Disturbing Jonathan's Administration
Delta State University Cultists Kill Pregnant Woman!

A pregnant woman in Okpanam, near Asaba, Delta State, has been killed by persons suspected to be cultists. Police sources said the pregnant woman, Mrs Alice Okpor, 42, was murdered in cold blood by suspected warring cultists who had clashed close to her farmland. She was said to have been hit by a stray bullet from one of the occult groups while sh
Ghanaian Police Force Arrests 27 Nigerian Niger-Delta Ex-Militants

The Ghana Police has arrested 27 Niger Delta "Repentant' Militants in Ghana who went there for training in Underwater Wielding, The Uncontrollable militants beat up an hotel attendant and lock up a fellow militant in the hotel toilet. The Militants numbering over 183 were sent to Ghana by the Nigerian Government to train in Underwate
Delta State Police Man Loses Four Children To Kerosene Explosion

Kerosene explosion at Oghara, Delta State, has claimed the lives of four children of a policeman (names withheld) serving in Warri. Two of the children of the policeman and his wife, a petty trader, identified as Edna are on danger list at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).The National Coordinator