Tag Archives: Niger Delta
This is Bayelsa State, heart of the Niger Delta, and “glory of all lands”, according to the official state tagline. Under the care of His Excellency the Honourable Seriake Dickson, what was once a restive kidnapping zone has mellowed considerably. … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African Movie Academy Award, Bayelsa State, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Port Harcourt, Yenagoa
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By Omano Edigheji, PhD Chima Ubani, Alao Aka Bashorun, Gani Fawehinmi and BekoRamsome-Kuti are in my thoughts. They were heroes of the democratic struggles in Nigeria. They were selfless individuals who sacrificed personal comfort for the common good. They inspired … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Delta State, Gani Fawehinmi, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, South Africa, WAEC
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In recent times, hardly does a week pass without a report in the media on the issue of illegal mining, stories of galamsey operators exchanging fire with security personal and some being trapped and killed underground keep coming in by … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Forestry Commission, Galamsey, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mining, Niger Delta, United States
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Okupe did not label Buhari as Sponsor of Boko Haram The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs has denied a report circulating online that Dr, Doyin Okupe has identified Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari as the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Buhari, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Goodluck Jonathan, Head of state, IndepthAfrica, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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By Ogbuefi Blogs MEND, says it is responsible for the ambush and gruesome killing of 12 police men in Bayelsa and the Police authorities say it’s a lie MEND was not responsible. Earlier, MEND had issued notice of resumed hostilities … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Bayelsa State, ENI, Henry Okah, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, South Africa, Southern Ijaw
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LAGOS — A statement on Sunday purporting to be from the main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-producing region, MEND, claimed an attack on security forces, alleging at least 15 officers were killed. It was however not possible to determine if … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Boko Haram, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, South Africa
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LAGOS: Attackers have ambushed and opened fire on a police boat in the oil-producing region of southern Nigeria, leaving 12 police officers missing, authorities said on Saturday. The attack on Friday came after a purported statement from the main militant … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Bayelsa State, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, South Africa
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By Olusegun Adeniyi If you have not heard the name Mohamed Warsama before, it only means that you have not yet been playing in the big league of the Nigerian internet community. For the uninitiated, Warsama is a Kenyan who … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Aso Rock, Bala Mohammed, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, List of Sultans of Sokoto, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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By Okoi Obono-Obla In the wake of the trial, conviction and sentence of a Nigerian, by a South African High Court, Mr. Henry Okah; one of my good friends, Sunday E. Iyamba Snr, privately asked me a question which has … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Eagle Square, Henry Okah, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newpapers, South Africa, United Nations
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By Chido Onumah Nigerians are justifiably outraged at the pardon of Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, ex-governor of Bayelsa State. Alamieyeseigha was governor from May 1999 until December 2005, three months after he was detained in London on charges of money … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Alamieyeseigha, BayelsaState, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Goodluck Jonathan, Ijaw, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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MEND described the sentence as the height of injustice to its region and people. The armed militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, on Tuesday condemned the 24-year jail term passed on its leader, Henry Okah, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, henryokah, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, okah, South Africa, Warri
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Henry Okah intends to appeal against his 24-year jail sentence A South African court has sentenced Nigerian oil militant Henry Okah to an effective 24 years in jail. He was found guilty of 13 terrorism-related charges over twin car bombings … read more »
By Dr. Doyin Okupe We have noted understandably the increased support for the call for amnesty, principally from some Elders and opinion leaders in Nigeria; coming after the President’s rejection of the call made by His Eminence and Supreme Monarch, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Alabo Graham Douglas, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, MAIDUGURI, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Presidents
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By Ernest Mabuza NIGERIAN terrorist Henry Okah was on Tuesday described as a “peaceful man” by one of the witnesses he called in mitigation of his sentence. In January, the South Gauteng High Court found Okah guilty of 13 counts … read more »
By Olusegun Adeniyi Statistics, according to Aaron Levenstein, are like a woman’s bikini bathing suit. While what they reveal is usually suggestive and interesting, what they conceal is even much more vital. That perhaps is the only way to explain … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Ita Enang, Kwara State, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Petroleum industry, Sani Abacha
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The Senior Special Assistant for Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe on Wednesday said it is too early to ask for amnesty for members of the extremist group, Boko Haram. Mr Okupe, who was a guest on Channels … read more »
By Ogbuefi Blogs 1. If your governor has procured a private jet and there is no airport in your state, your governor is dumb. Furthermore, if your state makes less than N10b monthly in IGR, and your governor appropriated for … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP, Peruvian Democratic Party
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By Abubakar Alkali, alkalizai@yahoo.com The declaration by the Grand coalition of progressive opposition political parties that they have floated a new political party, the All progressive congress (APC) has set the stage for the final battle to rescue Nigeria from … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged ACN, All Nigeria People, APC, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, PDP, Peruvian Democratic Party, United States
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A Nigerian court convicted Edmund Ebiware today on three counts of treason and terrorism and sentenced him to life in prison for twin car bombings on Oct. 1, 2010, in Abuja that killed 12 people. Ebiware was found guilty of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, Henry Okah, IndephtAfrica, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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A South African court has convicted a Nigerian separatist leader of masterminding twin car bombings during a celebration in Nigeria. Twelve people were killed and three dozen wounded in the double bombing in October 2010 during a celebration in Nigeria’s … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged 2010 Nigerian car bombings, Associated Press, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, South Africa, Warri
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The illegal practice of ‘oil bunkering’ diverts a fifth of Nigeria’s oil output to makeshift refineries, where workers labour ankle deep in crude, surrounded by dead mangroves and blackened rivers. For most, it’s the only job they can find.
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Fuel oil, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria's oil thieves, Nigerian news, Petroleum, Reuters
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As I pondered on the lifetime achievements of Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, arguably the greatest export of the Ijaw nation and the legend who standardized highlife music in Nigeria, I couldn’t but also reflect on the man Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Israelites, Niger Delta, Nigeria, nigerian newsnigeria news, Port Harcourt, Rex Lawson, rivers state
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by Mujahid Dokubo Asari The ascendancy of Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan to the Presidency of the Nigerian State is of historical significance. Since the exit of the colonialists from Nigeria, there have been only two persons who became Commander-in-Chief … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, Dokubo-Asari, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian news, President
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EON USIGBE reports the two-day capacity-building retreat organised by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as it begins the process of enlightenment of its critical stakeholders over the 2015 general elections. THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), always … read more »
A shipping company says five Indian sailors have been kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta. A statement Wednesday from Medallion Marine said the men had been taken when their tanker was attacked Monday. The company said officials … read more »
The Boko Haram’s violent activities across the northern Nigeria have been relentless. Nobody thought it could turn out this bad and the indecisive posture of those in power who should know better may destroy our fragile unity. The incessant bombings … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ali Mazrui, bokoharam, Bolaji Akinyemi, Ibadan, Ibrahim Gambari, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon
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There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is not comfortable with the cold war between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A member of the National Working Committee of the party, who spoke with … read more »
Thisday The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has accused Boko Haram of engaging in crimes against humanity. The ICC, in its report of preliminary examination activities dated November 2012, a copy of which THISDAY … read more »
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that the Federal Government was not holding discussions with the Boko Haram sect. Jonathan made the statement in a Presidential Media Chat, stressing that government would never engage in dialogue with faceless people. He … read more »
Floods resulting from the autumn rainy season have devastated central and southeastern Nigeria. According to Nigerian media, the flooding is the worst in fifty years, and has already killed more than one hundred and displaced more than a million people. The Nigerian media speculates that … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Boko Haram, Delta State, Goodluck Jonathan, Hurricane Katrina, Indepth Africa Magazine, indeptrhafrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, United States
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