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Daily Champion (Lagos)Yenagoa - A group of repentant militant leaders has issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government, warning that they may return to the creeks, if the induced division among the ranks of repentant militants by the Bayelsa State government was not stopped.
Vanguard (Lagos)Benin City - Former Head of Department at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Professor of English and Literature, Professor Tony Afejuku is a household name in the Niger Delta struggle. In this interview, the blunt defender of the rights of his Itsekiri people, critic of the President Umaru Yar'Adua policies in the Niger Delta and controversial commentator on contemporary issues, says the amnesty programme of the Federal Government will fail.
Vanguard (Lagos)A group, United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS), has said that President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and team of Nigerians nominated by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, may soon commence talks on peace and development in the region".
Vanguard (Lagos)Prince Tonye Princewill is a personable young man that has the ability to charm people even when he is telling them bitter truths, as all other members of President Umoru YarAdua's Niger Delta Technical Committee, on which he served, learnt...sometimes to their chagrin...
Lagos - The Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has commenced the repairs of the affected part of the Atlas Cove that was vandalised by militants in Lagos three months ago, the spokesman of PPMC said.
Ralph Ugwu told our correspondent in Lagos that the pipelines would be repaired on time.He said the company's engineers have gained access to the damaged lines and has carried out preliminary inspections to ascertain the extent of damage.
Yenagoa - A group of repentant militant leaders has issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government, warning that they may return to the creeks, if the induced division among the ranks of repentant militants by the Bayelsa State government was not stopped.
interview
Benin City - Former Head of Department at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Professor of English and Literature, Professor Tony Afejuku is a household name in the Niger Delta struggle. In this interview, the blunt defender of the rights of his Itsekiri people, critic of the President Umaru Yar'Adua policies in the Niger Delta and controversial commentator on contemporary issues, says the amnesty programme of the Federal Government will fail.
A group, United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS), has said that President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and team of Nigerians nominated by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, may soon commence talks on peace and development in the region".
opinion
Prince Tonye Princewill is a personable young man that has the ability to charm people even when he is telling them bitter truths, as all other members of President Umoru YarAdua's Niger Delta Technical Committee, on which he served, learnt...sometimes to their chagrin...
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - Former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Timi Alaibe, has been appointed Special Adviser to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua on Niger Delta.
His appointment was made public yesterday in a statement by the Presidential Spokesman, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi.