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Dokubo Meets Leaders Of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators

Dokubo Meets Leaders Of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators

October 26, 2019 2:26 am

The coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, said at the weekend that though he observed distortions in the structure of the programme on assumption of office, he has maintained zero tolerance for any form of illegality under his watch.

He said even as he had never altered the structure he inherited, especially with regards to beneficiaries captured in the database of the Amnesty Programme, he took steps to redress glaring irregularities and cases of injustice. He spoke yesterday in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, at a meeting with 97 leaders of Niger Delta ex-agitators at the Transcorp …

Police Nab 5 Over Alleged Kidnapping And Robbery In Niger

Police Nab 5 Over Alleged Kidnapping And Robbery In Niger

October 24, 2019 12:20 pm

The Police in Niger have arrested five suspects for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Rafi and Mariga local government areas of the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Usman Adamu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday.

Usman said on Oct. 18, one Alhaji  Ibrahim Garkuwa of Tashan Kare reported at Kagara Police Division that some hoodlums who were armed with machete, stick and dressed in female Hijab (Muslim females gown) and face mask, invaded his house at Tashan Kare.

He said the criminals attacked  Garkuwa’s wife and daughter, inflicting

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Senate Rejects Budget Presented By Niger Delta Ministry

Senate Rejects Budget Presented By Niger Delta Ministry

October 22, 2019 3:37 am

The Senate Committee on Niger Delta, yesterday, rejected the 2020 capital budget of ₦23 billion for the  Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs due to uncompleted projects in the region.

Chairman of the Committee, Peter Nwaoboshi made this known when the Minister, Godswill Akpabio appeared before the committee to defend the ministry’s budget of ₦25, 910,486,285.

The ministry is to reappear before the Committee on Monday, October 28.

Nwaboshi said with the oversight function carried out in the ministry, it was realised that the bane of the ministry was abandoned projects littered all over the nine Niger Delta states.

“There is …

Why Niger Delta Governors Instigated Our Probe, By NDDC

Why Niger Delta Governors Instigated Our Probe, By NDDC

October 21, 2019 2:05 am

• Accuses governors of plotting to takeover commission
• ‘Presidency must probe petroleum development fund’

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) yesterday accused governors of the Niger Delta region of plotting to hijack the commission.

It made the allegation following last week’s order by President Muhammadu Buhari calling for a forensic audit of the commission from 2001 to 2019.

“With the amount of money that the Federal Government has religiously allocated to the NDDC, we will like to see the results on the ground. Those that are responsible for that have to explain certain issues,” Buhari said on Thursday when …

Six Modular Refineries To Resume Work Soon In Niger Delta

Six Modular Refineries To Resume Work Soon In Niger Delta

October 16, 2019 1:14 am

Six modular refineries are to begin operations soon in the country, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Edobor Iyamu, has disclosed.

Addressing the ‘Dialogue on Critically Appraising Mechanisms Used To Transfer Benefits of Resource Extraction to the Niger Delta Region’ in Uyo yesterday, he stated that the move was part of efforts by the President Muhammad Buhari administration to grow local content in the Niger Delta and ensure it benefits from the opportunities accruable from oil exploration.

Consequently, the aide stressed that the Federal Government had kept its promise by ensuring that the refineries …

Niger Republic bans rice exportation to Nigeria

Niger Republic bans rice exportation to Nigeria

October 14, 2019 11:07 am

The Republic of Niger has banned the exportation of rice to Nigeria in any form, the comptroller-general of Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali said on Monday.

Ali while speaking to journalists in Abuja said the Niger Republic took the decision because Nigeria had closed its borders.

“Goods that are on the prohibition list in Nigeria, such as rice, used clothes, poultry products and vegetable oil should not be exported to the country,” Ali said.

“As a result of this border closure, Niger Republic has already circulated an order banning the exportation of rice in any form to Nigeria.”

Nigeria had …

80% Of Health Facilities In Niger State Are Non-Functional

80% Of Health Facilities In Niger State Are Non-Functional

October 10, 2019 1:03 am

Despite the national drive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which ensures access to affordable and quality health care, over 80 percent of Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities are non-functional in Niger State, the government disclosed recently.

The Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Health, Mr. Makusidi Mohamad, speaking at a two-day retreat on PHC in Abuja, said the state has over 1,400 PHC facilities in the state, but that only less than 20 percent are functional.

Mohamad decried that Nigeria, which clocked 59 years of independence still records bad health indices because of the long neglect and poor handling …

Mob Of Protesters Lynch VIO Official In Niger State - CP

Mob Of Protesters Lynch VIO Official In Niger State – CP

October 4, 2019 6:08 am

The Niger State Police Command says a mob of protesters have lynched one Ahmed Bello, a Vehicle Inspector Officer in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.

Alhaji Adamu Usman, the State Commissioner of Police, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Friday.

”On Oct. 3, at about 13:30 hours three Fulani youths namely Malami Mohammed, Juli Musa and Dawa Ali of Oro village of Mariga Local Government Area riding on an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle were stopped by the Vehicle Inspection Officer but refused to stop.

”They were chased by the VIO …

LGA polls: Certificate forgery rocks Niger APC

LGA polls: Certificate forgery rocks Niger APC

September 23, 2019 12:06 am

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State has been immersed in a crisis of certificate forgery involving aspirants contesting the forthcoming local government election.

Daily Sun learnt that following complaints from some party faithful, the Department of State Security (DSS), has waded in to help unravel the genuineness of certificates submitted to party and the state independent Electoral Commission by some chairmanship and four councillorship aspirants.

It was learnt that, so far, three of the aspirants have been found to be parading fake certificates.

The discovery has prevented the party from submitting the final list of candidates to …

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

Bandits attack: 2,277 people displaced in Niger

June 14, 2019 7:44 am

Three Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps are currently set up by the villagers displaced in the armed bandit attacks in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.

The Nation learnt that over 2,277 people were displaced in eight communities in Shiroro local government area.

The Nation also learnt that one of the pregnant women currently displaced gave birth to a baby last night in the IDP camp; the mother and the baby are doing fine while efforts are being made by fellow campers to get the necessary things needed by the mother and child.

The communities said to be affected …

OIC behind 2nd Niger Bridge construction?

OIC behind 2nd Niger Bridge construction?

June 1, 2019 8:40 am

Jubril Al-Sudani, the impostor being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari by the All Progressives Congress (APC) cabal has showered encomiums on Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for  offering support towards infrastructural development in Nigeria.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports, and addresses the impostor as President Muhammadu Buhari:

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its support towards ensuring food security and rural development in the country.

Buhari gave the commendation on Saturday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, at the opening of the 14th, Summit of the OIC hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Obi cautions instigators of crisis in the Niger Delta

March 5, 2019 11:27 pm

The Vice-Presidential candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed deep regret over what he described as the propensity of some persons at the helm of public office to instigate crisis in normally peaceful parts of Nigeria for their own selfish political gains.

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