Niger Delta: Tompolo Allays Fears, Explains Why He Summoned MEND Meeting

Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), has explained why he summoned Saturday’s meeting of the militant group in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.

In a statement issued on July 24, Friday, Tompolo stressed that the meeting was aimed at deepening the prevailing peace in the area.

There were fears in the region that the planned meeting was meant to restart the war in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

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President Obama Arrives Kenya With Bullet Proof-Glassed Limousine Called ‘The Beast’

The United States president, Barrack Obama, has arrived Kenya, his ancestral home.

Obama, who is visiting for the first time is visiting his home as a serving US president arrived in a bullet proof-glassed limousine popularly called ‘The Beast’.

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Breaking News! EFCC Summons Another Jonathan’s Aide

A former special adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Kingsley Kuku, has been reportedly summoned for questioning by Nigeria’s anti-graft body, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Former special adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Kingsley Kuku,

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LEAKED! Police report confirmed that the Standing Rules used to Elect Senate Saraki And Ekweremadu Was Forged

LEAKED! Police report confirmed that the Standing Rules used to Elect Senate Saraki And Ekweremadu Was Forged

The Nigeria Police have concluded their probe into the forgery of the Senate Standing Order and given a copy of the report to President Muhammadu Buhari,SUNDAY PUNCH can authoritatively report.

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See What US Say About Recent Boko Haram Attacks In Nigeria And Cameroon

The United States has condemned in strong words the recent Boko Haram attacks on the central market and Barmare residential neighbourhood of Maroua, Cameroon, and the multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern city of Gombe in Nigeria.

In a press statement released today and signed by Mark Toner, the deputy spokesperson for the US Department of State, the US described the killings and attacks by Boko Haram as ‘horrific and indiscriminate’.

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Anambra Rain: 6 Drown, Property Worth 80 Million Destroyed

At least six persons were reportedly drowned and property worth over N80 million destroyed following an heavy downpour on Friday, July 24, in Obosi community near Onitsha in Anambra.

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