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IYC suspends planned protest, as Clark, Ateke, Boyloaf back NDDC sole administrator IYC suspends planned protest, as Clark, Ateke, Boyloaf back NDDC sole administrator Share Following appeals by prominent Ijaw leaders, Chief E. Clark, King Ateke Tom, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben (Boyloaf) and High Chief Bibopre Ajube, Ijaw Youths from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have announced the decision to shelve their planned massive protest to shut down the headquarters of the Niger Delta Dev...

Vanguard News Stop paying ransom to kidnappers On Kindly Share This Story: D r. Mustapha Inuwa is the Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, SGS who doubles as the Chairman, Amnesty Programme to end banditry in the state. In this interview, he bares his mind on series of challenges and setbacks they are facing in their fight against banditry.   Current waves of insecurity in Katsina have continued to be a source of worry not only to the state but also the entire country. What t is th...

Nseobong Okon-Ekong highlights the change of approach by the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), which is producing promising results for peace in the Niger Delta region Since June 26, 2009 when the government of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua announced the establishment of the Presidential Amnesty Programme to move the Niger Delta Region forward, nothing has inspired millions of Niger Deltans with hope for brighter prospects as the challenge ...

Some Christian leaders, on Monday, asked the Federal Government to rescue Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl still held in Boko Haram captivity on account of her faith. They renewed the call for her freedom sequel to the quick release of about 344 schoolboys kidnapped in Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, owing to the swift response by the authorities. Speaking in an interview, CAN President, Revd. Samson Ayokunle, welcomed the release of the schoolboys, but maintained that t...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved fresh measures to curtail the further spread of COVID-19 across the country. Part of the measures is the restriction of guests at weddings, conferences, and sporting activities among others to 50. The government also ordered the closure of all bars, nightclubs, and restaurants. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at a press briefing of the task force in Abuja. He said, “The PTF has surveyed developments...

Amnesty Interim Administrator Accused of Shunning Presidential Directives By Hector spiff Listen to article The recklessness by public office holders under the Buhari led Federal Government has been condemned by Victor Okame, a beneficiary of the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP. According to him, “the recklessness by public office holders under the Buhari led federal government has become a cause for concern. The Amnesty Programme which was meant to run for 4 years has become a conduit p...

Insecurity: Demand overhauling of security chiefs, others now – Northern Coalition tells Governors On Kindly Share This Story: PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES SECURITY BRIEFING 9. L-R; Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Chief of Defence Staff General Abayomi Olonisakin,. Chief of Army Staff, Lt General TY Buratai and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique  Abubakar during the Security briefing at the State House held at the Council Chambers Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE, JUNE 18 2020 By...

• Ex-Militant Group Lauds President President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Niger Delta region needs a new deal, having suffered so much deprivation and neglect. The President disclosed that the Federal Government was repositioning the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Amnesty Programme to ensure they deliver on their mandates to develop the region. Buhari stated this yesterday while declaring open, the fourth meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta at the Hotel Pr...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is repositioning the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Amnesty Programme to ensure that they deliver on their mandates to develop the Niger Delta region. President Buhari stated this while declaring open the fourth Meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta at the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt. Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, noted that the Nig...

…Provision made in 2021 budget for completion of East-West road – Akpabio By Chris Ochayi President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, accepted to implement the 16-point agenda outlined by the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, as minimum preconditions for peace and stability as well as development in the region. President Buhari, who gave the assurance while addressing stakeholders at the 4th meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State, said the government was rea...