Tag: Ex-militants
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Where’s our palliative, angry ex-agitators ask Niger Delta governors
…threaten to cause mayhem Angry ex-agitators have threatened have threatened to cause mayhem in Niger Delta following failures of their governors to provide palliatives to poor communities despite receiving N5bn from the Federal Government. The ex-agitators under the auspices of Coalition of Ex-agitators of Niger Delta (CEND) said their governors seemed to have diverted the…
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Investigation: Presidential amnesty payroll padded with duplicated names
Investigation: Presidential amnesty payroll padded with duplicated names
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Ex-militants, Niger Delta youths back Okowa’s second term bid
Ex-agitators and youths in Niger Delta have adopted Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for a second term. The former militants, and youths belong to the Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-militants and Youths for Atiku/Obi 2019. Led by Eshanekpe Israel aka Akpodoro, the group noted that Okowa deserved “even much more than a second term in…
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Amnesty: ex-militants in Ondo urge President Buhari to intervene in crisis over slots allocation
A coalition of militant groups in Ondo State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the alleged discrimination in the allocation of amnesty slots in Ondo State. The coalition, in a statement by its leader, General Deji Ehinmowo, in Lagos on Sunday alleged that politicians had hijacked the amnesty programme in the state.…
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45 ex-Niger Delta militants graduate from two universities in Belarus
…as 3 clinch first class No fewer than 45 student delegates of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, in the course of the week, graduated from two universities in Belarus. Three of them clinched first class honors in Information Technology from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. While a total of 29 majored in various…
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Ex-militants hail Buhari, score administration high
Some beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), have urged Niger Delta ex-agitators and youths to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s programmes and policies for the region, saying the president meant well. The ex-agitators, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, said they would remain grateful to Buhari’s administration for…
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FG to engage Niger Delta ex-agitators in sports activities
The Coordinator Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, said engaging ex-agitators in sports activities would offer many opportunities that would develop their spirit of volunteerism and patriotism. Boroh disclosed this in Uyo on Sunday during a meeting with the SIA’one Soccer Academy to reintegrate some ex-agitators and youths in the Niger Delta region. He…