Troops in 4 warship invade Niger Delta in search of Niger Delta Avengers

Nigerian military have gone after the Niger Delta Avengers who have carried out attacks on oil facilities in the region in recent times.

Kano state governor sacks his SSG, makes new appointments

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government, Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi and replaced him with Usman Alhaji Usman. The sack of the former SSG was made known in a radio announcement by head of the state's civil service, Auwalu Mohammed Naiya, this morning.
Naiya also announced that the governor approved the appointment of Ibrahim

Presidency lists President Buhari’s achievements after first year in office

The presidency has released a list detailing all the achievements of President Buhari in the last one year. He marks one year in office tomorrow May 29th. The list as published by the News Agency of Nigeria contains the following:

SECURITY:

• The relocation of the Nigerian Military Command Centre to Maiduguri, since May 2015, contributed to the success in the fight against insurgency in

EFCC interrogates 11 INEC staff over N120m bribery allegations

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 A source at the commission gave the names of the electoral officers as Godwin

5 policemen in Rivers state declared missing

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“The Rivers State Police Command has announced the missing of five policemen who along with other colleagues were ambushed in the early

VP Yemi Osinbajo hosts an interactive session with some social media influencers in Abuja (Photos)

Yesterday, the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, engaged in an interactive session with some Social Media influencers, to mark President Buhari's first year anniversary, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. See more photos after the cut...

Diddy and Kim Porter's son, Christian Combs graduates from High school

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"Congratulations to my prince @kingcombs words cannot explain how

Kano State Govt sends 50 Imams and Islamic scholars to Saudi Arabia for training, to get N20,000 monthly stipend

50 Imams and Islamic scholars have been sponsored by Kano state government for training on guidance and preaching techniques in Saudi Arabia, Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has disclosed.
According to a statement issued yesterday May 27, by Ameen K. Yassar, Press Secretary to the Governor:

He made the disclosure when members of the state Izalatul Bid Wa Ikamatus Sunnah, an Islamic non-governmental organization paid him a courtesy call on Tuesday, adding

Man finds out new girlfriend is a man and commits murder

A 21 year old Texas College football player, Carlton Champion  Jr. met his 24 year old girlfriend and fell quickly in love with her. His new girlfriend was Tyrone Lee underwood who went by the name Tyra. The couple had been chatting for several weeks on a dating mobile app and quickly fell in love but hadn't met each other face to face. 
Tyra had a feeling that Champion was cheating on her and decided to end the

Muhammadu Buhari’s first year as Nigeria's president in quotes

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who marks one year in office on 29 May, has battled endemic corruption in government, an insurgency in the north by militant Islamists, a resumption of conflict in the oil-rich south and a worsening economic situation.

Here are five quotes in which he outlined his leadership style, and how he intended to tackle the problems in Africa's most populous state and biggest economy:

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"I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody"

Inauguration Ceremony, May 2015

WHO ARE THE NIGER DELTA AVENGERS, NIGERIA'S NEW OIL MILITANTS?

Smoke billows from a refinery in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, September 16, 2015. A new militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers is wreaking havoc in Nigeria's oil-producing region.PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

The Niger Delta is once again under siege.

Seven years on from the end of a sustained period of militancy—which saw oil workers kidnapped and production cut to less than a third of maximum capacity—a recently formed group is leading a fresh campaign of attacks in a bid to cripple Nigeria’s economy.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which announced its formation in February, has declared war on Nigeria’s oil infrastructure. The group claimed via its Twitter account that it had blown up the main electricity pipeline to U.S. firm Chevron’s onshore Escravos facility in southern Nigeria, and a Chevron source confirmed to Reuters on Thursday that the company’s onshore activities had been “grounded,” cutting a potential 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) from Nigeria’s production. On Friday, the group claimed another attack, saying it had blown up  a “heavily guarded” pipeline close to a refinery in Warri, in Nigeria’s southeast Delta state, which is managed by the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). The NNPC has not yet confirmed the attack.

The upsurge in attacks by the group has coincided with a dramatic fall in oil production in Nigeria, traditionally the continent’s biggest producer. Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said earlier in May that production had fallen by 800,000 bpd to 1.4 million bpd, the lowest in two decades. It’s a drop that means Angola has at least temporarily taken over the mantle of Africa’s oil king.

The NDA follows the pattern of other groups, such as the Movement for the Emancipation for the Niger Delta (MEND), which led the militancy campaign in the mid-2000s. MEND and some of its most notorious leaders, such as Government Ekpemupolo—an ex-militant also known as Tompolo who is wanted on money laundering allegations totaling 46 billion naira ($231 million)—have disassociated themselves from the NDA. But according to Malte Liewerscheidt, senior Africa analyst at political risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, the group’s membership is likely made up of disaffected ex-militants who have not benefited from the presidential amnesty program that brought the previous campaign to a close in 2009. The amnesty included monthly subsidies to reformed militants, but also afforded lucrative security contracts to former leaders, like Tompolo, for protecting oil installations.

Fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) prepare for an operation against the Nigerian military in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, September 17, 2008. A sustained campaign of militancy in the mid-2000s dramatically cut oil production in the Delta.PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

The NDA came to international attention after claiming an attack on an underwater pipeline run by Shell in February, forcing the Dutch oil giant totemporarily shut down its 250,000 bpd Forcados terminal. According to Liewerscheidt, the attack showed a level of sophistication and expertise that

A migrant arrived America 28 years ago with borrowed $100 and couldn't speak English. Today she is running for U.S. Senate

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D'Banj threatens action against a Nigerian telecoms company he claims is 'milking off his sweat'

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Nigerian-born Victor Olisa to become the new Metropolitan Police's Strategic Lead for Diversity

The Borough Commander at Haringey, Chief Superintendent Victor Olisa, is leaving his post after three years and moving to become the Met’s Strategic Lead for Diversity and Inclusion, as part of a reorganisation within the Metropolitan Police.

Victor will replace the Met’s senior expert on diversity and inclusion, Denise Milani, who is now moving to concentrate fully on her new role as Director of Business Change.

Chief Superintendent Olisa said: 

"It has been a tremendous three years for me in Haringey, a time that I have enjoyed immensely and during which I have had the good fortune to

President Buhari receives special envoy of Nigerien President

President Buhari today received a Special Envoy of Nigerien president, Muhammadou Issoufou, in the State house. Continue to see more photos.

Buhari’s first year: Five ways Nigeria has changed

 
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Image captionMuhammadu Buhari is the first Nigerian opposition candidate to be elected president

President Muhammadu Buhari came to power promising Nigerians "change". Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani gives five examples of what has changed in Nigeria since 29 May 2015 when he was sworn in.

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1. Are we safer?

Those of us who travel regularly in Nigeria's north-east had become used to what should be a 15-minute journey turning into an hour-long ordeal.

You had to stop dozens of times at roadblocks and disembark, while heavily armed

Buhari’s first year: Five ways Nigeria has changed

 
• From the 

Image copyrightAFP

Image captionMuhammadu Buhari is the first Nigerian opposition candidate to be elected president

President Muhammadu Buhari came to power promising Nigerians "change". Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani gives five examples of what has changed in Nigeria since 29 May 2015 when he was sworn in.

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1. Are we safer?

Those of us who travel regularly in Nigeria's north-east had become used to what should be a 15-minute journey turning into an hour-long ordeal.

You had to stop dozens of times at roadblocks and disembark, while heavily armed

Movie producer, Dickson Irogbu, pens public apology to former president Jonathan

Movie producer, Dickson Iroegbu, penned a public apology to former President Goodluck Jonathan for what he described as "ganging up" with other Nigerians against his government in 2012 when the former president, attempted to remove oil subsidy. Continue to read Dickson's letter after the cut...

Serena Williams and her 'asset' practice tennis in France (photos)

The legendary tennis player was pictured practicing her craft with her coach as she prepares to meet other contenders in the French Open currently taking place in France.

Real Madrid players look dapper as they jet into Italy ahead of Champions League final tomorrow (photos)

Real Madrid players and coaching staff touched down at Malpensa Airport, Italy, today ahead of the their Champions League final against Atletico Madrid at the San Siro stadium tomorrow.

The 10-time European champions will he hoping to win the champions league against their fierce rivals tomorrow. More photos after the cut.

Nigeria should act with caution in oil-producing Bayelsastate governor

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's federal government should act with caution in the Niger Delta, where militants have been blowing up oil and gas pipelines, as a military approach will not calm the situation, the governor of a state in the region said.

President Muhammadu Buhari has heightened the military presence in the oil-rich southern region where attacks in the last few weeks - mostly claimed by a group calling

Blac Chyna shares baby bump photos

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Beyonce shares cute photo with her daughter and her dad

Guess all is forgiven...until recently, Beyonce hadn't been pictured with her dad for years after she fired him as her manager

Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho signs with Manchester United

Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand with manager Jose Mourinho. (Facebook/Rio Ferdinand)

MANCHESTER, England, May 26 (UPI) -- The Red Devils are looking to blaze again, and hope Jose Mourinho holds the torch.

Mourinho, 53, signed a contract Thursday afternoon to become Manchester United's newest

'You’re 52yrs old, Johnny (Depp) and it’s time to start acting like it - before you turn into a fat old lonely weirdo'- Pierce Morgan writes

His wife of 15 months filed for divorce on May 22nd and now everyone has an opinion about the 52 year old legendary actor. Below is what UK Daily Mail's Editor-at-Large, Pierce Morgan thinks...

Dear John(ny), It’s time for an intervention. As your latest marriage, to actress Amber Heard, collapses in ugly high-profile divorce after just 15 months, your moment of reckoning has arrived. We don’t know each other,