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Bombing of 3rd Mainland Bridge, Bonga Field & More: New Militant Group ‘Asawana Deadly Force’ Emerges

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent efforts to bring peace to the crisis ravaged by militants in the Niger Delta may witness yet another hindrance as a new militant group emerges.

Another new militant group, ‘Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta’ (ADFND), have emerged yesterday in the oil rich Niger Delta region, threatening to cripple the oil industry across the nine Niger Delta states unless the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government grants them, “Niger Delta Republic in the next couple of days.”

In a statement by its leader, Commander Olomubini Kakarakokoro, a.k.a No Mercy, the group said that:

“Except our demand for Niger Delta Republic is granted, without further notice to the Federal Government, we shall proceed to bomb Bonga field flow station, Asaba- Onistha Bridge, Third Mainland Bridge and other major bridges in the Southern part of the country, just for a start.

“The Federal Government should as a matter of urgency, withdraw all the military check points from the riverside areas of the Niger Delta, else we shall proceed to match against any baby military formation in the region without further notice.

“We are most dreaded, deadly and dangerous group in Niger Delta. Our team is comprised of specialists in different fields of war, and is poised to win the struggle for a Niger Delta State. Our struggle is not for monetary benefit or the so-called monthly N65,000 amnesty stipend. It is for the liberation and the development of the Niger Delta region.

“We therefore, warn every other group or persons as regards the fake dialogue process embarked upon by the Federal Government to know that they are not doing that for us. We are taking over from our brothers, the Niger Delta Avengers.

“As we speak all preparations and plans are on ground to strike and bring down the crude oil production to 0%, irrespective of the of the military presence in the region. The Federal Government will hear from us.”

 

MY OPINION

If this group succeeds in executing any of their plans on the soil of Nigeria then we may have no other choice than to push for the resignation of that senile octogenarian clueless and certificateless Buhari. He is not just failing Nigeria, he has completely failed Nigerians. He came to power just to witch hunt people that offended him in the past. He has made Dansuki the greatest criminal in the world because Dansuki was among those that orchestrated is arrested in the past.

Buhari is busy chasing his personal enemies while the country is sinking. That unholy political matrimony that gave birth to APC is a fundamental mistake. E nor go better for Tinubu for making Buhari president. That man is better of as a Fulani cattle rearer.

Buhari has not been able to solve any problem he inherited from previous administrations. But rather, his unfortunate tenure has created more problems for us.

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was able to flush out Boko haram from all their hitherto captured areas in Nigeria before the general election but today they have recaptured some of these areas again. APC government under Buhari keeps winning the war against terrorism on the pages of news papers. Lie lie Muhammad is the greatest lier in the universe.

Well over two million Nigerians have lost their jobs in different banks and companies. Multinational companies and investors are running from Nigeria on a daily basis courtesy of the obsolete cum archaic economic policies of Buhari that is obnoxiously garnished with illiteracy in an unprecedented crescendo.

This Buhari of a man has no other plan for Nigerian other than northernizing and Islamizing the nation. He has indirectly empowered his kinsmen from the Fulani extraction to go and be killing innocent Nigerians unopposed. We never knew that these simple looking duns hopping around with their cattle could be this dangerous not until their elder brother became president. He even went ahead to instruct soldiers not touch any Fulani man killing people simply because they are is brothers.

Today, Nigeria’s defense is controlled by one region and religion.
Air Force- North- Muslim
IG of Police- North-Muslim
DG of DSS- North- Muslim
Chief of Army Staff- North- Muslim
NSA- North.Muslim
Immigrations- North- Muslim
Civil defense- North- Muslim
Defense Minister- North.- Muslim
Prison- North Muslim
Custom- North Muslim.

Yet this Buhari of a man is telling me that he is the president of Federal Republic of Nigeria? No no, he is the president of the northern Nigeria. Some of us are not surprised, he said on BBC news that he won’t rule the country equally. He said he will attend to issues based on the outcome of his election. Meaning regions that didn’t vote for him wont get anything in his government. And he expect us to fold our hands and keep quiet in the south. No no no, we own the oil, and we are more educated and enlightened.

Hunger, poverty, starvation, destruction, incarceration of personal enemies etc are the features of Buhari government.

If the PDP are so busy with internal politics and refuse to play opposition, indefatigable cum dogged comrades like us will take it upon ourselves to speak the truth to power because the power of the people is greater than those in power.

Comr (Tutor) Iso Godfrey Iso
A public affairs analyst cum human right crusader writes from Onitsha.

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Tanker explosion kills one, injures three in Lagos

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At least one person has died, with three others injured, in a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos.

The tanker, laden with Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, burst into flames on Tuesday night, a situation that forced residents and motorists to scamper for safety.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the casualty figure in a statement.

“Three adult male victims with severe burns have been rescued and transferred to Gbagada General Hospital burns unit while the remains of an adult male were also recovered.

“All hands remain on deck to extinguish the flames. Motorists are urged to take alternative routes where possible,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

Earlier, Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency’s Tiger Response Team was on the scene working to bring the situation under control.

He added that the road has been cordoned off, urging motorists to take alternative routes.

In the same vein, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed the accident in a statement.

LASTMA, in a post on X, said the fire affected nearby structures, including a church, residential house, and mechanics’ parks at Otedola under bridge, adjacent to CMD Road, adding that emergency responders were on ground to handle the situation.

“A tanker has fallen and caught fire, affecting nearby structures, including a church, residential house, and mechanics’ parks at Otedola Under Bridge, adjacent to CMD Road,” the statement read.

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Alleged sexual harassment: What Senator Natasha told UN Inter-Parliamentary Union

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, told the United Nations Inter-Parliamentary Union on Tuesday that she had been illegally suspended by the Nigerian Senate.

Natasha, who accused the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of sexual harassment, was recently handed a six-month suspension over her alleged conduct in the Red Chamber.

Speaking at the Women in Parliament session held on Tuesday at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting in New York, Senator Natasha described the suspension as illegal.

The lawmaker, who broke down in tears while delivering her report, demanded justice, saying she had been silenced.

She said, “I came with a heavy heart from Nigeria. I am not here to bring shame to our country but to seek help for the women in Nigeria.

“I was suspended illegally because I submitted a petition of sexual harassment against the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

“I was silenced and suspended. I was suspended for six months with many stringent conditions, such as the withdrawal of my security and all official vehicles assigned to me as a senator.

“My salary was cut off, and I was prohibited from appearing anywhere within the National Assembly. For six months, I must not introduce myself as a senator in Nigeria.

“I have nowhere else to turn but here. This is a clear case of political victimisation.”

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FCCPC slams MTN CEO with court summons over directives violation, presentation of incomplete documents

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On May 28, Mr. Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, would be arraigned by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
In violation of the FCCPC Act, Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, and others will be charged for allegedly failing to provide the commission with the information and documents it requested in response to a valid summons. Justice H.J. Yilwa of the Federal High Court in Abuja will arraign the firm and its CEO with Tobechukwu Okigbo, MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer, and Ikenna Ikeme, MTN’s General Manager, Regulatory Affairs.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Toriola, Okigbo, and Ikeme were identified as the first, second, and fourth suspects, respectively, in the charge designated FHC/ABJ/CR/354/2024 by the FCCPC.

BrandSpur telecoma and information news reports that a group of attorneys led by Akoji Achimugu preferred the suspects with two counts in the charge, which was dated July 19, 2024, and filed July 22, 2024. They weren’t in court when the matter was called. Justice Yilwa questioned Chizenum Nsitem, an FCCP attorney, about the suspects’ location. Nsitem told the court that even though the arraignment of the defendants was the scheduled event, he had only been briefed on the case and would require additional time to review the case file. For arraignment, the judge postponed the case until May 28.

According to NAN, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) had previously charged MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd., its CEO Toriola, MTN Senior Executive Officer Nkeakam Abhulimen, telecommunications service provider Fun Mobile Ltd., and its CEO Yahaya Maibe. On March 20, 2024, the NCC filed the three-count accusation, which is currently before sister court Justice Inyang Ekwo and is marked FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024.

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Between 2010 and 2017, the defendants were accused by the prosecution of: “Offered for sale, sold and traded for business, infringed musical works of Maleke Moye, an artiste, without his consent and authorisation.”

Continuing, the commission said that the defendants have utilized Maleke’s sound recordings and musical compositions, known as “caller ring back tunes,” which are protected by copyright, without the artist’s consent. Among the musician’s allegedly infringed musical compositions and sound recordings are “911, Minimini-Wana Wana, Stop Racism, Ewole, 911 instrumental, Radio, Low Waist, and No Bother.”

In violation of the artist’s rights, they were also accused of unlawfully and without permission distributing the musical compositions to their subscribers. The third count claimed that the suspects possessed the artist’s sound recordings and musical compositions in their hands unless they were being used for domestic or personal purposes. Section 20 (2) (a) (b) and (c) of the Copyright Act, Cap. C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, are the penalties for the claimed offence, according to the copyright commission.

On February 25, Justice Ekwo postponed the case till May 15 for reporting after the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) expressed interest in taking over.

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