Five top socio-cultural organisations on Sunday endorsed Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They are: the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere and Middle Belt Forum (MBF). A faction of Afenifere, led by Ayo Fasanmi, endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari last week while the general secretary […]
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The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has reminded the Nigerian army of how the Boko Haram insurgency started and warned against replicating it through the ongoing ‘Operation Python Dance 2’ in the south-east. The group gave the warning in reaction to clashes between soldiers and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) since the commencement […]
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The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Sunday urged all Niger Delta compatriots to remain calm and patriotic. The forum also condemned the quit notice issued to the Hausa and Yoruba in the Niger Delta by militants, goading the groups to ignore it. The leaders of the coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA), on Thursday had […]
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In a meeting between the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and leaders from the Niger Delta region under Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), held at the presidential villa on Thursday night, the presidency highlighted seven successes of its engagements with the oil rich region. The meeting follows a November 1 ultimatum given by PANDEF to the government […]
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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has pulled its representatives out of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a coalition of elders and leaders of the region. Jomo Gbomo, spokesman of MEND, who announced the withdrawal of his organisation in a statement, accused the leaders of the forum of being insincere. […]
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