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Nigerian crude oil production will likely remain suppressed by militant activity at least through next year, a report from the U.S. government said.
The most active of the many militant groups in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Avengers surfaced early this year and have since contributed to a steep drop in crude oil production. Based on a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, total Nigerian crude oil production fell to a 30-year low this year.
“Crude oil production disruptions in Nigeria reached 750,000 barrels per day in May 2016, the highest level since at least January 2009,” the EIA’s report read.

The Niger Delta Avengers have been waging a militant campaign against national and international energy companies working in the Niger Delta. The group accused the government of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari of favoring oil and gas interests over the interests of the people in the Niger Delta.

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The Nigerian police has warned the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) against the planned declaration of Niger Delta Republic on October 1, by the militant group.

Police said it is a treasonable felony to make such declaration, stressing that it would not condone any break of law and order in the region.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah, gave this warning while urging the militant group to channel their grievances to appropriate quarters.

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Residents in Anambra State have been sent into palpable fear following a fresh outbreak of Lassa Fever.

The news of the three medical practitioners, confirmed dead in the state by the fever, has thrown the residents into panic.

The Director of Public Health in the state, Dr Emmanuel Okafor, confirmed that the state had recorded three deaths recently by the outbreak.

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Reactions have trailed the arrest of one Mr Chinakwe, a trader in Ogun State, by the Ogun State police command for naming his pet dog 'Buhari'.

Though the arrest of the young man has nothing to do with President Buhari, but the trader and his neighbour whose fathers' name is Buhari, several Nigerians have taking to the social media condemning his arrest.

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Niger Delta has finally agreed to negotiate with the Federal Government.

The spokesperson for the dialogue group, Mr Ballantyne Agiri, on Wednesday, disclosed that the group have collectively agreed for dialogue.

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Owing to the continuous destruction of oil facilities and pipelines in the Niger Delta region, Ijaw leaders have concluded plans to meet in other to find a lasting solution to end insurgency in the region.

Speaking to journalists in Warri on Tuesday, Ijaw leader, Mr Edwin Clark and the former minister of Police Affairs, Broderick Bozimo, said a meeting have been scheduled to hold in Warri on Friday with serving and past governors, legislators, former and current ministers, traditional rulers and politicians from south south zone, as invitees.

Details on: http://www.thegistbaze.com/2016/08/ijaw-elders-schedule-emergency-meeting.html

Ogun State police command have arrested one Mr Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, a trader in Ogun State, for naming his pet dog Buhari.

Chinakwe was arrested after one of his neighbours of Northern extraction complained bitterly that he named his dog after his father, Alhaji Buhari.

Source: http://www.thegistbaze.com/2016/08/police-to-charge-trader-to-court-for.html?m=1

Report reaching our newsdesk has it that women, numbering thousands, are currently protesting in Onitsha, Anambra Stat.

The women are said to be protesting against severe hardship they are going through since Obiano came into power.

Details here: http://www.thegistbaze.com/2016/08/again-obiano-must-go-protest-rocks.html?m=1

The Enugu fiery Catholic priest and director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has declared Nigerian Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, a failure.

Reacting to the recent match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Denmark, Mbaka said that Obi should be dropped from the national team. He said unlike before, Obi could no longer perform.

source: http://www.thegistbaze.com/2016/08/video-mikel-obi-is-failure-he-can-no.html?m=1

Two soldiers have been arrested by the Lagos Police Command, Yaba Division, for allegedly brutalizing residents of Makoko area in Lagos State.

Thegistbaze gathered that the soldiers, who were about 14 in number, stormed the area on Sunday night and start beating up anyone they set their eyes on.

Confirming the arrest by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, she said that angry mob would have linched on the soldiers if not for quick intervention of police.

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