It's PluxTIME: 2016-05-15

S3x tape featuring Tyga & Kylie reportedly leaked on Tyga’s website

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According UK Daily Mail, Tyga leaked a S3x tape with Kylie Jenner on his website earlier today. They claim the tape was taken down after it was up for about 30 minutes. Read their report below</div>
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A S3x tape featuring Kylie Jenner and now ex-boyfriend Tyga has reportedly surfaced. Kylie, 18, is said to be ‘freaked out’ that an intimate video of the pair will get into the wrong hands after it reportedly appeared on the 26-year-old rapper’s official website, Tygasworld.com, for approximately 30 minutes before being taken down.<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="border: 0px; color: #e91b23; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a></div>
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A source said: “Tyga will not sign off on releasing it to the masses, but Kylie is scared that a S3x tape could get in the wrong person’s hands with one of his buddies and they could put it online to embarrass her.”</div>
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One Twitter user appears to have secured the footage before it was taken down, writing on the social media site: “Guess who got the Kylie Jenner S3x tape before it was deleted from Tyga’s website.”</div>
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However, if it is found that the Rack City hitmaker was behind the leak, he could be in hot water as it could possibly be considered under California’s new revenge P0rn law.</div>
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Tyga is thought to have been rubbed up the wrong way by Kylie’s mum Kris Jenner, who reportedly precipitated the split because the family has made room for Tyga’s ex-Blac Chyna, who’s pregnant with Rob Kardashian’s baby.</div>
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Kylie has stayed very quiet on the split, even though Tyga has insisted that their split was amicable and that he will ‘always love her.’</div>

S3x tape featuring Tyga & Kylie reportedly leaked on Tyga’s website

According UK Daily Mail, Tyga leaked a S3x tape with Kylie Jenner on his website earlier today. They claim the tape was taken down after it was up for about 30 minutes. Read their report below A S3x …

President fires drunk minister

<span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: 'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">Tanzanian President John Magufuli has fired his interior minister for turning up in parliament allegedly the worse for wear for drink, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Saturday. “The president has revoked the appointment of Home Affairs Minister Charles Kitwanga following reports that he was drunk in parliament and failed to respond properly to questions,” Majaliwa told state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting corporation (TBC). “Ministers and other civil servants must always display utmost integrity,” Majaliwa said. The occasion Kitwanga had transgressed was not clear but his demise is in keeping with Magufuli’s “bulldozer” reputation. The head of state has since taking office last October notably scrapped a number of ministerial foreign visits he deemed unnecessary and also cracked down on government entertainment budgets. Magafuli also annulled last December’s annual festivities to mark independence, a traditionally sumptuous affair, saying it would be “shameful” to spend money on a party in the wake of a cholera outbreak which killed dozens. The no-nonsense Magufuli has also been probing stories of phantom civil servants with a bloated public sector fuelling widespread payroll fraud.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: 'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: 'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: 'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/president-fires-drunk-minister/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter</span>

President fires drunk minister

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has fired his interior minister for turning up in parliament allegedly the worse for wear for drink, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Saturday. “The president has …

Arrest militancy in the Niger Delta – Buhari tells Naval chief

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Amidst growing renewed militancy in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday directed the Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, to reorganize and strengthen the Military Joint Task Force (MJTF) to deal decisively with the menace.</div>
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Speaking at a meeting with the Global Director (Upstream) of the Royal Dutch Shell Group, Mr. Andrew Brown, Buhari, assured oil companies operating in the area that the federal government was taking all necessary actions to protect strategic assets in the region from vandals and criminals.</div>
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A statement by Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the directive was to send a signal that the government was determined to deal effectively with the resurgence of militancy and the sabotage of oil installations.</div>
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Meanwhile, another key section of the Escravos gas trunkline was yesterday blown up by suspected militants.</div>
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It was gathered that the gas trunkline was blown up behind salvation city, near Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West council, Delta state.</div>
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The traditional ruler of Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom, His Highness, Pere Couple Oromoni, Monbene III, claimed the bombing of the pipeline did not happen in Ogbe-Ijoh but what they heard in the community was a loud distant explosion.</div>
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He said: “We heard a loud explosion far away, we are still trying to determine the location where the explosion occurred. There is no pipeline passing through Ogbe-Ijoh. Maybe it happened in one of the communities near Ogbe-Ijoh.” the monarch said.</div>
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The President told Brown that the operations of the JTF were also being enhanced with increased support and cooperation from the United States and Europe in the areas of training, intelligence, equipment and logistics.</div>
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“We have to be very serious with the situation in the Niger Delta because it threatens the national economy. I assure you that everything possible will be done to protect personnel and oil assets in the region,” President Buhari said.</div>
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The President urged aggrieved persons, militants and communities in the Niger Delta to drop their confrontational stance and work with those who have been charged by the Federal Government to review the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Yar’Adua Administration for the benefit of all parties.</div>
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President Buhari praised the resilience and staying power of Shell in Nigeria despite the operational challenges of the environment.</div>
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He urged the company to do its best to end gas flaring in the Niger Delta quickly and produce more gas for electricity generation to support manufacturing and job creation in the country.</div>
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Brown had appealed for an urgent solution to rising crime and militancy in the Niger Delta.</div>
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The Shell Executive also dispelled speculations that the company was pulling out of Nigeria.</div>
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He said that contrary to such speculations, Shell was currently in discussions with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on new joint oil and gas projects.</div>

Arrest militancy in the Niger Delta – Buhari tells Naval chief

Amidst growing renewed militancy in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday directed the Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, to reorganiz…

Falz Officially Clears The Air On His Relationship With Simi

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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Folarin Falana</span> better known as <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Falz</span> has officially addressed reports floating around that he is in a romantic relationship with<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> X3M</span> music songstress, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Simi</span>.</div>
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In a recent interview session with <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dorcas Shola Fapson</span> for the new episode of ‘The Juice’, the trained lawyer and son of renowned activist, Femi Falana stated that Simi is already in a relationship and it is not with him.</div>
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“<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Simi and I is just music. It’s musical chemistry, we get along so well,</em>” adding, “<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">There’s no triangle. She does have a boyfriend and it is not me.</em>”</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Falz</span> however declined to offer the name of <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Simi</span>’s actual ‘bae’ on the premise that it wasn’t his place to make such a revelation. Speaking in his famous faux accent, the self acclaimed Bahd Guy said,</div>
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“<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">I’m in no position to announce a matter that relates to her own relationship because it’s not my relationship. But I know that she do have somebody and it’s not me</em>“.</div>
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Falz Officially Clears The Air On His Relationship With Simi

Folarin Falana better known as Falz has officially addressed reports floating around that he is in a romantic relationship with X3M music songstress, Simi. In a recent interview session with Dorcas S…

Heated Controversy Over The Rescued Chibok Girls, Nigerians Reacts (Photos)

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Some Nigerians are still skeptical over the recovery of 2 Chibok girls in quick succession. Their is allegations and apprehension about the new Chibok girl story which they claim is emerging in a cloudy manner.</div>
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Oby Ezekwesili had also developed a new puzzle about the true identity of the latest girl found</div>
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Reports say she is fifteen…meaning she was writing her WAEC at thirteen. Madam Oby demands clarification</div>
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Some Nigerians are of the opinion that the Chibok tragedy never happened while some believe that the government of the day is playing out a script and even recycling the same person on set.</div>

Heated Controversy Over The Rescued Chibok Girls, Nigerians Reacts (Photos)

Some Nigerians are still skeptical over the recovery of 2 Chibok girls in quick succession. Their is allegations and apprehension about the new Chibok girl story which they claim is emerging in a clo…

Presidency Answers The Most Asked Question About The First Rescued Chibok Girl

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While it is far fetched that the abductor (a Boko Haram insurgent) of Chibok girl, Amina Ali would accompany her to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari – several inquisitive souls still pondered on the veracity of what is ordinarily an anomaly.</div>
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Many have wondered why Amina’s captor and father of her baby is being called her ‘Boko Haram husband’ while others simply can’t be convinced that he didn’t follow her to the presidential villa.</div>
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One of such persons is singer – J Martins.</div>
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He took to his Instagram page to ponder aloud.</div>
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<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“I am trying to understand the logic in this. I am told one of the men in the picture below is a “repentant” Boko Haram member who is the “husband” of the young girl who is allegedly one of the Chibok girls said to have been forcefully abducted from her school over 750 days ago.</em></div>
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(1) Why is a man who was part of a terrorist criminal group that attacked and firebombed a school, killing the security guards, and abducting hundreds of young girls in a picture with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?</div>
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(2) Why is the abductor and serial rapist of a minor being referred to as her “husband” when he traumatised her and her family by kidnapping her and forcefully separating her from her parents for over 2 full years, a man who did not marry her with the approval of her family?</div>
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(3) Why was this criminal given a State reception and a Presidential handshake?</div>
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(4) Why is this felon not in chains and inside a dark dungeon giving valuable Intel to the security agencies to help them track down his fellow barbarians? * Is there something I am missing?”</div>
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Yes J Martins, there’s something you and millions of Nigerians are missing.</div>
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Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media has now pointed it out.</div>
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And the presidency also gave some more information to serve as clarification.</div>
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“Our attention has been drawn to rumours and insinuations that the young man who accompanied Amina Ali to the State House to meet President Buhari is her alleged terrorist abductor.”</div>
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“This is false; there is absolutely no truth to it. The young man who was in the State House (extreme left, in the photograph below) alongside Amina and her baby and mother, is her older brother.”</div>
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“He is different from the man who appeared with her in photos released by the Nigerian military, in the immediate aftermath of Amina’s rescue.</div>
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All insinuations alleging otherwise are false, mischievous, and should be wholly disregarded. Under no circumstances will a presidential welcome be extended to terrorists or abductors.”</div>
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Presidency Answers The Most Asked Question About The First Rescued Chibok Girl

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Rescued Chibok Girl, Amina Ali Tells Friend’s Father Horror Story

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Yakubu Nkeki, whose daughter Maimuna was among the 219 girls abducted from a school in the town of Chibok more than two years ago, spoke to Amina on Thursday after the she met President Muhammadu Buhari.</div>
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“I called her ‘Kwadudu’,” he said, describing how Amina smiled and grabbed his hand as soon as she heard her pet name from childhood, which means ‘only daughter’. “She looked relieved.”</div>
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For an hour he listened to Amina, who was found on Tuesday by soldiers and vigilantes with her four-month-old baby, recall some of her experiences over the past two years, he said.</div>
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“She told me that she last saw my daughter about a year ago before the girls were separated,” said Nkeki who lives next door to Amina’s family in Mbalala village near Chibok.</div>
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Once he had heard her story, “I told her not to tell anybody some of the things she told me. I told her that she should stop talking,” he said.</div>
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But other parents from Chibok, whose daughters were abducted by Boko Haram’s Islamist militants in April 2014 said they were eager to hear more from Amina.</div>
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“I want to see her so that she can tell me about my daughter,” said Samuel Yaga, who a few years ago moved his family from Chibok to Banki, a town on the border with Cameroon, but left his daughter Sarah behind at school on the advice of a teacher who said her education should not be disrupted.</div>
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But the threat of Boko Haram violence forced him to move again, to a village on the outskirts of the capital Abuja.</div>
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“I want to know if my daughter is alive or not,” said Yaga, who plans to formally wed Rebecca, Sarah’s mother and his wife under customary law, at a church ceremony on Sunday.</div>
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Back in Chibok, the news of Amina’s rescue has given some parents hope of their own daughters being found, according to Yana Galang, the women’s leader of the parents association campaigning for the rescue of the girls.</div>
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“As long as we can get correct information from her (Amina’s) mouth, I think the government will do something about it,” said Yana, whose daughter Rifkatu, is among the missing.</div>
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“She can tell the true story about these girls.”</div>
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Rescued Chibok Girl, Amina Ali Tells Friend’s Father Horror Story

The father of a missing Chibok schoolgirl who spoke privately to Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki, rescued this week in remote northeastern Nigeria, said after hearing about her ordeal at the hands of Boko Hara…

Uju Stella replies Burna Boy's mother-'If you think you are a mother, pls act like one'

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Uju Stella who is allegedly pregnant for Burna Boy, has reacted to comments made by his mother that they don’t have time for her. In an interview with Punch today, Burna Boy's mum was quoted to have said it is not a criminal offence for a lady to be pregnant for any guy, that if a girl claims she is pregnant for somebody and the person refuses to accept it, she is meant to look for his family instead of taking it to the public.</div>
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Burna Boy's mum also said her son is yet to say anything about the issue and they are only focusing on his music right now and don't know anything about any pregnancy, that girls always come up with pregnancy claims. Uju Stella took to her IG to respond to the comment. What she wrote after the cut</div>
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Uju Stella replies Burna Boy's mother-'If you think you are a mother, pls act like one'

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A young Lady spotted in Lagos State with a placard asking for employment

A young lady who claims to have graduated with a Second Class Upper - Bachelor of Science in Computer Studies, took to the streets in Lekki Phase 1 to look for a Job. Twitter User @Jtownlad14 shared …

Nigerian President Vows Rescued 'Chibok Girl' Will Get Good Care

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Nigeria's president pledged Thursday that his government would take care of Amina Ali, the first of the "Chibok girls" to be rescued from Boko Haram militants.</div>
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Ali appeared before journalists with her mother, her crying infant and a nurse at the Aso Rock presidential villa in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, governors, cabinet ministers and dozens of photographers were on hand to greet her.</div>
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Ali said nothing during the news conference that followed, sitting slumped in a chair while a nurse held her baby.</div>
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, speaking in Abuja, says rescued "Chibok girl" Amina Ali will receive "the best medical, psychological, emotional and whatever other care she requires" to recover from her ordeal, May 19, 2016. (C. Stein/VOA)</div>
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Buhari said the Nigerian government would ensure that Ali received "the best medical, psychological, emotional and whatever other care she requires to make her full recovery and be integrated fully into the society.”</div>
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Boko Haram militants abducted Ali and other schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok a little more than two years ago. Activists have been calling for Nigeria’s government to rescue the schoolgirls ever since. Thus far, Ali is the only one of the girls who has returned to society.</div>
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Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, where Chibok is located, confirmed that Ali was found in a village near the town of Damboa by the Civilian JTF, a vigilante group set up to help the military fight Boko Haram.</div>
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Shettima said Ali’s return was a sign of good things to come.</div>
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“Two hundred and eighteen girls are still unaccounted for," Shettima said. "But the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, and the recovery of Amina Ali is a good omen, is a sign of greater things to come.”</div>
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Not all of the schoolgirls will be rescued. Ali has told villagers that six of her classmates died in captivity.</div>
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Nigerian President Vows Rescued 'Chibok Girl' Will Get Good Care

Nigeria's president pledged Thursday that his government would take care of Amina Ali, the first of the "Chibok girls" to be rescued from Boko Haram militants. Ali appeared before journalists with he…

Nigeria's Buhari Urges Other Nations to Speed Up Recovery of Stolen Money

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged other countries and the United Nations to speed up the process of repatriating stolen money held abroad, which he said was becoming "tedious."</div>
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Since taking office last May, after winning an election largely on his vow to crack down on corruption, Buhari has sought help from several nations including the United States and Switzerland to recover money he said was stolen by public officials.</div>
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Despite the oil wealth of Africa's top crude exporter, which has the continent's biggest economy, 70 percent of Nigerians live on $1 a day or less while endemic corruption over decades has enriched a small elite.</div>
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"We are looking for more cooperation from the EU, United States, other countries and international institutions to recover the nation's stolen assets, particularly proceeds from the stolen crude oil," Buhari said.</div>
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"It is taking very long and Nigerians are becoming impatient," the president said.</div>
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Buhari made the comments to the executive secretary of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), who was visiting the president. He also urged UNODC to help speed up the recovery of stolen money.</div>
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Nigeria is going through its worst economic crisis in decades and Buhari's critics have said the focus on corruption has distracted his administration from dealing with the impact of low oil prices, which have cut much-needed revenues from crude sales.</div>
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Last week, Buhari urged the World Bank to assist in the repatriation of $320 million stolen by former military leader Sani Abacha, which is being held by authorities in Switzerland.</div>
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The 73-year-old former military ruler has said his government will recover "mind-boggling" sums of money stolen from the oil sector and that public coffers were "virtually empty" when he took over from his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.</div>
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The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), which was in power for 16 years prior to Buhari taking office, has accused Buhari of mounting a witch-hunt against its members</div>
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Nigeria's Buhari Urges Other Nations to Speed Up Recovery of Stolen Money

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged other countries and the United Nations to speed up the process of repatriating stolen money held abroad, which he said was becoming "tedious." S…

Can Polo Catch On in Nigeria?

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Nigeria hosted the second annual Keffi polo tournament this month, with 16 teams participating. The so-called "sport of kings," seen by some as an activity with complicated rules and accessible only to the wealthy, does not have a large following in Nigeria.</div>
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Nonetheless, about 3,000 fans turned out to watch the 5th Chukker Polo Club of Kaduna take on the Kano Titans in the semifinals at the Keffi Polo Ranch.</div>
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The crowd cheered as Argentinian player Manuel Crespo scored for Kaduna.</div>
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Despite what people think, he says, polo is not just for the rich.</div>
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Nigeria hosted the second annual Keffi polo tournament this month at Keffi Polo Ranch, with 16 teams participating. (C. Nwankwo/VOA)</div>
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"… you have to have horses, and that can be quite expensive, but people that like the sport can come into the market and start working with them, become like a pro,” he said. “In Argentina, we are not rich guys that play polo. We are old guys that come from the horse families, and that is why we get involved in polo."</div>
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But what is the fascination with this sport in which eight grown men on horseback, armed with sticks, chase a little rubber ball around a field?</div>
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South African referee, Clive Mullman, has played since he was five years old.</div>
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"It's a big thrill to get on a horse,” he said, “to control a big animal like that, move in different directions. Stopping and turning and outwitting the other players. It's an exciting game. It's an adrenaline-filled game."</div>
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In polo, riders move at speeds of up to 65 kilometers per hour. (C. Nwankwo/VOA)</div>
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Each match is an hour-and-a-half. The players can change horses every chukker, or every seven-and-a-half minutes of playing time. To score, you use your mallet to knock the ball in between the goalposts.</div>
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But the rules are unfamiliar to many Nigerians.</div>
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"Basically, all the rules of polo are based on safety,” Mullman said. “It's to keep … the horses and the players safe. It is all about the line of the ball so you don't have people crossing in front of each other, so they don't get ridden over, basically."</div>
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The riders move at speeds of up to 65 kilometers per hour.</div>
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Nigerian Khalifa Ibrahim plays for the Kano Titans.</div>
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"Well, to those that are not good riders, it is dangerous,” he said. “But to me, I feel safer on a horse than in a car."</div>
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But his team was overpowered by the older and more experienced Kaduna club. The 5th Chukkers went on to win the tournament.</div>
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The owners of the Keffi Polo Ranch say the proceeds of the event go to charity.</div>

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Oil Facility Attack in Nigeria Raises Fears of Renewed Militancy

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Nigeria's navy said Thursday that militants attacked an offshore facility belonging to multinational petroleum company Chevron, the latest in a spate of attacks in the petroleum-rich Niger Delta region.</div>
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The attack raises fears of a renewed militancy in the delta, which was the site of an insurgency by communities demanding a greater share of oil wealth that was quelled only when the government started paying off militants in 2009.</div>
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Nigeria navy spokesman Chris Ezekobe told VOA the attackers dynamited a facility that collected oil and gas near the major Escravos export terminal in Delta State Wednesday evening.</div>
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There were no casualties, Ezekobe said. He didn't know if any oil had spilled.</div>
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"It's not completely shut down, but its ability to pump crude and gas has been highly degraded and that also has affected the production of Escravos itself," Ezekobe said.</div>
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On its website, a group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers took responsibility for the attack. The group has previously taken credit sabotaging a handful of oil pipelines and facilities in the Niger Delta.</div>
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Despite being home to most of Nigeria's oil wealth, the Niger Delta remains poor and underdeveloped. That has fueled high levels of crime and kidnapping along with a spate of thefts and sabotage targeted at oil facilities.</div>
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President Muhammadu Buhari said last month that his administration would deal with oil saboteurs the same way they deal with the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which has spent years fighting the military and terrorizing Nigeria's northeast.</div>
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Rescued Chibok Girl Reunited With Mother

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Nigerian military officials are debriefing the first schoolgirl to be rescued since Boko Haram militants carried out an infamous mass kidnapping in northeast Nigeria more than two years ago, officials told VOA.</div>
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Amina Ali was among nearly 300 girls abducted when members of the Islamist militant group stormed the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in April 2014. Many escaped immediately after the kidnapping, but over 200 remain missing. Amina Ali was reunited with her mother in her home village Mbala, where the two had a joyful reunion Tuesday before they were taken to a military camp to be debriefed.</div>
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Exact details of her rescue remain unclear. Army spokesman Sani Usman said Nigerian soldiers rescued the girl in a village called Baale, near the town of Damboa. Usman told VOA's Peter Clottey that the army has been debriefing Amina Ali at a military base in Damboa. He said she was found with another individual when she was rescued. The man, suspected of being a Boko Haram militant, is being questioned at the same base, he said.</div>
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He says Amina Ali is currently giving "lots of information" to military officials about the whereabouts of the other kidnapped girls.</div>
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"In line with keeping faith with the public by the time we complete our preliminary investigation, certainly we will let you know where they are and what happened to some of them. But, quite a number of things are coming out from here," he said.</div>
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Aboku Gaji, leader of a vigilante group in Chibok that was set up to defend against Boko Haram, took credit for the rescue. He said his men stumbled on the girl while laying an ambush outside a militant camp.</div>
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"As we lie ambush, they come on us," he told VOA.</div>
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Amina Ali was rescued from Boko Haram on May 18, 2016. (Photo courtesy Nigerian military via @Peterclottey)</div>
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He said the girl was found near the Sambisa forest, a militant stronghold where the schoolgirls were thought to have been taken after the kidnapping. Gaji also said the rescued girl had a baby with her.</div>
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"She told us that the other girls were still there in the Sambisa," Gaji said.</div>
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But six of the girls have died in captivity, Gaji said the girl told him. Usman will neither confirm nor deny that six of the abducted school girls have died.</div>
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He says the vigilante group credited with rescuing the kidnapped school girl is playing a key role in the fight against Boko Haram.</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Hoping to rescue the other girls</strong></div>
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The army recently launched a military offensive aimed at putting pressure on Boko Haram as well as rescuing unarmed civilians kidnapped by the militants.</div>
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"We have been able to rescue over 12,000 people, and I believe that we have more people that are being held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists in some of these their hideouts… We have been working to also ensure that we rescue them, including the abducted Chibok school girls. And we are hopeful, definitely, wherever they are we will definitely rescue them," added Usman.</div>
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Col. Usman says the soldiers on the frontlines fighting Boko Haram are pleased with the progress of the recently launched operation crackdown in the Sambisa Forest. "I can tell you their morale is incredibly high and they are looking forward to rescuing all other abducted girls and flushing out the Boko Haram terrorists wherever they are," said Usman.</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">'Wonderful piece of news'</strong></div>
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U.N. Humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien welcomed news of the girl's rescue "Wonderful piece of news to have one of the Chibok girls rescued and being returned," he said. "There will of course be a deep need for us all to recognize that this girl, whose name I don't yet know, no doubt suffered terrible trauma and will need to be given space and the support, both short and long term.'</div>
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In its seven-year war to impose strict Islamic law in northern Nigeria, Boko Haram has massacred civilians, burnt down villages and carried out numerous kidnappings. Over 20,000 people have been killed, and more than two million displaced.</div>
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But the Chibok kidnapping remains the group's most infamous crime.</div>
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It sparked protests across Nigeria, as people took to the streets, imploring the government to "bring back our girls."</div>
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Shortly after the kidnapping, Boko Haram released a video showing the girls. Last month, CNN unearthed a video supposedly used in negotiations for the girls' release that featured 15 of the girls.</div>
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Despite numerous rumors and false alarms, there's been no physical sign of any of the girls, until Wednesday</div>
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Pogo Bitrus, chairman of the Chibok Elders Forum, said he was "elated" by news of the rescue.</div>
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"At least they are alive, they are being found and whatever situation and condition, that doesn't matter," Bitrus said. "The important thing is, they are alive and they are being found."</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The federal government has reached an agreement with the Joe Ajaero led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to set up a committee to resolve agitations over the new pump price of petrol.</em></span></div>
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The committee is expected to address the downward review of the pump price, determine new minimum wage and consult with the PPPRA for effective price regulation of petroleum products.</div>
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The committee is to submit its report in two weeks.</div>
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In the meantime, the Ayuba Wabba led faction of the NLC is meeting with representatives of the federal government.</div>
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The NLC has expressed concern over the new price of 145 naira per litre which has been  implemented by the PPPRA.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Labour Divided</span></div>
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The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have been divided over the threat to embark on the national industrial action in an attempt to coerce the government to revert the increase in price of petrol.</div>
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While some groups in the camp of the NLC President, Mr Ayuba Waba, are not sure whether the strike would hold or not, pending the outcome of their rescheduled meeting with the government on Tuesday, both the Electricity Workers Union, NUPENG and their allies are backing down on the proposed strike.</div>
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, led a team of ministers and other government officials to dialogue with the workers union at separate meetings to resolve labour agitations since the pump price of petrol was increased from 86.50 Naira to 145 Naira last Wednesday.</div>
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The Executive Secretary of the Electricity Workers Union, Joe Ajaero, speaking on behalf of the leadership of the unions, disassociated themselves from the proposed strike of the NLC.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Industrial Court</span></div>
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The <a href="http://www.channelstv.com/2016/05/17/nigerias-attorney-general-sues-nlc-planned-strike/" style="background: none 0px 0px repeat scroll rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; text-decoration: none;">National Industrial Court, earlier on Tuesday restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) from going on its planned strike on Wednesday</a>, pending the hearing and determination of a suit brought before it by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).</div>
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The Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, had dragged the NLC to the Industrial Court, seeking an order of the court restraining the NLC from proceeding with the planned strike.</div>
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He had sought the order on the ground that the strike would paralyse the nation’s economy.</div>
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No counsel represented the Nigeria Labour Congress.</div>
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The court directed the applicant to dialogue with the NLC towards an amicable resolution of their dispute.</div>
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The case was adjourned to May 24 for hearing of the motion on notice.</div>
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The Senate has thrown its weight behind the Federal Governments decision to peg the pump price of petrol at N145 per liter.</div>
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The Senate took this position on Tuesday after an hour long closed session presided over by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekwerenmadu.</div>
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To cushion the effect of the price hike on Nigerians, the Senate called on government to immediately begin the implementation of palliatives.</div>
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The upper chamber also asked government to parley labour unions and civil society to forestall the strike planned for midnight Wednesday.</div>
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Briefing plenary after the executive session, Ekweremadu said the Senate sympathized with Nigerians for the hardship the new prices of petrol will cause and therefore called on the government to implement the palliatives.</div>
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He said: “The Senate in a closed session deliberated on the increase in the pump price of PMS by the Federal Government and the threats by the organised Labour to embark on a nationwide strike.</div>
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“We resolved as follows: that we sympathise with ordinary people of Nigeria on the hardships they are going through;</div>
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“That the Senate will engage the federal government to find sustainable ways of improving the welfare of the people of Nigeria;</div>
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“That we call on government to continue to engage the organised labour and other stakeholders to resolve issues in other not ground the system and impose more hardships on our people;</div>
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“That government should immediately start implementing palliative measures contained in the 2016 appropriation act passed by the National Assembly.”</div>
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<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Monday appealed to the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers to cease hostilities and destruction of oil facilities in the Niger Delta region.</em><br />
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Mr Udengs Eradiri, President of IYC made the appeal in a press conference to commemorate the 2016 Isaac Boro day at Ijaw House in Yenagoa.</div>
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Eradiri noted that the neglect and development issues raised by Isaac Boro in his days of struggle were yet to be addressed saying that the destruction was counterproductive and destroys the environment as well.</div>
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He said that even though there was merit in the grieviances expressed by the new militant group, they should not resort to violence.</div>
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“We appeal to the Niger Delta Avengers to stop the destruction of oil facilities, they should look for other ways of expressing their grievances and not resort to violence.</div>
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“The issues they are raising are valid and the government has taken some steps that are not in the interest of the region by slashing the budget for the amnesty programme,NDDC, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs amongst others.</div>
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“The Federal Government should engage the stakeholders of the Niger Dlta region to find lasting peace, as the military option has worsened the situation in the past, we have to try other methods of peace building,” Omare said.</div>
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Omare also called on the federal government to review the oil blocks bid allocation process and make it open for Nigerians from various parts of the country to participate.</div>
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Omare noted that with the anticipated bid rounds for the oil blocks in 2017, the country was expected to right the wrongs of the past and spread out the lease for the blocks toa wider segment of the country.</div>
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On the illegal refineries, he called on the government to immediately legalise the artisanal refineries to further boost the local refining capacity and reduce the pressure on foreign exchange due to total dependence on imported fuel.</div>
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He said that more than 70 percent of diesel used in the country was sourced from the local refineries adding that legalizing them would yield revenue to the government as the crude will be sold to them through the formal channels.</div>
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According to him, legalizing the artisanal refineries would ensure that environmentally sustainable standards are set and enforced while the operators would be made to pay tax to the government.</div>

Ijaw Youths Urges Niger Delta Avengers to Cease Destruction of Oil Facilities

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