Asari Dokubo
31 Dec
Former Niger Delta freedom fighter, Asari Dokubo, has been honoured and recognised as the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri, a region in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, presented Dokubo and other monarchs with staff of office at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt on…
2 Nov
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the claim by a former Niger Delta militant leader, Majahid Asari Dokubo, that he funded
1 Nov
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has issued a scathing response to the Leader of Niger Delta People's Volunteers Force, Asari Dokubo, accusing him of spreading misinformation about the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and leader of Rivers State politics, Nyesom Wike. In a series of videos, Dokubo allegedly described Wike and labeled President…
29 Oct
Former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has accused President Bola Tinubu of backing Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a bid to destabilise Rivers State. Speaking on Arise TV's Morning Show on Tuesday, Dokubo expressed dismay over the political crisis between Wike…
11 Oct
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday challenged a former militant leader, Asari Dokubo, to come on the battlefield and have firsthand experience of what the military is capable of. The DHQ further warned him to desist from provoking the armed forces..
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Worried by the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest slated for next month, Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye and leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Asari Dakubo, on Friday, organised a rally against staging the exercise. Speaking at the venue of the rally in Abuja, the minister, while calling for calm, urged mothers and youth…
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