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Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

Index Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is one of the largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1]

53 relations: Angola–Nigeria relations, Bakassi, Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination, Black November, Bonga Field, Conflict in the Niger Delta, Confraternities in Nigeria, Deeper Life Bible Church shooting, Derrick Jensen, Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, Foreign hostages in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Government Ekpemupolo, Henry Okah, Hurricane Barbarossa, Impact of the Arab Spring, Indigenous People of Biafra, January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks, João Maria de Sousa, June 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks, Kaiama Declaration, List of active rebel groups, List of civil societies in Nigeria, List of guerrilla movements, List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates, List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2012, List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2013, List of terrorist incidents in July–December 2013, List of wars 2003–2010, List of wars involving Nigeria, MEND, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Muhammadu Buhari, Nembe Kingdom, Niger Delta, Niger Delta Liberation Front, Niger Delta mangroves, Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force, Niger Delta Vigilante, Nigeria, October 2010 Abuja bombings, Owoye Andrew Azazi, Petro-sexual politics, Soboma George, State Security Service (Nigeria), Sunny Ofehe, Trans-Saharan gas pipeline, Twon-Brass, Youth in Africa, ..., 2007 in Angola, 2011 Damaturu attacks, 2016 Niger Delta conflict. Expand index (3 more) »

Angola–Nigeria relations

Angolan–Nigerian relations, which are primarily based on their roles as oil exporting nations, are cooperative and sturdy.

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Bakassi

Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea.

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Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination

The Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination (BAMOSD) is a militant organization that seeks for the independence of Bakassi, a territory of Cameroon and formation of the Democratic Republic of Bakassi.

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Black November

Black November: Struggle for the Niger Delta is a 2012 Nigerian action drama film starring an ensemble cast that includes Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Fred Amata, Sarah Wayne Callies, Nse Ikpe Etim, OC Ukeje, Vivica Fox, Anne Heche, Persia White, Akon, Wyclef Jean and Mbong Amata.

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Bonga Field

The Bonga Field is an oilfield in Nigeria.

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Conflict in the Niger Delta

The current conflict in the Niger Delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw.

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Confraternities in Nigeria

In 1952, future-Nobel Prize winning author Wole Soyinka and a group of six friends formed the Pyrate Confraternity at the elite University College, Ibadan, then part of the University of London.

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Deeper Life Bible Church shooting

On 7 August 2012, a mass shooting occurred at Deeper Life, an evangelical Christian church near Okene in Nigeria's central Kogi State.

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Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen (born December 19, 1960) is an American author and radical environmentalist (and prominent critic of mainstream environmentalism) living in Crescent City, California.

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Ebikabowei Victor-Ben

Ebikabowei "Boyloaf" Victor-Ben (born 1971) is former commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.

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Foreign hostages in Nigeria

Since 2006, militant groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta, especially the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), have resorted to taking foreign employees of oil companies hostage as part of the conflict in the Niger Delta.

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Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957)Lawson Heyford,, The Source (Lagos), 11 December 2006.

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Government Ekpemupolo

Government Ekpemupolo ("Tompolo")(born 1971) is a Nigerian militant commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.

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Henry Okah

Henry Okah (born 1965, Lagos State, Nigeria) is the assumed Nigerian guerrilla leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND); a title he denies.

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Hurricane Barbarossa

Operation Hurricane Barbarossa was a string of militant attacks in Nigeria aimed at bringing down the oil industry in Rivers State.

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Impact of the Arab Spring

The impact of the Arab Spring concerns protests or by the way attempts to organize growing protest movements that were inspired by or similar to the Arab Spring in the Arab-majority states of North Africa and the Middle East, according to commentators, organisers, and critics.

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Indigenous People of Biafra

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist organisation led by Nnamdi Kanu.

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January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks

A series of assaults on Christian churches and businesses occurred in northeastern Nigeria on 5 and 6 January 2012, followed by attacks on police stations and government offices in the north on 20 January.

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João Maria de Sousa

General João Maria de Sousa is the Attorney General of Angola and "the top magistrate of the Prosecuting Council".

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June 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks

Between 23 and 25 June 2014, a series of attacks occurred in central Nigeria.

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Kaiama Declaration

On December 11, 1998, 5,000 Ijaw people representing over 40 Ijaw clans, chose the town of Kaiama to articulate their aspirations for the Ijaw people, and to demand an end to 40 years of environmental damage and underdevelopment in the region.

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List of active rebel groups

This is a list of active rebel factions around the world whose domains may be subnational, transnational or international.

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List of civil societies in Nigeria

There are six Geopolitical zones in Nigeria and about 250 ethnic groups with over 521 languages.

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List of guerrilla movements

This is a list of notable guerrilla movements.

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List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates

Since 2009 a number of ships have been attacked by Nigerian pirates.

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List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2012

This is a timeline of individual violent attacks which took place from January to June 2012, including attacks by state and non-state actors for political motives.

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List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2013

This is a timeline of individual violent attacks which took place from January to June 2013, including attacks by state and non-state actors for political motives.

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List of terrorist incidents in July–December 2013

This is a timeline of terrorist incidents which took place from July to December 2013, including attacks by non-state actors for political motives.

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List of wars 2003–2010

Note: This is a list of wars that began between 2003 to 2010. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

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List of wars involving Nigeria

This is a list of wars and conflicts in Nigeria.

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MEND

Mend or MEND may refer to.

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Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs was announced by Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua on 10 September 2008.

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Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a secessionist movement in Nigeria, associated with Igbo nationalism, which supports the recreation of an independent state of Biafra.

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Muhammadu Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari is the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015.

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Nembe Kingdom

The Nembe Kingdom is a traditional state in Niger Delta.

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Niger Delta

The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria.

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Niger Delta Liberation Front

The Niger Delta Liberation Front (NDLF) is a militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

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Niger Delta mangroves

Nigeria has extensive mangrove forests in the coastal region of the Niger Delta.

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Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force

The Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force is one of the largest armed groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and is composed primarily of members of the region's largest ethnic group, the Ijaw.

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Niger Delta Vigilante

The Niger Delta Vigilante (abbreviated NDV) is an armed militia group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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October 2010 Abuja bombings

The October 2010 Abuja car bombings, also referred to as the 2010 Nigeria Independence Day attacks, were two car bombings carried out against crowds celebrating the fiftieth anniversary (golden jubilee) of Nigeria's independence in the capital city of Abuja on the morning of.

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Owoye Andrew Azazi

General Owoye Andrew Azazi (rtd) (1 February 1952 – 15 December 2012) was a senior Nigerian security officer who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, was Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

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Petro-sexual politics

Petro-sexual politics is a lens used to better understand the relationships between petroleum and gender violence and the role colonial powers possess.

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Soboma George

Soboma George (died August 24, 2010) was a militant in both the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta and The Outlaws.

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State Security Service (Nigeria)

The State Security Service (SSS), self-styled as the Department of State Services (DSS), is the primary domestic intelligence agency of Nigeria.

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Sunny Ofehe

Comrade Sunny Ofehe is a Nigeria-born, Dutch Environmental Rights Activist whose activities focus on the environmental degradation in the oil rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

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Trans-Saharan gas pipeline

The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline (also known as NIGAL pipeline and Trans-African gas pipeline) is a planned natural gas pipeline from Nigeria to Algeria.

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Twon-Brass

Twon-Brass, previously known simply as Brass or Brasstown is a community on Brass Island in the Nun River estuary of Southern Bayelsa State, Nigeria, in the Brass Local Government Area.

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Youth in Africa

Youth in Africa constituted 19% of the global youth population in 2015, numbering 226 million.

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2007 in Angola

Events from the year 2007 in Angola.

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2011 Damaturu attacks

The 2011 Damaturu attacks were a series of coordinated assaults in the northern Nigerian city on 4 November 2011 that killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more.

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2016 Niger Delta conflict

The 2016 Niger Delta conflict is an ongoing conflict around the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in a bid for the secession of the region, which was a part of the breakaway state of Biafra.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_the_Emancipation_of_the_Niger_Delta

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