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Katherine Abayomi. Crude oil spills have been frequent in Nigeria in the past 50 years. It is estimated that 10 – 13 million tons of oil have been spilled into the environment. This has resulted to the pollution of land in these regions especially in the Niger Delta Ogoni inclusive. The Executive Director of Lekeh…
Environmental Activists Call for End to ‘Green Colonialism’ Environmental activists and scholars have decried how transnationals are exploiting countries in the Global South through extractivism and false solutions, and only interested in making profits at the detriment of the people. The activists and scholars documented their positions in a book titled ‘The Geopolitics of Green…
BURNING COUNCIL FACILITIES, ACT OF IRRESPONSIBILITY- GOV FUBARA •Inspect Ikwerre LG Secretariat Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has admonished Rivers people to carry out their political business with all sense of responsibility. He has also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of government facilities…
Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo. According to a statement by the U.S. Embassy, the training addresses the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking across West and…
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review on Monday moved closer to meeting its December 2025 deadline as members convened in Abuja to firm up the final draft of proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Lawmakers are expected to vote in the coming weeks on critical areas identified by Nigerians during earlier consultations, including…
The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has issued new guidelines on Public-Private Partnerships, Decentralising Approval Powers to ministries, departments, and agencies. The guidelines provide directions and requirements to set up the Project Approval Board for the new approval thresholds of under N20 billion for ministries and N10 billion for agencies and parastatals…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The visit comes three days after the deadly Palm Sunday attack in Angwan Rukuba district of Jos, which left no fewer than 28 people dead. According to the State House media office, the governor arrived at the Presidential…
Group Alleges Political Motivation Of Trans Niger Pipeline Explosion Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt A Niger Delta Group, Niger Delta Intelligentsia Team (NDIT) has fingered the political upheaval in Rivers State as responsible for the Monday explosion of the Trans Niger Pipeline TNP. The explosion which occurred at Bodo community in Ogoniland resulted in a huge…
The Rivers State Police Commissioner has condemned the assault on journalists during a recent protest, confirming that an investigation is underway. SP Grace Iringe Koko, spokesperson for the Commissioner, stated that some personnel have been identified and are currently being questioned. The Police Commissioner emphasized the importance of journalists in promoting peace and development and assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that the matter would be handled seriously. “Upon the conclusion of the investigation, the findings and measures will be made public,” Koko said.