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President Tinubu’s Remembrance of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 8 Does Not Address Justice Concerns On Monday, 11 November 2024, President Bola Tinubu through his media aide released a statement honouring the memory of Ogoni leaders including Ken Saro-Wiwa who were killed in 1995 for leading the fight for ecological justice in Ogoni and the…
Actionaid worried as A/Ibom oil community drinks from gutter. By Uko Etim, Uyo ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organization focused on poverty alleviation and human rights, has expressed grave concerns over the plight of the people of Okoritak community in Ibeno LGA. The organisation noted that it was shocking to discover that residents of the oil-rich…
COP 29: Environmental Activist Demands Payment of $6 Trillion Climate Debts By: Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The ongoing Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, has about 198 member countries to discuss challenges of climate change and other ecological issues facing the world, a renowned Niger Delta environmental rights activities, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey has called…
Civil Society Urges Transparency in Nigeria’s Defense and Security Sectors By Katherine Abayomi With Nigeria’s security challenges escalating, civil society organizations are calling for greater transparency and accountability in the defense and security sectors. These calls come as the country grapples with threats from Boko Haram, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Eastern Security…
HOMEF Calls for Decisive Climate Action as COP 29 Approaches Urges Radical Reforms to Address Systemic Inequalities and Climate Injustice Stella Peters Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) convened a critical webinartitled “The Emission Gaps and the Road to COP 29.” The webinar broughttogether environmental experts, activists, and public interest lawyersto discuss urgent issues surrounding…
HYPREP to Award Scholarship to 300 Postgraduate Ogoni Students By: Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt A scholarship scheme instituted by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) would support the academic work of three hundred Ogonis. The scholarship which is under the Educational Support Programme of HYPREP is for postgraduate students already studying for their Master’s and…
Building Collapse kills One, Injures Another In Rivers By: Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt A middle-aged man identified as Udeme from Akwa-Ibom State has been reportedly killed in an incident involving a collapsed 2-storey building under construction at the Egbelu-Mgbaraja axis of Ogbogoro Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The is comes less…
No Nice Word for GenocideWelcome words by Nnimmo Bassey, Director, HOMEF, at the International Oil Pollutionand Just Transition Conference held at Abuja on 30 October 2024 This conference comes at a pivotal moment in the socioecological history of Nigeria. Extractivism and accompanying pollution have wreaked extensive damage in our national life’s physical, socioeconomic, and cultural…
Fortification of Ultra-Processed Foods: When More Becomes Harmful By Bukola Olukemi-Odele Throughout history, human survival has greatly depended on sourcing, preparing, and consuming different kinds of food. Food is the third basic need of man after air and water. It supplies our bodies with nutrients for growth, tissue repair, maintenance, and regulating vital processes. Food…
Akwa Ibom Records Staggering N528b Surplus In Third Quarter By Uko Etim, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government has announced a remarkable surplus of N528.6 billion in the third quarter of the 2024 financial year. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Nsikan Nkan, and made available to newsmen in Uyo,…
