•The protesting youths Youths from Ifie Kporo community in Warri South, Delta State, have shut down operations at the Macaraba oil field over alleged marginalisation. The protesters arrived in speedboats, demanding recognition as a host community, job opportunities for their youths and respect for their rights over Wells 24 and 25, reports Dai...
•Oil spillage in Niger Delta At least 10 persons were feared dead after a boat carrying youths capsized during a confrontation between community members and men in uniform over an oil spill at Oil Mining Lease (OML-55) in Kula, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred yesterday following a dispute over an [&helli...
•Crash site Twelve days after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft plunged into the waters of Igbokoda, Ondo State, fishermen and boat operators are counting their losses, with many struggling to feed their families as their incomes dry up. The Chairman of the Ilaje Fishermen Association, Igbokoda, Festus Ikuomola, told our correspondent that about 1...
•The explosion damaged houses and vehicles, injured residents  The King of Eleme in Rivers State, Emere Dr Philip Osaro Obele, has given the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) 24 hours to address damage caused by a gas pipeline explosion in Aleto community, threatening mass protests if the company fails to act. The explosion occurred at about [&hellip...
The federal government has reclaimed the Benin-Asaba Road for reconstruction as a dual carriageway following a directive by President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said. Umahi disclosed this in Asaba yesterday during the reopening of the First Niger Bridge on the Asaba-Onitsha Road, reports Vanguard. The development was ...
•Gas leakage Residents in the Niger Delta communities have raised fresh concerns over persistent oil spills and gas leaks in their areas, alleging unusual deaths, some health challenges following environmental degradation. Speaking at the 2nd Session of the People’s Environmental Assembly held at in Port Harcourt yesterday, community leaders, ...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa (centre) at the crash site Following complaints from Igbokoda residents about the strong stench emanating from the river where the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed last week, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has directed the ministries of environment and health to begin extensive fumigation of the river. The ...
•Crashed aircraft More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, residents said they are battling offensive odour, polluted water and fear for disease outbreak. The NAF ATR-42, which was flying from Benin City to Lagos, crashed into a swamp near the Air Force Forward Operating Base in […]
•Oil spillage in Niger Delta The Delta State government has deployed a multidisciplinary medical team to Odidi Federated Communities in Warri South-West Local Government Area to provide emergency free healthcare services to residents affected by the recent oil spill along the Trans-Forcados Pipeline. The intervention carried out was aimed at a...
•Wike and Abuja flooding Amnesty International Nigeria has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to suspend planned demolition activities around a public utility corridor in Maitama, Abuja. The organisation warned that private development on the site could increase flood risks and threaten critical infrastruct...
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