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Leaders under of the auspices of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) have taken a swipe at Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for accepting his nomination as a running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The group made their position known in a statement signed by leaders of four groups which include Chief Edwin Clark, for the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF); Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, Dr. Dru Bitrus, the president-general, Middle…

Polobubo Community of the Ijaw Egbema Clan in Warri North Local Government Area Delta State, held a Press Conference June 15, 2022 in Warri to draw attention to the threats to its survival through massive environmental pollution caused by the activities of Shell, Chevron, Conoil and NPDC /Elcrest companies.

–  Only One Earth, One Homeland Polububo (TSEKELEWU) Gentlemen of the Press, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the good people of Polobubo (Tsekelewu) Community of Egbema kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, I welcome you to this press conference on the World Environment Day commemoration by Polobubo (Tsekelewu) community. As the world commemorates World Environment Day in June 2022 with the theme ” Only One Earth” which emphasizes the dire environmental crisis facing humanity, we wish to urgently draw the attention of Chevron Nigeria Limited, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Nigeria Petroleum Development Company/Elcrest Nigeria limited…

For being persistent and consistent in the pursuit of environmental justice, the executive director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, Chima Williams Esq., has emerged African winner of the 2022 prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. The Goldman Prize since 1989, is awarded annually to honor the achievements and leadership of grassroots environmental activists from each of the world’s six inhabited continental regions. The Prize recognizes individuals for their sustained significant efforts in protecting the environment, and also seeks to inspire other ordinary people to take extraordinary actions to protect the natural world. Winners from other continents, according to the…

Coordinator of the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), a foremost national human and environmental rights non-governmental organisation based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, is winner of the 2022 RUTH PATRICK AWARD by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). The award was presented to him on Wednesday May 18, 2022, at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. A statement signed by Chief Constance Meju, CEHRD BOT chairperson and Styvn Obodoekwe, project director, described Prof Nenibarini Zabbey as an accomplished professor of hydrology in the Department of Fisheries…

Izon Egberi Organisation, a Think Tank of Ijaw professionals located all over the world recently presented 100 double desks and seats to Community Secondary School Polaku, Yenagoa Local Government Area Bayelsa State. The gesture is part of its Annual Development Programme in the Niger Delta. The formal presentation was carried out on behalf of the Organisation by Ms. Adeline Orife, a UK based member and Ms. Ibiba DonPedro who is Head, Media and Communications of the organisation.

It is not 2023 election yet there is already an uproar. Please, Peter Obi is not normal Do you know what it means to leave a political party that has a signature in the nation? He abandoned all political parties with foundations and went to join a small party that many of us are just hearing the name for the first time yet people are willing to follow him. The party has received massive membership and volunteers across the nation because of one man. Believe me, Peter Obi is not normal. Fear that man. His spiritual backup is large. Fear…

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is expected by majority of Nigerians to win the 2023 presidential election for several reasons. He is the most qualified, considering his track record of performance and popularity, coupled with his political sagacity and widespread tentacles in terms of his political structure, cutting across the length and breadth of Nigeria. He is the candidate to beat by every measurable standard. No doubt about that. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) will try as much as they can to slug it out with the APC in the swing states…

As environmental issues continue to dominate the global airspace, the Department of Forestry and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Rivers State University (RSU), has marked the 2022 World Environment Day in Port Harcourt. Declaring the event open, the vice chancellor of RSU, Prof Nlerum Okogbule tasked citizens to always protect and preserve the environment in the overall interest of all. Represented by the deputy vice chancellor (DVC) Admin, Prof Nnamdi Okoroma, the VC frowned at a situation where the environment is continuously polluted by the activities of oil companies and man, and called for a change of attitude. The VC said…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have given conflicting final figures of the casualties recorded in the May 28, 2022 stampede that occurred at the Port Harcourt Polo Club field. While NEMA said a total of 39 people died, the police said the final figure is 34. The South-South Zonal coordinator of NEMA, Mr. Godwin Tepikor, said 30 of the deceased victims were female while nine were male. Families of the deceased persons have however lamented the stringent requirements placed before them before they can collect the corpses of their…