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By Constance MejuAs Shell, Nigeria’s oil giant reels over the knock it received Friday from the Appeal Court in the Hague over unattended massive oil spills in two communities in the Niger Delta, national and international activists and development agencies are hailing the landmark judgment which they say, will change development in the environmental landscape of the Niger Delta.The Appeal Court in the Hague on Friday January 29, made history when it upturned the 2012 ruling of a lower court in the Hague which denied farmers from two oil devastated communities, Oruma in Ogbia,Bayela State and Goi in Ogoni, Rivers…

The clamour for more attention to nature for solution to much of mankind problem continues to grow. November 20, 2020, WOMEN Initiative for Climate Change,  WlCC, organized a Seed Fair, an exhibition of plants/vegetables and seeds indigenous to people in the Niger Delta, used for feeding and tackling health challenges in the communities. Participants were drawn from Akwa Ibom, Bayela,Cross River, and Rivers State. Venue was Aldgate Hotel, Abacha Road, Port Harcourt and about 70 community Women participated in the fair, the first of its kind in the region.Declaring the fair open, Ms Emem Okon, executive director, Women Initiative for…

By Eferebo HenryCommunity Educators (CEs) on Gender Based Violence (GBV) met at Isiokpo, Rivers East Senatorial District on January 11, 2021 a part of activities to deepen campaign against gender based violence in communities in Rivers State.Mr. Tombari D. Kote, Cengos program officer who facilitated the meeting commended the head of the working team and asked to know if there are challenges being encountered by the CEs in the course of carrying out the community sensitization programme. He encouraged them to always report on their sensitization visit to the appropriate platform.The CEs expressed happiness over the visit and assured the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.Members of the ex-presidents club pose together for pictures. They smile and pat each other on the back while milling around historic events, or sit somberly side by side at VIP funerals. They take on special projects together. They rarely criticize one another and tend to offer even fewer harsh words about their White House successors.Like…

A 19-year-old Atlanta-area teen was arrested Thursday by Gwinnett County police and has been accused of stealing nearly $1 million from a Kroger grocery store.Police said Tre Brown spent two weeks creating over 40 fake returns to obtain over $980,000 while he was employed at the Steve Reynold Blvd. Kroger between December and January, according to a statement.The returns ranged from $75 to over $87,000 for non-existent items and were placed on several credit cards, detectives said. Corporate employees noticed the transactions and contacted police.Further investigation showed Brown appears to have used the money to buy clothes, guns, shoes and two…

We wish to inform the public that some talc powder and cosmetics on sale IN Nigerian markets contain asbestos. The International Agency for Research on Cancer and the United States Geological Survey at different times held that asbestos are found close to talc deposits underground and sometimes contaminate talc when it is mined. According to the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, talc that contains asbestos is classified as “carcinogenic to humans.” WHO said there is no safe level of asbestos.The above information spurred series of serious public pressure for the withdrawal of talc products from the…

In BBC series of letters from African journalists, Waihiga Mwaura looks at what the continent could expect from new US President Joe Biden.Pro-Trump rioters at US Capitol; the January 6 assault that challenged American democracy  Then-Vice-President Joe Biden told Kenyans in 2010 that he had not come to lectureThe red carpet was unrolled, the hall was packed, security was tight and Joe Biden took to the stage.This was Nairobi in 2010 and Kenyans had come to listen to the-then US vice-president.“I hope what I am saying doesn’t come across as lecturing,” he said in a phrase that usually heralds a…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. What we like: Angled second screen is quite useful.Durability is top notch.Better dual-screen software.Powerful hardware features. What we dislike: Less battery life than other options.Keyboard and trackpad are flimsy.No…

To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…