By Paulinus Nta An environment justice and accountability group, Network Advancement Program For Poverty, Disaster And Risk Reduction, NAPPDRR, has dragged Mobil Producing Nigeria Ultd to Federal High Court 1 in Uyo judicial division over severe oil spill, environmental pollution and climate change around the oil and gas host communities …
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Ex-militants threaten to return to Creeks
By Paulinus Nta Ex militants from Akwa Ibom state, who were earlier granted amnesty by the federal government, under the aegies of Bakassi Freedom Movement, have called on the federal government and Akwa Ibom state government to keep to their bargain and fulfill same to them. The group, who submitted …
Read More »Workers protest maltreatment by company
By Paulinus Nta Workers of Sterling Petrochemical and Fertilizer Ltd, Okopedi, Ete in Ikot Abasi local Government of Akwa Ibom State, Tuesday, 30th April took, protested against what they described as inhuman treatment, meted to them by the management of the oil producing company. With placards, they demanded the immidiate …
Read More »Protest Rocks Ekiti as Students Mourn Corps Member’s Tragic Death
Ekiti State was enveloped in sorrow as the Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union (FESSU) took to the streets yesterday to mourn the untimely demise of Damilola Iyanda, a youth corps member allegedly slain by a police officer. The deceased, a native of Ogotun-Ekiti, Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area, reportedly …
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