Residents of Ogu/Bolo in Rivers State have barricaded the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) headquarters in Port Harcourt for two days, protesting the death of a local fisherman. The demonstrators, led by the Concerned Ogu/Bolo Residents and the deceased’s mother, claim that an NLNG vessel sank fishermen’s boats and destroyed …
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Nigeria’s First Olympic Medallist, Nojim Maiyegun, Dies at 85
Nigeria’s first Olympic medallist, Nojim Maiyegun, has passed away at the age of 85. He reportedly died of natural causes in Vienna, Austria, where he had lived for many years. Maiyegun etched his name in history by winning a bronze medal in boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, marking Nigeria’s …
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