Ask FG To Reject Proposal Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) led climate activists in Lagos, on Tuesday to protest against the Net Zero carbon emissions plan proposed by oil multinational -- Royal Dutch Shell as solution to the ongoing climate crisis. The protesters stormed the Corporation’s headquarters in Nigeria located along Broad Street,…
Hon. Ben Rowlands Igbakpa is the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. He has been a very vocal and active member of the Green Chamber. He is a member of the House Committee on Ports and Habour. Speaking with Pleasure Onohwakpo in this interview, Igbakpa reeled out some of his empowerment…
The Federal Government has reiterated commitment to restoring mangrove in Ogoniland to improve lives in the communities. This is contained in a statement by Mr Saghir el-Mohammed, Director Press, Ministry of Environment on Saturday in Abuja. The Statement said that Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Minister of Environment, said this in Abuja when he opened an international…
Claims He Killed Umoren With Stabilizer In Self-Defence 20-year-old Uduak Akpan, suspected killer of Miss Iniobong Umoren on Friday confessed that he had used 'reverse psychology' to lure "about six other girls as victims," before the slain job seeker. However, he claimed unlike his latest victim, Umoren, none of the girls died. He made the…
The Southern Nigeria Governors Forum has resolved to stop open grazing of cattle across Southern Nigeria. The Forum, comprising of the 17 governors of the three southern regions (East, South South and West) also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately convoke a national parley on restructuring, to address the nation over the worsening state…
The Nigerian Senate has fixed May 26 and 27 as dates for the zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution. Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege disclosed this in Abuja, Tuesday. The event which would simultaneously hold across 12 state capitals in Nigeria,…
Support co-existence, unity of Nigeria based on justice, equity, fairness Call on FG to do more to resolve insecurity Ban Open Grazing Urge FG to convoke national dialogue Call for cooperation between states on impending Covid-19 lockdown The historic meeting of the Southern Nigeria Governors' Forum ended in Asaba, the Delta State capital, Tuesday with…
Oil spill from a facility operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has reportedly spilled 276 barrels of crude oil in the Niger Delta region in April. The 276 barrels of crude oil is the cumulative volume of spill from a section of the pipeline that transverses Bayelsa and Rivers communities during the…
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Saturday restated President Muhammadu Buhari's commiment to ending the estimated billing syndrome in the nation’s power sector, which has continued to milk energy consumers dry. Senator Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District made this known at the ground breaking ceremony of the Power Sub-Station in…