The bill was signed on Monday at the presidential Villa in the presence of prominent officials, including Senator Mpigi Barinada, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, the Minister of Education, and other senior government leaders. Tinubu said the legislation is a step towards addressing environmental justice and expanding educational opportunities in the Niger Delta region. The […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, appealed to leaders of Ogoniland in Rivers State, to put the past behind them, because it would be hard to heal the wounds of the past if they continued to be angry. The President, who assured the Ogoni leaders that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development of […]
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President Bola Tinubu has posthumously honoured Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists who were executed by the regime of General Sani Abacha in 1995. This recognition was announced in a statement on Monday night by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Saro-Wiwa, a prominent writer and environmental activist, along with […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo Group under the auspices of the Ogoni Youth Development Initiative, (OYDI) and South South Youth Initiative have called out the Rivers State government on State of Khana General Hospital in Bori, a remodeling project carried out by the Rivers state government that is yet to be completed. A pess conference led by […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo The member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari and his Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi for their vision and political will to establish a specialist hospital in Ogoni which he said will address the yawning gap in the healthcare sector […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo Shell Petroleum Development Company has confirmed that five barrels of crude oil from its Trans Niger Pipeline discharged into Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, following an operational failure. A Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) report signed by the host community, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Projects (HYPREP) has begun the collection of data to determine their health status and administer Medicare as the case may be. This cheery news came to the fore on Monday during the commemoration of this year World Environment Day which held at the Suanu Finimale Nwika Memorial Hall, Bori, […]
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