The oil spill that occurred in March at Angiama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa has been traced to equipment failure,. The spill reportedly emanated from Well No. 13 at the oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Angiama a coastal settlement by the... Read more
Residents along Foropa, Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa have reported sighting dead fishes littering the shoreline. Some of the residents who spoke on the development said the occurrence was noticed since March 15 and was yet to abate fueling fears of pollution of the country’s... Read more
In view of the recent development in which misleading materials with no proven evidence being circulated to link CORONAVIRUS or COVID-19 with 5G Technology, it has become imperative for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide the following clarifications; Firstly, there is no correlation between 5G Technology and COVID-19.... Read more
Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus, his music publisher told AFP. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit “Soul Makossa,” is one of the first worldwide stars to die as a result of COVID-19. “He died early this morning in a... Read more
•urges them to work with state government to check Coronavirus Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has appealed to religious leaders in the state to cooperate with his administration to enforce precautionary measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. Speaking during a meeting with religious leaders at the Government... Read more
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, has assured that the Commission will intervene to protect the people of the Niger Delta region from the dreaded Coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Prof Pondei, who spoke in an interview at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt,... Read more
Two new cases of the coronavirus disease have been confirmed in Nigeria, one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and the other in the state of Bauchi. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the two cases have travel history to Germany and the UK. So far,... Read more
By Ugo Egbujo Our chickens and guinea fowls are coming home to roost. Atiku’s son is positive. He is in Gwagwalada hospital . He can’t fly to Dubai. The president is in town. There are no international conferences. If he needs attention, he will have to use the... Read more
Nigeria, on Monday, marshalled out measures to check the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. They include closure of Nigeria’s land borders for four weeks effective from today; suspension of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings until further notice; and postponement of the meeting of the Council of... Read more
By Patrick O. Okigbo III A few weeks ago, a friend of mine called to inquire about “my plans”. My plans? He wanted to know how I was preparing for Nigeria’s eventual collapse. He then went for the pitch. Invest $150,000 in a named foreign country and be granted... Read more
