Last week Friday, at the Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a prestigious honorary Doctor of Agriculture degree. The award was conferred on him during spring commencement ceremonies in the West Lafayette campus’ Elliott Hall of... Read more
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday denied that he was planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress. Dickson made the denial in reaction to Wednesday’s defection speech made by Senator Clever Ikisikpo claiming that Dickson will soon join APC. Dickson... Read more
The Ijaw Youth Council, (IYC) has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan for the relocation of the fabrication of Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to Agge in Bayelsa. The $500 million project had earlier been slated for LADOL fabrication yard in Lagos. The directive also instructs... Read more
Environmental Rights Group Reports Oil Spill in Agip’s Oil Field in Bayelsa
FeaturedSpecial Reports May 19, 2015
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has reported an oil spill incident Osiama oil field operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Bayelsa. According to a field report on the incident, the spill site was discovered by field monitors of ERA/FoEN on April 18, 2015 while... Read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta , Operation Pulo Shield on Thursday announced the arrest of four suspected sea pirates by its operatives in Bayelsa waterways. Gov Dickson denies plans to defect to APC Briefing journalists at JTF’s Headquarters in Yenagoa, Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, Spokesman... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Akamkpa The United Cement Company of Nigeria (UniCem) says its on-going 20-kilometre evacuation road construction project in Cross River will cost more than N9 billion upon completion in 2016. The Managing Director of UniCem, Mr Olivier Lenoir, disclosed this during the media tour of... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong Akamkpa (Cross River) A Non-Governmental Organisation has called for the expulsion of Wilmar plantations, an agro-based multinational from Cross River State over alleged land grabbing, community and environmental rights violations. The call was made in Akamkpa by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) at an... Read more
Healthcare Provider, Angela Iheoma Invents Portable Device For Pelvic Examinations
FeaturedSpecial Reports April 29, 2015
A Washington DC-area healthcare provider, Angela Iheoma has invented a portable device, the WomanHomeExamBed to make pelvic examinations widely available to women all over the world. The device enables early detection and treatment of Cervical Cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer at stage 0 equates to 93% survival... Read more
The Management of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has commenced recovery of spilled crude following leak from its Kolo Creek Manifol. According to Shell, the leak within the Kolo creek oil field operated SPDC in Bayelsa discharged some 27 barrels of shell’s crude blend into the environment... Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Imo State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial election flag-bearer, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, the winner of the Imo State Governorship election concluded on Saturday. The electoral umpire also declared the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)... Read more
