Bonga Oil Spill: Impacted Communities in Delta, Bayelsa Begin Verification of Victims’ Claims
News April 4, 2015
Communities impacted by the Bonga 2011 oil spill in Bayelsa and Delta have commenced verification of people impacted by the incident. Prince George Ibobra, immediate past Community Development Committee Chairman of Koluama 2 in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa told newsmen on Monday in Yenagoa that... Read more
Chief of Defense Staff, Service Chiefs Inaugurate 30 Gunboats To Fortify JTF’s Fight Against Oil Theft
News April 4, 2015
The Chief of Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh and other Service Chiefs on Tuesday in Yenagoa inaugurated 30 gunboats for the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield. Speaking at the ceremony, Badeh, said that the fight against oil thieves will receive a boost with the 30... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba The Delta State government has donated N500 million to 100 beneficiaries of the year 2013 First Class Graduate Scholarship Scheme. Speaking at the presentation ceremony on Monday in Asaba Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta also appealed to parents to ensure proper upbringing of... Read more
The multi-billion naira 132KV Transmission Line and two 30MVA, 132/33KV substation with associated 33KV overhead lines built by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, at Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State has been inaugurated. Performing the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday, the Minister of Power, Professor... Read more
Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has berated Shell for poor response to ongoing oil leak within its oil fields in Bayelsa. ERA/FoEN, an environmental rights focused Non Governmental Organisation in its field reports on the incident regretted that the oil firm had yet to... Read more
An oil leak from Seibou Deep facility operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), has been discharging crude into Ogboinbiri River at Southern Ijaw Council Area, Bayelsa. Residents in the coastal settlements in Ogboinbiri and neigbouring communities say the oil leak had damaged the fishing activities of the... Read more
Residents in Bayelsa Oil Communities have been scrambling to purchase oil spill compensation forms for the December 2011 Bonga oil spill incident. It will be recalled that some 40,000 barrels of crude was discharged into the Atlantic during an operational mishap by the oil field operated... Read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday confirmed an oil leak incident from its underwater line within its oil fields in Bayelsa. According to a statement issued by Mr Joesph Obari, Spokesperson of the oil firm, the leakage was reported on January 23, 2015, and subsequently shut... Read more
Chief Collins Adikoko, a Deputy Paramount Ruler in Ikeinghenbiri , a coastal settlement in the creeks at Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa has been abducted by gunmen. Our Correspondent gathered from family sources that three gunmen stormed the premises of the victim at about 2 am... Read more
Environmental Rights Group, HOMEF Organizes Community Dialogues in Niger Delta Oil Communities
News March 7, 2015
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an environment-focused Non-Governmental Organisation, Thursday concluded community dialogues in two communities in Rivers. According to HOMEF, the dialogues are aimed at raising awareness and seeking community driven solutions to existing environmental challenges. Representatives from communities in Erema, Egi and Goi communities... Read more
