Chevron host community youths in Bayelsa protest oil firm’s neglect after 2012 Rig explosion
Nigeria March 22, 2016
Youths from Chevron’s host communities at Koluama in Southern Ijaw Local Government, Bayelsa on Tuesday demonstrated at the Community Development Foundation’s Yenagoa office to protest alleged neglect. Hundreds of youths who carried placards and sang solidarity songs besieged the office to demand explanations for non payment of compensation... Read more
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) says it condemns the violence in some parts of Rivers during the rerun legislative elections held on Saturday. The youth group called for the investigation and prosecution of those behind the electoral violence and regretted that most of the victims were youths in their... Read more
The Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force in Yenagoa has pledged tactical air support for the fight against kidnapping, oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta. AVM Emmanuel Akogu, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Mobility Command, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to News... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong On March 8, 2016 the world celebrated the woman with the theme: “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up For Gender Equality”. The International Women’s Day (IWD) anniversary also held in Calabar where it was further highlighted on March 14 by the hierarchy of... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Determined to ensure a 24-hour power supply in parts of the state, Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed a memorandum of undermining (MoU) with SkipperSeil Limited of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The signing of the MoU was the highlight of a three-day... Read more
The Government of Osun on Sunday described as uncalled for, insinuations that the state would not pay salaries of its workers in March as a result of the N6 million federal allocation that accrued to it for the month of February. The Government assured its workers that just as... Read more
A helicopter that all but landed before climbing off immediately has triggered suspense and security concern in Opialu Village in Edemoga District of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The security siege mentality in the highly populated village is not unconnected with the widely held belief that the... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Calabar Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned in very strong terms the demolition of University of Benin (UNIBEN) staff quarters by the Edo State government. In a statement issued in Calabar, the union described the state government’s action as... Read more
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has directed the Nine-man committee on the Repositioning of Tertiary Institution in the state to verify the implementation of reforms initiated by the administration in the four state-owned tertiary institutions. Inaugurating the committee in Osogbo at the weekend, Aregbesola said it is the desire... Read more
To redress the imbalance in the ratio of women to men in media organisations in Nigeria, media owners and managers have been urged to ensure gender parity in their newsrooms. The call was made on Friday during a tweet chat organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism... Read more
