JOHANNESBURG — Royal Dutch Shell’s Nigeria subsidiary “fiercely opposed” environmental testing and is concealing data showing thousands of Nigerians are exposed to health hazards from a stalled cleanup of the worst oil spills in the West African nation’s history, according to a German geologist contracted by the Dutch-British multinational. An environmental study found “astonishingly high”…
Thirteen persons were feared dead as gunmen attacked Tse Chia Mbarstev ward near Kasaa in Zaki Biam Local Government Area of Benue State between Friday and Saturday. The attack is coming barely five days after some gunmen invaded Zaki Biam town, destroying the International Yam market and killing over 50 persons. Reports from the village…
News Release March 26, 2016 2016 Budget: Capital Releases to MDAs reaches the N1trillion mark Capital releases to Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the 2016 budget, have reached a record N1 trillion, the highest ever budgetary releases in Nigeria’s annual funding for capital projects, Minister of Finance, …
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed satisfaction with the contributions of mothers to the development of the state. In a message to mark this year’s Mothers Day, Governor Wike noted that mothers in the state have always lived up to their responsibilities. He felicitated with mothers in the state on the occasion of…
The Senate has called for the resignation of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali. The lawmakers said on Wednesday that Mr. Ali was not fit to hold public office. The call follows Mr. Ali’s decision not to appear before the lawmakers in uniform on Wednesday as directed by the Senate. The Customs…
Twenty-two traders have died in a motor accident that occurred on the Tunga Giwa – Ruwa road in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi. The accident occurred when a Toyota Canter vehicle that tried to avoid a pot-hole, hit a motorcyclist and somersaulted, killing the cyclist and 22 passengers in the van. The Sole Administrator…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved “Operation Leave the Road” in Port Harcourt, the state capital . Under the “Operation Leave the Road” , street traders, vulcanisers, road side mechanics , artisans, street vendors and other persons who constitute nuisance on the roads have been given one week to vacate the roads A…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has unveiled an electronic collation and results transmission system with a view to eliminating manual collation which the commission says enables malpractices. INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, Chidi Nwafor, disclosed the development on Thursday during a media parley chaired by the commission’s chief, Mahmood Yakubu, in Abuja. In…
The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Mohammed Abdulkadir, has confirmed the killing of two mobile police officers by suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Monday. Mr. Abdulkadir, who addressed journalists in Sokoto on the incident, said the police officers were attacked and killed while on duty at the NNPC Mega station, Gusua…
The Bayelsa State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Seriake Dickson, on Saturday called on key actors in the party to sheathe their swords and embrace peace to move PDP forward. According to him, it would be unhealthy for both Ahmed Markafi and Modu Sheriff to be trading words at…
