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Executive Director of Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), Adam Heal, has lamented that despite concerted efforts, there has been no significant improvement in addressing oil spills and pollution in the Niger Delta region over the past decade. He also stressed the need for responsible exit strategies for international oil companies planned divestment from the region. Heal…

The Nigeria Army says it will strategically collaborate on information sharing with Voice of Nigeria (VON), in addressing the prevailing insecurity challenges in South-East and across Nigeria. The General officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division Nigeria army, Enugu, Major- General Hassan Dada, said this when the Director-General of VON, Mallam Jubril Ndace, paid him a courtesy…

The French Embassy has partnered with the Nigerian International Film and TV Summit (NIFS) to sponsor a Nigerian delegation, comprising about 20 companies with dedicated stands, at the Nigerian Pavilion at Cannes, France. The NIFS is a leading platform dedicated to advancing the film and television industries in Nigeria, across Africa and beyond. By providing…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team will be able to cope without injured star signing Kylian Mbappe in Sunday's La Liga visit to rivals Atletico Madrid. Los Blancos take on their rivals without the French forward, ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury. The Spanish champions are second, four points behind…

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Saturday confirmed its leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed, after Israel said it had "eliminated" him in a strike on south Beirut a day earlier. "Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, has joined his great, immortal martyr comrades whom he led for about 30 years," Hezbollah said in a…