Ogoniland
27 Nov 2016
No thanks to a gerontocratic class that defiantly continues to stand between the present and future, younger generations in Africa find the rungs on the ladder of progress rather slippery.
13 Nov 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave Abuja for Marrakech, Morocco, to attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework ...
1 Nov 2016
An all too familiar story was reported in the Nigerian papers last week. In 2012, the then Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, acquired 2,000 hectares of land in Ogoni land to setup a banana plantation.
11 Oct 2016
Corporate social responsibility is an action of organisations that will, as it were, seem to draw mixed reaction from individuals, its acceptance and rejection from people depending on what side of the divide one is.
27 Sep 2016
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Monday shut down a major pipeline in southern Nigeria after fire broke out in its supply lines, a spokesman for the company said.
21 Sep 2016
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has threatened to petition the United Nations over alleged police and military raid of some Ogoni communities in Rivers State.
8 Aug 2016
Following the inauguration of the governing council and board of implementation of the UNEP Report on Niger Delta, the federal authorities have announced the names of the members, expected to ensure ...
5 Aug 2016
Another practical step towards the cleanup of Ogoniland was taken yesterday by the Federal Government when it inaugurated the governing council and Board of Trustees (BoT) for ...
3 Aug 2016
As the Federal Government inaugurates both the governing council and board of trustees for the cleanup of Ogoniland tomorrow, there is apprehension that a paucity of funds may hinder the execution of the project.
31 Jul 2016
Excessive bureaucratic huddles could be hindering the speedy implementation of the United Nations Environment Programmes (UNEP) report on Ogoniland.This is just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Governing Council and Board of Trustees...
12 Jul 2016
Facilitate the tidying up of Ogoniland and other devastated areas of the Niger Delta and stop looking for foreign help, Prof. Wole Soboyejo of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ...
26 Jun 2016
The optimism raised by the flag off of the implementation of the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland 24 days ago, might soon be replaced by cynicism.
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