Oil spill sparks fire in Rivers community
A massive oil spill, from a wellhead at oil mining lease (OML) 15, has reportedly triggered a fire in Agum…
IYC raises alarm over oil spill in Nembe Creek, calls for urgent intervention
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Central Zone, has expressed worry over the reported oil leakage from a hose operated by…
A/Ibom communities lament health problems, loss of livelihood to oil spill
Uyo—Akwa Ibom oil communities have lamented the loss of livelihood, health challenges, environmental degradation, and security threats as a result…
Ecocide in the delta: wake up, Niger Delta Governors and leaders
By: Iniruo Wills Let us have a frank conversation. I start on a note of hope and responsibility. Imagine that…
Corruption and mismanagement may derail cleanup of Niger Delta
By: Uche Igwe Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region, is one of the most polluted places on earth. It has suffered contamination…
Oil firms, regulatory organizations unfair to Niger Delta host communities, says Diri
Yenagoa—The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has condemned what he described as the unfair collusion of oil firms and…
Residents call for help as oil spill ravages Bayelsa community
Southern Ijaw—Fishermen living in the riverine communities of Koluama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have expressed…
Nembe Oil Spill: Senate calls on Aiteo to urgently commence remediation
Abuja—The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the oil spill at the Santa Barbara River well 1, OML…
OML 29: group calls for collaborative effort to stop spill, demands joint investigative visit
Nembe—A group, the Nembe Se Congress, has called on relevant stakeholders to prevail on the Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production…
Oil spill: monarch appreciates Diri for support
Bassambiri—Opu-Nembe Kingdom in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has commended Governor Douye Diri for his response to the…
Aiteo spill worst in my lifetime, says Diri; calls for immediate action
Nembe—Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has described the oil spillage in OML 29, well 1 in Opu Nembe, Nembe…
OML 29: Indigenes stage protest over spill, as council boss distributes relief materials
Nembe—Chiefs, elders, women, and youths of Opu Nembe Kingdom in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State yesterday protested the…
