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NOSDRA: Trans-Niger pipeline leak in Bodo community was caused by third-party interference

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says the leak on the moribund Trans-Niger Pipeline in Bodo community, Rivers state, was caused by third-party interference. The pipeline is

INTERVIEW: With ground work completed, Ogoni clean-up to start soon, says minister

On June 2, 2016, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo — on behalf 0f President Muhammadu Buhari — flagged off the Ogoni clean-up in Bodo, one of the most polluted regions of

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OGONI IN AGONY: One year after flag-off, not a drop of spilled oil has been cleaned as residents await ‘due date with death’

“I was with [Kenule] Saro-wiwa in 1992, 1993 when this manifold was shut, following some environmental threats,” Christian Lekova Kpandei, tells TheCable as he struggles to keep his motorcycle stable

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Shell, 15,000 Rivers fishermen in UK court over 2008, 2009 oil spills

Shell, 15,000 Rivers fishermen in UK court over 2008, 2009 oil spills By Ruona Meyer Ahead of a full trial in May 2015, oil giant, Shell, was in the dock on

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