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CSOs to FG: There’s little to show for N137bn allocated for Ogoni clean-up

    CSOs to FG: There’s little to show for N137bn allocated for Ogoni clean-up

The Cordaid-led Strategic Partnership (SP) lobby and advocacy programme, made up of various civil society organisations (CSOs), has expressed dissatisfaction with the progress made on the clean-up exercise in Ogoniland.

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OBITUARY: Naagbanton, activist who sued Shell for pollution of Ogoni community and won

    OBITUARY: Naagbanton, activist who sued Shell for pollution of Ogoni community and won

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), a non-governmental organisation, has announced the death of its founder, Patrick Naagbanton, 49-year-old activist, critic and journalist. According to CEHRD, Naagbanton

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Ogoni 9: Dutch court to hear widows’ suit against Shell

    Ogoni 9: Dutch court to hear widows’ suit against Shell

The Hague district court on Wednesday ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the case brought by Esther Kiobel and three other women against Shell.

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Inside Ogoni village where oil spill wipes off ’10 persons every week’

    Inside Ogoni village where oil spill wipes off ’10 persons every week’

Eight months after she lost her daughter to oil spill, Annkio Kie (not real name) is still struggling to fight off pain and sorrow. Mary was sick for three years,

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There’s no going back on Ogoni clean-up, says minister

  There’s no going back on Ogoni clean-up, says minister

Ibrahim Jibril, minister of environment, says the federal government will commence the clean-up of Ogoniland before the month runs out.

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Niger Delta leader: We’ll resume attacks if FG continues to ignore us

  Niger Delta leader: We’ll resume attacks if FG continues to ignore us

Godspower Gbenekama, a chief in Gbaramatu kingdom, says that the people of the Niger Delta will resume attacks on oil

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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’

  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,

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A eulogy to the life and times of Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr

  A eulogy to the life and times of Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr

BY BEKEME MASADE  Life indeed is only a journey. When I heard that Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr had died, I was

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Declare MKO president, Abiola’s family tells FG

  Declare MKO president, Abiola’s family tells FG

 The family of the late MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, has called on the

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Shehu Sani: Buhari can be afraid because he’s human, but he CAN’T bow to militants

  Shehu Sani: Buhari can be afraid because he’s human, but he CAN’T bow to militants

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has dismissed the speculations that the threats from Niger Delta militants made Buhari cancel

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