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Odi Invasion
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Written by Super User. The Odi massacre was an attack carried out on November 20, 1999, by the Nigerian military on the predominantly Ijaw town of Odi in Bayelsa State. The attack came in the context of an ongoing conflict in the Niger Delta over indigenous rights to oil resources and environmental protection. Reported rumours suggested that the oder of the massacre came from the presidency under the regime of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. In February 2013, the Federal High Court ordered the Federa...
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Our Heros
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Written by Super User. King Jaja (full name: Jubo Jubogha; 1821 1891) was a merchant prince and the founder of Opobo city-state in an area that is now part of Nigeria. Born in Umuduruoha, Amaigbo in the present day, Rivers State, he was sold at about the age of twelve as a slave in Bonny. Jubo Jubogha later took the name "Brendinparry" for his dealings with the British. Written by Super User. Chief (DR.) Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. Written by Super User. Issac Boro the Revolutionary. Written by Super User.
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Environment and Water
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Nigeria: 'Why Many Nigerians Defecate in the Open'. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: Environment and Water. Many Nigerians defecate in the open because there are no good toilet facilities or conveniences within their reach, the Head of Department of Microbiology, Kaduna State University, Dr. Bimbo Orukotan, has said. WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2014: Speaking out from Bayelsa's Brown Fields, Mangroves. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: Environment and Water. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Oceanification is ...
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News and Events
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SUMMARY OF THE LAND USE ACT IN NIGERIA. Written by Super User. The Land Use Decree (now Land Use Act) was promulgated on 29th of March 1978 following the recommendations of a minority report of a panel appointed by the Federal Military Government of the time to advice on future land policy. With immediate effect, it vested all land in each state of the Federation in the governor of that state (Fed. Rep. of Nigeria, 1978). Written by Super User. Written by Super User. Written by Super User. The Nengi Jame...
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Oil and Gas
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Angry youths, women shut down SPDC flow stations in Bayelsa over alleged sale of oilfield. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: Oil and Gas. YENAGOA-ANGRY youths and women numbering over 2,000, today shut down two flow stations and other oil and gas facilities belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company ,(SPDC) located along the Nembe creek 1 and 2 in Nembe Local Government Area. Falling oil price: Pathway to diversification. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: Oil and Gas. Category: Oil and Gas.
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People and Culture
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King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891). Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: People and Culture. Born in Igboland and sold as a slave to a Bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was named Jubo Jubogha by his first master. He was later sold to Chief Alali, the head of the Opubo Annie Pepple Royal House. Called Jaja by the British, this gifted and enterprising individual eventually became one of the most powerful men in the eastern Niger Delta. Boat Regatta at Opokuma Water Front, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The Kingdo...
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Sports
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Nigeria Football Federation names new coach, technical adviser for Super Eagles. Written by Samuel Tombiri. The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new Technical Adviser of the senior national team, the Super Eagles. Arsenal confirm Xhaka deal agreed. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Arsenal announced the signing of Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday. Written by Samuel Tombiri.
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The Executive Director
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Written by Super User. Category: The Executive Director. BRIEF PROFILE OF CHIEF NENGI JAMES. Page 1 of 2. Royal Chief Nengi James is a community leader, philanthropist, humanitarian, Civil Rights Advocate and Social Crusader. He is the founder and Executive Director of Nengi James Foundation, a Non-Governmental organization (officially registered with Corporate Affairs Commission) dedicated to Philanthropy, Innovation and Charity Works. He is a contributor to books like ‘Oil violence: the proliferation o...
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There is no society where there is no corruption…Even in my house…they do fake receipts and all that’ – Atiku Abubakar say no corrupt individual will be part of Buhari’s government
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There is no society where there is no corruptionEven in my housethey do fake receipts and all that’ Atiku Abubakar say no corrupt individual will be part of Buhari’s government. There is no society where there is no corruptionEven in my housethey do fake receipts and all that’ Atiku Abubakar say no corrupt individual will be part of Buhari’s government. Written by Samuel Tombiri. The former Adamawa state governor said: There is no zoning in the constitution of the All Progressives Congress. In the tr...
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Health and Education
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Nigeria: Govt to Revive 10,000 Health Centres Nationwide. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: Health and Education. The Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehanire, at the weekend, said the Federal Government was determined to revamp 10, 000 Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres across the nation. Jonathan commends universities for judicious use of funds. Written by Samuel Tombiri. Category: Health and Education. Enyeama tells Caf: Cancel Afcon or risk Ebola spread. Written by Samuel Tombiri. President Goo...