Uncertainty trails Bayelsa oil spill as community counts losses
For a people still mourning the tragic loss of 14 lives in a 2015 pipeline explosion, the sight of black crude gushing from the 6-inch Azuzuama/Tebidaba flow line was more than just an environmental disaster, it was a painful reminder of promises broken and lives cut short.
Ondo residents return to firewood, charcoal as cooking gas price soars
Most residents of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State have resorted to the use of firewood and charcoals for cooking. This follows the hike in prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that cooking gas which has been embraced by a larger percentage […]
Alleged 250 hectares land-grabbing: How hoodlums chased us away on our land —Ibadan landowners
By Adeola Badru In many cases, land conflicts in Nigeria have led to the destruction of lives and property as well as the displacement of people, particularly in the rural areas. Activities of land-grabbers are not only illegal but anti-thetical to societal development, peace and progress. The land-grabbers speculate on land with little or no […]
Plateau residents groan over rise in price of charcoal
Concerned residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital have decried the increase in the price of charcoal in the state. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos, lamented that the price of the commodity had gone through the roof. Miss Jennifer Godwin, a student and […]
Job seeker jailed 6 months for stealing iron rod
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday sentenced a job seeker, Aklo Joseph to six months imprisonment for stealing a 12mm iron rod worth N4,300. The presiding Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Joseph after he pleaded guilty to the two counts of theft and criminal trespass and pleaded for leniency. Suleiman however […]
Student bags 6 months imprisonment for stealing sewing machine
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-0ld student, Solomon Paul, to six months imprisonment for stealing a sewing machine worth N70,000. The presiding Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Paul after he pleaded guilty to the one count charge of theft and begged the court for leniency. Suleiman, however, gave […]
