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Nigerian Widows Seek To Sue Shell In Dutch Courts

Four Nigerian women are taking legal action in the Dutch courts against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell accusing it of...

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Anger In Nigeria’s South Over Oil Spill Clean-Up Delay

Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from...

Headlines

War-Torn Kabul Becomes A Protected Site For Migratory Birds

A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of the UN...

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Let’s Educate Ghanaians To Segregate Waste

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation on Tuesday called on...

Headlines

‘Strange Black Soot’ Blankets Nigeria’s Oil Hub

The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as "The Garden City" because of its soaring palm trees and green...

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Latest: Dangers posed by the littering of plastic bags and surface mining (galamsey) I had wanted to wait until you had...

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UK: Shell Ruling Gives Green Light For Corporations To Profit From Abuses Overseas

A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell...

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Ghana To Miss Out On Sulphur Reduction In Diesel By January 2017 Deadline

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says Ghana is likely to miss out on the January 2017 deadline for the...

International

African Migration Expected To Rise Due To Accelerated Climate Change

Africa faces a surge in internal and cross-border migration in the coming years due to increased climate change and its...

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Trump’s Win Raises Concern At UN Climate Conference

This year’s U. N. climate change conference may not be as impassioned as last year’s in Paris, where more than 100...

Business

‘Standard’ Diesel Sulphur Content Not To Cause Job Losses – UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP), has ruled out possible job losses in an attempt to reconfigure...

Opinion

An Intriguing Story of Maasai Pastoralists

My dear reader, this article is characterized with a long digression because it is more or less a commentary on James...

Opinion

Destroying Biodiversity At All Types Of Guises

Indiscriminate destruction of biodiversity across the country spurred the Vice-Chancellor of University of Uyo and...

Africa & World

Niger Delta Avengers Threatens Nigerian President

President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state. The president was scheduled to travel...