The flood, which began in early October, forced farmers to prematurely harvest crops in an effort to salvage what they could, rather than face total losses. The water level is now gradually subsiding. November 27, 2024. 10:52am Edited by Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Kevin Woke. Flooded Community Church in Arukwo Village – Emughedi Arthur Photography for…
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Constant complaints from residents living near the Kano Industrial areas in northern Nigeria about incessant smells polluting the atmosphere prompted The Colonist Report Africa to investigate the source of the pollution…
August 23, 2024. 2:32p.m The company letter comes a day after The Colonist Report Africa reported on the oil spill and protests by community residents. Barricade at ExxonMobil Gate on August 22, 2024/ Prince Ekaoluo Isaac for The Colonist Report Africa On Thursday, some Ibeno residents barricaded the main gate of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited,…
A fisherwoman, accused ExxonMobil of causing the oil spills.
Despite the law’s passage, Nigerian women still face barriers to land-sharing If a woman is given land in her family, it means she will benefit more than the men when she gets married…. August 7, 2024. 10:30am Rumuwhara community land/ Faith Imbu for The Colonist Report Africa/2024. Women in Nigeria’s Rivers State have continued to…
With no proper disposal plans in place in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, disposable vapes are recklessly dumped in public places alongside other waste products, sometimes ending up in rivers. Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Elza Sandrine Sawadogo, Kevin Woke May 28, 2024. 6:00a.m. Photo shows different vapes/Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report/2024. Vapes, popular in the UK and…
The Niger Delta is sick and needs to be healed By Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Faith Imbu April 18, 2024. 12:00pm Photo shows gas flaring in Omoku in Rivers State, Nigeria/Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi in 2019. The Niger Delta region has for over six decades been paying huge ultimate prices orchestrated by fossil fuel companies. While these companies…
Some locals claimed to have given up using petroleum products in favour of burning firewood or tyres as fuel By Nwaobasi Chidinma Rosemary March 6, 2024. 10:30 am Photo shows multiple wood in uncompleted buildings used as fuel in Amafor village in Ohaji/Egbema community in Imo State, eastern Nigeria on November 29, 2023/Nwaobasi Chidinma Rosemary…
In the past, harvesting cassava required a hoe; however, these days, harvesting is possible without one, and the tubers are typically small. By Nwanekwu Faustina Chiwendu February 5, 2024. 12.26pm Photo showing Goi waterfront/Nwanekwu Faustina Chiwendu on 5 January, 2024. Chijioke Onyenma, a farmer from Omuma in Rivers State in the Niger Delta, plants his…
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