Location: Ogboinbiri and Keme-ebiama Environment Report By: Alagoa Morris. INTRODUCTION: The Environmental Defenders Network , Keme-ebiama community; Ogboinbiri’s closest neighbour has also experienced these recent oil spills. Ogboinbiri and Keme-ebiamaare both in Apoi clan of Southern Ijaw local government…
The attention of Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has been drawn to an oil spill occurred at Baranyowa Dere (B-Dere) in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. EDEN’s field team who visited the site of the spill on the 11th of May, 20205, spoke to a middle aged man…
It is no a longer secret that Nigeria’s Niger Delta is most researched region in Nigeria which has also earned notoriety as global Headquarters of Oil Industry Induced Pollution; promoted by regulatory capture, impunity of operators, government being more interested in petrodollars then environmental…
The attention of EDEN have been drawn to a fresh oil spill that occurred very close to Oando’s Ogboinbiri Flow Station at Ogboinbiri community environment of Apoi clan, Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa state, making this the fourth oil spill to hit…
The people of Obololi Community in the Tarakiri clan of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are appealing for portable water and fish, to enable them survive the current oil industry induced environmental degradation, after a crude oil spill from Shell facility that occurred across…
The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has received an alert regarding an oil spill from a Shell pipeline in Obololi Creek, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The spill occurred on the night of Sunday, February 16, 2025, into Monday, February 17, 2025. This…
Listen, children, Gather close and hear my sorrow, For I am Earth, the ancient mother, Older than the rivers, wiser than the trees, Yet torn apart by the greed of men. Once, I wore a robe of green, A cloth woven with forests thick,…
The elders say that a roaring fire is not lit by mere twigs, nor does a mighty river dry up in a single day. Such is the life and legacy of Philip Jakpor, a man whose footsteps have left indelible marks on the sands…
The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) is calling on the Edo State Government, the Ministry of Environment and the State Emergency management team to aid the people of Ekeke-Erah community in Owan East LGA, Edo State following a devastating dam collapse that led to destruction…
Some people chase success; others redefine it. Prince Chima Williams belongs to the latter category—a man whose work speaks louder than titles and whose impact stretches far beyond the courtroom. His latest recognition as a board member of the Peace Ambassador Committee in Canada,…
