(LOCAL) Host Community Gives Chevron 3 Days Ultimatum To Meet Demands

    Ugborodo communities in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta on Monday protested over its alleged neglect by the Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL).  The aggrieved people, who converged by the perimeter fence of Chevron office in a peaceful protest held on Monday in Ode-Ugborodo, said the multinational oil company had neglected the host communities over the years. They gave a three-day ultimatum to Chevron to heed their demands.

   Ugborodo comprised of five communities: Madangho, Ajudaigbo, Ogidigben, Ijaghala and Ode-Ugborodo. Scores of protesters who were mostly  youths held placards with inscriptions such as: “FG come to our aid”; “Chevron bring back 2002 MoU for peace to return”; ” Chevron, we need Madangho cottage hospital back in operation” among others. Addressing newsmen, the Chairman of Ugborodo communities, Mr Austin Oborogbeyi, said over 300 metres of their land had been washed away by erosion.

(LOCAL) ''Nigerian Senators Still Living In Stone Age'' – Senator Ben Bruce

   Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has accused his colleagues in the Senate of rejecting technological advancements, which he considers as a confirmation they are still living in the Stone Age. The senator representing Bayelsa east, said Nigeria has become the laughing stock in the world because of the “inability of senators to function in the 21st century”.

   While speaking with BBC Pidgin, Bruce accused his colleagues of heading towards the opposite direction for rejecting a bill he sponsored on electric cars. He said:

  “Nigeria is really the laughing stock of the world because of my colleagues who cannot function in the 21st century,”

“An electric car is very efficient. Towards your driving, it tells you how many miles you have left. Full charge, about a hundred miles. You see how simple it is? But my colleagues in the senate, who are in the stone age do not understand this.

(LOCAL) Lagos State Seize 30 Tonnes Of Poisonous Ponmo Worth N10m

 

   Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit and officers of the Nigeria Police Force says it has seized 30 Tonnes of animal hides and skin popularly known as ‘Ponmo’ presumed to be poisonous and unhealthy for human consumption at a ware house located at College Road in Igando area of Lagos State.

(FOREIGN) Liberian President, George Weah Suspends Press Minister, Eugene Fahngon

 

   On Monday, Liberian President George Weah  suspended his junior press minister for fueling ethnic tensions in the country. Weah suspended Eugene Fahngon over comments that a call for a big anti-government demonstration on June 7 was engineered by the so-called “Congo Liberians,” or descendants of freed slaves who returned from the United States to create Africa’s first independent republic.

(FOREIGN) Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Welcome Baby Boy

 

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are the proud parents of a baby boy. The royal couple took to Instagram to announce the birth of their son on their new Instagram account, @SussexRoyal that was launched on April 2. Writing about their newborn, the excited parents wrote: