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Nigerian Community Demands $500m Compensation From Mobil
The oil rich Ibeno community in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, has given Mobil a two-week ultimatum to pay $500 million compensation for damages caused by oil spills between February 2008 and December 2009 Mobil, an affiliate of the United States oil firm...
Rwandan Journalist Testifies Against Defense Minister for Genocide Crimes
A Rwandan journalist convicted of promoting and participating in the 1994 genocide, Valerie Bemeriki, has made bold testimony by accusing the Rwandan Minister of Defense General Marcel Gatsizi of playing a major role in the 100 days killings that left...
Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Calls on Muslims to be Selfless And to Put Nigeria First
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole, has called on Muslims to be selfless and to put Nigeria first in whatever they do in his Sallah message to Nigerians on Wednesday in Abuja. Bankole said that the Eid el Kabir celebration...
Kucinich Confronts His Speaker (again?)
When it comes to the chutzpah of standing up to the rich and mighty (and those who act on their behalf), Dennis Kucinich has a good track record of Chutzpah of the Week awards. By my records he has accumulated three of his own and one shared with...
Nigerian House of Representatives Speaker Calls for Stronger Climate Change Action
The Speaker of Nigeria’s lower legislative body, the House of Representative, Dimeji Bankole, has called for a more urgent and systematic action to face the challenges of climate change. In a message on the 2009 United Nation’s Day celebration in...
Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representative Says Nuclear Energy Development in the Country Would Both be Lawful And Peaceful
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representative, Dimeji Bankole, has said that nuclear energy development in the country would both be lawful and peaceful. Bankole said this at a workshop organized by the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)...
Small Quake in Samoa Causes Widespread Panic
MPs and officials inside the Samoan parliament quickly evacuated the building when another quake hit Samoa after eleven yesterday morning. The Parliament session was unceremoniously aborted as MPs quickly headed for the door to access their vehicles should...ECOWAS Parliament Endorses Sanctions on Niger And Guinea
The ECOWAS Parliament has endorsed the decision of the ECOWAS heads of state and government decision to impose sanctions on the Niger Republic and Guinea if the unstable political situation in those two countries persists. Mr. Mahamane Ousmane, Speaker...
