By Our Reporter PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Residents of several fishing communities in Ogoniland, Rivers State, have raised concerns that oil pollution continues to affect their waterways and seafood despite the ongoing clean-up by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The concerns were raised by fisherfolk from Gbee, K-Dere and Nweemuu communities during a multi-stakeholders…
By Our Reporter BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – The Edo State High Court has ordered the remand of some youths arrested over a protest that rocked Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. The order followed an application by the prosecution seeking a 14-day remand period to enable further investigation of the…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Six family members have been found dead in their residence at Ogale Eleme community in Eleme Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. The police have attributed the incident to a suspected case of generator fume poisoning. According to The Whistler, the incident was discovered on Sunday at…
By Joe Udo BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – Netizens have taken to social media to accuse the Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army personnel of shooting at, killing and injuring students of Ambrose Alli University, who were protesting over worsening insecurity, including kidnappings in Ekpoma, Edo State. Some of the netizens who shared their stories on X…
By Joe Udo BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – Suspected thugs have stripped former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s cousin, Don Pedro Obaseki, naked while parading him on the streets of Benin City. Converseer reports that Pedro is the Chief Executive Officer of Hosamudia Farm. In a viral video circulating on the internet, Obaseki was seen being…
