For the people of Ibeno, a rich oil-producing community in Akwa Ibom State, the blessing of having oil has turned into a curse following the environmental, economic, and health hazards caused by oil exploration and exploitation by oil companies.Activities of multinational oil companies operating in the area have led to oil spills and gas flaring, which have been hazardous to aquatic animals, plants, and humans.An oil spill is the release of liquid petroleum hydrocar...

In the quest of controlling the trafficking of drug in and out of the country, a 32-year-old drug trafficker who based in Liberia named Maduabuchi Chinedu, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).Chinedu was apprehended with 9.30 kilograms of cocaine worth over N2.7 billion in street value.Premilinary information shows that Chinedu hails from Obaha Okigwe village...

A suspected homosexual was nabbed red handed while trying to sleep with a young boy in Benin city, Edo state.The man who claimed that his name is Daniel and hails from Edo state – almost had his way in penetrating the boy from behind before he was caught by the boy’s elder sister.The sister raised an alarm as other residents apprehended the suspect and beat him mercilessly. The suspect who said he is a bus conductor – confessed in a chilling footage how he w...