The adage that ‘out of the black pot nonetheless comes the white pap’ aptly captures the story behind the rise to fame of some of Nigeria’s big comedians. Interestingly, while many entertainers from places like Warri in Delta State, Benin in Edo State, Surulere, Ajegunle and FESTAC in Lagos are known to exhibit an uncanny talent, not many knew that …

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has said that $360m has been released for the clean-up of the polluted Ogoni land in the Niger Delta. After a four-day tour of remediated project sites and the reticulated water projects in the four local government areas of Ogoni, HYPREP Project Coordinator, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey said: “We are happy to report to you …

Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has sympathised with the people of Ikire over the flood disaster that affected the western area of the state recently. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke said his administration has previously embarked on prevention actions and initiatives, citing the massive rainfall as the cause of the sad event. …

Thousands of Muslims in the Hong Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State have held a special prayer for rainfall. Hong LGA lies in the northern part of Adamawa State where rain has been scarce since the onset of the rainy season. The relative dryness in a supposedly wet season appears, however, to be the reality in the whole of …

Two children, Gbolahan and Olayinka Atolagbe have been killed when a fence of a neighbouring building collapsed on their house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred during a downpour on Saturday on Alao Street, Isawo, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of the state. The bodies of the two children ywere recovered …

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has condemned the recent burning of a vessel nabbed with stolen crude oil in the Niger Delta. In a statement in Benin on Saturday, HOMEF’s Executive Director, Mr. Nnimmo Bassey said that the manner the vessel was destroyed was wrong and harmful to the environment and human lives. He noted that the burning …

Ogun State Government has said that the Ministry of Works in the state will soon carry out comprehensive road repairs across the state. While inspecting the level of damage caused by erosion on some roads across the state on Thursday, the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ade Akinsanya said that the government was set to …

The Oyo State Government has set machinery in motion to clamp down on street traders, in the enforcement of total ban on street trading in the State. A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Rotimi Babalola on Wednesday in Ibadan, said the move came following the state Government’s sensitization …

The World Bank on Monday named Nigerian, Damilola Ogunbiyi of Sustainable Energy for All among the 15 chief executive officers including financiers and asset managers to a group launched by the lender’s president, Ajay Banga, aiming to marshal more private capital to combat climate change and boost investment in developing countries. The “Private Sector Investment Lab” will begin work in …

With a clear understanding of the role the environment will play in the success of his administration, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno made copious provisions for environmental protection and management in his economic blueprint, known as ARISE Agenda. It is captured in the first aspiration of the agenda – “Agricultural Revolution, Tourism and Environmental Management”. The …