Why Crude Oil Production Should Resume in Ogoniland

Why Crude Oil Production Should Resume in Ogoniland

By Tekena Amieyeofori. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) extracted crude oil from Ogoniland from 1958 to 1993, raking in billions of petrodollars at the expense of indigenous oil-producing communities. When SPDC finally pulled out of Ogoniland in 1993- at the...
THE TRAJECTORY OF SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO AT 62

THE TRAJECTORY OF SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO AT 62

Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio’s foray into politics from his humble beginning as Commissioner in three key Ministries in Akwa Ibom state to the President of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a narrative characterized by humility and tenacity....