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Farms Destroyed As Oil Spill Ravages Rivers Community
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An oil spill has ravaged the Ikata community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, destroying farmlands and polluting rivers.
The spill, which resulted from a blowout, occurred in the early hours of Monday on a 14-inch pipeline right of way, allegedly operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Company, the firm that recently acquired the assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company.
It was gathered that the spill may have been caused by suspected vandals.
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Confirming the incident in a statement, an environmentalist and Executive Director, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, Dr Fyneface Dumnamene, said he got a report of the spill from his team members.
“Members of Advocacy Centre’s One Million Youth Volunteers Network of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters in the Niger Delta, as well as those under the auspices of its Crude Oil Spill Alert System in the area, reported the spillage to the centre.
“The spill point, suspected to be tortious (third-party) interference, is seriously spilling crude oil into the environment and destroying the ecosystem in the surrounding area,” the statement read.
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Dr Dumnamene said a visit by volunteers to the scene on Monday revealed vandals allegedly excavated the ground and vandalised the 14-inch pipe along the Okordia-Rumuekpe pipeline right of way.
He said the affected pipeline was currently spewing crude oil into the environment.
The YEAC-Nigeria executive director called on the regulatory agencies to ascertain the cause of the spill and stop it from causing further damage to the environment.
According to The PUNCH, a viral video of the scene shows the impact the spill wreaks on the environment.
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NDLEA Intercepts Drugs In Factory-fitted Lipsticks At Lagos Airport
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July 13, 2025By
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of illicit substances concealed in factory-fitted female lipsticks at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The discovery, which marks the second of such in less than a week, was announced by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, via a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday.
“Ladies beware! It does appear like female lipstick is becoming attractive as an instrument for concealment and trafficking now,” Babafemi warned.
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“With yet another consignment of factory-fitted female lipsticks stuffed with illicit substances intercepted at MMIA barely a week after NDLEA officers uncovered a similar cargo at a courier company in Lagos.”
He urged Nigerians, particularly women, to be cautious when purchasing or accepting cosmetic products, especially from unfamiliar or suspicious online sources.
The NDLEA has yet to reveal the identity of the suspect(s) behind the latest smuggling attempt, but investigations are said to be ongoing.

The Zamfara State Police Command has announced the arrest of eight suspected criminals, including a 50-year-old bandit and two informants, as part of ongoing operations to dislodge criminal elements across the state.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Yazid Abubakar, the command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed these successes during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Gusau.
Abubakar stated that the arrested individuals include Ibrahim Mohammed, a 50-year-old suspected bandit from Maru Local Government Area of the state, two bandit informants, a gun runner, and five other suspects.
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He credited the arrests to credible intelligence received from members of the public.
Items recovered during the operations include assorted rifles, a stolen ATM card, leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, and a Toyota Corolla vehicle, among other items.
The arrests are part of the Zamfara State Police Command’s sustained efforts to combat banditry and other criminal activities plaguing the state.

A woman has died after falling into a 170-foot well at a construction site in Ijegun, Lagos.
Her body was recovered by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service after a prolonged multi-agency operation.
The agency said it received a distress call around 7:34 pm on June 30, about the incident at Abuba Anthony Street, near Obalagbe Bus Stop, close to Fadeko International Hotel.
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According to a statement by the Fire Service’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, Maria Fadairo, on Friday, emergency responders from the Ejigbo Fire Station arrived to find that a female adult had fallen into a deep well located at the front of a one-storey building still under construction.
The structure reportedly consists of six two-bedroom flats on a fenced 648-square-metre plot.
According to The PUNCH, due to the complexity of the situation, a multi-agency operation was launched. After days of coordinated efforts, the woman’s body was recovered on Thursday (July 10).
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“The victim was recovered dead and handed over to officials of SEHMU, while the Lagos State Ambulance Service stood by as the Nigeria Police observed proceedings,” the statement said.
The Director of the state Fire Service, Margaret Adeseye, expressed her condolences to the family of the deceased and emphasised the importance of safety at construction sites, noting that “a 170-foot uncovered well is a severe hazard that must never be left unsecured.”
Further investigations will be handled by the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, according to the statement.
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