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Nigerians Overwhelmingly Reject Monsanto’s Risky Gm Maize and Cotton

Nigerians Overwhelmingly Reject Monsanto’s Risky Gm Maize and Cotton

by Nnimmo | March 28, 2016 | Biosafety, Corporate Capture, Environment, Food, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth

More than 100 groups representing over 5 million Nigerians, comprising of farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local community groups, are vehemently opposing Monsanto’s attempts to intr

Rev Felix Omobude: A Compassionate Pastor and Leader at 70

Rev Felix Omobude: A Compassionate Pastor and Leader at 70

by Nnimmo | March 13, 2016 | Culture, Stories

Everyone who knows Dr Felix Ilaweagbon Omobude, the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and General Superintendent of Gospel Light International Ministries will agree that he is a man of deep wisdom and in

Break Free From Fossil Fuels

Break Free From Fossil Fuels

by Nnimmo | March 9, 2016 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Environment

“Break Free From Fossil Fuels”: worldwide escalated mobilisations to end the fossil fuel era GLOBAL — Today, 9th March 2016, a global platform “Break Free” has been launched featuring a series of peaceful, escalate

New PIB: Coming in Four Draft Bills?

New PIB: Coming in Four Draft Bills?

by Nnimmo | March 8, 2016 | Analysis, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy

New PIB is coming in four parts Petroleum industry watchers in Nigeria have been wondering whether the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that has been in the works for almost a decade would eventually be junked. Information

Sinsibere

Sinsibere

by Nnimmo | March 4, 2016 | Culture, Poetry

Sinsibere Lend me a hand Let me stand Let me labour The fruits of my labour Sinsibere The sweat of a labouring woman Births pots laden With songs, with life With joy Sinsibere Drops of coins In empty cans may Shroud call

Our Environment, Our Resources, Our Future

Our Environment, Our Resources, Our Future

by Nnimmo | March 4, 2016 | Environment, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth

It is indeed exciting to be a part of this epochal reception. One reason is that it is not easy to move from the civil society space and perform creditably on the government side. Some even say that civil society campaig