On the fringes of Okpanam in Delta State, South South Nigeria, there was once a place known simply as “Fulani Camp.” For decades, it was a quiet settlement where nomadic herders grazed cattle, built homes from bamboo and mud, and lived peacefully in proximity with indigenous neighbours. Tensions were not uncommon, but life carried on. […]
Read More
Nigeria’s south-southern state of Delta has recently been in the news following the gruesome murder of officers of the Nigerian Army who were on a peacekeeping mission to the warring communities of Okuama and Okoloba. Ever since, social media users have continued to inundate the internet with false information, with some of the claims designed […]
Read More
Madame Christiana sits to count her losses. She recently woke up to a flooded compound. Naturally, that meant flooded farmlands too. So, she raced to the farm, trying to salvage what she could. She had to uproot cassava that had not reached its harvesting period. The cassavas all look the same, the heaps clearly showing […]
Read More
The viral infection, Monkeypox (MPX), is currently ravaging European countries, causing health safety concerns across the world, including in Nigeria, especially over a possible outbreak. Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, a genus of orthopoxvirus in the pox family that includes both smallpox and cowpox. The disease is generally transmitted from animal to human […]
Read More
In July 2021, Edwin Clark, a prominent political leader in South-South Nigeria, had empathised with members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB); noting that they were fighting a just cause. “So, they have a good complaint, but going about it wrongly,” he said in an interview. But Clark was quick to note that […]
Read MoreFears are rife in Asaba metropolis in Delta State as the controversial sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) spreads to the South-South region of the country. HumAngle learnt that many business activities were handicapped on Monday, May 16, 2022. Some parents also said schools in Asaba sent children back home earlier […]
Read More
‘Peace’. It’s a word that has gained increasing currency in the development debate over the last 20 years in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, particularly in Warri, Delta State. How can Warri regain its lost glories, how can it return to the development path? And how can the ethnic groups bring back peace and harmony? Well, […]
Read More
Nigeria, on Sunday, Aug.22, reported eight deaths and 674 new COVID-19 infections, raising total confirmed cases to 185,267, according to government data. The Nigeria Centre Disease Control (NCDC) said the fresh infections were spread across 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Lagos, the country’s epicentre of the pandemic, reported the most infections […]
Read More
A report released by the United States Department of States has revealed that the majority of human trafficking victims in Europe and other parts of the world are Nigerians mostly from Edo, Delta, and Kano states. The report titled ‘Trafficking In Persons Report June 2021, chronicled the menace of human trafficking in about 200 countries […]
Read More
At least 12 persons were reported injured after angry youths in Ogwashi-uku community in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, set three houses ablaze following a chieftaincy tussle on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. According to The Guardian, the incident created an uproar in the Azungwu area of the community, as the irate mob stripped and molested the […]
Read More
Three police officers were killed on Friday, May 28, 2021, in Umutu Police station, Delta State, South-south Nigeria in another attack on police facilities across the southern region of the country. According to a statement by Edafe Bright, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, the attack happened in the early hours of Friday at about […]
Read More
Three police officers have been killed following an attack on the Nsukwa Police Divisional Headquarters, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, South-south Nigeria. The attack which occurred at about 1.00 p.m WAT on Sunday, May 16, led to collapse of parts of the roof of the police station. Reports say the armed group arrived […]
Read More