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Fishermen and communities along the Atlantic coastline in Akwa Ibom State have urged the management of Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) to accept responsibility for oil spills in the area.The groups made the call in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket, in a reaction to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC’s) admission of responsibility for oil spills in Ogoni, Rivers state.

WARRI – OVER 20 Ijaw communities in Warri North Council area of Delta have threatened to disrupt the take-off of preliminary jobs at the proposed Export Processing Zone, EPZ, site over non-payment of compensation and even re-settlement of people to be displaced as a result of the gigantic Federal government project.