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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja With the inauguration of the Interim Executive Committee led by Joycelyn Ellakeche Ada, members have expressed renewed hope for a more inclusive, transparent and vibrant association. The call now is for all stakeholders, including the outgoing leadership, to embrace reconciliation, support a peaceful transition and work together to build a stronger EMCAN where unity, professionalism, institutional development and members' welfare remain the highest priorities. The recent leadership developments within the Environmental Media Correspondents Association of Nigeria (EMCAN) present not only a period of challenge but also a unique opportunity for renewal, reconciliation and institutional growth. The events that followed the Emergency Congress held in Abuja on July 31, 2026, have generated differing opinions among members over governance, procedure and the future direction of the association. Beyond these differing views, however, lies a common aspira...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Nigerian Navy has sustained its offensive against crude oil theft and illegal oil bunkering under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, disrupting a concealed fuel storage facility and recovering approximately 87,000 litres of product suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in the Okarki area of Rivers State. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, in Abuja. According to the statement, the operation followed credible intelligence, which led personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH to conduct an anti-crude oil theft operation in the area. The operation resulted in the discovery of a hidden storage facility used for the illegal stockpiling of petroleum products. The statement noted that the facility contained approximately 87,000 litres of product suspected to be illegally refined AGO, as well as equipment associated with the unlawful storage and handl...