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Wike: The other side of a fighter, by Donu Kogbara

Wike: The other side of a fighter, by Donu Kogbara

I went home to Rivers State last weekend to participate in a celebration and Anglican thanksgiving service. They were hosted in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, by Senator Barinada Mpigi, a fellow Ogoni and friend. And the special guests of honour were Chief Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, and Chief Nyesom Wike, our former governor […]
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The Fuel Dispenser

The Fuel Dispenser

A fuel dispenser is a machine at a filling station that is used to pump gasoline, diesel, ethanol fuel, kerosene, or other types of fuel into vehicles. The first gasoline pump otherwise known as fuel dispenser was invented and sold by Sylvanus F. Bowser in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 5, 1885.

Bayelsa Speaker decries negative impact of oil exploration

Bayelsa Speaker decries negative impact of oil exploration

Yenagoa- SPEAKER of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Konbowei Benson, has blamed the fast degrading environment in the Niger Delta region, on unwholesome oil and gas exploration activities of multi-national oil companies.

Solid mineral’s contribution  to GDP rises to 11%

Solid mineral’s contribution to GDP rises to 11%

…Minister backs NEITI audit of sector
ABUJA – The Federal Government has noted that contribution by the solid mineral industry to the nation’s economy may have risen to about 11 percent in the past one year.

Bayelsa Council Chairmen to tackle  illegal refinery operators

Bayelsa Council Chairmen to tackle illegal refinery operators

Yenagoa – TROUBLED by the ongoing large-scale environmental despoliation being unleashed on the already fragile Niger Delta ecosystem, the chairmen of the eight local government councils in Bayelsa State have promised to assist the state government to tackle illegal bunkering and illegal refinery business in the riverine enclave of the state.

Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road project  hangs in a balance

Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road project hangs in a balance

Yenagoa – WHEN the contract for the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road project was awarded to construction giant, Julius Berger by the Chief Timipre Sylva administration in 2008, expectations were high that it would transform the fortunes of the oil and gas rich but neglected communities of Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State, but today the project hangs in a balance.