Gas flaring: Host communities suffering -Bayelsa D-Gov

The ministry of petroleum resources was created with a mandate to formulate policies , supervison through implementation and regulate the Nigeria oil and gas. Operators and stake holders to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulation in the oil sector. The Bayelsa state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the technical session of the 5th National Council on Hydrocarbons at the Dappa Biriye Conference Centre in Yenagoa. Making reference to Oloibiri, which he described as the cradle of oil wealth in Nigeria, the…

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ASETU: Many Injustices Against Igbo, Reason For Biafra Agitation -Diwe: Insists, Indigenes Should Invest at Home

The Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, has stated that the litany of injustices against Ndi Igbo in Nigeria is to blame for the spate of agitation for Biafra. The group President,Chief Emeka Diwe made this known at Enugu in his address during the South East Security Summit organised by the  body to chart a way forward for the overall physical, economic, political and cultural security of the people the region. The president who traced the historic evolution and role the town unions have played and continues to play…

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Ace broadcaster, Oge Iwu dies broke: Ex-IBC staff owed N5.1m arrears, pensions

The sudden death of Imo-born ace broadcaster, Mr. Oge Iwu, an ex-staff of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, and pioneer staff of Hot FM Owerri, has shaken the media industry and many citizens of the Imo State. Mr. Iwu was renowned for introducing the popular phone-in programme, “Peoples Assembly” in Hot FM Owerri around 2010, the programmes opened the flood-gate for other similar interactive radio programmes in Imo and other states of the South East. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that the renowned broadcaster had before his demise yesterday, hinted some friends…

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