Bayelsa host communities threaten to shut down oil facility

Bayelsa host communities threaten to shut down oil facility

The host communities of the Samabiri/Biseni Cluster, specifically Osekwenike, Osifo, and Abuetor, located in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have announced intention to shut down operations at the Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited facility. This decision stems from the alleged failure of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited to recognize the contributions and rights of the host communities concerning pipeline surveillance activities. The grievance was expressed in a […]

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NGF Congratulates Diri

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has congratulated the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on his emergence as chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum. Governor Diri was elected last Tuesday at a meeting of the region’s governors held at the Government House, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. His Cross River counterpart, Senator Bassey Otu, also emerged as Vice Chairman of the forum. The NGF in a congratulatory letter signed […]

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Me – Too Was Needed, But Has It Gone Too – Far?: 4 Considerations!

Track appears in new box set… A new box set showcasing recordings Captain Beefheart made in the early Seventies is due for release. After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 To 1972 features newly remastered versions of three albums that Beefheart and the Magic Band released during that period – Lick My Decals Off, Baby, The Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot […]

July 11, 2021 496 6 10

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We Need To Elect Public Leaders, Willing To DIRECT Us, Properly!

John has joked with Q that he is yet to find any upsides to being a solo artist. Speaking in a Q25 video interview to mark his appearance on the cover of our special 25th anniversary issue, Q304, which is out now, the former Oasis leader. The Chief declares in the video interview you can watch above: “It’s more of a pain in the arse [being solo] to be honest. […]

June 13, 2021 103 2 3

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Don’t Trust Any Public Official, Who Won’t Address Infrastructure: 4 Examples

At 9 p.m. on a Friday in February, Watson was standing outside of La Casa, a micro-church and community center — whose main chapel is the size of your parents' spacious living room — nestled next to a tienda in Washington, D.C.'s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Inside, a hardcore punk band called Unknown Threat had just taken the stage. Of course, there was no actual stage. There was just the floor […]

June 3, 2021 67 1 3

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Entertainment

7 Signs You’re Not Ready For Online Business Success

As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are still unwilling to break up the boys club that makes up our live music industry. […]

May 24, 2021 88 1 3

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Stainless Steel Juicer – Making Juicing Fun And Easy

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes […]

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Can the Crestron Home Automation System Be Integrated With Sonos?

Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the new challenges. Yet, instead of holing up in her living room to practice until she felt more confident, she did […]

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Weight Loss Grill Recipes That Are Healthy And Delicious

The group announced the disbandment on Facebook with an official statement, followed by a more personal one from founder and singer John Monster saying the decision rested on his shoulders. If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week “I take full responsibility for the decision to part ways with […]

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