A new novel is coming from the stable of a writer ,telling a tale of the Niger Delta experience;a people who live in a community that is ravished with poverty despite the oil and gas wealth in the area.
The ''DYING VOICES of GONGS'. depicts Niger Delta; the centre of the oil and gas rich region,of Nigeria that has suffered ill -environmental practices,unemployment for the youths,poor educational facilities and lack of infrastructural development.
The author, Tamunobarabi Gogo Ibulubo, through…
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Posted on 8th April 2008 at 4:30pm —
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The chairmanship and councillorship elections in Rivers state that held on the 29th March 2008, was characterized by a peaceful conduct of the electorates.This is not to say that there were no attempts by some people to hijack the exercise.There were early disturbances that were intended
to discourage the larger body of electorates.But these panick situations were only visible in some local government councils.
One other major snag was the delay in the distribution of materials which were dispa…
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Posted on 30th March 2008 at 6:00pm —
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A mixed feeling has heralded the local government elections that is scheduled to hold on 29th March 2008, in the oil rich Rivers State of Niger Delta in Nigeria. This is predicated on the fact that the practice of politics and elections in the past eight years instilled so much fear in the minds of the people who were often scared off polling stations.
The monstrous threat deprived them from voting.There were a manifest hijacking of the process.The desparation is hinged on the importance of the…
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Posted on 28th March 2008 at 2:30pm —
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The original title of this report is 'Britain urges World Bank reform against poverty in Africa' which appeared on the Guardian Newspaper Nigeria of the 25th, February,2008.I believe that publishing it on this page would provide readers here some information and moral to judge how true commitment to reduce poverty can move the world forward.A renege would do otherwise.
Therefore seeking a sharper international focus to fight poverty in Africa, Britain's aid minister has urged World Bank reform…
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Posted on 25th February 2008 at 10:00am —
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Health is wealth.Evidences at every turn one takes proves this to be true.A healthy man/woman works with assured strides of steps.Howbeit, such person could not be said to be free of any presence of disease, aches and virus in his body system.But he knows that he is healthy to pursue his daily businesses and catch up with appointments.He is fit to contribute productivitly to the socio-economic growth of the nation.
It is this need to ensure the creation of wealth, both on individual, state or n…
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Posted on 18th February 2008 at 4:30pm —
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