Uvwie Crisis: Combined Security Operatives Arrest 35 Suspects During-Mop Up Exercise

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in Crime 3701 Reads

By Francis Sadhere In an efforts to maintain peace in the crisis ridden Ekpan community and its neighboring communities in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta, combined team of the Nigeria security agencies have apprehended 35 suspected criminals during a surprise mop-up exercise. Some of the suspects bieng paraded. The security operatives comprising the Nigerian Army, ...

Horrendous Burial Ceremonies In Urhoboland

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in Opinion 1497 Reads

“Anyone Can Be A Barbarian, It Requires A Terrible Effort To Remain A Civilized Man” Leonard Sydney. By Bobson Gbinije The Urhobo people are inexorably obsessed with matters concerning their customs and traditions. They hold on to their tradition with pathological imperativeness notwithstanding the hybrid of Western bastardies and civilizational interfacing (Religion and Education ). The Urhobos believe that death is a ...

NNPC: Senate backs Kachikwu says action won’t affect workers welfare

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in Energy Today 984 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Senate on Thursday handed down a clean bill of health to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, over his ongoing restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, saying his action did not contravene any known law. Ibe KACHUKWU Kachikwu, appeared before the Senate Joint committees on Petroleum Resources ( Upstream, ...

Only a fool will obey Wike’s ‘resist arrest’ directive, says Rivers APC

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in News 1189 Reads

By Besieging Faustinus The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the directive by the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike to PDP members to resist illegal arrests before and during the forthcoming rerun elections in the State. The APC in a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Senibo Chris Finebone, advised ...

Stanbic IBTC offers Nigerians in Diaspora more access to BVN registration.

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in Finance 3461 Reads

By Our Correspondent To ensure that its teeming customers in the Diaspora are not denied access to their accounts and other financial services in Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, has expanded the registration process for the Biometric Verification Number (BVN) for its customers at designated centres across the world. The bank ...

Rerun Assembly Polls: Wike Ready to Sacrifice Thousands to Give Stooges Victory – APC

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in News 987 Reads

Begs security agencies not to take his threats lightly By Nwaorgu Faustinus Security organs in the country have been begged not to take lightly the continuous threats to institutions and individuals by the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, in view of his well known antecedents as a violent man and his romance with militants. Governor ...

Rivers: Before Every One Is Killed

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in News 938 Reads

By Ibrahim Modibbo I have no doubt in my mind that Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is a tragic hero. Taking full control of primitive power after a recently dubious and highly contestable supreme Court judgement, Rivers, in the words of Karl Maier, is a house that's fallen. Just like what Adolf Hitler did to ...

Group Supports Kachikwu Over Unbundling Of NNPC *Wants NASS To Back Minister

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in Energy Today 991 Reads

By Francis Sadhere THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radica Change (NDIMRC) has applauded the Minister of State for Petroleum and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Ibe Kachukwu for the unbundling of the Corporation into 30 companies. Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, Minister for Petroleum (State) and GMD, NNPC. The oil monitoring group ...

URHOBO TRANSFORMATION ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR URHOBO UNITY.

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in News 1063 Reads

By Our Correspondent A political group, known as “Urhobo Transformation Association (UTA) has called for Unity amongst the Urhobo People for Socio-Economic & Political development in urhobo land. Urhobo Transformation Association This call was made recently in Jesse town, The Ancestral Headquarters of Idjerhe Kindom where the group held her routine monthly meeting on 14th, February 2016. The ...

Why We Are Embarking On Peace Process in Ekpan Community – CEPEJ

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in News 1129 Reads

By Francis Sadhere Concerned about the unending crisis in Ekpan community, the commercial nerve centre of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, the Centre For Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, a non-governmental organization residing in Ekpan, has given reasons why they were trying to bring back the peace to the crisis ridden community, saying that ...

Delta community commends Chevron, employees for donation to Isoko primary school

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 09 March 2016 in Energy Today 1353 Reads

Stakeholders from Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State have commended Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and some its employees from Isoko land for donating a modern toilet facility and water borehole to Arasa Primary School, Iwride/Oviri, Olomoro town, in Isoko South Local Government Area. Sir Ikpokpu enveiling the plague during the commissioning of the ...

ESE ORURU: ARIYO ADVISES ESE’S PARENTS TO GET HER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE BEFORE GOING TO COURT

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 09 March 2016 in News 1314 Reads

By Francis Sadhere Warri based Lawyer and human rights activist, Barrister Robinson Ariyo has advised the parents of Ese Oruru to get her some psychological support and allow her to pass through therapy that will enable her prepare for the court case ahead, noting that as the victim, Ese is the star witness that can ...

Call For EFCC Probe: Group Gives Warri South West Council Boss, Ekpemukpolo Clean Bill Of Health

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 09 March 2016 in News 1421 Reads

Francis Sadhere The Warri Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group (WIPMG) has given the Chairman of Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon George Ekpemukpolo a clean bill of health, urging the Economic Financial Crimes and Commission (EFCC) to ignore the call for his probe. Hon. George Ekpemupolo Chairman of WIPMG, Chief Patrick Bigha in a ...

Edo Tipper Owners Association Accuses Attorney General of subversion

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 08 March 2016 in News 1102 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City Tipper Owner Association,TOA, Edo State Chapter, has accused the Attorney General of Edo State , Barrister Henry Idahagbon of allegedly subverting Governor Adams Oshiomhole directives as the recognized Union to operate in the state following the battle of supremacy between the body and the Tipper Drivers Association,TDA,whilst the later certified ...

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