Archives for November, 2013 - Page 2

AGBAMI PARTNERS APPLAUDED FOR DONATION TO DELSU

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Tejiri Ebikeme hope eghagha Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited (A Chevron Company) and its partners in the Agbami field have been commended for their efforts towards supporting the development of the education sector in Nigeria through the donation of essential equipment to tertiary institutions around Nigeria and other educational support programmes. The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, ...

Iyayi for Burial in Dec, Says Family. As Maku, Babalakin, PDM mourns

The burial ceremony for a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Festus Iyayi, has been tentatively fixed for the first week of December, a member of the Iyayi’s family, Prof. Robert Ebewele, disclosed this yesterday. The disclosure came as the federal government expressed deep shock and regret over the death of ...

INEC Deploys Six Commissioners, 15 RECs for Anambra Guber Poll Tomorrow •APC tasks Jonathan on free, fair poll •You have been rejected, PDP tells opposition

  Ahead of the governorship election scheduled for tomorrow in Anambra State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would deploy six National Commissioners and 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners to supervise the governorship election in the state, in which 23 political parties will be fielding candidates. In a statement signed by Nick Dazang, Head ...

NAIRA RAIN AS CHURCH LAUNCHES CATHEDRAL BUILDING …Parishioners Commend Parish Priest.

FELIX JEREMIAH, YENAGOA IT was a Naira rain recently as St Joseph’s Catholic Church Agudama Epie in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State launched the Church building roofing project. Our Correspondent reports that it was launched in a unique style as parishioners sang songs of praises to the Almighty God as over Ten Million Naira was ...

BPM DRUMS SUPPORT FOR GOV. DICKSON, JONATHAN

FELIX JEREMIAH,YENAGOA The youths wing of Bayelsa Progressive Movement (BPM) in Bayelsa State has affirmatively declared their continue support of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State and the people oriented President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan making this disclosure after and enlarged congress meeting of the Youths Wing of Bayelsa progressive movement ...

FIRST UNESCO AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING OPENS IN YENAGOA

FELIX JEREMIAH, YENAGOA The Bayelsa State Government has affirmed its commitment to make judicious and optimal use of the Underwater Cultural Research and Imaging Centre to be established in Yenagoa, the State capital. Governor Seriake Dickson, who stated this at the first Africa Regional Meeting on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Yenagoa, expressed appreciation to United Nations Educational, Scientific ...

NNPC/CHEVRON LAUDED FOR ROLL-BACK MALARIA PROGRAMME IN DELTA

  The NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture has been applauded by stakeholders for their commitment to health development in Nigeria through its Roll Back Malaria program deployed in various parts of the country especially in communities around its operations in the Niger Delta region. The company recently organized similar program in Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West and Koko, Warri ...

Royal Family distributes books, shoes, uniforms, bags, to three primary schools in Uzere

Tejiri Ebikeme/Francis Sadhere The town of Uzere Community was recently agog with activities as the family of the late monarch of Uzere Kingdom, HRH Ogrih Onolelamewhor I, remembered their father who joined his ancestors 68 years ago. As one of the kings who brought education to the community as far back as 1937, the family took it ...

HOW UDUAGHAN HURRIEDLY FIXED WARRI BAD ROADS FOR JONATHAN

Driving through the roads of Warri used to be a herculean task as most of the roads were bad. Some of the bad roads that gave motorists nightmare were the Airport road Junction, Jakpa Junction, Airport road, Osubi/Eku road and others. It was hell driving through these roads. Motorists used to go through hard time just ...

Utuama Receives President Jonathan at Asaba International Airport.

By Our Correspondent, The rumour making rounds that handset is used to fly planes at the Asaba International Airport has been laid to rest as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Wednesday had a smooth landing at the Asaba International Airport. Delta State Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama (SAN) alongside ...

WHY I SET UP MORGAN SMART DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION – DR. URHOBO

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Dr. Omawumi Evelyn Urhobo is the President/CEO of Morgan Smart Development Foundation (MSDF). In this interview, she spoke on why she set up the foundation and other issues. Read on. Kindly introduce yourself. I am Dr. Omawumi Evelyn Urhobo, President/CE0 of Morgan Smart Development Foundation (MSDF), a Non-Government Organisation (NG0) working for the empowerment of the rural ...

MORGAN SMART WOMEN AND YOUTHS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTRE FOR COMMISSIONING, DEC. 5

Francis Sadhere All is now set for the commissioning of the Morgan Smart Women and Youths Development Resource Centre in Warri, Delta State. The commissioning is stated for Thursday, December 5fth 2013. According to a press release signed by Dr. Omawumi Evelyn Urhobo, President/CEO, Morgan Smart Development Foundation, (MSDF), the Centre comprises of a HALL the 'Ayirimi ...

YOU CANNOT BE A MULTI-BILLIONAIRE EARNING SALARIES – OKOH

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Francis Sadhere Mr. Sylvester Okoh is the Field Project Manager of the Foundation for Partnership in the Niger Delta, (PIND) - a Nigerian non-profit Foundation established in 2010 with initial funding by Chevron Corporation to support a portfolio of socio-economic development programs for Nigeria’s Niger Delta in order to improve standards of living of communities in ...

400 LEVEL STUDENT WHO WORKS IN A FISH FARM

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Francis Sadhere For almost four months now, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had been on a head to head battle with the Federal Government over unsettled issues, forcing students to stay at home indefinitely. During the period, the rate of crime in the country has increased to an alarming proportion and both parties do ...

LAPO/PIND: GIVING HOPE TO FARMERS, TRADERS, OTHERS

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Tejiri Ebikeme/Francis Sadhere In the oil-rich Niger Delta region hunger is the order of the day despite the oil wealth. The people are struggling everyday to have food on the table. Things are so bad and hard in the region and this is why many organizations have taken it upon themselves to rescue the people from ...