Archives for March, 2014

War Against Oil Theft: IYC Calls For Involvement Of Oil Communities, Others

By Our Correspondent The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called for the involvement of Oil Producing Communities and other critical stakeholders in the fight against oil theft and pipeline vandalism.  President Goodluck Jonathan had in a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mr. Mark Rutte and the Chief Executive Officer of Shell International, Mr. Ben ...

MAD WOMAN LOSES EYES TO RITUALISTS *** as Bayelsans call on state government to strengthen security, build mental asylum

By Jesse Ese, Yenagoa A mad woman in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital has allegedly lost her eyes to ritualists said to be on prowl in the city with worried Bayelsans calling on the State Government to strengthen security in the state. Sources alleged that ritualists plucked out the eyes of the mad woman at the Swali ...

Delta Beyond Oil competition enters Third Round

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Francis Sadhere Thirty three (33)students from various secondary schools in Delta State have scaled the second stage of the senior secondary school essay and speech competition organised by Hidden Treasures in conjunction with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in the state. PROF. PATRICK MUOBOGHARE, DELTA STATE COMMISSIONER FOR BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. A student of ...

WAEC Lauds Bayelsa Govt Over Payment Of Exam Fees

Jesse Ese, Yenagoa The leadership of the West African Examinations Council in Bayelsa State has lauded the government of Bayelsa over the prompt payment of WAEC and NECO registration fees for students in the state. The commendation was given by the Branch Controller of the WAEC office in Yenagoa, Mr. Adebulu Adesanya, during a 'thank you' visit ...

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE BURIAL RITES OF OGBE-IJOH MONARCH

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE FINAL BURIAL RITES OF HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, AMAA-PERE: AMAKOSU OF OGBE-IJOH WARRI KINGDOM, ODUWOR 111 The Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Traditional Council of Warri South and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta State wishes to announce the programme of activities for the Final Royal Burial Rites of His Royal ...

Mothers’ Day: Rebuild Our Nation, Priest Tells Mothers

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By Our Correspondent The Parish Priest of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Okuokoko, Rev. Fr. Sylvanus Oyemike, has urged mothers in the country to rededicate themselves to the task of rebuilding the nation. Rev. Fr. Oyemike in his Homily at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Osubi on Sunday March 30th 2014 said that as the world marks Mothers day, ...

Ogbe-ijoh Community Announces Burial Program for Late Monarch

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Francis Sadhere The Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Traditional Council of Warri South and Warri South West Local Government Areas of Delta State have announced the program of activities for the final Royal burial rites of their late monarch, His Royal Majesty Pere the Amakosu of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom, Oduwor III. The Late Monarch, HRM Pere the Amakosu of ...

ON THE MOST ACCOUNTABLE AND PRUDENT GOVERNOR OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION

Zik Gbemre It is not every time that we have had course to write about an individual singing praise of his exemplary leadership in the corridors of government. But as patriotic Nigerians and of course, amongst the country’s leaders of thought, we felt the need to appreciate a good outing of a State Governor, emphasize the relevance ...

PDP HOLDS RETREAT FOR PUBLICITY SECRETARIES IN YENAGOA ***IT WILL STRENGTHEN PARTY FOR GREATER PROGRESS – GOV. DICKSON

Philip Eke,Yenagoa A 2-day Special Retreat for State and zonal publicity secretaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been scheduled to hold in Yenagoa between Wednesday April 2nd and Friday April 4th, 2014. Slated for 9 O'clock each morning at the Ijaw House, along Sani Abacha expressway in the State capital, the special retreat will among ...

Motorists groan under traffic gridlock in Warri

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Friday March 28, 2014 was certainly not the best of day for motorists in Warri and Effurun as they were all stranded in different parts of the cities, no thanks to on-going construction activities. Long traffic at the Effurun Sapele, Effurun Motorists around had a hectic time driving from the popular junction in Uvwie local government ...

ACTIVIST SUES DELTA GOVT. OVER EXPENDITURE OF N50BN BOND

Nyerovwo Oghenetejiri An activist, Okiroro Iki-Ebieroma, Esq has dragged the Delta State Government and Attorney-General/Commissioner for Justice before a High Court sitting in Warri seeking for an Order of Mandamus compelling the Defendants/Respondents to furnish him with the information relating to how the state government expended the N50billion bond specifically the amount spent on the renovation ...

COURT STRIKES OUT SUIT AGAINST SHELL, THREE OTHERS

Nyerhovwo Oghenetejiri A High Court sitting in Ughelli presided over by His Lordship Hon. Justice Ebiowei Tobi (J) has struck out a suit brought by Ohwarhua Family of Obodeti-Orogun against Shell Petroleum Development Company and three others. The Claimants/Applicants (five in all) have dragged Chief Joelson Efetobor, Benneth Abafe, Evang. Joseph Onovae and Shell Petroleum Development Company ...

2015: POLITICIANS, ASSASSINS AND ASSASSINATIONS

 BY  BOBSON GBINIJE “The heart of a man is desperately wicked”.  The unspeakable ghoulish and horrendous acts of wickedness manifested in man’s attitudinal orientation and hideous behavior towards his fellowman betrays the troglodyte and Neanderthal degeneracy into which man’s mind is sunken. This teratoid mind is reflected in corruption, kidnapping, cannibalism, terrorism, homicide and assassinations etc. the holy ...

MODERN SLAVERY

We are living in a country where by any foreigners can come in and do whatever they like in the country without anyone questioning them. My dear, this cannot happen in other countries. These foreigners come to Nigeria in the name of making their own establishment in the country, yes it is very good so as ...
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