Archives for March, 2014 - Page 2

I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TURN FORTUNES OF DELTA STATE AROUND – GBAGI

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 25 March 2014 in News 2896 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme/Francis Sadhere Former Education Minister, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has said that he has all it takes to turn around the fortunes of Delta State, just as he vowed to give jobs to all Deltans if elected into office as Governor come 2015. Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi during the interview The Delta State born industrialist stated this today ...

Kidnapping: Three Young Men To Keep Date With The Hangman

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 25 March 2014 in Law 3400 Reads

Francis Sadhere A Delta State high Court sitting in Warri has sentenced three young men in their thirties to death by hanging for kidnapping and killing an 80 year old woman in custody, even after collecting a ransom of Eight Hundred Thousand Naira. Late Mama Ighoru Eruvbedede, the 80 years old victim The convicted kidnappers who showed ...

IYC ENDORSES USE OF MAXIMUM FORCE AGAINST BOKO HARAM

Posted by admin on Monday, 24 March 2014 in News 1345 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Ijaw Youth Council has endorsed the use of maximum force against the Boko Haram sect by the Federal Government. President Goodluck Jonathan The group said it had watched the activities of the Boko Haram sect and wholeheartedly backed the decision of President Jonathan to apply fire for fire in tackling the Boko Haram ...

IYC BLASTS APC FOR INSULTING JONATHAN, SAYS PARTY HUNGRY FOR POWER

Posted by admin on Monday, 24 March 2014 in News 1396 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has taken a swipe at the All Progressives Congress party (APC) for recently raining insults on President Goodluck Jonathan. The party had in some national dailies described the President as incompetent, clueless and suffering from inferiority complex. But the Ijaw group said that with the latest comments coming from the ...

Bayelsa NUJ Sends SOS TO IGP

Posted by admin on Monday, 24 March 2014 in News 2102 Reads

By Jesse Ese, Bayelsa The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Tarinyo Akono, has sent an SOS (Save Our Soul) to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to prevail on the Bayelsa State command of the force to protect journalists in the state from being harassed by ...

THE NEED TO RE-NAME ARMY BARRACKS EFFURUN NEAR WARRI IN DELTA STATE AS DAVID AKPODE EJOOR BARRACKS

Posted by admin on Sunday, 23 March 2014 in News 5067 Reads

By Zik Gbemre Having written on the above subject in a letter dated October 10, 2011, without any response from the Presidency, we once write to reiterate that some years back, the Army Barrack located in Effurun near Warri, Delta State, was named after His Excellency General David Akpode Ejoor, rtd., one-time military governor of former ...

APPRAISING THE NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB)

Posted by admin on Saturday, 22 March 2014 in News 4523 Reads

By Zik Gbemre When the authorities of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) recently stated in a national tabloid that the host communities of oil/gas producing state are benefitting from the Board activities, we could not help but wonder and ask; are the host communities really benefitting from the NCDMB activities as they claim? Are the ...

Be At Alert, Uduaghan Tells Deltans

Posted by admin on Thursday, 20 March 2014 in News 2033 Reads

Tejiri Ebikem/Francis Sadhere Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has implored Deltans to at alert to forestall any action that could lead to breach of peace. The Governor, who made the call in Warri during a meeting with transition committee chairmen and traditional rulers, posited that vigilance was necessary for people with sinister motives entering the state ...

National conference, a failed project – Ariyo

Posted by admin on Thursday, 20 March 2014 in News 1574 Reads

Tejiri Ebikeme/Francis Sadhere A legal practitioner, Barrister Robinson Ariyo has described the ongoing National Conference as a failed project, saying it started on a wrong note. Barrister Robinson Ariyo addressing the press in Warri He described as unfair, how some ethnic nationalities in the country had more representation in the national confab while others do not have ...

NIGERIA’S CENTENARY CELEBRATION AND MATTERS ARISING

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 in Opinion 2943 Reads

Zik Gbemre When the Federal Government of Nigeria first unveiled activities for the Nigeria Centenary celebrations and stated that no fewer than 28 World leaders have indicated their intention to attend the celebrations, the first question that came to our mind was what exactly are we celebrating? How far have we faired as a developing nation ...

DESOPADEC OPENS TENDER BID

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 in Energy Today 2353 Reads

By Our Correspondent, THE Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Mr. Orishua Kpogho has officially opened tender bid for 2013 projects as approved by the House Of Assembly. The Executive Chairman of DESOPADEC, Mr. Oritsuwa Kpogho displaying one of the bid document while other board members and the Commission’s Secretary look on. Speaking ...

BAYELSA IS FAST OVERCOMING ITS EDUCATIONAL DEFECTS- Dr. Ugolo

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 in Interview 4987 Reads

INTERVIEW Dr. (Mrs) Stella Peremoboere Ugolo Dr. (Mrs) Stella Peremoboere Ugolo, lecturer at the University of Benin was drafted by Hon Henry Seriake Dickson's Government of Bayelsa State to serve as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor on Education inspectorate and Policy and later with an added portfolio as Chairman Education Supervision Committee. Dr. Stella was born in ...

THE YEAR OF HARD TRUTH ON NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 in Opinion 2059 Reads

Zik Gbemre, Those who have been sincerely following the political developments in the country without any prejudice or bias will agree with the fact that the year 2014 will be a defining year for not only the political class, who are already desperately ‘positioning’ themselves in preparation for the election year in 2015, but also the ...

THERE IS NEED TO CHANGE THE EPZ NAME OR… TONFAWEI

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 in News 1633 Reads

Apostle Clement Tonfawei is a Niger Delta activist. In this in interview with Tejiri Ebikeme and Francis Sadhere, he talks about 2015 elections, Northerners stand on Jonathan, the EPZ project in Delta State and other issues. Excerpt: Apostle Clement Tonfawei On Jonathan’s 2015 election As far as the constitution is concerned nobody has the right to ...

RITA-LORI URGES ITSEKIRIS TO APPROACH CONFAB WITH SINCERITY OF PURPOSE

Posted by admin on Sunday, 16 March 2014 in News 1817 Reads

Francis Sadhere Woman Leader of Itsekiri ethnic nationality, Chief (Mrs.)Rita-Lori Ogbebor, has called on all Itsekiri sons and daughters of Itsekiri land to approach the coming National Conference with all purpose of sincerity. From right: Chief Rita-Lori Ogbebor, General Alani Akinyinade and Barrister Fred Agbeyegbe at the Itsekriri national conference. She made this plea in Warri, recently, ...

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