Archives for May 26th, 2014

2011 GUBER ELECTION: SUPREME COURT BLASTS OGBORU, ORDERS OGBORU’S LAWYER TO PAY UDUAGHAN, 3 OTHERS N8 MILLION

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in Politics 1683 Reads

GOVERNOR EMMANUEL UDUAGHAN AND GREAT OGBORU The Supreme Court Monday in Abuja awarded N8m as cost against Dr. Dickson‎ Osuala, counsel to Chief Great Ogboru of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) for what it termed as an abuse of the process of the apex court. To benefit from the N8m are Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of ...

NIGERIA UPSIDE-DOWN, THE PEOPLE SUFFERING AND SMILING

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in Opinion 3653 Reads

By Zik Gbemre, In 2003, the UK's New Scientist magazine conducted a survey that found that Nigeria had the highest percentage of “happy people in the world”. Seven years later, another survey, a Gallup poll this time, found that Nigeria had the world's highest rates of optimism. Truthfully, we do not think we need to trouble ourselves much ...

IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL (IYC) WORLDWIDE PRESS STATEMENT

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in News 2139 Reads

IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL (IYC) WORLDWIDE PRESS STATEMENT May 26, 2014 WHY WE AGREED TO RETAIN 13% DERIVATION – OBONG ATTAH: A BETRAYER OF TRUST The attention of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide has been drawn to an interview granted by Obong Victor Attah, Former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State and published in the Vanguard Newspaper and other national dailies on ...

Bayelsa NUT calls for release of abducted girls *****demands for adequate compensation of bereaved colleagues

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in Education 1774 Reads

Jesse Ese, Yenagoa A call has been made to the Nigerian Government to work towards the speedy release of the abducted Chibok girls in Borno State by the Boko Haram sect and also demonstrate enough social responsibility and concern to guarantee security of lives and properties. The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), ...

The Pervasiveness of Witchcraft and Ritualism in Nigeria (2)

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in News 2487 Reads

Okoli Leonard Maduabuchi Caesar In the last publication, I examined the excessive appropriation of mystified occurrences to witchcraft activities in Nigeria. I further examined the fact that many Nigerians adopt the witchcraft explanatory model to give coherence to life experiences and events and the accusation leveled against illiteracy and lack of exposure as being a major ...

Lawmaker Calls for More Women Participation in Politics

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in Politics 2353 Reads

Francis Sadhere The member representing Uvwie, Sapele and Okpe Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. (Barrister) Evelyn Oboro, has called for more women in politics, saying that women are great administrators. (from left) Chief Emuobonuvie Judith Enamuotor (JP) Member, PDP BOT with Honourable Evelyn Oboro, member representing Okpe, Sapele and Uvwie Federal Constituency, ...

UPCOMING EVENT: IGHO WEDS EMMA, MAY 31ST

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 May 2014 in Event 1561 Reads

Igho and Emma The traditional marriage between Frankie Igho Utukpe and Emmanuel Esere Oboro comes up Thursday, May 29, 2014 at retired Captain Reuben O. Utukpe’s Compound, 126 Abowane Street, Ebrumede off DSC Expressway, Behind Con-Oil Filling Station, Commencing at 10: 00am prompt. And on Saturday, May 31st, 2014 Igho and Emma will be joined together ...