Archives for October, 2014

POLITICIANS, 2015 AND THE ANATOMY OF PATRIOTISM

Posted by admin on Friday, 31 October 2014 in Opinion 2787 Reads

BOBSON GBINIJE Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; When wrong, to be put right. Carl Schurz (1829-1906) My affections are first for my own country, And then, generally for all mankind. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) The growth and development of any nation, state and collectivity must be silhouetted on the transcendental imperative and fundamental matrix of patriotism. Patriotism is ...

ON ADDRESSING MULTIPLE TAXATION AND LEVIES IN WARRI, ENVIRONS AND OTHER PARTS OF DELTA STATE

Posted by admin on Friday, 31 October 2014 in Opinion 3092 Reads

Zik Gbemre Recently, Chairmen of Tax Boards across the Federation met in the oil city of Warri, Delta State and resolved to find ways of ending multiple taxation and levies which they said have become burdens on the people. To say that Nigerians, especially the common masses, have greatly suffered in the hands of relevant ‘real and fake’ tax/levy collectors ...

Local Content Act, Motivator for Stronger Commitment to Development – FENOG G.M.

Posted by admin on Friday, 31 October 2014 in Energy Today 3155 Reads

By Francis Sadhere The Nigeria Local Content Act has become a catalyst and motivator for stronger commitment to the development of Nigeria contractors capacity and capability in all aspects of the economy, especially the Oil and Gas industry, says Engr. Uwakwe Chukwudi, General Mangager, FENOG Nigeria Limited. Engr. Ernest Nwapa, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Content Development & ...

Utuama Joins Delta Governorship Race

Posted by admin on Friday, 31 October 2014 in Politics 1878 Reads

By Christopher Odamah Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama (SAN) DEPUTY Governor of Delta State, Professor Amos Utuama, has joined the governorship race in Delta State after the purchase of nomination form for him by 'The Peoples Network” for Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama for Governor 2015. Addressing journalists after picking the form, Chairman of the group, Rev. Fr. Christopher ...

PHOTO NEWS: Emudia Picks Expression of Interest Form To Run For House Of Rep.

Posted by admin on Friday, 31 October 2014 in News 1914 Reads

PDP financial Secretary (R), Delta State Chapter, handing-over PDP expression of interest form to Emudia Akpoyoma (2nd R), House of Representatives aspirant, Ughelli South/North and Udu Federal Constituencies, while others watched.

UPCOMING EVENT: LATE CHIEF EJOFODOMI FOR BURIAL NOV. 7 IN EFFURUN

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in Event 4407 Reads

Gov. Akpabio, Others to Receive CEPEJ’s Awards Nov. 7 in Ghana,

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in News 1941 Reads

By Tejiri Ebikeme The Board of Trustees and Management of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ has invited the Governor of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, His Excellency Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio (CON) to deliver a key note address and the Director General of National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Sir Peter Idabor ...

NSC Stresses Need For Dredging Of Delta Ports

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in News 1941 Reads

By Francis Sadhere The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has re-iterated its call for the dredging of Delta Ports especially the Escravos estuary leading to the Warri port to allow bigger vessels to berth. This call was made in a communiqué issued at the end of one day enlightenment seminar on the Role of Nigerian Shippers’ Council as ...

Why Tony Obuh’s Guber Declaration Was Shifted To November 7

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in News 1816 Reads

The OBUH PROJECT 2015 Team has explained why its Principal, Sir Tony Chuks Obuh’s formal declaration for the 2015 governorship race originally scheduled to hold today, October 30, 2014, was shifted. Tony Obuh According to a press statement signed by Mr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, Political Communication Resource Person, Obuh Guber Project 2015, the declaration rally was ...

Oil & Gas Task Force has Reduced Unemployment, Oil Thief, Deaths – Wilson

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in Interview 2976 Reads

By Felix Jeremiah Mr. Levi Wilson is the Chairman Southern Ijaw Local Government Area Oil and Gas Task Force in Bayelsa State, a pragmatic Oil and Gas committee established by the Executive Chairman Southern Ijaw Local Government Council, Hon. (Dr) P N Ogbe, a resourceful Local Government Administrator per Excellence, who has been awarded several titles ...

Delta State Trade Fair Suffers Set Back as Storm Destroys Property Worth Millions of Naira

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in News 1707 Reads

By Francis Sadhere The 2014 Delta State trade Fair, on suffered a major setback recently as ravaging thunder storm destroyed properties and goods worth over one hundred million naira at the Delta State Trade Fair Complex in Osubi near Warri. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State When our correspondent visited the Trade Fair Complex, he met the ...

MSDF Hosts Income Generating Workshop\Exhibition

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in News 1781 Reads

$MSDF Hosts Income Generating Workshop\Exhibition$

By Francis Sadhere In its dedication to the empowerment of rural and urban poor women and youths in Nigeria for poverty reduction, employment generation towards sustainable socio-economic development, Morgan Smart Development Foundation (MSDF) a non- government organization has recently hosted a 3 day income generating workshop\exhibition with the theme “creating wealth through income generation opportunities”. Parcipants ...

Morgan Smart Foundation Inaugurates Youths For Peace Network M-YPN In Warri

Posted by admin on Thursday, 30 October 2014 in News 1601 Reads

By Francis Sadhere The Morgan Smart Development Foundation achieved one of its sets objectives when it sponsored the inauguration of a Youths for Peace Network called M-YPN in Warri,Delta State. Morgan Smart Development Foundation (MSDF), a non-governmental organisation is dedicated to the empowerment of rural and urban poor women and youths in Nigeria for poverty reduction, ...

DELTA 2015: TONY OBUH DECLARES THURSDAY

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 in News 1597 Reads

Fred latimore A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline gubernatorial aspirant, Sir Tony Chuks Obuh will on Thursday October 30, formally declare his intention to run for the office of Governor of Delta State in 2015. Tony Obuh The Director-General of Obuh Project 2015, Chief (Barrister) Fred Majemite in a Statement in Asaba Tuesday, said the event will ...

Origho Appointed New HOS

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 in News 2820 Reads

Patrick Origho The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan (CON) , has approved the appointment of Mr. Oyambevwe Patrick Origho as the new Head of Servive. Until his appointment, Mr. Origho was the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Annex, Warri. He will be sworn in a date to be announced in due course.

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