Archives for January, 2015 - Page 10

Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12

Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an apparent militant Islamist attack. Four of the magazine's well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two police officers. A major police operation is under way to find three gunmen who fled by car. President Francois ...

2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS: GENERAL BUHARI VISITS DELTA TODAY FOR PRESIDENTIAL RALLY, TO PRESENT APC FLAG TO GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE – OLOROGUN O’TEGA EMERHOR.

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By Our Correspondent All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR will arrive Warri, Delta State today in continuation of his nation-wide Presidential Rally. The ex-military President who has been championing the fight against corruption in Nigeria for close to two decades will be addressing a huge crowd of APC members, party leaders/Elders and ...

Withdraw From Governorship Election, Rivers APC Tells PDP •Celebrates Dakuku Peterside at 44

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By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been advised to honourably withdraw from the February 2015 governorship election in Rivers State so as to avoid being disgraced. Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, gave the advice in Port Harcourt during the ...

THE BUDGET OF THE NIGERIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

ZIK GBEMRE When President Goodluck Jonathan recently said the Federal Government will continue to place high premium on the development of a strong and efficient Armed Forces, including sustaining efforts at equipment modernization and lifting the morale and welfare of officers and soldiers, we could not help but wonder what the Nigerian Government and security authorities ...

Chevron Celebrates Sonam Project Milestone

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Francis Sadhere Chevron Nigeria Limited, operator of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture (NNPC/CNL JV), recently recorded significant milestones in the accomplishment of its Meren Gas Gathering Compression Platform (GGCP) and Sonam Development project objectives for 2014. Andrew Fawthrop, Managing Director Chevron Nigeria Limited Commenting at the Ready-For-Load-Out (RTLO) Sonam NWP jacket ceremony, which held at Nigerdock, recently, Mr. ...

IDU PG urges factional groups to give peace a chance …says nothing short of Deputy Governor Slot is acceptable to Isoko Nation

By Our Correspondent President General of Isoko Development Union (IDU), the socio cultural umbrella of Isoko Nation, Major Gen. Paul Ufuoma Omu (Rtd.) has called on factional groups of its youth and women wing who are still bent on dragging Isoko Nation back to a state of limbo, to have a rethink and allow peace to ...

CRF Orphans celebrate yuletide with gifts of scholarship, free medical treatment

By Our Correspondent Orphans in Children Revolution Foundation (CRF) will forever remember the yuletide season as they got awarded scholarship, free medical treatment and food items when The Deputy Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Leo Okuweh Ogor and friends visited them. Ogor took it upon himself to spend the yuletide with the orphans by ...

Ogor charges residents to be security conscious

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By Our Correspondent Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Leo Okuweh Ogor has charged residents of Ozoro Kingdom, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area to be security conscious and report all strange acts and movements around them to security agencies. Hon. Leo Okuweh Ogor Hon. Ogor gave this charge recently at the ...

2015: Isoko North Council boss sues for peace, cooperation, harmony

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By our correspondent The Executive Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Area, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor has sued for peace, cooperation and harmony in the Area. Emmanuel Egbabor In his first address at the beginning of the year, Egbabor noted that without peace and security there cannot be any meaningful development in the Area. This he said due ...

Youth wing of IDU Celebrate Victory Thanksgiving

By Our Correspondent Youth wing of the Isoko Development Union (IDU) under the auspices of Isoko National Youth Assembly (INYA) led by its President General Comrade, Victor Egbo, held a thanksgiving service at the Saint Paul Anglican Church, Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, thanking God for a successful election and subsequent swearing ...

DELTA 2015: Wurayai Hails Emergence of Otuaro as Okowa’s Running Mate

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Francis Sadhere The Deputy Majority Leader of the Legislative Arm of Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Wuruyai J.T. Izonebi (aka Osuru) has hailed the emergence of Barrister Kingsley Otuaro as the running mate to the state PDP Governorship candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. Barrister Kingsley Otuaro He equally lauded the emergence of Hon. Julius ...

Ogor at 56, a Legislator With Extra-Ordinary Legacies

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BY AKPODHOMA MIKE AJIRI Hon. Leonard Okuweh Ogor is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Federal House of Representatives representing Isoko Federal Constituency. Born January 6, 1959, to the illustrious family of Mr. and Mrs. James Okuweh Ogor, Hon. Leo Ogor hails from Ozoro and Idheze in Isoko North and South Local Government Areas of Delta ...

UPDATE: PHOTOS: Fire Razes Delta IPP Equipment Worth Millions of Naira

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By Our Correspondent The raging fire at the Delta State Independent Power Project (IPP) in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state has been put out. Our correspondent gathered that the wild fire that started at about 4:00pm on Monday, January 5, 2015 was finally contained, but not after it had eaten up essential equipment ...

BREAKING NEWS: Delta IPP Project Up in Flames

By Our Correspondent Equipment running into billions of naira meant for the Delta State Independent Power Project (IPP) Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the State is on fire. The Delta state IPP is estimated to cost 4 Billion Dollars. The equipment arrived at the project site about two years ago and not much had been ...

DELTA 2015: EMERHOR EXTENDS HANDS OF FELLOWSHIP TO DISAPPOINTED, AGGRIEVED PDP MEMBERS

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By Our Correspondent All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Delta State, Olorogun O'tega Emerhor has extended political hands of fellowship to all aggrieved and disappointed members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. Olorogun O'tega Emerhor The APC candidate in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Political Communication, Otega4governor Campaign Organisation, ...
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