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DELTA GUBER: URHOBOS AS COMRADES OF ULYSSES

Posted by admin on Thursday, 15 January 2015 in Opinion 1225 Reads

By Bobson Gbinije “A man can be free even within prison walls. Whoever has once had it can never lose it. There are some people who are never free outside a prison.” Berthold Brecht (1898-1956). We need no scholastic prolificity, mental binoculars and cerebral virtuosity to know that politics is a game of numerical superiority and Machiavellian acrobatics. Hence, ...

DELTA 2015: APC GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE COMMENDS NIGERIAN JOURNALISTS FIGHTING SPIRIT, TO BOOST SMEs WITH N10 BILLION INITIAL FUNDING

Posted by admin on Thursday, 15 January 2015 in News 1345 Reads

By Francis Sadhere All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has said that the Nigerian Press is one of the most vibrant in the world and commended the fighting spirit of the nation’s Journalists, especially in their concerted efforts towards the restoration of constitutional democracy at a time the military held ...

PRAXIS OF THE PRESIDENTS

Posted by admin on Thursday, 15 January 2015 in Opinion 1258 Reads

By Alex O. Atavware Akpodiete The presidential elections are just four weeks away and political campaigns are in high gear. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken their campaign to the All Progressives congress (APC) stronghold of Lagos State. On the other hand, APC has started traversing the states, especially Southern States. Of course, the issues ...

INSECURITY IN NIGERIA IN THE EYES OF THE INCREASING TENSE PRE-ELECTORAL ENVIRONMENT

Posted by admin on Thursday, 15 January 2015 in Opinion 1400 Reads

Zik Gbemre, For quite some time now, the issue of insecurity has been a thorn in the flesh of the present administration. And as incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) intensify their political campaigns across the country, ...

2015: OKPES AND THE LABOUR OF SISYPHUS

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in Opinion 1851 Reads

By Bobson Gbinije “If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground, It will but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power That the day it burst through, it will blow up everything in its way.” - EMILE ZOLA (1840 - 1924) Any collectivity’s edenic illusions of their apocalyptic imagination will expressly reflect signpost of somersaults and ...

Dr Olejeme loses father

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in News 1340 Reads

By Fidel Njamanze The father of the Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme is dead Pa Phillip Osakwe Diuno is aged 84; he died at St Luke’s Hospital, Asaba on Monday. In a statement issued in Asaba by the Director of Communication of Ngozi Juliet Olejeme Foundation, Mr. Henry Ebireri, Dr. Olejeme described ...

THE NEED FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FREE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY TO THE THREE HOST COMMUNITIES OF UTOROGU GAS PLANT IN DELTA STATE

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in Opinion 1107 Reads

Zik Gbemre We humbly write to prevail on the Federal Government of Nigeria and relevant authorities in the oil and gas industry and the Power Sector to arrange with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to provide ‘free’ uninterrupted powersupply to the three host communities of Utorogu Gas Plant, namely: Iwhrekan, Otor-Udu and Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State. BEDC had disconnected the ...

DELTA GUBER: PG’S U-TURN ON UVWIAMUGE DECLARATION DIVIDES UPU

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in News 1617 Reads

BARELY a month to the 2015 general elections, has Urhobo nation’s determination at regaining governorship of Delta state suffered another major setback as alleged partisan divisions rock the ethnic group's apex leadership organ, the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU). CHIEF OMENE, UPU PRESIDENT GENERAL The bone of contention is alleged attempts by Chief Joe Omene, President General ...

I Spent More on Military Equipment than Jonathan —Buhari

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in News 1058 Reads

By Our Correspondent Muhammadu Buhari The Campaign team of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has, tackled President Goodluck Jonathan on his comments during his presidential campaign flag-off in Lagos that Buhari did not equip the military when he was head of state. Citing a comparative study of the amount spent by ...

Delta Guber Race: I Will Emerge Victorious — Emerhor

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in Interview 1233 Reads

Olorogun O'tega Emerhor GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor in this interview, punctured speculations that his candidacy is largely tied to the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, noting that his mission is pan-Deltan. He is also confident of emerging victorious in the governorship election. On comments that his support ...

Peterside flays PDP’S plot to expel non-indigenes if it Wins 2015 guber poll •Submits 4-point Agenda, Inaugurates Campaign Committees

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 in News, Politics 1378 Reads

By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State for the February 28, 2015 election, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has strongly condemned the alleged plot by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sack non-indigenes from the State Civil Service if it happens to win the governorship poll. Dr. Dakuku ...

Okowa Promises To Introduce Health Insurance Scheme in Delta

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 13 January 2015 in News 1488 Reads

Francis Sadhere Delta state People's Democratic Party(PDP) Gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa today promised tointroduce health insurance scheme into Delta State if he is elected theGovernor of the state. L-R: Prof. Amos Utuama, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Bar. Kingsley Otuaro and his wife and others at the rally in Phases. Senator Okowa ...

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Posted by admin on Tuesday, 13 January 2015 in News 1428 Reads

DELTA 2015: FELIX AKUGHA OF AIT EMERGES AS EMERHOR’S DEPUTY, APC CAMPAIGN FLAG OFF SOON.

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 13 January 2015 in News 2029 Reads

By Tejiri Ebikeme The Executive Director (News & Current Affairs) of African Independent Television (AIT), Mr. Felix Akugha has emerged as the running mate to All progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor. FELIX EMAMODE AKUGHA The choice of Mr. Akugha was confirmed by the APC and Olorogun Emerhor in a statement by the ...

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