Archives for March 5th, 2015

OGHOR DRUMS SUPPORT FOR JONATHAN, OKOWA, OTHER PDP CANDIDATES

Ovedhe Hezekiah Comr. Frank Oghor, a People’s Democratic Party youth leader in Emevor, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in Office just as he gave total backing to the candidature of Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship standard bearer in Delta ...

Ekiyor inaugurates 2015 Delta Trade Exhibition Steering Committee, Task Members to Shop For N50m

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By Tejiri Ebikeme DELTA State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Chris Ekiyor today inaugurated the 2015 Delta State Trade Exhibition Steering Committee, with a charge imploring members to shop for N50 Million in order to meet the set goal of the Exhibition. (L-R): Delta State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Chris Ekiyor inaugurating the ...

Delta: Petrol Price Hikes As Scarcity Looms

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BY OMOS OYINBODE, ASABA Following the scarcity of petrol currently experienced in the country, the product now sells between N95 to N105 per litre in Delta State. Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's Petroleum Minister. Although some of the major Marketers in the state still dispense the product at the current Federal Government’s approved N87, per litre, relative long ...

Uduaghan Expresses Concern Over INEC’s Card Readers

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BY OMOS OYINBODE, ASABA Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has expressed concern over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to use card readers in the conduct of the forthcoming general elections. Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Delta State Governor. The Governor expressed the fear that should the card readers fail and or many people are unable to ...

Gas City: Ijaws, Itsekiris Resolve Differences, Welcome Ground Breaking Ceremony

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BY OMOS OYINBODE, ASABA THE Ijaws and Itsekiris of Delta State have resolved their differences over the Gas City Project and appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to fix a date for the ground-breaking ceremony. Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State. Rising from a peace parley conveyed by the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the two groups ...

N7bn Bribe: An Unfounded Allegation Against Church – Rev. Oyibo

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BY OMOS OYINBODE Delta State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Gideon Oyibo, has said that the purported N7bn which a Borno State born Pastor, Musa Dikwa, alleged was given to CAN as bribe to campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan, was an unfounded allegation against the Christian church in Nigeria. Rev. Gideon Oyibo, ...

DELSU Dismisses Dead Lecturer Accused of Raping Student, Two Others

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By Our Correspondent The Delta State University, Abraka, has dismissed three lecturers accused of professional misconducts from the institution including one Mr Ifeanyi Ogu-Raphael, a lecturer in department of Theatre Arts, who died over five months ago. On June 3, 2003, Ugo-Raphael was allegedly caught in a girls’ hostel while attempting to rape student of his department ...