Archives for June, 2015
Delta Tribunal Wants PDP’s Preliminary Objections against APC, LP’s Petition Collapsed into Substantive Trial
By Omos Oyibode
Delta State Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday in Asaba, asked the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to collapse its preliminary objections into the substantive trial in the petition filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP), challenging the results of the governorship election in the state.
In its ruling, Chairman of the ...
Frustration, Pain Trail Closure of BVN Registration …CBN Says No Cause For Panic
By Omos Oyibode
Frustration, pains and fatigue occasioned by endless queues were prominent features at the various Deposit Money Banks in Delta State as bank customers besieged the banks to beat the June 30th deadline on Bank Verification Number (BVN) as initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
In all the banks visited by our correspondent, ...
Deputy Governor’s Wife To Boost Engineering Sector In Delta
BY DAVID OBES
THE wife of the Delta State Deputy Governor, Engr. (Mrs) Ebierin Otuaro has assured Deltans that they have been called to serve and move Delta State to the next and higher level, adding that she will use her profession as an engineer to boost the engineering sector in Delta State.
Engr. Otuaro, who gave ...
OKOWA GOVERNMENT IN DELTA STATE – ALREADY ON THE PATH OF MALADMINISTRATION LIKE ITS PREDECESSORS
Zik Gbemre
Considering the fact that the new governor of Delta State, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, can best be described as an ‘offshoot’ and more of a continuation of the immediate past two governments of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and James Ibori, many stakeholders like us were not expecting much (or any) sustainable change at all with ...
WED 2015: Chevron Partners with Others to Supports Sustainable Environment
In most part of Nigeria, June is the month of the rains. It is also the month when the world celebrates the World Environment Day (WED). This June, as the world celebrated another WED, I decided to visit the Lekki Conservation Center (LCC) - 78 hectares of pristine forest in the heart of the concrete ...
We’ll Create 6000 Direct Jobs in Six Months—-Okowa …Rolls out six entrepreneurship schemes
By Omos Oyinbode
The Delta State Government, Monday, rolled out six entrepreneurship schemes with an assurance from the State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, that 6,000 direct jobs would be created in the next six months for all category of unemployed youths in the state.
The schemes are Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP), Skills Training and Entrepreneurship ...
Adebawo Receives Integrity Award, Speaks on CNL Social Investments
By Tejiri Ebikeme,
Chevron Nigeria Limited’s (CNL) corporate value of integrity was celebrated recently when the organizers of the Emerging African Leaders Integrity Award (EALA), a non-governmental organization, honoured Mr. Sola Adebawo, CNL’s Communications Manager with the Emerging African Leaders Pinnacle Award on account of what the organizers described as his “impeccable achievements towards the development ...
Correct Us When the Need Arises—Okowa Tells Deltans
By Omos Oyibode
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on Deltans to correct his administration when necessary so as not to derail from the government’s focus and dream for the people of the state.
Okowa also said in the midst of offering corrective measures to help his administration focus on development programmes, the people of ...
Etoromi Omawumi Valentina’s Convocation Ceremony @ Covenant University (Set of 2015)
Agriculture: Group Tells Buhari To Sustain Adesina’s Legacies
By Our Correspondent,
Encouraged by the achievements of former Agriculture Minister, Dr. Akinwumu Adesina, a group, Nigerian Agricultural Watch Network, NAWN, has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the legacies of the immediate past Agriculture Minister.
In a statement in Warri, Delta State and signed by its Chairman and Secretary respectively, Mr. Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh and Solomon Eyituoyo ...
Ogor condemns house fracas, urges President Buhari to call party members to order
By Ovedhe Jerry
A former Deputy House Leader in the 7th Assembly and leader of the PDP Caucus in the 8th National Assembly Rt. Hon. Leo Ogor has condemned in strong terms the crisis that erupted during plenary yesterday in the House of Representatives.
Hon. Leo Ogor, who addressed a news conference on behalf of the PDP ...
DESOPADEC DONATES AMBULANCE, VAN TO ISOKO NORTH
By Ovedhe Jerry
The Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) on Wednesday 24th June, donated an ambulance and waste disposal Van to Isoko North Local Government Council.
Making the delivery, the Commissioner representing Isoko Ethnic Nationality on the board of DESOPADEC Arc. Joseph Ajiri Ogeh, said the commission as an interventionist agency deemed it necessary to ...
Rivers APC backs President Buhari’s recovery of looted funds…Wants Wike’s tenure at Ministry of Education investigated
Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze,
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to investigate and recover the billions of naira looted by the immediate past administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
“We received with great joy news of the resolution by President Buhari to go after ...
What we expect after 100 days in office?
By Alex Osondu Atawa-Akpodiete*
More than thirty days have passed since the President and Governors were sworn-in to their respective positions. Some governors are doing their second term, while seven State governors did not face election this year.
While Nigerians are very patient and optimistic, we hope that we are not taken for granted. Most of the ...
APC leaders hail Oyegun
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
Support for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun mounted on Friday as prominent leaders of the party lauded his leadership qualities, describing him as “the most distinguished party chairman in the country”.
They said that the national chairman created the framework that brought about the victory of many APC ...