Archives for June, 2015 - Page 4

WARRI REFINERY BEGINS PRODUCTION IN TWO WEEKS … To Produce 4.6m Litres Per Day Of Petrol, As 11 Ships With Fuel Arrive Lagos, Others Expected

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By Our Correspondent Succour may finally have come for Nigerians, after months of harrowing experiences occasioned by the ongoing scarcity of petroleum products, particularly petrol across the country. Strong indications emerged Tuesday, that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) would within a fortnight begin production at 50 per cent installed capacity. Our investigation revealed that the first ...

Court Dismisses PDP’s Case Against APC, LP in Delta

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By Omos Oyinbode, Asaba Federal High Court Sitting in Asaba yesterday struck out a case filed by Delta State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the outcome of Labour Party and All Progressive Congress primary elections that produced their governorship and other candidates during the just concluded general elections. Delivering judgment on the case, the presiding ...

Uduaghan’s 8 Years in Office Has Taken Delta State 25 Years Backwards – Mulade

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Comrade Sheriff Mulade is the National Coordinator/CEO of the Centre of Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ). In this interview with Francis Sadhere, he talks about how the immediate past governor of Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghans eight years reign has taken the State twenty five years backwards. He also talks about the environment, gas flare ...

Prof. Jega used Card Reader to Finish us in PDP — Oguma

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Olorogun-John-Oguma OLOROGUN John Oguma, JP, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State. In this interview with National Reformer Newspaper. He spoke on the 2015 elections and other issues of national interests. Excerpts: What is your reaction to the outcome of the 2015 general election? We in PDP abandoned ‘we’ and we were discussing ...

Scientists to use Avocado in making Cancer Drug

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CANADA: In time, there could be a cancer drug made from avocado as Canadian scientists, hope to develop a new cancer-fighting drug using fat derived from the fruit. This is after a new study, published in the journal Cancer Research, revealed fat from the creamy fruit can combat acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a rare but deadly ...

NLC Commends Gov. Okowa On Stakeholders’ Forum, Urges Direct Labour/Govt Relations

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  By Our Correspondent     Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has been commended for convening a stakeholders’ forum to acquaint him with current issues affecting the state workforce with a view to finding sustainable solution to gain mutual benefit for government and workers in the state. The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta State Council Comrade Williams Akporeha ...

Niger Delta leaders extol Sylva, suggest him to Buhari

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By Fidel Njemanze Niger Delta leaders on Sunday described former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timipre Sylva as a leader with credibility, character, calm, and strives to better the reputation of the country, saying his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari is unshakeable. Timipre Sylva Rising from a meeting in Port-Harcourt, the leaders praised Sylva for sacrificing his comfort ...

Olejeme, NSITF and social protection

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By Alao Taiwo Dr. Ngozi Olejeme possesses charm, class, beauty, elegance and a caring sensibility. Dr Mrs Nozi Olejeme Mention Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately it conjures images among Nigerians of this very energetic woman. NSITF has become a leading public organization in the country. It didn’t take long for Dr. Olejeme to make her ...

POLICE DENY N15M RANSOM PAYMENT FOR JONATHAN’S COUSINS

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  By Our Correspondent,   Bayelsa State Police Command, today, denied the report that a N15 million ransom was paid to secure the release of the kidnapped cousins of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Kate Ene and Patience Ebeni, cousins to the former president, were abducted on May 15 along with their friend, Edith Ekeni, along Akipelai in Ogbia ...

Senate President prioritises Petroleum Industry Bill passage

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  By Our Correspondent,   Nigerian Senate President Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reassured Nigerians that the eight Senate will work towards ensuring the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Saraki made the promise today, Wednesday, June 17, while hosting the Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Osagie Okunbor and his team in his office in Abuja. He ...

NUF Urges President Buhari to Urgently Address The Poor Power Supply Affecting The Nation …as electricity tariff goes up

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  By: Ovedhe Jerry Nigeria United Front (NUF), a non-governmental organization on power and energy has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to urgently address the poor power supply affecting the nation. The group made this call through its President, Hon. Johnbull Okoro while briefing newsmen on the high estimated bills imposed on customers by the Benin Electricity Distribution ...

We Must Protect, Preserve Our Environment For Our Children Yet Unborn – Mulade

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By Francis Sadhere Our environment has been described as our heritage that must be protected and preserved for our children yet unborn, says the National Coordinator/CEO, Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Sheriff Mulade. Comrade Seriff Mulade Comrade Mulade stated this during an interview with our correspondent in Warri, Delta State. Comrade Mulade, an environmentalist, however ...

Senator Ben Bruce to donate Wardrobe Allowance to unpaid workers, widows

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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has declared that he would donate his wardrobe allowance to unpaid workers in Osun State. Bruce was attacked on Twitter last week after his comment over the National Assembly (NASS) allowance, stating he could only speak for himself and that change cannot come overnight – the statement which was perceived by twitter users ...

Egbabor congratulates Ogba on conferment of honorary doctorate degree

By: Ovedhe Jerry   Executive Chairman Isoko North Local Government Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor has congratulated the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria AFN Chief Solomon Ogba on his conferment of honorary doctorate degree of science, honoris Causa by the University of Port-Harcourt.   Hon. Egbabor in a statement personally signed by him described the former Delta State Commissioner ...