Archives for June 18th, 2015
Jega must guard his utterances, APC warns
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter has noted with disappointment the continued unguarded utterances by the outgoing Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission , Prof. Attahiru Jega suggesting that the massive electoral fraud perpetrated during the last general elections in Rivers State was not as huge as being reported.
Professor Atahiru Jega, INEC Chairman
The party in ...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...