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Police Arraigns Man In Court For N30,000 Bribe

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 19 August 2015 in Crime 1520 Reads

By Francis Sadhere The Delta State Police Command yesterday arraigned one Chief Gideon Okumagba before the Magistrate Court 1, Warri for allegedly trying to bribe the DPO of B' Division, Warri, CSP Eyoh Aniete, to secure the release of one Chief Kesiena Okumagba who is allegedly involved in a case of serious assault, threat to life ...

TEACHERS WITHOUT BORDERS, BRIDGING THE EDUCATION DIVIDES – EKE

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 August 2015 in News 1405 Reads

By Our Correspondent Teachers without borders (TWB) a non-governmental international organization aimed at bridging the educational divides in Bayelsa State and the world in general has imparted positively in manpower development through its various programs, says the Bayelsa State coordinator, Teachers Without Borders, Hon. Philip Jeremiah Eke. HON PHILP JEREMIAH EKE, STATE COORDINATOR, TEACHERS WITHOUTBORDERS, BAYELSA ...

God, Buhari will judge you, Rivers APC tells Wike …..Congratulates Peterside for victories at Election Tribunal

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 August 2015 in News 1218 Reads

By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the Governor of the State, Chief NyesomWike, that he will not escape judgment in the hands of God and from the Muhammadu Buhari Administration. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, was spotted kneeling before Prophet Lazarus Muoka of the Lords Chosen Church ...

Okowa Signs DESOPADEC Amendment Bill Into Law … Promises New Lease Of Life For Oil Producing Areas

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 August 2015 in News 1545 Reads

By Our Correspondent DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has signed the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) amendment bill into law. Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (left) and Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igboya, during the signing of the DESOPADEC (Amendment) Bill into law today at ...

Tension as Host communities shutdown Otorogun gas plant in Delta

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 August 2015 in Energy Today 1382 Reads

By Our Correspondent There was tension today in Ughelli South local government area as leaders of host communities in OMLs 30, 34 and 65, shutdown the Otorogun gas plant, protesting against the continued marginalization of host communities by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company NPDC. The leadership of Host Communities of Nigeria producing oil and gas HOSTCOM had ...

WHO GETS THE CREDIT ON WARRI REFINERY AND OTHERS NOW WORKING?

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 18 August 2015 in Opinion 1620 Reads

By Zik Gbemre Recently, we wrote a small piece on the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company that is now working and has been projected to hit 80 per cent of its installed capacity 125,000 bpd, after nine months of “phased rehabilitation conducted by its in-house engineers and technicians”, in which we gave the credit to the current Muhammadu ...

DTSG speeds up upgrade of Asaba Int’l Airport

Posted by admin on Monday, 17 August 2015 in News 1079 Reads

By Our Correspondent IN a bid to ensure that appropriate actions are taken for the Asaba International Airport to meet required standards stipulated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), members of the Delta State Executive Council have paid an inspection visit to the airport. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State Addressing the press after the inspection ...

Delta Community gives Chevron two weeks ultimatum to implement MoU

Posted by admin on Monday, 17 August 2015 in News 1129 Reads

By Our Correspondent Rising from an enlarged meeting at the weekend, the people of Kokodiagbene community in Warri South West council of Delta State, have issued a two-week ultimatum to the American oil giants, Chevron Nigeria Limited, to implement the agreements entered into with the community to provide it with electricity supply otherwise the firm’s production ...

Dicksons’s aide lacks credibility, political experience to discredit PDP defectors – Group

Posted by admin on Monday, 17 August 2015 in News 1093 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Mrs. Ebizi Brown has come under severe attacks for her comments on the gale of defections which has hit the PDP in the state, where over 100 prominent members the party have decamped with thousands of their supporters to the ruling ...

Corruption Allegation: Amaechi has been vindicated — Rivers APC …Berates Wike over failed attempt to demonise Ex-Governor

Posted by admin on Monday, 17 August 2015 in News 862 Reads

By Nwaorgu Faustinus Former Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has been vindicated in the corruption allegation levelled against him by his successor, Chief Nyesom Wike, the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Sunday. Rotimi Amaechi Rivers APC noted in a statement signed by the Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu ...

PLOTS TO INDICT RIVERS STATE REC UNCOVERED

Posted by admin on Sunday, 16 August 2015 in News 1358 Reads

BY PHILIP EKE, YENAGOA The trauma of the Rivers State, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dame Gesila Khan, who was recently invited and detained by DSS in Abuja, is yet to be over, as information making round has it that, there are spurious plans by some group of persons influenced by APC, Chairman of Rivers State, Chief I. Akanya and ex-Governor ...

ON WARRI REFINERY NOW WORKING

Posted by admin on Sunday, 16 August 2015 in Opinion 1651 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With the recent development that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company is now working and has been projected to hit 80 per cent of its installed capacity 125,000 bpd, after nine months of “phased rehabilitation conducted by its in-house engineers and technicians”, we consider this a huge and welcome development. There is nothing that propels ...

Nigerian and the corruption albatross

Posted by admin on Saturday, 15 August 2015 in Opinion 2242 Reads

By Alex O. Atawa-Akpodiete* What exactly is corruption and who is corrupt? Yes the dictionary defines corruption as rottenness, putrid matter, impurity, bribery. Additionally, section 2 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) Act (2000) states that 'Corruption includes bribery, fraud and other related offences. However, how does the average Nigerian define ...

Dr. Afoke’s death: Richards Continental refutes death in the hotel

Posted by admin on Saturday, 15 August 2015 in News 2577 Reads

Mary Okpalaume The management of Richards Continental Hotels in Sapele, Delta State has refuted the story published online by a print media claiming that a popular medical practitioner, Dr. Afoke Akporaivi who died Tuesday night of August 11 was actually murdered inside the premises of the hotel describing the publication a wicked, blatant lie, malicious and ...

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