Archives for February 21st, 2016

Okowa Extends Olive Branch to Political Opponents … Dedicates Victory to God

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 920 Reads

By Francis sadhere The Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday held out the olive branch to his political opponents, calling on them to join hands with him to move the state forward. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. The governor stated this during the interdenominational Thanksgiving Victory Service held at Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, ...

SPDC intensifies oil recovery of Forcados spill

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in Energy Today 1136 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) at the weekend intensified recovery of oil from the February 14, 2016 spill at the Forcados Terminal export pipeline. Supported by industry group Clean Nigeria Associates (CNA) and other oil companies, SPDC has deployed specialised equipment to contain the spill. SPDC has also mobilised clean-up teams ...

NSCDC DARES BUNKERS, AS ADULTERATED NNPC CRUDE OIL TANKERS,Drums Recovered in Edo

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 1385 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, seems to be winning the war against pipelines vandalism, crude oil theft and illegal bunkers across board as no fewer than two NNPC inscribed tankers , drums of adulterated crude oil and several materials were recovered recently along Benin Auchi express Road during one of its ...

KLEPTOCRACY IN NIGERIA: The Real Politics of Corruption

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 1011 Reads

By Alex Osondu Atawa-Akpodiete* Periodically, some interesting words get into our lexicon and we start wondering about its entomology. Kleptocracy is one of such words. Kleptocracy is simply government of thieves or essentially a nation being ruled by thieves. Officially, it is a derivative “from Greek: κλέπτης - kleptēs, 'thief' … and “is a term applied ...

GROUP ALLEGES SCARCITY OF JAMB REG. CARD NATIONWIDE

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 960 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City A group, under the Aggies of Concerned and Affected Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, UTME, 2016, Candidates in Edo State, has staged a protest against the body over what they alleged as purported scarcity of online registration cards Nation wide. The peaceful protest which was held in the state capital ...

H/COURT SACKS OTARU FROM PALACE, ORDERED TO VACATE WITHIN 31-DAY

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 1026 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City A Benin High Court has ordered Alhaji Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III,the Otaru of Auchi to vacate the premises he currently occupies as his palace in the last two decades in 31 days, as he is an illegal occupant. Alhaji Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III,theOtaru of Auchi. The property according to the court, which also ordered ...

Uvwie Councilors Denied Access to Council Secretariat by Hoodlums

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 1438 Reads

By Our Correspondent The last may not have been heard about the purported leadership legislative change in Uvwie Local Government Council which occurred Wednesday February 17, as the 10 Councilors loyal to the ousted Uvwie Council Chairman, Hon. Henry Baro Minabonware have raised alarm, saying they were denied access to the legislative building by hoodlums who ...

Former PDP Member, Orido, Followers, Defects to APC

Posted by admin on Sunday, 21 February 2016 in News 1522 Reads

…As Ogbuagu laments Disunity in Delta APC ...Inaugurates Delta State Coalition for Buhari By Francis Sadhere The wind of change blowing round the country is taking its toll on the Peoples Democratic Party as one of its staunched members, Chief John Miller Omagbemi Orido, together with his followers, yesterday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Party, (APC). Chief Orido ...