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THE NEED TO IMMORTALISE OLOROGUN (SENATOR) FELIX OVUODOROYE IBRU BY NAMING THE DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY AFTER HI

Posted by admin on Monday, 14 March 2016 in Opinion 991 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With the recent unfortunate death of Olorogun(Senator) Felix Ovuodoroye Ibru, we believe there is need to immortalise him bynaming the Delta State University, Abraka, after him since he was the one thatestablished the full-fledged University of Delta State, and he was also thefirst elected civilian Governor of the State. For such anexceptional ‘Father’ of ...

MEDIA MANAGERS CHARGED TO ENSURE GENDER PARITY IN THE NEWSROOM

Posted by admin on Sunday, 13 March 2016 in News 971 Reads

By Our Correspondent To redress the imbalance in the ratio of women to men in media organisations in the country, media owners and managers have been urged to ensure gender parity in their newsrooms. The call was made on Friday during a tweet chat organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism to commemorate the ...

Group Supports Kachikwu Over Restructuring Of NNPC

Posted by admin on Sunday, 13 March 2016 in Energy Today 1019 Reads

... Commends NASS For Backing Minister, Hails Oil Workers For Calling Off Strike By Our Francis Sadhere THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radica Change (NDIMRC) has applauded the Minister of State for Petroleum and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Ibe Kachikwu for the restructuring of the Corporation. The Ibe Kachikwu oil monitoring ...

ROYALTY: JUBILATIONS IN BENIN AS CROWNED PRINCE INSTALLED EDAIKEN N’ USELU

Posted by admin on Sunday, 13 March 2016 in News 1383 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City The Oba of Benin Heir Apparent, Crown Prince Eheneden Eredaiuwa, hasbeen formally installed as the Edaiken N’Uselu in Benin City. Governor Adams Oshiomhole paying homage to the Prince. The event which was out judged historic had the Benin Royal Princejourneyed from his private residence, to Edaiken Palace,otherwiseknown as Egua Edaiken N' ...

Gov Wike’s malevolent cauldron of lies and deceit

Posted by admin on Saturday, 12 March 2016 in News 1155 Reads

By Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC said it has come to its attention that in an apparent attempt to respond to the challenge posed to Gov. Nyesom Wike by the former Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, that the governor should make public the so-called Justice George Omereji ...

Ex-Delta Governor, Olorogun Felix Ibru Passes On At 80

Posted by admin on Saturday, 12 March 2016 in News 1020 Reads

One of the business icons in Nigeria and former Governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru is dead. According Late Olorogun Felix Ibru to report made available to our correspondent, Felix Ibru died after a brief illness at the age of 80. Felix Ibru was born on 7 December 1935 at Agbarha-Otor in the Ughelli North local government ...

GROUP URGED BUHARI TO BRING IBORI BACK HOME

Posted by admin on Saturday, 12 March 2016 in News 1497 Reads

By Our Correspondent The national body of a group under the aegies of “Free Ibori Campaign Organization(FICO)” led by Comrade Blessing Anukwu has called on President Mohammed Buhari to bring Ibori back Home from the shores of foreign Comrade Chief James Ibori Blessing Anukwu,the national President of the body who spoke to news men in Lagos at the ...

PROPHET JEREMIAH SPLASHES’S N 4.5M JEEP ON HRM IGWE SYLVESTER AYOGU EZE NDIGBO 1

Posted by admin on Saturday, 12 March 2016 in religion 4739 Reads

Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin aKa the’ tireless General” of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries based in warri Delta State Nigeria on behalf of Diamond partners of mercy TV and the congregation present during the church service on Sunday 6th march 2016 in his usual magnanimous manner gave HRM Igwe Sylvester Ayogu Eze Ndigbo 1 of Ofu ...

More women should join Edo guber race —Oshiomhole

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in News 1110 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley from Benin City. As women all over the world celebrate this year's International Women's Day, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called on more women to join the state’s gubernatorial race before the primaries in June, saying women must be bold to vie for political offices as men are unwilling to ...

APC’s Politicization of Insecurity in Rivers State: When a monkey’s hand stays too long in the Soup

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in Opinion 1095 Reads

By Sotonye Ijuye-Dagogo I am compelled to react to Mr Oraye St. Franklyn’s latest piece on the violent political/cult killings in Rivers State captioned “APC’s politicisation of insecurity in Rivers State: Unpatriotic and bad for development” in which he tried frantically albeit unsuccessfully to absolve Governor Nyesom Wike of blame on the numerous violent killings in ...

Peterside A Square Peg In A Square Hole as NIMASA Dg – Rivers APC

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in News 937 Reads

….Commends Buhari, Amaechi for a worthy appointment By Nwaorgu Faustinus The appointment of Dr. Dakuku Peterside the Rivers APC Flag-Bearer in the 2015 general elections as the new Director General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been hailed by the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which described it as well ...

Over 500 people Arraigned, Convicted for Traffic Violation in Edo

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in News 1228 Reads

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City No fewer than 500 persons were arraigned and convicted for traffic related offences in Benin City,the state Capitàl during the joint road check exercise also known as Operation Velvet carried out by the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) in conjunction with other security agencies. This was made known by the Executive Director, Tax ...

Uvwie Crisis: Combined Security Operatives Arrest 35 Suspects During-Mop Up Exercise

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in Crime 3699 Reads

By Francis Sadhere In an efforts to maintain peace in the crisis ridden Ekpan community and its neighboring communities in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta, combined team of the Nigeria security agencies have apprehended 35 suspected criminals during a surprise mop-up exercise. Some of the suspects bieng paraded. The security operatives comprising the Nigerian Army, ...

Horrendous Burial Ceremonies In Urhoboland

Posted by admin on Friday, 11 March 2016 in Opinion 1497 Reads

“Anyone Can Be A Barbarian, It Requires A Terrible Effort To Remain A Civilized Man” Leonard Sydney. By Bobson Gbinije The Urhobo people are inexorably obsessed with matters concerning their customs and traditions. They hold on to their tradition with pathological imperativeness notwithstanding the hybrid of Western bastardies and civilizational interfacing (Religion and Education ). The Urhobos believe that death is a ...

NNPC: Senate backs Kachikwu says action won’t affect workers welfare

Posted by admin on Thursday, 10 March 2016 in Energy Today 984 Reads

By Our Correspondent The Senate on Thursday handed down a clean bill of health to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, over his ongoing restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, saying his action did not contravene any known law. Ibe KACHUKWU Kachikwu, appeared before the Senate Joint committees on Petroleum Resources ( Upstream, ...

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