Archives for March 25th, 2016

Former UPU Executive Remains Suspended – Interim President-General

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… Says Suspension was collective decision of Urhobos By Francis Sadhere The President-General (interim committee) of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), Mr. Gabriel Ofotokun has said that the former executive of the union led by Mr. Joe Omene, remains suspended, stressing that the decision to suspend them was a collective effort of the Urhobos. Chief Gabriel Ofotokun, ...

Disaster averted as Two Tankers in Warri Filing Station Went Up in Flames

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By Francis Sadhere What could have been a deadly fire disaster in the Oil rich city of Warri, Delta State was averted this morning as two tankers offloading kerosene went up in flames at Awenayeri Filling Station located in a residential area along Airport Road, Warri. One of the burnt tanker. According to an eyewitness, the two ...

Delta Community Cry Out Over Alleged Killing of Middle-Age Man By Navy

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…We are investigating the matter – Navy By Francis Sadhere The people of Tebujor- Okpelema community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state have decried the alleged killing of their son, Mr. Bernard Pius, by men of the Nigerian Navy who they said was scooping sand by the waterside when the Navy Personnel shot ...

Fuel Scarcity: Group Kicks Against Calls For Kachukwu’s Resignation

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…Appeals to Nigerians to be patient with Him By Francis Sadhere The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has kicked against calls by some Nigerians who are calling for the resignation of the Minister of Petroleum Resources (state), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu for failing to end the fuel scarcity in the country, saying President Mohammadu Buhari ...

Edo Commissioner Stakes For Improvement On Table Water Consumption

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City The Commissioner for Energy and water resources Edo State, Hon.Washington Osifo has called on stakeholders to deemphasize profits and emphasize human health in its production of table water forconsumptions. The Commissioner gave the charge in his keynote address on the occasions of the joint celebration of stakeholders, tagged,'BetterWater, Better Job' to ...

Oshiomhole preaches peace, love at Easter

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By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged Christian faithful toimbibe the virtues of peace, love, sacrifice and forgiveness which are thelessons of Easter. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. In his Easter message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okhiria,the Governor said “as we join Christians all over ...