Archives for January, 2017 - Page 3
PHOTO NEWS: Bayelsa CP begins “Change With Me” advocacy
Bayelsa State Police Commissioner with other senior police officers in a group photograph during advocacy of 'Change Begins With Me' recently.
Edo hails firms over quality road construction
By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City
The spate of ongoing road work in Edo State has been commended by the state government.
Besides, government says the contractors handling the projects were delivering on record time.
The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Taiwo Akerele gave the commendation when he inspected Edo State Employment and Expenditure for ...
IJAW HOSTCOM APPEALS TO OKOWA ON FORCADOS TERMINAL EXPORT LINE
By Our Correspondent
Members of The Host Communities Of Nigeria Producing Oil & Gas (HOSTCOM), Ijaw Ethnic Nationality, Delta State have appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to urgently intervene between the host Communities-- Odimodi, Isiayegbene and Beniboye to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to avoid break down of law and order in the ongoing repair ...
SERG Hails Emergence of Nwodo As Ohaneze President-General
By Our Correspondent
The South East Revival Group (SERG) has congratulated former Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture, Chief John Ogbonnia Nwodo on his election as the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, urging him to use his goodwill to ensure Igbo sociocultural renaissance.
The group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu, also urged ...
Senate Summons Amaechi, Fashola Over Proposed Abuja Airport Closure
Rotimi Amaechi
By Our Correspondent
The Senate on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to appear before it within two days over the planned shutdown of Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja for six weeks.
The summon followsa motion sponsored by Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, and co-sponsored by five other ...
PDP GROUP KICKS OVER JUSTICE ABANG POSTING TO DELTA STATE
Jistice Okon Abang
By Our Correspondent
THE Delta State PDP Alliances For Good Governance ( DSPAGG) has kicked against the redeployment of one of the controversial Federal High Court judges in the country, Justice Okon Abang from the Federal High Court, Abuja, to the Asaba Division in Delta State.
The group described Justice Abang as a stooge ...
Warri South Legislature Suspends Three Members Over Impeachment Threat
By Our Correspondent
* Impeachment is not an offence- embattled Councilor, Edah responds
Several months after majority of the councilors in Warri South legislative Arm sensationally impeached its former Leader, Hon. Sunday Aguweye, Deputy Leader, Hon. Richard Pessu and other key leaders, and replaced them with a new leadership against the interests of some of their political ...
We Sympathise With Obuah, Needam – DAP Media Team
Dakuku Peterside
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
Dakuku Aldolphus Peterside (DAP) Media Team said for long, they have simply refused to give credence and regard to statements emanating from Rivers State PDP chairman, Felix Obuah and his rather flippant mouthpiece, Jerry Needam since they were invited to come and eat by their paymaster, Governor Nyesom Wike.
In a statement ...
Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja crisis: UPU calls on Okowa to quickly resolve issues
Chief Moses Taiga, UPU President General (m), Chief Osiobe Okotie, 1St UPU deputy President (left) and Barr. Ese Gam, UPU Secretary General during the inaugural meeting today.
By Francis Sadhere, Warri
Worried by the lingering crisis between the Ogbe-Ijoh and the Aladja communities, in Warri South West and Udu Local Government areas of Delta state respectively,
The ...
Team 76 Storms Ghana, as another heads to Palm Springs, California – Premiers In Hollywood
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
In what is being described as long over due, the cast and crew of the award winning 76 are heading to Ghana to engage their fans and cinema goers in what will also be the country's Presidential inauguration weekend where Mahama will be handing over to a new President - Nana Addo.
While there; they ...
I am still alive and kicking, says Tony Grey
Tony Grey on his sick bed
By Francis Sadhere
One of Warri’s best musicians who started his career in early 70s and kept night life alive in the rich oil city of Warri, and who was rumoured to be dead, Mr. Tony Grey has said he is still alive and kicking, just as he appealed to ...
Osinbajo replaces Babachir at new boards committee
Babachir David Lawan
President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawan as chairman of the presidential committee on the reconstitution of federal government boards of parastatals, agencies and commissions.
Multiple sources said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was appointed to chair the presidential committee.
The chairman of the National Drugs ...
Niger Delta: Militancy reduced due to intervention of critical stakeholders – PANDEF
PAN-NIGER Delta Forum, the umbrella group of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the ethnic nationalities of coastal states of the Niger Delta region, PANDEF,has said that militancy and destruction of oil and gas facilities has abated due to the intervention of critical stakeholders from the region
The group knocked the Federal Government for being quick in ...
PwC, Adoke fingered in shady deal with Ajaokuta
...As Nigerian takes over India's GINL
Pricewaterhouse Coppers, PwC Nigeria and former Anthony General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Bello Adoke have alledgelly been fingered in a shady deal associating with the August 1, 2016 modify reconcession aggrement of Ajaokuta Steel Company of Nigeria, ASCN.
Recalled that in August 1, 2016, the Federal Government signed a modify ...
ABIGBORODO COMMUNITY ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVES
History was once again made in the historic town of Abigborodo community, the home town of the immediate Governor of Delta state Dr.Emmanuel Uduaghan, as the executive chairman Warri North Local Government Area, Chief Francis Eyituoyor Maku commissioned the Alema Inner chamber built by the former EXCO led by Comrade Monday Agbeyi administration.
The ceremony which ...