Archives for May, 2018

ON WHY THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE CANNOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AS EXPECTED, AND THE WAY OUT

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 in News 2572 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It is common to see many Nigerians, including public Government officials, criticize the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) for corruption, and for not functioning as they should in ‘proactively addressing’ insecurity concerns in our society. Even past Inspector Generals of Police (IGP) had often reiterated their stand to rid the NPF off any element ...

My thoughts On Democracy Day

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 in News 2605 Reads

Comrade Akpokona Omafuare By Akpokona Omafuare By definition, democracy as we were told is the government of the people by the people and for the people, in summary, it is the government of the people's supremacy. What obtains in Nigeria can only be described as a pseudo-democracy because power does not rest on the people stictu sensu, ...

TEBITE BREAKS SILENCE, BOWS TO HIS PEOPLE’S REQUEST, DECLARES FOR DELTA ASSEMBLY

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 in News 3493 Reads

By Our Correspondent Former member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Taleb Tebite has finally accepted the request of his people to contest the Ughelli South Constituency Seat in the State Legislature in 2019. Tebite, a prominent chief in the state, officially made his decision known at his hometown, Okpare-Olomu before a mammoth crowd of ...

Delta NUJ slams Ika Chapel with indefinite suspension

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 in News 2675 Reads

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council has ratified the indefinate suspension placed on Ika Correspondent Chapel, Arbor over what it described as the Chapel's flagrant disregard for the constitution of the Union. It will be recalled that Ika Correspondents’ Chapel was placed on suspension April 2, 2018 on the constitutional illegalities perpetuated on ...

OGUJOR BAGS BEST PERFORMING RECTOR IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION AWARD

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 29 May 2018 in News 2794 Reads

OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Engr. Prof. Emmanuel A. Ogujor, Rector, Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara has bagged the prestigious Best Performing Rector in the Niger Delta Region Award for his passion towards building a better educational sector for youths and students. Presenting the award to him, Com. Martins Abebe, President, National Association of Niger-Delta Students (NANDS) disclosed that his selection ...

AWHINAWHI HAILS UPU, CONGRATULATES GOV OKOWA FOR CONFIRMENT OF _OCHUKO R’URHOBO_ TITLE*

Posted by admin on Friday, 25 May 2018 in News 2741 Reads

By Ufuoma UF' Omologe The national congressman for Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Honourable Chief Solomon Awhinawhi has hailed the leadership of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, for conferring the title 'Ochuko Ru Urhobo' (Helper of Urhobo Nation) on the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. In his congratulatory message to ...

Nigeria Vs Congo DRC Friendly: RVSG must act proactively to prevent arrival of Ebola in Rivers State – APC tells Wike

Posted by admin on Friday, 25 May 2018 in News 2616 Reads

By Our Correspondent As the spread of the dreaded disease, Ebola, continues across major towns in the Congo Democratic Republic (DRC) ahead of the friendly game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leopards of DRC in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called on Gov. Nyesom Wike not ...

GROUP RALLY SUPPORT FOR OBULE AS SENATOR FOR DELTA CENTRAL

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 in News 2752 Reads

Olorogun Charlse Obule OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO People of Delta Central Senatorial District have been called upon give overwhelming support to the aspirations of Olorogun (Barr.) Charles Ufuoma Obule who has indicated his interest to contest for the Senatorial seat to give the people good representation. This call was made by Delta Central Good Governance Group(DCGGG) , a socio-political ...

10 Delta Schools benefit from Chevron-DLA learning initiative programme

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 in News 3002 Reads

By Francis Sadhere, Warri As part of Chevron's social investment initiative for it's host communities, ten public schools from Delta state have benefited from the Chevron-Discovery Learning Aliance (DLA) Initiative, a Chevron-sponsored interactive learning programmes for public primary school children in the state. The General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr Esimaje Brikinn ...

Leadership identified as cause of underdevelopment

Posted by admin on Monday, 21 May 2018 in News 2764 Reads

By Nyerhovwo Oghenetajiri Leadership failure has been identified as one major factor responsible for the under development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria and Africa just as the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) leadership school is designed to equip participants with leadership skills for the transformation of the organisation and society. This was disclosed ...

Hon. Oberiakumo Yousuo receives massive endorsement for the Bayelsa State House of Assembly

Posted by admin on Saturday, 19 May 2018 in News 3189 Reads

BY PHILIP EKE, YENAGOA As the 2019 General Election draw closer, a group known as Democratic Youths of Akassa embracing all the political wards of Akassa Clan has endorsed Hon Oberiakumo Yousuo, the immediate past Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Hotels and Tourism Development for the 2019 Election into Constituency III of the State ...

Warri Economic Summit: Agbajoh, Diden laud Tidi for placing Warri in world economic map

Posted by admin on Saturday, 19 May 2018 in News 2922 Reads

Panel of discussants at 2nd day of the maiden edition of the Warri Economic Summit. By Francis Sadhere, Warri Former House of Representatives member and an aspirant for the Delta South Senatorial seat, Hon Olivia Agbajoh and the member representing Warri North Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly and also a senatorial aspirant for ...

Okowa, Uduaghan, Express Confidence That Warri Port Will Function Optimally Again

Posted by admin on Friday, 18 May 2018 in News 2631 Reads

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (left); Immediate past Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (2nd right); State PDP Chairman, Barr. Kingsley Esiso (right) and Chairman, Warri South Local Government Area, Hon. Michael Tidi, during the Warri 1st Economic Summit, held at Cedar Hall, Cedar Events Center, Airport Road Warri, Delta State. DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr ...

Brothers At War In Bayelsa Community Over Oil Committee

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 in News 2678 Reads

By Philip Eke, Yenagoa Belabiri 11 community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa state is currently embroiled in deadly crisis over who becomes the next Board Chairman of the Global Memorandum of Understanding GMoU between Shell and host communities of Mein Cluster Location. According to our checks, those deeply involved in the power tussle are four ...

Stop Abusing President Buhari and Interfering In Our Affairs – APC Cautions Wike

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 in News 2661 Reads

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. ...Blasts him for mobilizing PDP hoodlums to loot, vandalize the Rivers State High Court complex *Congratulates the newly elected Local Government Excos of the party Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned Governor Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike to stop his unwarranted, unguided abuse and insult on the President Muhammadu ...

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