Archives for July, 2018 - Page 2

DELTA STARS FC TACKLES GO-ROUND FC IN MID-SEASON FRIENDLY MONDAY, JULY 16

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OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Delta Stars FC of Ughelli will take on Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL) side, Go-Round FC of Omoku in a mid-season club friendly as part of their preparations for the second half of the Nigeria National League(NNL)season. According to a statement made available to Reformer Online signed by Jahrock Ujevwe, Media Officer, Delta Stars Footbal Club, ...

Delta Guber aspirant blames Nigeria’s poor economy on bad governance

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Comrade Sunny Ofehe By Francis Sadhere, Warri Delta State gubernatorial candidate for the 2019 general elections, Comrade Sunny Ofehe has blamed Nigeria's poor economy on bad leadership and governance. Comrade Ofehe, who is contesting under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), told newsmen in Warri that until Nigeria's leadership problem is solved, the country will ...

Historic visit: Mulade lauds Oba of Benin for extending hands of friendship to Warri Kingdom

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A front line Delta State House of Assembly Hopeful for Warri South-West constituency in the forthcoming 2019 general election, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has lauded His Royal Majesty, Omo N' Oba N'Edo Uku-Akpolokpolo, Ewuare 11, the Oba of Benin for extending hands of friendship to the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Delta State. Comrade Mulade made the disclosure ...

Warri South West Ijaw Entertainers endorse Mulade for DTHA seat 

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Comrade Sheriff Mulade ( 4th right, second row) in a group photograph with members of the Warri South West Ijaw Entertainment Forum, Saturday 14 July 2018. By Francis Sadhere, Warri The Warri South West Ijaw Entertainment Forum (WSWIEF) on Saturday endorsed Warri South West House of Assembly hopeful, comrade Sheriff Mulade to represent them at the ...

Our Democracy on threshold of being threatened, says group 

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Ambassador Anthony Nwangwu By Francis Sadhere, Warri A political group under the auspices of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria has said that the country's democracy is on the threshold of being threatened. National Coordinator of the group Ambassador Anthony Nwangwu made this statement in Warri yesterday while speaking to journalists in Warri reacting to the recent attacks on ...

Asaba 2018: Dalong Inspects Stephen Keshi Stadium

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President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Hon. Ibrahim Sholy Gausau (middle); Minister of Sport, Solomon Dalong (right) and Chairman Local Organizing Committee, Chief Solomon Ogba, during the Inspection of Asaba Township Stadium, towards the Preparation of the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship Game in Asaba, Delta State. ... Says Facility Has Capacity For World ...

Okowa Mourns “Unugbrogodo Of Oghara”, Chief William Ibori

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  Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed sadness over the death of High Chief William Ibori, the Unugbrogodo of Oghara Kingdom and elder brother to former Governor James Ibori. The Governor, in a condolence statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu in Asaba on Thursday, recalled Chief Ibori’s active and remarkable role in the ...

ActionAid signs peace pact on violence free election with youth, community leaders

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  Ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, ActionAid Nigeria, a national non-governmental organisation and affiliate of ActionAid International yesterday signed a peace pact with representatives of the various Political Youth Groups as well as Community Youth leaders on the need to shun violence and thuggery before, during and after the elections. ActionAid and the groups ...

Ekiti election: CEPEJ advocates violent free elections

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The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has advocated for violent free election in Ekiti state, stressing that employing proper security intelligence will be better than deploying tens of thousands of policemen and security agents to the state. The National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, CEPEJ, Comrade Sheriff Mulade stated this in a press statement ...

Byelsa: the intrigues of Governor Dickson’s Educational policies

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When the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson –led ‘Restoration Government’ assumed office on February 12, 2012 it declared free and compulsory and state of emergency in the sector in Bayelsa after education in the state had been in comatose for years arising from prolonged neglect. Speaking against the backdrop of the importance of education to the ...

THE PERVADING CONSPIRACY OF THE RICH AGAINST THE POOR IN NIGERIA – THE REASON FOR THE HUGE GAP OF INEQUALITY AND OTHER SOCIETAL ILLS IN OUR COUNTRY

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We recently wrote a piece on how there are only two tribes in Nigeria: the elites (Super rich) and the masses (Poor Nigerians). This undeniable fact was also reiterated in a recent news that stated that only 350 Nigerians (out of the over 180million Nigerians), are responsible for more than 80 per cent of the N5.4 ...

The PDP-led Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) is a poor copy of APC – Senibo Finebone

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Following the emergence of CUPP, the Rivers State APC State Publicity Secretary, Warisenibo Chris Finebone said, “it is important to clearly state that Monday’s coalition between PDP and some political parties leading to the formation of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) is structurally and methodologically different from the coalition between some parties that led ...

ON REPS DIRECTIVE TO SHELL (SPDC) TO RELOCATE ITS WESTERN HQ TO WARRI – THE NEED FOR THE LAWMAKERS TO EQUALLY DIRECT THE NNPC TO RELOCATE ITS RELEVANT NNPC REGULATORY SUBSIDIARIES HQs TO THE NIGER DELTA

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With reports that the House of Representatives, recently directed Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), to relocate its Western Operational Headquarters to Warri in Delta State with immediate effect, we cannot help but ask: what about the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its relevant regulatory subsidiaries like NAPIMS and the DPR, that are still located ...

Atiku’s Ex-Ally, Chief Eze to Governor Wike: “Apologize to Atiku, Saraki, Amaechi & Others over Collapsed Road and Commissioning of Amaechi’s Project”

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Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze an ex-ally to erstwhile Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar GCON, the Waziri Adamawa as he was the foundation National Spokesperson of the famous Turaki Vanguard the major political pressure platform of the former Vice President when his struggle with General Olusegun Obasanjo was at its peak. Chief ...

Okowa Says Contracts Must Be Executed To People’s Satisfaction

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DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has assured Deltans that he will always be in the field to ensure that contracts are executed to their satisfaction. The governor dropped the hint yesterday (11/07/18) during the inspection of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, venue for the 2018 edition of African Senior Athletics Championship.  Accompanied by the ...