Archives for August 31st, 2018

JOHN McCAIN – A DESERVING TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN WAR HERO

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John McCain By Zik Gbemre Since last weekend, the international media have been awash with varying tributes in honour of the late Senator, John McCain who passed on at the age of 81 years. While we express our deep heart condolence to the American people and the family of John McCain, who served his country and ...

ON GOVERNOR OKOWA’S ASSENT TO BILL PROHIBITING EXTORTION, FORCEFUL ENTRY ON LANDED PROPERTY – BY FAR THE BEST MOVE OF THE OKOWA ADMINISTRATION

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Zillion Gbemre By Zik Gbemre  The recent signing into law, the Delta State Public and Private Properties Protection Bill 2018, which outlaws illegal collections, harassment and forceful entry by touts into development sites in the name of “deve”, can be said to be the best bill/policy that has been nurtured and signed into law by the Governor Okowa ...

I did not intentionally hijack your event, Saraki replies Not Too Young To Run

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Senator Bukola Saraki The Senate President Bukola Saraki has responded to the Not Too Young To Run group who said he hijacked their event to make his presidential declaration. He stated in a statement by Yusuph Olaniyonu, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) that his announcement was made in good faith, and partly as a symbolic ...

Mischief makers pitching me against APC – Uduaghan

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Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan   From Francis Sadhere, Warri Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has dissociated himself from an online news report which quoted him as endorsing Chief Great Ogboru as the governorship flagbearer of the APC in the 2019 gubernatorial election. Uduaghan said the online media report was the handwork of his political enemies ...

Redeployment: New DPO warns criminals to steer clear of Warri

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From Francis Sadhere, Warri   Newly posted Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to B Division, Warri Area Command, Mr Ebi Orubiri, on Thursday warned criminal elements warming to carry out their activities the area to steer clear of Warri metropolis.   Mr Orubiri, a Superintendent of Police, who spoke with journalists shortly after arriving at his new posting from B ...