Archives for September, 2018

I will rebuild burnt Fruit Garden Market – Gov. Wike

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...Assures victims of inferno of financial support ....As Barr. West calls on LG, state government to build more modern markets Port-Court - Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has promised to commence soonest, the rebuilding of the popular Fruit Garden Market gutted by fire, Thursday night. The market is located at Kaduna Street, in the D-Line area ...

We’ll return Ashafa to Senate for another term – Lagos-East Leaders

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Prominent leaders in Lagos East on Friday lauded the leadership qualities of the chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, describing his performance in the senate as exciting. At a meeting in Somolu, the leaders heaped praise on Ashafa for advancing the interest of the people, changing the face of politics in the senatorial ...

ON THE GROSS ABUSE OF AWARDS/ TITLES BY NIGERIANS – THE EXAMPLE OF THE AWARD OF JPs IN DELTA STATE

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By Zik Gbemre It is really sad to note that Awards/Titles and Honours, which ordinarily should have been a sign of “societal recognition” for one’s “selfless-service” and “worthy accomplishments”, have been turned into a ‘product’ that can be bought with money, or given in the name of favouritism/nepotism or partisan affiliations. To the extent that the ...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATIONS MAKING STATE GOVERNORS/COUNCIL CHAIRMEN LAZY AND NOT INNOVATIVE/DEVELOPMENT-FRIENDLY-ORIENTED

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l By Zik Gbemre Nigeria is a country that has 36 States plus a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which depends on monthly Federal Government allocations to run as entities of Government. But apart from Lagos State and very few others, most of the States in the country cannot survive or even operate/function as State Governments without these ...

NAS Rainbow Deck Holds 7th Annual Law Day, Celebrates 58th Independence Anniversary

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  The National Association of Seadogs, _Pyrates Confratenity_ will on Monday, October 1, 2018 hold her *Annual Law Day* as part of activities to mark *Nigeria's Independence Day Anniversary*. According to a statement by Martin Ene Edah Esq., Cap'n, Rainbow Deck, the theme of the event, which is the seventh in the series, is: _*'Progressive Retrogression of ...

PPA POISED TO CHANGE FACE OF GOVERNANCE IN DELTA

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0 OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) is a responsible political party positioning to truly bring in young men and women that are poised to change the face of governance in Delta State just as it has distanced itself from a purported endorsement of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as sole candidate of Coalition of United Political Parties(CUPP), Delta ...

MAJEMITE THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND AWHINAWHI, URGES DELEGATES TO VOTE MASSIVELY FOR HIM

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A prominent political leader and People's Democratic Party, PDP chieftain, Olorogun Fred Majemite has thrown his weight behind the re-election bid of Hon. Chief Solomon Ahwinahwi, to represent the people of Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives in 2019. He called on the delegates to the PDP Primaries to vote en masse ...

Flood: CNL/NNPC JV inaugurates drainage system in Edjeba community in Warri

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Mr Tony Emegere, representative of CNL PGPA general manager, Mr Esimaje Brikinn addressing the people. Edjeba community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State was, on Thursday, was thrown into ecstasy during the inauguration of a drainage system constructed to avert perennial flooding in the community. The 500-meter-long drainage project, funded by Chevron Nigeria ...

Adeosun: Let those accusing her take her to court – Okpoko SAN

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Thompson Okpoko, SAN on Friday challenged those who have accused the former minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun of certificate forgery, to take her to court.   The Senior Advocate of Nigeria who spoke to our correspondent at his Warri office, said those people who are calling for Adeosun's prosecution should wait ...

MULADE RAISES ALARM OVER THREATS TO LIFE, FAMILY MEMBERS

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...CALL ON SECURITY AGENNTS TO PROTECT SELF, FAMILY.   Few days to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Primary election, reports reaching us indicates that desperate politcians are resorting to threat to life as a means of forcing unyielding aspirants to stepdown. This was gathered as the leading aspirant for the Warri South West Constituency seat, Delta State House ...

NLC appeals to FG not to withdraw 3rd tranche Paris Club refund

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l AS workers embark on a nationwide warning strike starting today September 27, the Delta State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind its earlier decision to withdraw the third tranche Paris Club refund .   NLC said the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw the refund was 'worrisome' ...

HON FEKOWEIMO PLEDGES QUALITATIVE LEADERSHIP WHEN ELECTED

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Hon. Ebipadei Fekoweimo BY PHILIP JEREMIAH ,YENAGOA A former member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive congress (APC) representing Kolokuma- Opokuma/Yenagoa Federal Constituency, Hon. Ebipadei Fekoweimo has promised a new dawn in terms of effective and purposeful representation for the people of the ...

married couple urged to be tolerant with each other

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  PHILIP JEREMIAH, YENAGOA   Married couples have been advised to make tolerance their life wire if they wish to make success of their union as any marriage devoid of it is bound to fail.   The advice was handed down by Chief Omiela Orufawari at the marriage reception between Mr. Inala Alafa and Dr. Mercy Alafa held at the ...

MORE HIGHER INSTITUTIONS AND NO JOBS FOR GRADUATES – NIGERIAN GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR DISTORTED IDEA OF DEVELOPMENT

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By Zik Gbemre Is it not funny that every now and then, we hear of one new University, higher institution or Colleges being established across different parts of the country? From the University of Petroleum Resources to a Maritime University, there is always one higher institution or the other being established in the country, all of ...

A CLARION CALL FOR NIGERIA TO WAKE-UP

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By Zik Gbemre We are greatly disturbed every time we consider the fact that Nigeria, despite having similar factors, human and natural resourcefulness, difficulties and experiences as a nation, just like other developed nations like China, Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, USA, etc., have had and yet came out victoriously; the nation is still tagged a Third-World ...
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