Archives for December, 2018

RE: THE PRETENTIOUS RESTRUCTURING SONG

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By Zik Gbemre We have repeatedly noted that the reawakened talks about restructuring the Nigerian State, especially by the Presidential candidates for 2019 general elections, is purely political and laden with deception – to get support from top political stakeholders and Nigerians. But we all know that this is a ‘PROMISED LIE’ that will never be ...

OKOWA SIGNS 2019 APPROPRIATION BILL OF N390.3B INTO LAW 

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*** DELTA SPEAKER,  OBOREVWORI SAYS BILL PASSED THROUGH RIGOROUS PROCESS BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED  DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has signed the 2019 Appropriation Bill of 390.3 billion naira  into law. The governor signed the bill on Thursday, December 27, 2018 in Asaba, saying early signing of the bill into law will give his administration room ...

Peterside at 48: A Story of Resoluteness, Benevolence, Audacious, Resourcefulness and Creativity

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“This pride of Rivers State and one of the most articulated and educated political leaders from the State is an extraordinary and innovative administrator which absence from the governance of the State have resulted to the present catastrophic and sorrow state of Rivers State where people now sleep with only one eye closed with the ...

2019: Delta NUJ set to hold debate for Guber candidates

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The Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, has concluded plans to engage all the gubernatorial candidates of the various political parties in a live Media Debate. A statement issued in Asaba by the Chairman of the Delta State Council of the NUJ, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, indicates that the debate will be ...

Okowa’s wife shares Xmas gifts to Warri South women

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Wife of the Warri South Council Chairman, Mrs Juliet Tidi (right) giving one of the Warri South women her gift. By Francis Sadhere, Warri Wife of the Delta State Governor, Dame Edith Okowa, on Friday put smiles on the faces of over 100 women and windows in Warri South Council area as she splashes Xmas gifts ...

OML 30 CDB: Isoko cluster denies pulling out

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The Isoko cluster of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 30 Community Development Board (CDB), Delta state, has denied pulling out of the CDB. The group was reacting to an online publication made on 18th December, 2018 which claimed that the Isoko clusters of Oil Producing Communities of the four flow stations that constitute a major part ...

OGHARA CELEBRATES ANNUAL ‘IYERIN’ FESTIVAL, OVIE CALLS FOR HARMONIOUS LIVING

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  OKIES VEEKY The people of Ogharefe sub clan of Oghara Kingdom rolled out drums recently to celebrate their annual Iyerin Festival aimed at sustaining the customs and tradition of the people just as HRM Orefe 111, Uku Oghara Name, the Ovie of Oghara Kingdom enjoined the people and resident non natives to live harmoniously in unity. Speaking at the ceremony ...

EXPERTS ADVOCATES FOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO SOLVE ENERGY DEFICIT

  OKIES VEEKY To solve energy deficit in Nigeria, experts in renewable energy have called on the Federal Government to come up with better regulatory framework that will ensure that only certified individuals are allowed to build biogas plants. The experts made this call in Warri, Delta State during a “Knowledge Sharing Workshop on: Sustainable Biogas Generation as an ...

DELTA APC TAKES 2019 ELECTION TO GOD

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OKIES VEEKY   All Progressive Congress (APC ), Delta State chapter commenced its campaign in Delta State with the dedication of its campaign committee to God with a promise to take over the state.   Speaking at the church service, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, governorship candidate of the party, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,  former Governor of Delta State and Delta ...

2019 Presidency: Arewa Youth Blast ACF Over Unguarded Comments

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  The Arewa Youth Consultative  Forum(AYCF) has lambasted the Secretary of  Arewa Consultative Forum, Mr. Anthony Sani for playing to the gallery in order to get media attention on the issue of 2019 presidency. The youth group, in a tacit statement in Kaduna signed by its National President - Alhaji Yerima Shettima, described the 'subtle attempt by ...

ON OKOWA’S LAST MINUTE RUSH ON CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE – A DECEPTIVE MOVE TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State With the ongoing last hour rush of construction of public roads and other infrastructure projects by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led PDP Government, it is evidently clear that the Okowa's administration is a complete failure that has always lacked vision as a government. No responsible and vision-driven government will wait for ...

BAYELSA STATE SPEAKER DINES WITH CLERGYMEN

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BY PHILIP EKE, YENAGOA The Bayelsa state House of Assembly Quarters penultimate week was full of funfair as the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Southern Ijaw Federal constituency for the 2019 election, Rt.Hon Konbowei Benson on Monday hosted great number of clergy over one thousand in ...

THE SUBJECT OF ‘CLEARANCE’ IN NIGERIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR – AN OUTDATED PRACTICE THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED AND REPLACED WITH MODERN AUTOMATED PRACTICE

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We find it appalling that in this modern era of information technology, which has practically made life a lot easier and things faster in other developed societies, Nigerians are still made to suffer untold hardship from extortion, risking their lives, wasting time, energy and resources, to being made to go through archaic and outdated practices ...