Archives for November, 2019

OKOWA ATTRIBUTES DELTA’S SPORTS PROWESS TO OGBEMUDIA’S INITIATIVE SEED

Posted by admin on Saturday, 30 November 2019 in sports 2411 Reads

OKOWA ATTRIBUTES DELTA'S SPORTS PROWESS TO OGBEMUDIA'S INITIATIVE SEED OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State has attributed the sterling prowess of the state in sports to the initiative of late Samuel Ogbemudia as military governor of defunct Bendel State. The governor stated this at the final of the 4th edition of the Zenith Bank Delta Principal’s Cup ...

EFCC Seals Alleged Fraudulent Offshore Safety Training Centre Belonging To Opeans Nigeria Limited In Warri

Posted by admin on Saturday, 30 November 2019 in News 2399 Reads

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has sealed up an Offshore Safety Training Centre along Opete Road in Warri, Delta State belonging to Opeans Nigeria Limited. It was alleged that Opeans Nigeria Limited which operates an Offshore Safety Training Centers both in Warri and Port Harcourt has been fraudulently issuing International Association of Drilling Contractors ...

OPINION: ON THE GROSS INSINCERE DISPOSITION OF NIGERIAN POLITICAL LEADERS

Posted by admin on Saturday, 30 November 2019 in Opinion 2424 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It is very apparent, and a sad and unfortunate reality that, Nigeria has been having very insincere, dishonest, deceitful and untrustworthy political leaders across all levels of its Governments’ space, since 1999 till date. This is the very reason why we have remained a nation that is so blessed beyond measures, yet its ...

Host Communities Will Experience Integrated, Significant Development- Askia Ogieh

Posted by admin on Thursday, 28 November 2019 in News 2505 Reads

DESOPADEC team led by Bashorun Askia Ogieh and High Chief Iduh Amadhe, President General Isoko Development Union at the Engineering Faculty of the Delta State University (DELSU), Oleh Campus. Ovedhe Jerry. The Managing Director/CEO of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh FCNA, CrFA, has assured the oil and gas bearing ...

MY TAKE ON GOVERNOR OKOWA’S RENEWED TAX DRIVE IN DELTA STATE

Posted by admin on Thursday, 28 November 2019 in News 2246 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With regards to reports that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa recently inaugurated the new Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR), lamenting that too many affluent people in the state evade tax payment, thereby denying the government of vital source of funds for various development programmes, and has charged members of the new board to ...

OVIE OF UVWIE CONFERS CHIEFTAINCY TITLES ON VETERAN JOURNALIST, OMAFUME, 31 OTHERS

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 26 November 2019 in News 2401 Reads

OVIE OF UVWIE CONFERS CHIEFTAINCY TITLES ON VETERAN JOURNALIST, OMAFUME, 31 OTHERS OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO HRM (Dr.) Emmanuel E. Sideso Abe 1, JP, OON, Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom will on Saturday, December 7, 2019 confer chieftaincy titles on some illustrious sons and daughters of the Kingdom Among those to be honoured is Mr. Omafume Amurun, a veteran journalist, the Chairman, Board of Trustees, ...

GBAGI FOUNDATION INSTITUTES N6M SCHOLARSHIP FOR 500 NIGERIAN STUDENTS

Posted by admin on Sunday, 24 November 2019 in Education, News 4077 Reads

GBAGI FOUNDATION INSTITUTES N6M SCHOLARSHIP FOR 500 NIGERIAN STUDENTS OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Gbagi Foundation, a nongovernmental organization has set up a six million naira(N6, 000,000.00)Scholarship Endowment Fund for five hundred (500)Nigerian students at Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State. Justice (Mrs) Sybil Gbagi, wife of Olorogun Kennet Gbagi, former Minister for Education (State)who is chair, Board of Trustees of ...

OKOWA READS RIOT ACT TO NON-COMMITTEDHEALTH WORKERS

Posted by admin on Thursday, 21 November 2019 in News 2394 Reads

OKOWA READS RIOT ACT TO NON-COMMITTEDHEALTH WORKERS OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO In line with his administration's determination to ensure full routine immunization coverage of Delta, the Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has advised health workers not committed to their jobs to resign or be sacked. The governor gave the warning on Thursday in Asaba at a meeting with relevant stakeholders ...

APC vows to take over Delta State come 2023

Posted by admin on Thursday, 21 November 2019 in News 2562 Reads

Ovedhe Jerry. All Progressive Congress faithfuls in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta have been urged to be steadfast in working towards taking over Governorship seat from PDP come 2023. They were also told not to lose sleep over the unexpected Court of Appeal ruling given in Benin recently against the candidate of the APC Ughelli ...

Warri South Council dissolves revenue committees

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 in News 2296 Reads

Francis Sadhere Warri Warri South Local Government Council in Delta State, has dissolved all revenue committees for 2019. The dissolution is sequel to approval by the council executive, after a crucial meeting held Tuesday November 19 at the Warri South Council Main Secretariat in Warri. Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr. Michael Tidi, who made the ...

DELTA GOVT. CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT NEW MINIMUM WAGE

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 in News 2511 Reads

DELTA GOVT. CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT NEW MINIMUM WAGE OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Delta State Government has constituted a Committee to work with organized Labor towards implementing the new minimum wage for the state public service Inaugurating the committee on behalf ofDr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) disclosed that the ...

POOR LEADERSHIP IDENTIFIED AS BANE OF NIGERIA NATION

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 in News 2358 Reads

POOR LEADERSHIP IDENTIFIED AS BANE OF NIGERIA NATION OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO /RACHAEL IGBIVWIE Poor leadership has been identified as bane of the Nigerian nation just as this has made the people not to have confidence in the political leadership. This was disclosed by Prince Kehinde Taiga, National Vice President' Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR)in a statement ...

Warri Sapphire Lion Club gets new President

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 in News 2723 Reads

By Francis Sadhere The international Association of Lions Club, Warri Sapphire Lions Club, District 404A1 (region 9) during the weekend, inaugurated Lion Chief Omoefe Pela Taiga as it's 5th President. Performing the inauguration, the Second District Vice Governor, Lion Fortune Wagbatsoma who represented the District Governor, Lion Adekunle Adedipe, congratulated Lion Taiga, promising to support her throughout ...

ON THE DELTA STATE ASSEMBLY RECKLESS BILL ON SAM OBI’S PENSION

Posted by admin on Monday, 18 November 2019 in News 2511 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With regards to a report that the Delta State House of Assembly intends to pass a bill that will make Sam Obi, who was Acting Governor some years back under Uduaghan Reign, to start enjoying pension benefits of a Governor but reduced to Deputy, we believe this is another senseless and preposterous bill ...

ON EXPOSING THE EVILS IN THE NDDC: THE NEED FOR EVERY PERPETRATOR TO BE BROUGHT TO BOOK

Posted by admin on Monday, 18 November 2019 in News 2422 Reads

By Zik Gbemre ...NEED FOR OIL COMPANIES TO BE MADE TO ASK/DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE NDDC LEADERS FOR THEIR 3% ANNUAL BUDGETS’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMISSION While we had recently added voice to reiterate the urgent need for the new NDDC Board, which have been screened and confirmed by the Senate as required by the NDDC Act, ...

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