Archives for February, 2020

MACAULAY CONDOLES AKPOJENE, IDODO-UMEH FAMILIES

Posted by on Saturday, 29 February 2020 in News         1835 Reads
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  OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG) has commiserated with the families of Akpojene of Otor Igho and Idodo-Umeh of Olomoro both of Isoko nation over the death of their patriarchs. It could be recalled that Chief Gregory O. Akpojene, who was a teacher, a successful commercial farmer and former President ...

ON BORROWING FROM PENSION FUND – A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION THAT WOULD ONLY FURTHER COMPLICATE THE LIVES OF NIGERIAN PENSIONERS

Posted by on Wednesday, 26 February 2020 in News         1748 Reads
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By Zik Gbemre With the established fact that the idea behind the nation’s pension fund scheme is to guarantee a meaningful and modest life after employment, we consider appalling and unacceptable for the Federal Government, for whatever reason, to dip its hands into the funds without taking into cognizance, regulations guiding the investment of the pension ...

OPINION: URGENT NEED TO CHANGE THE UNHEALTHY NEGATIVE NARRATIVE SET OUT BY OLDER GENERATION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Posted by on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 in Opinion         1917 Reads
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BY ZIK GBEMRE It breaks my heart, to see that all the values, uprightness and morality, that once held and made our society relatively stable, noble and productive, seem to have been eroded from one generation to another. So much so that some of us, as the older generation in this 21st century, are now wondering ...

2023 Ambitions: Gov Okowa Urges Political Appointees To Stop Early Support For Aspirants

Posted by on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 in News         1812 Reads
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By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq. The coast is now clear and all political appointees including stakeholders in the Stronger Delta Vision of the state governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, have been warned in strong terms to stay away from political aspirants in their early bid for 2023 governorship and other elective positions. Senior Political Adviser to ...

Herdsmen Unlawful Killings in Delta Communities: Time To Ban Selling, Eating of Cow Meat.

Posted by on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 in News         1765 Reads
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By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq. Fulani Herdsmen have been around for several decades, going about their businesses peacefully and without any form of criminality traced to them and their activities until a decade ago. Their criminal activities grew geometrically and became worrisome and consistent as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office as civilian President. It has ...

CEPEJ THREATENS TO SUE SPDC FOR CONTINUOUS DESTRUCTION OF NIGER DELTA ENVIRONMENT

Posted by on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 in News         1789 Reads
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A formost leading environmental advocacy NGO that stands for a cleaner, better and heathy environment, Center For Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, has called on President Mohammadu Buhari, the Hon Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timiprye Silver, the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeayi Okowa, and other relevant stakeholders in the Niger Delta Region as ...

OSINBAJO, LAWAN, OKOWA, OTHERS EXTOL OMO-AGEGE’S LEADERSHIP VIRTUES RELIGIOUS

Posted by on Monday, 24 February 2020 in News         1841 Reads
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  Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa were among top dignitaries that extolled the leadership virtues of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. They commended the Delta Central Senator for his courage to weather the storm in a difficult political terrain as ...

Delta Speaker, Oborevwori Appoints Political Adviser 

Posted by on Sunday, 23 February 2020 in News         1883 Reads
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Hon (Sir) Matthias O. C. Eto The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has appointed Hon (Sir) Matthias O. C. Eto as his Political Adviser. Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr Dennis Otu said in a statement that the Political Adviser who hails from Oleh, Isoko South Local Government ...

Minimum Wage Implementation: We are sorting out grey areas – Delta NULGE

Posted by on Friday, 21 February 2020 in News         1787 Reads
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The Delta State Council of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has assured local government workers in the state that they will soon enjoy implementation of the new minimum wage, assuring that negotiations are ongoing to sort out possible grey areas affecting the implementation. The State President of NULGE, Comrade Zico Okwudi, gave the assurance ...

Gov Okowa’s Tenure As Chairman PDP South-South Governors Forum Will Enhance Party Capacity – EAC Oghenesivbe.

Posted by on Thursday, 20 February 2020 in News         1969 Reads
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Executive Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Communications, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has commended the Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South geopolitical zone, for their foresight in choosing Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to Chair the Governors Forum. The sagacious EA Communications in a goodwill message to his boss ...

OPINION: Nigerian politicians should learn from UK Prime Minster why they are in government

Posted by on Wednesday, 19 February 2020 in News         1817 Reads
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Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minster By Zik Gbemre Once again, we would like to appeal to every Nigerian lawmaker at the Federal and State levels, elected political leaders and their Personal Aides and Appointees, to please click on the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUz1BIWZqyA, posted in February 14, 2020, and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sATuK-2drOE&feature=youtu, posted in December 17, 2019 - both by ...

Delta hospital detains 10-year-old  boy over unpaid bill 

Posted by on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 in News         1824 Reads
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Prince Emeghene An undisclosed hospital in Warri has detained a ten years old boy who was shot by vigilante in Orovworhon community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta. The boy simply identified as Prince Emeghene was said to have been detained in the hospital for over six months after he was treated. According to a statement ...

STUDENTS STILL LEARNING ON BARE FLOORS IN DELTA STATE SCHOOLS – WHAT A SHAME ON OUR POLITICAL LEADERS/ELITES

Posted by on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 in Opinion         1920 Reads
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By Zik Gbemre It is simply pathetic, appalling, unfortunate, unpatriotic and a great disservice to one’s fatherland and people, that in this 21st Century, and despite all the enormous unimaginable wealth – natural/material and human resources, abundantly available and enjoyed (by some selected few) in the Niger Delta region, our children are still learning on bare ...

OCHOR HAILS EMERGENCE OF OKOWA AS CHAIRMAN SOUTH SOUTH GOVERNORS FORUM

Posted by on Monday, 17 February 2020 in News         1782 Reads
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ASABA/Nigeria: The emergence of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State as Chairman, South South Governors Forum had been greeted with joy by RT. Hon. Christopher Ochor Ochor, Deputy Speaker , Delta State House of Assembly describing it as a welcome development. Rt. Hon. Ochor Ochor in a statement, signed by his Press ...
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