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OPINION: ON THE SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON DELTA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: IT IS THE LOSS OF ALL DELTANS

Posted by admin on Thursday, 09 January 2020 in News, Opinion 687 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With the final pronouncement on the Delta State Gubernatorial election matter by the Nigerian Supreme Court, which affirmed the supposed election of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, let it be reiterated here that Great Ovedje Ogboru did not lose any governorship election. The said governorship election, was lost by all Deltans who have consciously put ...

MY TAKE ON T.Y. DANJUMA’S N5 BILLION DONATION TO SUPPORT CHURCH PROJECT – GBEMRE

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 07 January 2020 in News, Opinion 858 Reads

By Zik Gbemre Some recent weeks, a publication caught my attention that I could not help but wonder what sort of misplacement of priorities should we tag it. And that is the donation of N5billion to a Church Project by Theophilus Y. Danjuma, who, during his speech at the Centenary Anniversary Award night of Cathedral Church ...

OPINION: IS NIGERIA REALLY A RELIGIOUS COUNTRY?

Posted by admin on Saturday, 04 January 2020 in News, Opinion 901 Reads

By Zik Gbemre The answer to the subject question is simply no! Nigeria is not really a religious country, and I would explain the reasons why. The truth is, planting/establishment of Churches, Mosques and other religious Centres, as we see all around every kilometer of roads/streets in Nigeria, and attending religious activities/programs daily, is not a ...

2020: FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE HAPPY NEW YEAR

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 01 January 2020 in News, Opinion 972 Reads

By Zik Gbemre As we enter the year 2020, we only have one message for the Nigerian political leaders at all levels of Government, Nigerian Elites and the entire Nigerian citizenry; and that is - let the Golden Rule: 'Only Do Unto Others as you would want them to do to you,' be the guiding principle ...

OPINION: ON THE ATTACK ON EX-PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN – DANGEROUS DEVELOPMENT FOR COUNTRY’S POLITICS

Posted by admin on Thursday, 26 December 2019 in News, Opinion 1096 Reads

Goodluck Jonathan By Zik Gbemre We condemn in all totality, the recent attack on former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Otuoke's Country Home in Bayelsa State, which can best be described a sad thing and another dangerous dimension of the country's political development. What could be the reason for the said attack, which is outrightly uncalled for? Who ...

OPINION: WHY I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 24 December 2019 in News, Opinion 1144 Reads

By Zik Gbemre Without a doubt, United States of America (USA) President, Mr. Donald Trump, remains the most controversial, most talked about in the media, and even the most hated, especially amongst developing nations. Some of my critics have wondered why I, Zik Gbemre should like this most controversial and hated US President of all time. ...

OPINION: ON THE OBSERVED ABUSE OF POWER, THUGGERY PRACTICES AND EXTORTION OF MOTORISTS BY DESTMA

Posted by admin on Monday, 23 December 2019 in Opinion 1185 Reads

By Zik Gbemre We consider it necessary to draw the attention of the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to the apparent gross abuse of power, thuggery practices, extortion and nefarious activities of the supposed Officials/Authorities of the Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA), especially in Warri, Effurun and environs, Delta State, and urge that they ...

OPINION: THE ENDORSEMENT OF CHIEF KENNETH GBAGI BY UPU PARALLEL PG/EXECUTIVES AND MATTERS ARISING

Posted by admin on Saturday, 21 December 2019 in News, Opinion 1315 Reads

By Zik Gbemre I consider it rather unfortunate, and a complete disgrace and shamelessness of one's supposed integrity, that a man who calls himself the supposed parallel President-General (PG) of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), would do something with his supposed Executives, and suddenly turn around to publicly deny what he did. That is how best ...

ON THE SUPPOSED INAUGURATION OF ODUBU/OKUMAGBA-LED NDDC BOARD – AKPABIO’S ANTICS MAY HEAT-UP THE NIGER DELTA AREA

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 17 December 2019 in Opinion 642 Reads

By Zik Gbemre We consider it necessary to lend our voice to the recent reports that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has given reasons why the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which recently got the Senate’s approval, has not been inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari. He stated that ...

SHOULD OIL COMPANIES TAKE OVER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NIGER DELTA AREAS?

Posted by admin on Saturday, 14 December 2019 in Opinion 654 Reads

By Zik Gbemre The subject question is one that needed to be asked because it is increasingly becoming apparent that the Government at all levels have abdicated their statutory functions, especially addressing the pressing infrastructural and economic needs in the Niger Delta areas. Daily, it is as if the host communities’ locals and people of the ...

ON SOWORE’S RE-ARREST IN THE COURT FLOOR BY THE DSS – A SLAP ON THE NATION’S DEMOCRACY

Posted by admin on Saturday, 07 December 2019 in Opinion 694 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With the appalling drama that took place in the High Court, when the officials of the Department of State Security Service (DSS), brutally violated the constitutional rights of a citizen, Omoyele Sowore, inside a Court hall, and desecrated our Judiciary as an Independent Arm of Government, we believe there is urgent need for ...

OPINION: MY TAKE ON HON. FRANCIS EJIROGHENE WAIVE’S MOTION ON ILLEGAL DISPOSAL, BURNING OF SEIZED BADGES, BOATS, VEHICLES

Posted by admin on Friday, 06 December 2019 in Opinion 699 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With regards to the posted video showing Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, Representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituencies in Delta State, who moved the subject motion on the floor of the House of Representatives on November 28, 2019, I consider it expedient to lend my voice, clarify some points he raised, ...

OPINION: WHY I RESPECT THREE FORMER NIGERIAN LEADERS OF THEIR ERAS

Posted by admin on Thursday, 05 December 2019 in Opinion 859 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It is no news that majority of Nigerian politicians who are in Government, do not understand what it means to lead as Public officers. While some of them are there for the wrong selfish reasons, others were scripted or dragged to occupy sensitive political leadership positions they were never ‘PREPARED’ to handle, or ...

OPINION: ON THE ABUSE OF OFFICIAL POWER BY OKOWA OVER APPOINTMENT OF DESTIMA DG

Posted by admin on Monday, 02 December 2019 in Opinion 718 Reads

... THE NEED TO ALLOW THE EXISTING DESTMA BOARD TO RUN ITS TENURE By Zik Gbemre With the established fact that section 12(1) and 12(3) of the Delta State Traffic Management Agency (DESTMA) law 2013, states respectively that “there shall be a Director General of the Authority (DESTMA) who shall be appointed by the Governor SUBJECT to ...

OPINION: ON THE GROSS INSINCERE DISPOSITION OF NIGERIAN POLITICAL LEADERS

Posted by admin on Saturday, 30 November 2019 in Opinion 2447 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 ...

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