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A NATION WHERE ECONOMIC SUMMITS, POLICIES NEVER TRANSLATED TO ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

Posted by admin on Friday, 25 October 2019 in Opinion 964 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It is heart-wrenching and greatly disturbing to note how, all around us, are lamentations of the ‘REALLY HARD TIMES’ which underscore the plight of majority of Nigerians, especially in recent years and times. This is following the continuous general increase in the price of goods and services. Checks across the country by several ...

THE ISSUE OF INTEGRITY AND NIGERIAN POLITICAL LEADERS – DO THEY REALLY HAVE INTEGRITY?

Posted by admin on Thursday, 24 October 2019 in Opinion 935 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It is an established fact that majority of the Nigerian politicians who are or were in Government across all levels, including those at the National and State Assemblies as well as other public office holders; do not understand what it means to lead as Public Servants. If they do, we are certain that ...

ON REESTABLISHING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVE TO END GAS FLARE THROUGH ITS NIGERIAN GAS FLARE COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAMME (NGFCP)

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 15 October 2019 in Opinion 613 Reads

*-By Zik Gbemre* By Zik Gbemre With regards to the Federal Government’s efforts towards ending gas flare in the country with its Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP), the enabling legal framework upon which the Federal Government is relying on to assume the sole right in the commercialization of flared gas in the course of oil exploration, ...

ON THE MISPLACED PRIORITIES OF OUR NATIONAL DISCUSS AND THE SCOURGE OF PAID WRITERS*

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 15 October 2019 in News, Opinion 679 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It breaks our hearts every time we see Nigerians, especially Nigerian Politicians and their often ‘paid writers’, spend valuable manhours, energy and resources on print and electronic media platforms, arguing and discussing on irrelevant ‘issues’ going on the polity, which would not add any iota of value, or change/address the pressing problems/needs daily ...

OPINION: ON THE UNNECESSARY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK BY NIGERIANS

Posted by admin on Monday, 07 October 2019 in Opinion 664 Reads

Zik Gbemre With regard to a recent video being circulated online, of Nigerians having a match parade and celebrating the nation's 59th Independence Day occasion in all Green-White-Green regalia, we strongly believe the said celebration in far away New York by these Nigerians is totally uncalled for, unnecessary and rather unfortunate. Of what importance is the ...

THE NEED TO HAVE BEDC LICENSE REVOKED

Posted by admin on Saturday, 21 September 2019 in News, Opinion 1796 Reads

By Zik Gbemre We have repeated the subject complaint that the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has failed woefully in its statutory obligation as a supposed Power Distribution Company (DISCO) since they came on board, to handle/manage the wide geographical spread spanning four states – Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti, with 16 Business Districts in all. ...

ON THE HIGHLY CONDEMNABLE XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS ON NIGERIANS, FOREIGNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA – THE URGENT NEED FOR PRESIDENT BUHARI, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO TAKE DRASTIC STEPS

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 04 September 2019 in Opinion 775 Reads

By Zik Gbemre While we strongly condemn the renewed spate of xenophobic attacks being carried out by South Africans against Nigerians and other African nationals residing in their country, we are saddened the more with the somewhat indifferent, slow and lackadaisical disposition of the Federal Government of Nigeria and members of the National Assembly, over the ...

OPINION: ON THE $9BN AWARD AGAINST NIGERIA – LESSONS NIGERIAN POLITICAL LEADERS MUST LEARN

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 03 September 2019 in Opinion 806 Reads

By Zik Gbemre We have often wondered why Nigeria is often times in the news for the “wrong reasons”, than it is for the right reasons – when it comes to issues it faces as a nation, just like other nations too. Incidentally, most of the challenges facing Nigeria are often times, avoidable. But our “indifferent” ...

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF THE UDUAGHAN ADMINISTRATION, AS AGAINST THAT OF OKOWA

Posted by admin on Saturday, 24 August 2019 in Opinion 870 Reads

By Zik Gbemre We have always “constructively criticized” the PDP-led Government in Delta State for nonperformance since 1999 till date, without fear or favour and regardless of who or what is concerned. This included the 8 years tenure of former Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who, in our own score card, though performed very low than expected, ...

ATTACK ON SENATOR IKE EKWEREMADU IN GERMANY, CONDEMNABLE, STRONG LESSON FOR NIGERIAN SERVING POLITICIANS

Posted by admin on Sunday, 18 August 2019 in Opinion 708 Reads

By Zik Gbemre While we wholeheartedly condemn in strong terms, the recently reported attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany, we also believe the said incident should be a strong lesson to all Nigerian politicians in power. They should be reminded of the undeniable fact that one day, ...

GOVERNOR OKOWA SERIOUSLY GOOFED WITH HIS PRAISES ON BABANGIDA FOR THE CREATION OF DELTA STATE

Posted by admin on Sunday, 18 August 2019 in Opinion 1003 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With regard to recent report that Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated former Military Dictator, General Ibrahim Babangida, as he clocks 78 years on Aug. 17, and his praise-singing of Babangida for supposedly being an elder statesman who, according to Okowa, contributed to 'nation-building, particularly for the creation of our dear ...

THE NEED FOR DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP APPROACH BY PRESIDENT BUHARI-LED GOVERNMENT, OTHERS IN ADDRESSING PRESSING PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 13 August 2019 in Opinion 672 Reads

By Zik Gbemre It is imperative for the political leaders in Nigeria, from the Presidency down to the State and Local Government levels, including the National and State Assemblies, to realize that as custodians of the public wealth and resources of this nation, their every actions, inactions and even body language towards national issues, have the ...

THE NEED FOR PRESIDENT BUHARI TO CONVENE A NATIONAL SUMMIT TO ADDRESS THE INSECURITY CONCERNS ACROSS NIGERIA

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 July 2019 in Opinion 694 Reads

By Zik Gbemre Without a doubt, the insecurity situation in Nigeria is a serious cause for alarm because practically on a daily basis, countless (recorded and unrecorded) Nigerians are being slaughtered/killed/maimed and chased/displaced out of their natural homelands within the country. The supposed Fulani Herdsmen, as well as the Boko Haram sect, have been reigning havoc ...

JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE DELTA CAPITAL FROM ASABA TO WARRI – MOTHER OF AGITATION IN DELTA

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 in Opinion 1413 Reads

- By Zik Gbemre We believe it is inappropriate that the Anioma people, who were not originally part of the old Warri/Delta Province, are the ones presently having the Delta State capital. Yet, the Urhobos, Itsekiris, Isokos, and the Ijaws are comfortable with it. Asaba, as the provincial capital of Delta State is today the boundary ...

RE: THE MOVEMENT OF TRUTH – ON THE RELOCATION OF THE STATE CAPITAL FROM ASABA TO WARRI

Posted by admin on Saturday, 22 June 2019 in Opinion 1913 Reads

- By Zik Gbemre The subject matter, which we had raised some weeks back, is simply an agitation for the need to re-establish the Truth, and correct a mistake that was made in the past, to project the overall interest of all and sundry. The said agitation and advocacy, has nothing to do with “PARTISAN POLITICS”, ...

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