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GOVERNOR OKOWA AND HIS POOR PERFORMANCE IN DELTA STATE – AND A WORD OF ADVICE

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Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor. Is it not surprising that most of our Nigerian Political leaders at the State Government level, especially those in Delta State, are well-traveled, yet they are never thinking of replicating or bringing into their States, some of the things done by their counterparts in other developed societies in the ...

ON THE GROSS ABUSE OF AWARDS/ TITLES BY NIGERIANS – THE EXAMPLE OF THE AWARD OF JPs IN DELTA STATE

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By Zik Gbemre It is really sad to note that Awards/Titles and Honours, which ordinarily should have been a sign of “societal recognition” for one’s “selfless-service” and “worthy accomplishments”, have been turned into a ‘product’ that can be bought with money, or given in the name of favouritism/nepotism or partisan affiliations. To the extent that the ...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATIONS MAKING STATE GOVERNORS/COUNCIL CHAIRMEN LAZY AND NOT INNOVATIVE/DEVELOPMENT-FRIENDLY-ORIENTED

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l By Zik Gbemre Nigeria is a country that has 36 States plus a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which depends on monthly Federal Government allocations to run as entities of Government. But apart from Lagos State and very few others, most of the States in the country cannot survive or even operate/function as State Governments without these ...

MORE HIGHER INSTITUTIONS AND NO JOBS FOR GRADUATES – NIGERIAN GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR DISTORTED IDEA OF DEVELOPMENT

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By Zik Gbemre Is it not funny that every now and then, we hear of one new University, higher institution or Colleges being established across different parts of the country? From the University of Petroleum Resources to a Maritime University, there is always one higher institution or the other being established in the country, all of ...

A CLARION CALL FOR NIGERIA TO WAKE-UP

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By Zik Gbemre We are greatly disturbed every time we consider the fact that Nigeria, despite having similar factors, human and natural resourcefulness, difficulties and experiences as a nation, just like other developed nations like China, Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, USA, etc., have had and yet came out victoriously; the nation is still tagged a Third-World ...

MANY NIGERIANS ARE GUILTY OF THIS NEGATIVE ATTITUDE CALLED CORRUPTION – THE NEED FOR US TO GET BACK TO OUR CORE SOCIETAL VALUES

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It is evidently clear that something is intricately wrong with Nigerian current ‘value system’ as a people in this beloved country of ours called Nigeria. This was not the case in the decades of our forefathers and even in the early years of Nigeria as an independent nation. Then, regardless of one’s religion, ethnicity and ...

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE NIGERIAN COAL INDUSTRY?

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By Zik Gbemre We find it disturbing and sad that a country like Nigeria, despite being blessed and endowed with so much mineral resources like coal, that holds so much economic potential; is still amongst the poorest countries in the world, to the extent that we have practically become a nation that virtually imports everything to ...

ON UDUAGHAN’S CHANNEL TV INTERVIEW AND THE REALITIES AS WE SEE IT

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Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan By Zik Gbemre I have always constructively criticized the PDP-led Government in Delta State for nonperformance since 1999 till date, regardless of who or what is concerned. This included the 8 years tenure of former Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who, in my own score card, performed very low as expected, and considering the ...

TOWARDS HAVING AN EFFECTIVE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE

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Ibrahim Idris, Nigeria's Inspector General of Police. By Zik Gbemre Without a doubt, there are many issues which have left us with a Police Force that is not functioning as they should, and which we believe the Inspector General of Police (IGP) should know, hence, the situation with FSARS/State Police Command SAARS are not the only ...

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE NIGERIAN COAL INDUSTRY?

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We find it disturbing and sad that a country like Nigeria, despite being blessed and endowed with so much mineral resources like coal, that holds so much economic potential; is still amongst the poorest countries in the world, to the extent that we have practically become a nation that virtually imports everything to satisfy domestic ...

JOHN McCAIN – A DESERVING TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN WAR HERO

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John McCain By Zik Gbemre Since last weekend, the international media have been awash with varying tributes in honour of the late Senator, John McCain who passed on at the age of 81 years. While we express our deep heart condolence to the American people and the family of John McCain, who served his country and ...

ON GOVERNOR OKOWA’S ASSENT TO BILL PROHIBITING EXTORTION, FORCEFUL ENTRY ON LANDED PROPERTY – BY FAR THE BEST MOVE OF THE OKOWA ADMINISTRATION

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Zillion Gbemre By Zik Gbemre  The recent signing into law, the Delta State Public and Private Properties Protection Bill 2018, which outlaws illegal collections, harassment and forceful entry by touts into development sites in the name of “deve”, can be said to be the best bill/policy that has been nurtured and signed into law by the Governor Okowa ...

IN THE SPIRIT OF DON CHIZO. HON SOLOMON AWHINAWHI, THE FRENZY OVATION AND THE 2019 UGHELLI NORTH, SOUTH AND UDU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY WINNING GAME.

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  By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq. If truth be told, there are certain clear cut indices to be considered when making political predictions and mapping of electioneering victories. One of such is the 'direct connection' of a grassroots politician with his people. This factor far outweighs other petty factors. No serious political leader and strategic party structure would ...

NIGERIANS – TIME TO STOP THE CELEBRATION OF THIEVES

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By Zik Gbemre  It is no longer news that corruption is the bane of Nigeria’s development, and that corruption is the canker worm which has eaten deep into the fabric of the Nigerian system. But we can also conclusively say that corruption is everywhere in Nigeria simply because “majority of Nigerians celebrate corruption.” The saddest part is that ...

ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED AND THE NEEDY IN NIGERIA – THE NEED FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS TO LEARN FROM AIRTEL TOUCHING LIVES EXAMPLE

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By Zik Gbemre It is an established fact that the essence of any Government, that is, the reason behind the existence of any Government as custodians of public wealth in the first place, is to ‘judiciously manage and appropriate’ all the available human and material/natural resourcefulness in that country’s domain; harness and develop same on behalf of, and ...
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