Archives for October, 2019

OPINION: THE NIGERIAN EMPERORS

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 in News 955 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With the established fact that Emperors, are usually sovereign powerful rulers of vast Empires and territories. They not only have and command unlimited powers, they are also not accountable to anybody. They have total control of a country or region, and their words are laws. While they rule the kingdoms within their Empires, ...

ON OKOWA’S RECENT EFFORTS WITH CHINESE INVESTORS KWALE INDUSTRIAL PARK, PTI’S CANVASS FOR OSUBI AIRSTRIP, UPGRADE FOR DIGITAL HUB

Posted by admin on Monday, 28 October 2019 in News 999 Reads

By Zik Gbemre With reports that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta recently told prospective investors in China that Delta State Government was ready to provide $10 million counterpart fund for the construction of Kwale Industrial Park in the State. The Governor who traveled to China to woo investors for the multi-million dollars project, stated this at ...

SEPLAT REWARDS THREE SCHOOLS , STUDENTS IN EDO, DELTA AT IT’S 2019 PEARLS QUIZ COMPETITION

Posted by admin on Sunday, 27 October 2019 in News 1190 Reads

EPLAT REWARDS THREE SCHOOLS , STUDENTS IN EDO, DELTA AT IT'S 2019 PEARLS QUIZ COMPETITION OKIES VEEKY Leading indigenous oil and gas exploration and production company, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (SEPLAT) in partnership with its JV partner, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) has rewarded three schools and several students at the 2019 edition of the ...

OPPOSITION REPS INSISTS ON THOROUGH LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY OF N10.33TRILLION 2020 BUDGET

Posted by admin on Sunday, 27 October 2019 in News 868 Reads

OPPOSITION REPS INSISTS ON THOROUGH LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY OF N10.33TRILLION 2020 BUDGET OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led opposition in the House of Representatives has picked holes in the N10.33 trillion 2020 budget, insisting that the annual estimate will be subjected to thorough legislative scrutiny to ensure that it reflects the general aspiration of over 200 million Nigerians. In ...

TWO JOURNALISTS DOCKED, SLAMMED FIVE COUNT CHARGE

Posted by admin on Saturday, 26 October 2019 in News 1894 Reads

TWO JOURNALISTS DOCKED, SLAMMED FIVE COUNT CHARGE OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO The Police has arraigned Mr. Joe Ogbodu, Managing Editor, BigPen Online NewspaperJoe and Prince Amour Udemude, a journalist based in ASABA, Delta state at the Magistrate Court 5 Asaba, Delta state over a story reported about Gen. Alexander Ogomudia, former Chief of Defense Staff and one Sam Ogrih ...

Judges’ Appointment: Delta Bar rejects list, accuses CJ of nepotism

Posted by admin on Saturday, 26 October 2019 in News 1117 Reads

The Warri Branch of Nigerian Bar Association, ( NBA ) has rejected the proposed list by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of Delta State to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for the appointment of judges in the State, knocking the State Chief Judge for appointing his son as High Court Judge, saying that due ...

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

Posted by admin on Friday, 25 October 2019 in Opinion 962 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 ...

NUJ inaugurates 19-man press week committee

Posted by admin on Friday, 25 October 2019 in News 990 Reads

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Delta State Council, has inaugurated a 19-man committee to organize its 2019 Press Week, with a charge to explore every opportunity to actualise the sole of raising fund for the furnishing of the press center. Inaugurating the committee at the council's temporary secretariat in DDPA Housing Estate, Asaba, the Chairman ...

PTI HAS PRODUCED 65% TECHNICAL MANPOWER IN OIL & GAS SECTOR–PRINCIPAL

Posted by admin on Friday, 25 October 2019 in News 898 Reads

PTI HAS PRODUCED 65% TECHNICAL MANPOWER IN OIL & GAS SECTOR--PRINCIPAL OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO In keeping faith with the ACT that established the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun with the mandate to develop skilled technical manpower for the Nigerian Oil & Gas industry, the Institute has produced 65% of the technical manpower that is driving the nation's oil and ...

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

Posted by admin on Thursday, 24 October 2019 in Opinion 934 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 ...

Okowa salutes Sinebe at 70

Posted by admin on Thursday, 24 October 2019 in News 905 Reads

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Delta, Dr Pius Sinebe (MFR), as he turns 70 years on Oct. 25, 2019. He lauded Sinebe, an Ijaw leader for his active contributions to the growth and development of PDP and for his astute leadership in his native Patani Local ...

Police Release Delta Journalist, Joe Ogbodu On Bail

Posted by admin on Thursday, 24 October 2019 in News 927 Reads

Joe Ogbodu, the Managing Editor of an online medium, BIGPEN Online, who was invited by the Delta State Police Command on Wednesday, has been released on bail. The State Police Command had invited Ogbodu for questioning following a petition brought against him by one of the leaders of the community over a report published on the ...

CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS HONOUR BASHORUN ASKIA OGIEH

Posted by admin on Thursday, 24 October 2019 in News 942 Reads

Ovedhe Jerry. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has been honoured in acknowledgement of his track record of excellent leadership and humanitarian approach to governance. The honour was presented to him by Centre for Peace, Transparency and Accountability together with Civil Society Groups for Good Governance, yesterday with a Certificate of Performance. Speaking on ...

Warri South Council threatens to revoke alloted empty shops at Ugbuwangue Market

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 23 October 2019 in News 889 Reads

By Francis Sadhere, Warri The Executive of the Warri South Council Area on Tuesday threatened to revoke alloted empty shops at the recently commissioned Modern Market at Ugbuwangue, Warri, if the allotees fail to finalize the necessary documentation and commence business activities latest Monday October 28. Secretary to Warri South Local Government, Mr. Joseph Oribioye, who handed ...

DSS LAYS SIEGE ON JOURNALIST RESIDENCE IN ASABA

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 22 October 2019 in News 1116 Reads

DSS LAYS SIEGE ON JOURNALIST RESIDENCE IN ASABA OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) had laid siege to the Asaba residence of journalist and social critic, Mr. Amour Udemude. Mr. Udemude told journalists that the DSS operatives stormed his residence as early as 7:am in the morning on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. According to Mr. ...

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