Month: October 2019

Ejakpovi Bags 1st Class At ABUAD

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  By Omoghene Benedict, Delta State-born Ese Oghale Ejakpovi has bagged 1st class in Accountancy at Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado Ekiti. At the 10th Founder’s Day and 7th convocation ceremonies of the university held on Monday, Ejakpovi, daughter of renowned politician, Dr. (Pharm.) Nelson Ejakpovi clinched 1st class in Accountancy. Miss Ejakpovi attributed the feat to hard work and strong belief in God and thanked her parents for encouraging her to bring out her best. “I am happy that I got first class; our days of sleepless nights reading…

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Ika North East Agog As Comrade Victor Enwefa Hosts Ward 10 Leadership

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……PDP Ward 10, Idumu-Esa Community Youths Commends Exercise. …. Ward 10 Polirical Leader, Dr. Frank Nwugo, PDP Chieftains, Executives Commends Party faithful, Enwefa. …Extols Nwugo’s Leadership style. By Victor Bieni IDUMU-ESA- It was a Saturday full of grace penultimate weekend as Comrade Victor Enwefa celebrates the the entire Leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 10, Idumu-Esa Community-both Youths and Women in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. The event was held at the residence of Dr. Frank Nwugo (ESQ) in Agbor with a very colourful…

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Okowa In The Eye Of The Media II

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  By FIDELIS EGUGBO (On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa had his quarterly media briefing with members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council. Last Sunday, October 13, 2019, the first part of the feature story, “Okowa In The Eye Of The Media” which was as a result of the media chat was published on page 10 of The Pointer Newspaper. The concluding part of that piece as published on page 10 of The Pointer Newspaper of Sunday, October 20, 2019…

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Delta State Gov’t Sets To Partner With Genuine NGOs To Eradicate Poverty

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SEMCCA inaugurates Delta Executives By Joel Grandball/ Omamuzo Efidhere   Delta State Governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has stated that the State government is ready to partner with genuine NGOs to eradicate poverty. Governor Okowa who was represented by Chika Ossai, Commissioner forTrade and Investment, during the inauguration of the state chapter of SEMCCA at Ughelli, Delta held that government has over the years carried out various kinds of empowerment programmes that will better the lives of Deltans. According to Okowa, “Government commitment towards the eradication of poverty of Deltans…

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Determination Necessary For Public Service Success -Macaulay

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  …Urges Deltans to Pray, Support Leaders BY ITEVEH EKPOKPOBE   The Director General, Warri Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency (WUEDA), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has posited that bureaucratic portholes in public service call for determination and diligence in achieving success. According to him, public service is an unending battle to enshrine the values of development on society noting sadly that interests and wanton continue to militate results. In his address during a Thanksgiving Service held at the redeemed Christian Church of God,Owhelogbo, by Isoko Patriotic Front (IPF) to…

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Threat To Oil Facilities: Conveners Of Ijaw Unity Rally And Peace Rain Knocks On Coordinator Of Presidential Amnesty Programme

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  *** Beg  Buhari To Replace Dokubo With A Capable Person With  Perfect Understanding Of Amnesty Programme  *** Describe   His Appointment As   A Huge  Mistake  *** Say He Has  Overstayed  His  Welcome   The  Conveners of the Ijaw Unity  Rally  And  Peace (IURP ) have warned the  Special Adviser to the President and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme  (PAP ), Prof Charles Dokubo against threatening the Federal Government with renewed wave of violence in the oil-rich Delta Delta Region if was not reappointed.   The Coordinator of…

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BASHORUN ASKIA OGIEH, MD/CEO DESOPADEC: A ROUND PEG IN A ROUND HOLE

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  The man, BASHORUN ASKIA OGIEH, has the interests of the oil producing communities at heart, which he has shown from the inauguration of this new board, by commissioning some projects for immediately use. The town hall meetings that have held so far, show that everyone will smile at the end of the day, because projects that will be executed will be people oriented and for sure, bring about positive change in the lives of the people of the oil producing areas in the state. The era of uncompleted projects…

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Golden Friends Advances To Knockout Stage As ESEOGHENE United Is Edged Out Of Bet9ja Royal Cup Tournament

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  Golden Friends have advanced to the knockout phase of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup, as the second set of games of Matchday 2 were played on Thursday, October 18 across some designated centers. Golden Friends beat Ihun Iyase 2 – 1 in Group C at the Kwale Township Stadium to progress to the Round of 16. Thanks to own goals from Amedu Ibrahim and Ademuwagun Samson, as well as Golden Friends’ Mack Oli Chinedu, as the Oreokpe clubside secured three more points to make it six from two group…

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We Must Have A Paradigm Shift From The Old DESOPADEC — Askia

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By Omoghene Benedict,   MANAGING Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh, has urged staff of the commission to have a paradigm shift from the old DESOPADEC to the new positive approach being implemented by the current board of the agency. The DESOPADEC boss gave the charge, Friday during an interactive session with staff of the commission at the 3-day in-house training session for staff of the Department of Investment and Industrial Promotion. Speaking on his vision for the…

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Smart Monitoring, Assessment And Rehabilitation, Panacea To Deficit Infrastructural Development- University Don

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  By Victor Bieni ASABA- A Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Delta State University, Oleh Campus, Engr. Mokwenye Ikebu-Ifesinachi has that quality Civil Engineering infrastructures termed as basic amenities helps to improve the standards of lives of citizens if means of Sustainability is maintained. This was made known to our reporter recently at the conference Hall of Engr. D. A. Umukoro, Ministry of Works, Asaba, Delta State Capital in his lectures delivered in as the Guest Speaker during the Second Annual General Meeting of Nigerian…

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