Month: December 2020

Agro Dealers Call For Govt Assistance In Bayelsa

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By Elizabeth Vincent Bayelsa state chapter of Agro inputs dealers and maize growers processor Marketers association of Nigeria has called on the state government for assistance and collaboration to ensure the supply of food in the state. Comrade Tams Singabele state chairman of the organization made the call following the destruction of farm produce by the ravaging flood of the 2020. According to him our commitment towards ensuring the welfare of Farmers in achieving their goals is our major priority and this cannot be achieved without the input and collaboration…

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Emede/ Igbide Land Dispute: IMG Condemns Killings, Burning Of Houses

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A group, Isoko Monitoring Group, IMG has condemned the renewed hostilities between Emede and Igbide communities that has claimed lives and properties in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. IMG, in a statement by it’s Spokesman, Dr. Kingsley Oroh, said the killings and destruction of properties was an act of barbarism and must be condemned by all concern Isoko sons and daughters worldwide. “In this times and age when communities are working together to ensure development is attracted to their communities and territories, it is regrettably that some…

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Local Vigilantes, Natives Read Riot Acts To Criminals In Ughelli North

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  Local vigilantes and natives of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, have read riot act to hoodlums to quit criminality or be ready to face the wrath of the gods and law respectively. The riot act was issued in a show of force by the vigilantes and natives following the unabated killing that has engulfed Ughelli North local government area. It would be recalled that over 15 persons have been killed in Ughelli North by suspected cultists in an alleged battle of superiority by rival groups. Two…

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Angry Mob Sets Suspected Cultist Ablaze In Ughelli

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  By Politicsgovernance.com  Barely three days after a suspected cultist was set ablaze in Ekuigbo community, Ughelli North Local government area of Delta State, angry mob has yet again burnt another suspected notorious cultist to death in the same community. The suspect whose name could not be identified as at the time of the report but popularly known as Pastor was alleged to be the leader of the hit team of one of the rival cult group and has been responsible for several killings and armed robberies in Ughelli and…

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Analysis : Buratai And The Ghost Of January 1966

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By Sunny Awhefeada When in late 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the emergence of the then Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, many hailed it as a strategic appointment that will facilitate the former’s declared intention to exterminate the Boko Haram insurgency by December of that year. The tall two-star general was the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), a coalition of troops from a number of countries battling insurgency in the sub region. Buratai was also from Borno State the epicenter of…

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World Bank Embarks On Recruitment In Bayelsa

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By Elizabeth Vincent World  Bank  has embarked on recruitment in its bid to reduce youths restiveness in Bayelsa state and the society at large to educate and impact  ideas that would engaged the youth in a better direction. The Bayelsa state government in collaboration with the world Bank , Nigeria Covid-19, action recovery and economic stimulus care programme. The commissioner for women and children affair and social development while addressing newsmen said the program is very important to Bayelsa state government and it’s citizens. “The exercise is to collect data…

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Okowa Tasks Judiciary To Be Transparent in Justice Delivery

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  Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa  has said that the Judiciary has to continue to find ways to deliver justice in a timely, transparent and equitable manner.   The Governor in his address at a Special Thanksgiving Mass to mark the beginning  of the new legal year 2020/2021 held  at the Emmanuel the Saviour Catholic Church, Asaba, on Monday said that timely delivery of justice is vital to the health of the justice system and how it is perceived by the public, from which it derives its ultimate…

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Edevbie Attends Egbagbara Funeral Rites In Ofuoma

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By Joel Grandball   Chief of Staff to Delta state governor, Olorogun David Edevbie at the weekend pay homage and last respect to late Chief John Signor Egbagbara at Ofuoma community, in Ughelli North Local government Area of Delta state. Accompanied by aides, Olorogun Edevbie who condole the children and families of the late community leaders described the late patriarch as a man who will be missed by all. He said, “I am glad that Olorogun John Signor Egbagbara lived a fulfilling life, though his wealth of experience would be…

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NARTO Elects, Inaugurates Edewor As Chairman In Delta

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By Omoghene Benedict, The Delta state chapter of Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) have elected a16-man new executives with Edewor Obaro as chairman for the next four years. The election which was peacefully conducted through harmonization brought to an end the previous  tenure which elapse in September, 2019. Conducting the election and swearing in at Warri, Delta State, NARTO General Manager, Operations, Mr. Okafor Stephen said, “What we expect from you as the new executive members in Delta state is unity of purpose. Put in your best, adhere to…

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Analysis: PROFESSOR ANDY EGWUNYENGA: ONE YEAR AS DELSU VC

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  By Sunny Awhefeada Professor Andy Ogochukwu Egwunyenga was appointed as the seventh substantive Vice Chancellor of the Delta State University, (DELSU), Abraka, with effect from 1st December 2019. It was a befitting gift to end the year, not just for Professor Egwunyenga, but for the DELSU community. As it has become in virtually every Nigerian university, the contest for the Vice Chancellorship was fierce and characterized by schemes. However, once his emergence was confirmed and announced, a therapeutic ambience enveloped the University. The new Vice Chancellor took over on…

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