By Mineh Okioma, Yenagoa Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has called for a proper selection of talented young players from the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament, so as to infuse them in developmental programs that would ensure they become national team players in the coming years. The minister …
Read More »Oyibokure Commends Delta Education Commissioner on ‘Lofty Initiatives’
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart from Uwheru Ward in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Goodluck Irorohwo Oyibokure, has commended the state commissioner for higher education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare, for the lofty ideas he has been contributing to the development of education in …
Read More »Unenurhie PG Supports Community Reconciliation, As Youth Chairman Sues for Peace
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The president general of Unenurhie community in Evwreni kingdom, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Peter Maison, has expressed his support, and that of his executive cabinet, for the community reconciliation process set up by his government, in collaboration with the Odion’Rode-in-Council. …
Read More »Dickson to Commission Bayelsa Airport
By Mineh Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa International Airport will be formally commissioned on Monday, February 10, 2020, the state commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has said. The commissioning is coming a year after the inaugural flight to the airport which was embarked on by Governor Seriake Dickson. Iworiso-Markson …
Read More »NGOs’ Forum Hold Mega Rally for Lyon’s Swearing-in
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Over 7000 NGOs and Support groups held a mega party to herald the swearing – in of Chief David Lyon as governor of Bayelsa State. According to the chairman of all the APC NGOs Forum, Comrade Faith James Mikioma, the NGOs volunteered and “selflessly mobilized members …
Read More »FG Not Doing Enough to Revive Eastern Ports ~ Waite Harry
Despite increasing efforts to ensure ease of doing business in the Eastern ports, national trustee member of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Waite Harry, says the Federal Government is not doing enough to develop the ports in the region. Waite’s comment comes as the Nigerian Ports Authority …
Read More »Amnesty: How Ex-Agitators Averted Exchange of Blows by Dokubo’s Aides
… As Amnesty Beneficiaries Applaud Buhari on Empowerment By Our Reporter But for the intervention of ex-agitators present, aides of the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo, would have descended into a fist fight during the Presidential Amnesty special empowerment programme for people in …
Read More »NDDC Boss Promises ‘More Entrepreneur Ventures in Niger Delta’
… As Staff Cooperative Set Up Microfinance Bank Acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, has applauded the vision and quality behind the setting up of a micro finance bank by the NDDC Staff Cooperative Investment and Credit Society Limited. Speaking in Port Harcourt …
Read More »Urhobo Won’t Support FG’s Plans to Fund Agriculture with Islamic Bank Loan ~ Oyibokure
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Following plans by the Federal Government to obtain a $1 billion loan from foreign banks, among them, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), aimed purchasing farming equipment for local farmers in the country, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in Delta State, Mr. Goodluck Irorohwo Oyibokure, has …
Read More »Abrucha Congratulates Odutemu as Archbishop-Elect of Bendel Province
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri An Anglican parishioner of the St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Unenurhie Parish in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, who is also a former chairman of the Unenurhie Youths Association, Mr. Augustine Abrucha, has joined thousands of Anglicans and other well-wishers across Nigeria and abroad …
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