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  By Wilson Macaulay Petroleum Industry Christian Fellowship International(PICFI) has empowered 70 students cutting  across different higher institutions in Nigeria with  scholarship awards.  The awards which took place during the organization's 21st Annual National Prayer Conference with the title:" Occupy Till I Come" was held on Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd October, 2025 at Petroleum Training Institute(PTI) Effurun, Delta State. In her remarks, PICFI Zonal Co-ordinator and Chairman of Scholarship Awards Committee, Omosede Osafile said one of the goals of the PICFI is to partner with government and organizations   to impact on the life of people in the organization's  host communities. According to her, PICFI aims  at nurturing and  coaching the younger generation  for excellence in leadership, skills acquisition  and education transformation. She  said, the scholarship awards  being presented is the second set of scholar...

  By Wilson Macaulay In a vibrant and heartwarming ceremony held on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Ishaka Hotel, Refinery Road, Effurun, Warri, Delta State, the Herpotential Special Needs Initiative was officially launched. A key highlight of the event was the unveiling of popular entertainer MC Emmaralo as the NGO’s Brand Ambassador. The launch event drew notable dignitaries, community stakeholders, educators, clergy, and health professionals, all united in support of the initiative’s mission: to empower and support children—particularly the girl child with special needs—in Delta State and beyond. A Laudable Vision Commended The Chairman of the occasion, Chief Dr. Philip Ariakpoyeri Ileleji, a Chartered Accountant and lecturer at Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, described the NGO as “a laudable dream that requires the support of men and women of goodwill.” During the press briefing, Dr. Ariakpoyeri commended the founders, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ukpetenam, for their unwavering ...

  By Wilson Macaulay  WARRI The Petroleum Industry Christian Fellowship International (PICFI) on Wednesday, October 1, kicked off its 2025 Annual National Prayer Conference at the PTI Conference Centre, Effurun, Delta State, under the compelling theme: “Occupy Till I Come” (Luke 19:13).  The Spiritual Conference billed to run  through October 1–3,  brought together Christian professionals across Nigeria’s oil and gas sector for a time of intercession, strategic engagement, and spiritual realignment — with a clear focus on advancing kingdom values within the industry and the nation at large. In his stirring welcome address, Brother Shola Idowu, PICFI’s National President, expressed gratitude to God for a fruitful four-year leadership journey. He outlined the progression of annual spiritual themes that have shaped the fellowship’s direction: 2022 – Knowing God,  2023 – Living Sacrifice, 2024 – Men at the Gate and the current 2025  conference tagged ----O...

  By Wilson Macaulay   WARRI A passionate call has been made by High Comrade Joseph Lamienghan, a prominent grassroot  mobilizer and social justice advocate in the Niger Delta, who has decried the deplorable condition of roads across Nigeria, particularly in the oil-producing region. 65 years after independence. In his  independence anniversary  statement made available to Daily independent Newspaper, Newspaper, High Comrade Lamienghan described the current state of Nigerian roads  65  years of nationhood  as nothing short of a national disaster, warning that unless urgent steps are taken, the socio-economic impact will continue to worsen and deepen the suffering of already burdened citizens. > “We are living in abnormal times, where our roads — instead of being channels of movement and commerce — have become corridors of death,” Lamienghan lamented. “From Port Harcourt to Warri, Benin to Yenagoa, and across the oil-rich Niger Delta, our people...