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 By Wilson Macaulay  A Delta State born human and environmental right activist, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has appealed to political appointees of  Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State to sincerely and genuinely encourage the governor to do the needful in terms of roads infrastructures development in the State. Comrade Mulade Sheriff who  made the call in Asaba, the state capital, said as a Deltan, I am highly disappointed whenever I move across the state in terms of roads infrastructural developments.  He asserted in his statement that What is  on ground  in terms of work done on roads across the State cannot quantify and represent true revenue allocations in terms of developments and what we read on papers and see in documentaries as road master.  Comrade Mulade the wel known environmental activist noted that it   is imperative to call and appeal to all Government politicial appointees in the state to genuinely summon courage to tell Governor Ifeanyi Okowa the level of displeas

By Wilson Macaulay  Platinum Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has approved the second edition of the Strategic Communication Workshop designed to enhance the capacity and performance of Media Aides, internal and external social media influencers/bloggers, PDP Social Media Team and press secretaries to Chairmen of the twenty five local government councils. Executive Assistant to the governor on Communications, Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, in a statement on Tuesday said the 3-Day workshop will hold from December 8 -10, 2020 at Orchid Hotel, DBS Road, Asaba. The 2019 edition was a huge success, organised by the Office of the Executive Assistant (Communications) to the Governor of Delta State, in conjunction with the office of the Secretary to the State Government. "I am happy to announce to our media partners and media Aides in this administration that His Excellency the Governor has approved the training and human capacity development of 150 persons in thi

  By Storm Mbarka As the trial of suspected Covid 19 Palliatives looters begins in Jos Plateau State  Magistrate Court and other States  across the nation, Nigerian react as they share their  opinion over how they view the episode of the looting of  warehouses  that capped the endsars protest.      Busy Brain f who spoke from  Ilorin  Kwara state said :                                                             We  are talking of a dual scenario.Two things are involved here, Covid-19 palliative looters and looters of malls and businesses owned by private individuals.  My take on the two circumstances varies. For the  palliative looters,  they should be considered as people that were arrested by poverty occasioned by poor governance and corruption. The covid-19 palliatives should not have been stored in warehouses, it should have been shared to unburden the poor masses that keep wallowing in hunger. The looters  should be given soft landing. For the thieves who looted electronic/phone

By Storm Mbarka  As part of the vision to propagate the activities of Chief  JAMES Augoye ,two girls who went  through informal education   in hair dressing were  yesterday empowered  in Adeje community in Okpe LGA, of Delta State through the  Chief James Augoye   foundation. Chief James Augoye the Delta State Commissioner for works  is a human developer  per excellent ever ready to help and support those who are willing to   learn through  the Foundation.  The presentation of the items which  was done by  Comrade Harrison Elerubo to the admiration of the Adeje community leaders who were present to witness the lofty gesture of the foundation sent positive vibrations about the concern of Chief James Augoye about the welfare of his people.   The representatives of the families of the beneficiaries who were visibly overwhelmed with joy said: " Our  appreciation knows no bound because the kind gesture that took place just now is   a dream fulfilled and we  thanked  God for the life of

By Storm Mbarka Professor Austin  E  Anigala the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics of the Delta State University Abraka has  strongly opined  that Nigeria  is in a dire need of creative, innovative and productive leaders  to harness her enermous great human and material  resources which are boundless.  Professor Anigala the Academic don who was reacting to the recent statement made by former Ghana President , General Jerry Rawlings  who said Nigeria have all it takes  to become the true giant of Africa if only the Political  leadership is willing to do so.  General Rawlings the former Ghana President in that speech lamented how Nigeria keep romancing imperial powers with no sign of light at the end of the tunnel.  He Equally asserted that the old Nigerian Politicians must be eased out through peaceful retirement so that the new breeds can come on board  to set the pace for the new Nigeria Africa can be proud of.  Prof Anigala  in addition to the Rawlings recommendations   posited that 

By Storm Mbarka  A Humanitarian Group named Peace Development Security and Humanitarian Rights Association of Niger Deltans  has called on President Muhammadu Buhari  the amiable  Governors of the Nine  Niger Delta States  ,the Hon. Minister of State for  Petroleum,    the Hon. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, NDDC, and DESOPADEC, to use the instruments of their good    offices  to ensure that the thirteen percent derivation funds acruable to oil and gas producing States is used to establish or build at least seven    community based Modular Refineries    in each of the nine Niger Delta States.              Comrade Mike JK Tiemo the Group President who spoke in Warri Delta State asserted that the quest is necessary to break the fetters that has kept the region backward  uptill this moment  and to generate   massive engagement and employment opportunities for  the seventy five percent unemployed youths of the  Niger Delta .       Comrade Tiemo observed that  the establishment of the com

By Storm Mbarka Mr Ogaga Akpofure ,  Chief Executive  Officer of Transparency and Scorecard Centre , a Nigerian Citizen based in the US has reacted to a publication made by the Nigerian Guardian Newspaper on the 21st of October 2020  reported by Dennis Erezi in the papers Metro Column which  alledged that a Nigerian Soldier was arrested for asking his colleagues not to fire at the  harmless and peacefull protesters at the Lekki toll gate. Mr Ogaga Akpofure who spoke via skipe    called on Nigerians at home and in Diaspora to advocate  for the release of the  soldier allegedly arrested  by the military authority for asking his  colleagues  not to open fire on  the  peacefull protesters.  Akpofure ,the international Activist observed that , speaking up against injustice no matter  whose ox is gord is the shortest path to an egalitarian society.  He lamented that  it is indeed absurd for an authority mandated to protect  people to  easily turn around to be so  brutish on  them when Nigeri

  By Wilson Macaulay  General John Abugor an illustrious son of Idjerhe Kingdom who is also a  Chieftain of the People's Democratic Party in Ethiope West  LGA  yesterday commended the laudable effort of Governor Okowa of Delta State  for graciously directing the Deputy Governor Barrister Kingsley Otuaro to  issue Staff of office to HRM Monday Arthur Whiskey , Udurhie l the Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom.  General Abugor who spoke during the ceremony  noted in his  Statement that the wide jubilation which greeted the emergence of Udurhie I is an expression of the fact that the people are indeed happy that the Kingdom  have finally put paid to the issue of the vacant stool since the former king joined his ancestors.  He  therfore congratulated Udurhie l the Ovie of Idjerhe  Kingdom on the auspicious moment of the issuing of Staff of Office to him by the Deputy Governor.  Speaking further Abugor said:  " We the people of Idjerhe Kingdom are happy to have a very modest and seasoned mater

By Wilson Macaulay  The President of Nigeria Welders and Fitters Union NIWELFU  Comrade Chief Joseph Awala Inone has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the five point demand of the the famous endSARS protesting Nigeria  youths across the globe  whom he described as the children of Mr President.  Comrade Chief Joseph Awala lnone who broke his silent to speak for the first time since the commencement of the  protest asserted in his speech  that, the  children have made their points very clear and President Buhari has equality admitted that the demands are germane and worthwhile , all hands need to be on deck now to ensure that the implementation of their request does not nose dive or run into  the twist and turns of the usual tangles which truncate government laudable ideas  vision. Chief Awala the NIWELFU boss therefore urge Members of the National Assembly both Senators and Members of the House of Representatives , Ministers,  Director Generals of different Ministries De

By Wilson Macaulay  The President of Nigeria Welders and Fitters Union NIWELFU  Comrade Chief Joseph Awala Inone has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the five point demand of the the famous endSARS protesting Nigeria  youths across the globe  whom he described as the children of Mr President.  Comrade Chief Joseph Awala lnone who broke his silent to speak for the first time since the commencement of the  protest asserted in his speech  that, the  children have made their points very clear and President Buhari has equality admitted that the demands are germane and worthwhile , all hands need to be on deck now to ensure that the implementation of their request does not nose dive or run into  the twist and turns of the usual tangles which truncate government laudable ideas  vision. Chief Awala the NIWELFU boss therefore urge Members of the National Assembly both Senators and Members of the House of Representatives , Ministers,  Director Generals of different Ministries De

By Wilson Macaulay  The Nigeria Welders and Fitters Union NIWELFU under the leadership of Comrade Chief Joseph Awala Inone have sent a  congratulatory message to Comrade Dr. Wabba Ayuba the  Nigeria Labour President who marked his 52nd birthday on the 22nd of October 2020. Comrade Chief Awala Inone who spoke officially in Warri Delta State on behalf of the entire executives  of  the Nigerian Welders and Fitters Union  stated in their goodwill message that Comrade Wabba  Ayuba is worth celebrating  for what God has used him to achieve for the NLC in particular and Nigeria in general.  Chief Awala the NIWELFU boss explained that Comrade Wabba Ayuba is a man who is prepared at short notice  to solve people's problem with all due diligence  no matter how difficult the situation may be or whatever it will cost him just to get things right.  According to Chief Awala,  Wabba Ayuba will be remembered in the annals of the history  of NLC  because his achievements have already opened a hall

Tasked   PMB to Urgently Implement Demands By Storm Mbarka  General John Abugor, aka Point One,  the leader of Niger Delta Youth Emancipation Camp from Jesse in Ethiope West LGA, Delta State  has supported the Endsars Protest and condemned the infamous Lekki Toll Plaza Masacre  by sending his solidarity message to all Nigerian  youths across the globe for standing firm to demand for end to police brutality ,accountability,  major reformation from  the opaque FG  system and also tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to change his body language by urgently responding to the demands of the youths amongst others which he described   to be very germane , essential and fundamental if  we must move forward as one indivisible  people  that can make positive impact in the commity of  nations .  General John Abugor the ex warlord who spoke in Warri Delta  State  noted  that because of his deep concern about the points raised by the organisers of the  Endsars Protest,  he took it upon himself to trav

By Storm Mbarka Barely one week after the length and breadth of  our country  has been traversed and  Nigerians  traumatised  by the popular endsars  nationwide protest , which consumed human lives  and huge collateral damage  ,with uncertainty over what organised labour intend to do after the expiration of the two weeks of grace, before the commencement of their earlier planed but  shelved  industrial action against the FG over  fuel hike , the  leadership of Peace, Development Security and Humanitarian Rights Association of Niger Deltans is ready and poised for a show down with the federal government by shutting down the Operation of Oil Companies Operating in the Niger Delta  if their  long outstanding , overdue  demands and agitations  are not looked into by President Muhammadu Buhari.  The high wired and tersely worded  message by the Niger Delta Humanitarian Group   contained in an open letter of Save Our Souls , addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari  and made available to Dail

BIG BIG OPPORTUNITY.              GRAB IT NOW TOR VANDE-ACKA MAKURDI - The Embassy of the State of Israel in Nigeria has commenced plans for training activities that would raise a generation of innovators, inventors, and researchers in Nigeria. The Embassy intends to use the platform of the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR 2020/21) for the would-be inventors and researchers to transform their ideas into innovative solutions. This was contained in a statement signed by the Israeli Ambassador to Nigerian, H.E Shimon Ben-Shoshan and made available to Sunday INDEPENDENT in Makurdi on Saturday. The program is to be carried out by the Israeli Embassy, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osibajo in partnership with Skill-G Nigeria Ltd, Gregory University Uturu, Abia state and DeNovo-Israel Ltd. Ben-Shoshan also noted that "The  " theme for the i-FAIR, 'Transforming Ideas into Inventions' and has been created

Wow I Never Knew  By Storm Mbarka  *1.   Matthew*  Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound.  *2.   Mark*  Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead.  *3.   Luke*  Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.  *4.   John*  Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge Basin of Boiling Oil during a wave of persecution in Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison Island of Patmos.  He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos.  The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey.  He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.  *5.   Peter*  He was crucified upside down on an X-shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die In the same way that Jesus Christ had died.  *6.   James*  The leader of the Church in

  *       Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi To President Buhari:*  A Soldier salary is 49,000 forty nine thousand naira, some no accommodation they rent house outside the barrack no risk allowance  instead they sleep inside bush fought to defend the Nation. A classroom teacher with degree certificate receives 49,000 (fourty nine thousand) approximately accross the nation without good housing accommodation, acces to electricity, potable water, health care facilities and means of transportation yet you expect them to produce good engineers, bankers, lawyers, economists, architecture etc that will compete favourabloy with foreigners to fix the country.  Where is the change?  Change should start with the National assembly: = A Senator receives N36,000,000 (thirty-six million Naira) monthly. If this is divided into two = N18,000,000 million (Eighteen million Naira). The second half which is N18,000,000 (eighteen million Naira) can be used to employ 200 Nigerians, each earning a salary of N90,000 (n

Gombe Govt Pressurises Buhari To Begin Oil Exploitation In North INNOCENT OWEH ABUJA  Governor Mohammed Yahaya of Gombe state has met with President Muhammadu Buhari to urge him to prevail on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to begin oil and gas exploitation in the Gongola basin.  After the meeting with the president in Abuja on Friday, he told State House correspondents that the exploitation would trigger economic activities and create jobs for the states in the region.  He said: “With the discovery of oil and gas in Gombe and Bauchi states, and specifically, in the whole of Gongola Basin, we seek to get the support or the federal government, so the pressure will be mounted on the Nigerian National Petroleum cooperation NNPC and the DPR for them to see to the fact that the exploitation oil and gas deposit that is available in Gombe and in fact the wider Gongola Basin is encouraged so that economic activities will be tri

By  Macaulay  WARRI : Late Chief ( Sir )P B Djebah Was born on 26th March 1925 to Chief Djebah Bagun Ohwoefe of Imigbu quarters and Madam Maria Djebohwo Djebah nee Ughievwecha of Djariovwe quarters both of Okwagbe Inland, Ughelli-South L.G.A Delta State. His mother had lost four children before his birth. She wondered if he would survive, for that reason  she left him by the side of the fire as he did not cry. He was then beaten before he started crying, hence he was named Bivese (seed with a parable). She had two children after him; Tavwiatota (died 1977) and married Ohwofamijeh officer in the Nigerian  Army (died 1972). He was enrolled into the Catholic Mission School in fountain 1 in 1932 but had to stop. He was later re-enrolled in 1940 where he studied till 1945. Since the school was without a standard 6 he had to move to Okrika in 1945. He once narrated how he had to trek to Ovwian in present day Udu L.G.A in search of a school to write the Standard Six. But since the Headmaster

By Storm Mbarka The PDP Mobilizers of  Nigeria,  a noble organization under the the leadership of the biggest party in Africa, the People Democratic Party, saddled with the responsibility of mobilizing and sensitizing voters on the advancement of true democracy and the benefit of good governance  held their inaugural meeting in Enegu over the weekend.  The inaugural stakeholders meeting  which was held at the Grand Chavy Hotel, Enugu on the 3rd of October, 2020 was unique and special due to the  depth and volume of their deliberations.  The meeting had in attendance the Mr. Iteh Ubon , National Coordinator, PDP Mobilizers Nigeria,  Mr Manby Ezekiel, Group Spokes man, Comrade Francis Obule the Delta State Coordinator and other  stakeholders from every state and zones in Nigeria across the six geopolical zones.  Mr Iteh Ubon the National President PDP Mobilizers Nigeria sated that amongst other things, resolutions were  unanimously adopted at the meeting,  that, the  PDP Mobilizers Niger

Oyeniran Apata, Lagos The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, on Friday, condemns the manhandling of a photo journalist, Olukayode Jaiyeola  while covering a peaceful protest to mark Nigeria's 60th independence anniversary at the Maryland Area of Lagos State by Police. IPC appeals to police officers and other security operatives to create a safe environment for journalists and other media professionals to carry out their duties unhindered.  Media reports said the incident happened around 12:00 noon when a policeman, Innocent Adadu, hit Jaiyeola's head with a baton, which immediately made him collapse, with blood gushing out of his injured skull.” IPC's rogramme Officer/Safety Desk Officer, Melody Lawal  condemned the unwarranted brutality of the journalist in the course of his legitimate duty of covering a peaceful protest by a group of Nigerians.  "Although we commend the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu for his prompt intervention over the m

By Francis Onoiribholo Bureau Chief Benin Mike Igini, the  Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in charge of Akwa Ibom State has instituted a N10 billion libel suit against David Imuse,  the factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State and John Mayaki, Chairman, Edo State APC Media Campaign Council. Igini, in a separate writ of summons with suit numbers B/555/2020 and B/556/2020  filed on Monday  before a Benin High Court by Barrister Edwin Okonedo on behalf of his counsel Clement Onwuenwunor demanded the sum of N5 billion as aggravated damages  each from the APC factional chairman and John Mayaki respectively. He also joined the Vanguard Media Limited, the African Newspaper of Nigeria Plc, the publisher of the Nigeria Tribune and the Sun Publishing Limited as co- defendants. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, also demanded for a full page unreserved apology to be published by the duo in every edition of the Punch Newspapers, Tribune, Guardian and the Sun Newspap

                                                     Chief Clark's Statement on Edo APC crisis* Edo State APC Crisis: No Individual is Bigger than Nigeria I condemn, in the strongest terms, the disqualification of the incumbent Governor of Edo State, by the APC screening committee under the leadership of a Professor, Ayuba Jonathan, over alleged inconsistencies in the Governor’s academic credentials. I am indeed, very disappointed and embarrassed that Professors, noted for rationality, judiciousness and erudition, should now be allowing themselves to be used by people, who, educationally, are not their peers.  What the Professor Ayuba Jonathan-led APC screening committee did is a shame to the academic world, not listening or accepting the statement from the Registrar of the University of Ibadan, the country’s premier University, instead, it resorted to adopting pettiness and irregularities, to achieve a predetermined outcome.  The subsequent upholding of that illegitimate decision

Odiri was born on the 1st of October 1960. She grew up in the United Kingdom with her parents, who passed away in a fatal road accident when she was 5. She had to grow up with her aunty in Coventry. Her aunt was married to a white man. She grew up with so much passion, and interest in African history. She focused so much on Nigeria, and when she was 28, she decided to move back to the most populous nation in Africa to trace her roots. Odiri, an epitome of true African beauty and brains, was already doing well for herself. She was a medical doctor in London, and her brainy nature earned her a high post at a reputable hospital with a short period. She was able to establish contact with one of her uncles in Nigeria. She planned to relocate to the country permanently and contribute her quota to the development of the health sector. Her uncle talked her into establishing a hospital in her home-town in the southern part of Nigeria. She kept on wiring funds to him to secure land, erect a buil