A seven-member armed gang early yesterday reportedly attacked the palace of the 94-year-old HRM Ogbon, the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. It would be recalled that about 10 years ago, dare-devil robbers had also raided the same palace of the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, killing his driver [...]
UGHELLI—A Delta State High Court sitting in Ughelli has stopped Mr. Agaovwe Ofugbeya from parading himself as Odion-elect of Uwheru Kingdom. Granting an interim application by Chief Clarkson Ununugbe, trial judge, Justice G. Akperi, also restrained the Otota of the kingdom, Mr. Efa Igberedjor, from installing the said Mr. Ofobeye as the Odion of the [...]
Nigeria will be plunged into a week- long black out, as five power stations are to be shut down starting Tuesday, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) revealed on Sunday. The nationwide black out is being brought on by the shut-down of Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) Utorogu and Ughelli East Gas Plants, as [...]
By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT- FEDERAL Government has been accused of marginalising the Urhobo people in political appointments. Urhobo Nationalists Movement, in a petition to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, complained that it was set to embark on what it termed a non-violent agitation for self-determination. The petition, by Mr. Mumakai Unagba and Mr. [...]
By Emma Amaize Akpokona Omafuaire WARRI- Indigenes of Oviri-Olomu community in Ughelli-South Local Government Area of Delta State have called on Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, to urgently clean the oil spill from its pipeline, which reportedly, ruptured in August, at Egbefa, destroying aquatic lives and farmlands. A resident in the community, Mr. Peter Ogho, [...]
By Festus Ahon UGHELLI—WORRIED by the seeming political disunity in the Urhobo nation, a 12-man committee has been inaugurated to work out the modalities for the merger of the Urhobo Political Forum, UPF, and the Urhobo Consultative Forum, UCF. The committee which was inaugurated at the residence of Chief G. Sefia, was given two weeks [...]
By FESTUS AHON UGHELLI-CHAIRMAN of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Vincent Oduaran, has been recalled to office. Oduaran was asked to vacate office on August 1, 2011. His recall was contained in a letter by Administrative Secretary of the state PDP, Elder Charles Nwarache. Nwarache, in the [...]
Boko Haram and Mend An epic terrorist battle is looming over the country. The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday declared its intention to rejoin the bombing fray in confrontation against Islamic fundamentalist group Boko Haram. The Niger Delta group, which bombed Abuja on the nation’s 50th Independence anniversary last year, [...]
By FESTUS Ahon UGHELLI—HRM Agboavwe Oyise 11, has been coronated as the new Odion of Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, following the dethronement of the former king, Chief Clifford Adade, by a Delta State High Court sitting in Warri. It will be recalled that Chief Adade was removed by the [...]
THE Special Adviser on Media to the Minster of Power, Mr. C. Don Adinuba, on Tuesday, said Nigeria’s power generation had improved from 3,800 mega watts (mw) to 4,300mw. Adinuba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos, said the increase was due to the ongoing overhauling of turbines in power formations. [...]
Gospel Singing Is My True Calling — Tope Alabi
Patricia Temitope Alabi (neeObayomi) is a household name in Nigeria gospel music scene. Born over forty years ago into a catholic family, her parents had received a prophecy when she was seven years old that she would be a “great minister of God”. The actress-turned -singer had paid her dues in the entertainment industry before [...]
Air Nigeria to be privatised in two years –Jimoh Ibrahim
Air Nigeria is to be privatised within the next two years. It is expected that the airline would be on a firm footing by then. Chairman of the company, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, said the airline would focus more on international operations with scheduled flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Asian countries. Ibrahim, who spoke on [...]
Fashion Night Out, Ghana 2012 Comes Off This Weekend
Entertainment of Friday, 18 May 2012 Source: – Email this Share This Facebook Twitter reddit Google Bookmarks del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Mixx it! Print This Comments (2) « Prev Next » The Ghanaian fashion taste is now on the high and we cannot be blind at the new styles in vogue. Fashion Night Out, Ghana [...]
Nigeria picks 25 players for U-20 invitational tourney
LAGOS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has named a 25-man squad for an invitational U-20 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Spokesperson for the team Samm Audu disclosed this in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday, saying John Obuh, the Head Coach of the national under-20 men’s listed three goalkeepers, eight [...]
Victor Ikpeba, Austin Okocha & the six Legends of the Heineken Champions Planet
SPECIALBy Babajide Alaka The Heineken Champions Planet is located in the heart of Victoria Island. It is a cosy duplex filled with football memorabilia and beautiful hostesses who make sure that fans of the beautiful game never want for anything on match days. In football-speak, the Heineken Champions Planet is football heaven. It is where [...]
Keshi to continue open door policy
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that he will continue with his policy of giving every player a chance to prove himself despite calls for him to put down a standing team. Former Eagles midfield maestro and technical committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Okocha during the week urged the Eagles coach jettison his [...]
