By Dele Sobowale Unless we stop this nonsensical and needless controversy about the Asaba Airport, we run the risk of missing FDI which it is designed to attract and the employment opportunities it will provide. The world is watching us. Read on. To state that Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, is a global scarce resource eagerly [...]
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has denied reports that it drafted armed military personnel to Uzere Community in Delta to reopen the Uzere Flow Station. The company made the denial in a statement signed by Joseph Ollor-Obari, its Media Relations Officer, and made available to the press on Friday in Asaba. According to the [...]
Little could General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd) have known when he let loose a stereotypically military missive in Asaba last month that he was opening the floodgates on deep running waters, with subterranean undercurrents. From the moment President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared his intention to run for President in his own right, the question of [...]
Amaechi and Osun Increasingly, regional integration is emerging as the preferred platform for the realization of speedy economic development. This is probably borne out of the consciousness that in a society troubled by economic stagnation and abject poverty, the best approach should be collective rather than individualistic. And as no state can really claim to [...]
By Austin Ogwuda It is barely three weeks to the first anniversary of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s commemoration of his second term as governor of Delta State and stakeholders expectedly are rushing to judgment on the impact of the mega projects of the administration. While one of the founding fathers of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party [...]
By Austin Ogwuda Asaba— DELTA State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, yesterday, paraded members of a notorious kidnap gang, narrating how the leader of the gang shot and killed a member of his gang and shot another on the neck following disagreement over the formula for the sharing of their loot. Aduba said that [...]
Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline has increased frequency to two of its domestic destinations in Nigeria- Asaba (Delta State) and Gombe (Gombe state). Effective May 1, 2012, flights from Lagos and Abuja to Asaba now operate daily instead of the 5x weekly flights which has been in place since the airline inaugurated [...]
The king himself delivered the message as his subjects, decked in colourful gear, celebrated with him. The Olu of Warri remembered the internal strife that once undercut the kingdom’s progessive efforts but he also hailed the cohesion in the kingdom. Ogiame Atuwase recalled that much natural resources are taken away from Itsekiri land and so [...]
Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has advised that recommendations made on study tours by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) be made available to the state government for improved developmental policies. Dr. Uduaghan who gave the advice in Asaba, Delta State capital, said such recommendations would assist the government in designing better [...]
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has condemned the conviction of its members by a Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Six MASSOB members were sentenced to six months imprisonment by Magistrate S. C. Ehikwe for wearing the regalia of the defunct Republic of Biafra. Speaking [...]
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 [...]
