By Innocent Anaba The appeal filed by the Democratic People’s Party, DPP and its governorship candidate, Chief Great Ogboru to the judgment of the Delta State Governorship Election Tribunal’s judgment which upheld the election of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the January 6, 2011 gubernatorial re-run election may have further [...]
By Rotimi Ajayi, Regional Editor In 2009, when Elder Godsday Orubebe, Minister of Niger Affairs, spoke in Copenhagen, Denmark about his passion to swiftly and promptly bring up sustainable, holistic development of the Niger Delta region, I sympathised with him. I knew that the urgency behind his desire was borne out of the pressure from [...]
•Upholds ACN victory in Delta The Election Petitions Tribunal in Bayelsa State yesterday dismissed the petition by Labour Party (LP) Senatorial candidate for Bayelsa West, Permobowei Ebebi. Ebebi had alleged that the April 9 National Assembly election was marred by irregularities and fraud. He urged the tribunal to annual the elections. The tribunal chairman, Justice [...]
The name Prebor Nakpose King-Jerry may ring a bell in the mind of most Nigerians but he remains tucked away from limelight in the confines of his native Bomadi, one of the littoral backwaters of the Niger Delta. Saturday Vanguard met him recently and he talked about the Niger Delta struggle and the amnesty. Excerpts: [...]
Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva (right), congratulating Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo after she was sworn in as the new Head of Service, Bayelsa State, at Government House, Yenagoa…recently. Pandemonium broke out at the weekend in Bomadi, headquarter of Bomadi council of Delta State following a gruesome beheading of a 45-year-old woman by a [...]
Man arrested in Delta for beheading 45-yr-old woman From KOFA KINGS, UghelliWednesday, August 03, 2011 Pandemonium broke out at Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Council Area of Delta State following the gruesome beheading of a 45-year-old woman by a middle aged man in unclear circumstances. News of the murder shocked residents of the town plunging [...]
ByFestus Ahon UGHELLI—A middle aged man, weekend, beheaded a 45-year-old woman in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State. The woman, identified as Mrs Trust-Ere College, was allegedly killed in her farm at about 9am, Saturday. According to a source, the suspect was apprehended by the Police and Joint Military Task Force, JTF, [...]
Chief Prebor Nakpose King-Jerry hails from Bomadi in Delta State. He is the National President of Niger Delta for Credible and Visionary Leadership. In this concluding part of the interview with SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Sunday Apah, he unveils his contributions to the Niger Delta struggle and the need for the Boko Haram sect to cease fire [...]
Delta records zero cholera case in 3 years From PAUL OSUYI, AsabaTuesday, August 02, 2011 For three years now, Delta State has not recorded any case of cholera outbreak, a disease that is prevalent in the northern part of the country, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara, has said. According to Dr. Otumara, [...]
ASABA—Delta State Governorship Election re-run petition tribunal sitting in Asaba, yesterday upheld the victory of Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, in the January 6 governorship re-run election in the state. The tribunal which delivered its judgment in the petition filed by the Democratic People’s Party, DPP , governorship candidate in the election Chief Great [...]
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 [...]
