Mother, Two Children Burnt to Death Aug 31, 2011 (Daily Trust/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) – A woman and her two children were on Saturday burnt to death in Kwale, Delta State following a fire which razed their home. The incident, according to the police occurred at about 1:15 am at No. 5, First [...]
Daily Independent (Lagos) Francis Onoiribholo 16 August 2011 Benin — A community leader in Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Emeka Uwaka, weekend lamented the criminal neglect of oil producing communities by companies prospecting oil and gas in the local government and South-South region of Nigeria. Uwaka said the [...]
Killers on the rampage •As robbers massacre 90 By Vincent Ukpong KaluSaturday, August 27, 2011 Living index Incessant armed robberies – day and night, have made sleeping with both eyes closed elusive to Nigerians. Of recent there has been a resurgence of the menace across the country. There was a time the Nigeria Police seemed [...]
By Festus Ahon UGHELLI—Emu-Ebendo indigenes in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, under the auspices of Emu-Ebendo Community Association, yesterday, said it did not stop the proposed drilling contract of Energia Limited, operators of Emu-Ebendo oil well in Oil Mining Lease, OML, 56. Reiterating that they never threatened the lives of workers of the [...]
Delta State Deputy Governor, Prof Amos Utuama (second right), Rt. Rev. Bartholomew Adeyemi (right); Rt. Rev. Isaac Obie (left), and his wife, Mrs. Theresa Obie, at the enthronement of Obie as the Bishop of Warri Diocese of the Messiah African Church…recently. A community leader in Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa West Local Government Area [...]
BY SIMON EBEGBULAM BENIN CITY- NDOKWA Youths in Delta State, have threatened to disrupt the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in the area, if the company failed to equitably distribute the employment forms allocated to youths of the area. The youths in a statement in Benin City, Edo State, said the forms [...]
•Ibori There are few Nigerians in the media industry who, hate or love them, you cannot take away their contributions to the growth of the industry and those that work in it. Either as the journalists or media owner, such people abounds in different places. We have one of them as James Ibori, former [...]
•Ibori Former Governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, is undergoing, perhaps, the most upsetting period of his life at the moment as he faces money laundry charges in the UK. It is largely believed that his trials are the products of attempts by political foes to keep him out of circulation for [...]
Thousands of Chief James Onanefe Ibori’s supporters gathered in his Oghara home in Delta state to mark the 53rd birthday of their political leader. Ibori’s Media Assistant, Mr. Tony Eluemunor, said in a press statement that though most of them came from Delta state, hundreds were from the other states of the South-South geo-political region, [...]
By Ann Philip, Asaba THERE was palpable fear and unease at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State, as armed men shot a patient dead and injured a nurse on duty at the Amenity Ward of the hospital on Monday night. The patient, Mr. Richard Odili, a Kwale-based businessman and President-General [...]
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 [...]
