VIEW POINT OF IKA CHAPEL AND FOURTH ESTATE OF THE REALM. By Charles Nwabardi It was a Victorian writer, Thomas Carlyle who called the press, the “fourth Realm of the Estate”. By this, he meant that the press acted as a sort of watchdog of the Constitution and as such, formed a vital part of democratic government. The belief is stemmed from the premise that newspapers, magazines and radio stations including the people who work for them are thought to have a lot of political influence. The Ika Chapel is one of the Constituents of the Nigeria Union Of Journalists(NUJ),…
Author: Spade Nigeria
By Onoriode Etatsemi The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Delta State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Omamuzo Erebe, has commended the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Asaba Branch, for her positive contributions to the protection of the girl child and society in general. Mr. Erebe made the commendation when the Executive members of FIDA Nigeria, Asaba Branch, paid him a courtesy visit to congratulate him on his appointment as the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of Delta State Ministry of Justice. He also commended the Branch on the several sensitization campaigns they embarked on earlier this year, particularly the just concluded 16…
Little things matter, that was what I re-learned from an interaction with the Women Wing of my political organ, Fred Edoreh Vanguard, when, above all things else, they requested me to provide them with cassava stems for planting. What was it about cassava stems? The recent flood had forced them to harvest their crops premature and the stems from the forced harvest were not good for planting. Worse was that the flood was wide and various riverine areas suffered the same fate. Consequently, cassava stems became not only very expensive for a people just back from displacement by the flood…
Group under the agis of lzu-lkei Aniocha-Oshimil Elders Association today congratulated Mrs Lauretta Onochie as Chairman Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC. Izu-Ikei Aniocha-Oshimil Elders Association who is a non-political group, also expressed satisfaction with the nomination of Mrs Lauretta Onochie as Chairman of the NDDC by president muhammadu buhari describing it as well deserved According to the group in a statement signed by it president sir Clement Okonjo and secretary Chief Chris Biose, and forwarded to newsmen luaded Oniochie for, the prodigious energy shape intellect and unstinting loyalty which she has displayed in her present position as special adviser SA…
We are devasted to learn about the sudden demise of one of our former players, Chinedu Udechukwu. Information reaching us from reliable sources said the attacker whose contract with us expired at the end of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League Season slumped and died in Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022, after complaining of severe headache. “Edu”, as he was fondly called, was a young man full of life and great dreams. He was also a phenomenal figure as far as club football is concerned in Nigeria having also played for the likes of two-time CAF Champions…
As Nigerians brace up for the 2023 General Elections, over fifty stakeholders, comprising mostly of youth leaders, government functionaries, security chiefs, members of the electoral body, religious institutions, and scholars, on Wednesday, converged on De Ist Crown Luxury Hotel, Lafia, to brainstorm on modalities to have a peaceful, credible and acceptable exercise in Nasarawa State. According to the convener and Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Youth Development, Rt. Hon. Shuaibu Sani, the rationale behind the one-day youth stakeholders’ engagement was to properly and adequately orientate Youth in Nasarawa State on their roles towards a violence-free polls. He…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Delta South Senatorial District. for the 2023 general elections, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has condoled the families of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate boat mishap on their way back from campaign in Ugborodo and Okerenkoko, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Hon. Joel-Onowakpo, in a condolence message signed by himself and made available to newsmen in Warri, Delta State, expressed deep sympathy with those directly affected and the APC family, urging them to take solace in the Lord. While describing the incident as tragic and unfortunate, he said that…
A non governmental organization (NGO) under aegis of Follow The Money in partnership with COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) has blame Government for poor state of Primary Health Care (PHC) centres in communities across the country. The representative of the group, Ms Johnny Ebimobo-Ere Bella disclosed this at a town hall meeting in Azagba Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta state organized by Follow The Money, saying, that the time has come for citizens to hold Government accountable for the ill-equipped of PHC in their communities. Ms Bella said, a large percentage of Nigeria’s vulnerables depends…
By CELESTINE AFOKOBAH The Committee of Heads of Federal Government Establishments (COHEADS) Delta State Chapter, has held its 2022 End of Year get together party and launch year 2023 COHEADS Calendar. The occasion held under the chairmanship of the Delta State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Rev. Monday Udoh Tom, took place at the Federal Secretariat Conference Hall Okpanam Road Asaba, the State capital. Speaking at the event, the INEC REC who was accompanied by some of his Management Staff, called on members to remain united and committed to the goal of COHEADS. He…
By Comrade Christian Abeh Moses. To many discerning Nigerians, Peter Obi has never sounded genuine. He comes across as an opportunistic if not dubious salesman who shoves his wares down the throat of a disgruntled populace. Nigerians have for over sixty years been subjected to bad governance and the helpless people look forward to messianic promises and pretentiously redemptive characters every election cycle. It happened in the 2015 election cycle when Nigerians were sold a dummy and they voted an old almost ignorant and non-performing president to run the affairs of the country. What happened after that electoral deceit is…