By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The incumbent President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Christopher Ikechukwu Isiguzo, alongside some contestants for the other portfolios in the leadership of the union has been elected to pilot the affairs of the union for the next three years in the country. The election which took place during the 7th Triennial National Delegates Conference at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia in Abia State saw Comrade Isiguzo clinching the presidential position for a second term with a whooping 665 votes, beating his rival, Comrade Yusuf Idris who trailed far behind with 15 votes, out of…
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OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Okotie-Eboh Grammar School, Sapele Old Boys Association (OGSOBA) holds its national convention on Saturday, October 23, 2021 to elect new officers to pilot it’s affairs. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Samuel Okporu and Mr. Peter Eyarefe, Chairman and Secretary respectively of OGSOBA Convention Planning Committee made available to journalists in Sapele, the Committee said that the one day progrmme will take place at the school premises, Okotie-Eboh Grammar School, MacPherson Road, Sapele, Delta State. The statement added that the Convention which will attract delegates from all the branches across the country will take place…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE On October 6, 2020 the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) braced up against all daunting odds to conduct the election of the Delta State Council of the union in the state. The election had been thwarted twice owing to the unwholesome scheming of some power brokers in and outside the union that wanted to have their way at all cost. However, with the strong determination and commitment of the national body, led by Comrade Christopher Ikechwuku Isiguzo (President), the election, considered in the history of the NUJ as the fiercest was successfully. At the end of the…
Deltans have been called upon to offer credible information to security agencies that can help track down criminals in all parts of the State. The Director General, Security Matters in Delta State Hon David Tonwe made the call in Asaba while speaking on plans to ensure adequate security in this Ember months. Hon Tonwe said Operation Still Water was flagged of in Asaba by the Nigerian Army in partnership with other security agencies as a proactive measure to strengthen security in all parts of the state. He said men of the Operation Delta Hawk were currently on twenty four hours…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE Ahead the 7th delegate conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at Umuahia in Abia State, fixed for between October 5 and 7, 2021, the Chairman of the Delta State Council of the union, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, has enjoined delegates from the state to be good ambassadors of the council and the state by being extremely decorous in their conducts and utterances throughout the period of the electoral exercise. Comrade Ikeogwu handed down the advice while addressing the delegates and observers from the council at the temporary Press Centre of the union in Asaba, the state…
The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed the latest allegations of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC in the State over favouritism in employment into the newly established Delta Universities, describing them as another round of APC’s usual misinformation on the new universities. Reacting to the Delta APC latest press release titled: “APC Accuses Delta Govt Of Favouritism In Employment Into State Varsities, Calls For Merit, Transparency”, signed by its Publicity Secretary (Caretaker), Sylvester Imonina, Esq., the PDP, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, described the APC’s penchant for rushing to the media…
By Johnson Ebigide The chances of the incumbent President of the Nigeria Union Journalist (NUJ), Comrade Christopher Isiguzo, clinching the exalted position for a second term at the upcoming 7th Triennial Congress of the union, fixed for October 6, 2021 at Umuahia in Abia State, gets a boost with the collective endorsement by journalists in Delta State of his candidacy for the position. Comrade Isiguzo who had led his campaign team, The Greater Height, to the temporary Press Centre of the union in Asaba, the state capital, was received warmly by members of the state council of the union, led…
As Nigerians celebrate the 61st anniversary of its independence, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged them not to lose hope in the ability of the nation to come out of its present travails. Okowa made the call in his Independence Anniversary speech in Asaba on Friday. The governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, said that many may not see reasons to celebrate because of the myriad of challenges facing the nation, but called on them to give thanks to God because “we are not were we used to be,”. He recalled that “on this day…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged Nigerians to remain steadfast in prayers for the country as it continues to grapple with security and economic challenges. He made the call on Thursday in Asaba, in his goodwill message to Nigerians on the 61st anniversary of the nation’s independence. In the message contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, the governor reiterated his call for a national dialogue and a new constitution for the country. He said that both issues were veritable windows for resolving all developmental, economic and political challenges facing the nation, noting that…
By PERE BOTU Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Nigerians not to despair inspite of the numerous challenges confronting the country. Governor Okowa made the call during the celebration of the 61st Independence anniversary celebration at the Cenotaph, Asaba. The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dcn Kingsley Otuaro, expressed hope that Nigeria would come out of its present challenges stronger and live up to its promise as the giant of Africa and subsequently the envy of the World. He said though many Nigerians may not see the need to celebrate especially in the light of the myraid of…