By JOHNSON EBIGIDE A carpenter was laboriously trying to cut a piece of wood with his hand saw, the jigsaw of which was blunt. For hours, he sweated it away, dissipating his energy and wasting away quality time; yet, his goal of sawing the wood into two appeared a near impossible ! Frustrated, he threw the hand saw aside, sweating profusely and tired. However, after simmering down from his thoughtlessness, it dawned on him the urgent need to find a way to sharpen his hand saw and try cutting the piece of wood again. And that was it ! What…
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The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has been scheduled to be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s Delta Online Publishers Forum’s third annual Conference/lecture. In a Statement signed by the Chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Deacon Chijioke Williams Ugbolue and the Secretary, Mr. Miracle Enuji, the former Governor, will be speaking on the theme of the Conference; “Niger Delta Economy: Building A New Face For The Region.” According to the Committee, the lecture which is the Forum’s third lecture in their annual lecture series, will hold on Thursday, October 21st, 2021, at the Banquet hall…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has said that returning the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to power in 2023, remains the best hope for Nigerians to enjoy a life of peace, security, national cohesion and economic prosperity. Rt. Hon. Elumelu spoke on Friday, September 17, 2021, during the inauguration of the PDP 2021 National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC), held at the NEC Hall of the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja. He said that Nigerians are beginning to be reassured and inspired by the unity and oneness of purpose prevalent in the party, adding that Nigerians…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The National Association of Seadogs, (NAS) AKA Pyrates Confraternity, has maintained that, for peace to emerge, rule of law, democracy, and respect for fundamental rights which are interlinked, should be promoted in a horizontal, integrated and comprehensive manner. This was noted in a zoom discourse organized by the Vito Corsica Deck of the Pyrates Confraternity to celebrate this year’s International Days for Democracy (September 15) and Peace (September 21), 2021. The discourse themed: “True Democracy: Panacea For Peace in Nigeria”, had Rev. Fr. Dr. Kenneth Oraegbunem (Asst. Prof Faculty of Law) Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra…
By Austine Enunwa Residents in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State have been advised to embrace the ongoing registration exercise for the Federal Government Enterprise, Empowerment Programme ( GEEP). Comrade Christian Odika, Chief Orientation and Mobilisation Officer in charge of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Aniocha North, who gave the advice in lssele Uku while addressing journalists in his office, said that the programme was facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and targeted at alleviating poverty of the downtrodden and the vulnerable in the country. He explained that beneficiaries would…
By SHARON IVOVI In order to improve the capacity of Teachers in the State towards a high standard and easy learning in Public Primary Schools, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission ((UBEC) has concluded the First Term five-days capacity building workshop for over 2,600 Teachers and School Support Officers in the state. The workshop was held across the twenty-five Local Government Areas of the State in 50 Centres simultaneously, aimed at improving teaching standard and easy learning in Public primary schools. In an interview with the Chairman of the…
By Kenneth OBIEH A five-day capacity building workshop has been organised for the Delta State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic stimulus (D- CARES) for key stakeholders and technical staff of the World Bank assisted programme in the state. The workshop was declared open by the Chairman of the D- CARES Steering Committee and Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Barry Gbe in Asaba, the state capital. The chairman disclosed that the workshop was aimed at preparing the key stakeholders and technical staff towards the commencement and effective implementation of the much anticipated D-CARES programme in the state and charged the participants…
It all started in 2020 when the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Mr Olisa Ifeajika gave me the pilgrims forms to the Holy land of Israel… What a golden opportunity? The journey billed for 2020 was hampered by the high level of Covid-19 infection in the world thus resulting in the lockdown of most countries including Israel… All hope for the spiritual exercise disappeared and I felt bad that the rare privilege to see Holy sites in Israel,Jerusalem and Jordan was gone. Amidst the lockdown,several verification of documents and health status of intending pilgrims was carried out…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA To achieve diversification of the Nation’s economic using agriculture, Researchers have advocated that smallholders’ women farmer activities be supported by the Government through increased budgetary provision, as they produce over 70% of the food consumed by the State Population. This was stated in a Communique raised at the end of a 1-Day Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on the Delta State 2022 Agriculture Budget organized by Environmental and Rural Mediation Centre (ENVIRUMEDIC), Budget Committee Group (BCG), ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Smallholder Women Farmers Network (SHOWFAN) and Small-scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), on Wednesday, 15th September, 2021, in Asaba.…
Delta Government on Wednesday, expressed readiness to partner Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in developing youths in the state with skills and entrepreneurship development. The Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, stated the government’s intention when he received on courtesy visit, the executive members of Edo/Delta Chapter of the Association at Government House, Asaba. He commended the group for its contributions to the economic development of the state, and assured that the state government would partner MAN to train youths in the state on relevant skills. “There is no doubt that you are definitely stakeholders in our partnership to develop our dear…