By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, has condemned in strong terms the unethical, unprofessional, sensational report credited to one journalists in the state purporting that Olorogun Gbagi, a governorship aspirant for the 2023 general elections in the state, had attacked the persons of the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Governor Okowa, when he briefed the press in Asaba, the state capital. In a statement signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the council, Comrades Michael Ikeogwu and Patrick Ochei respectively, made available to journalists in the state, the union frowned at…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council expresses displeasure with Mr. Treasure Otiti, a member of the Union from the Ughelli Correspondents’ Chapel over the contradiction of Chief Kenneth Gbagi’s speech during his visit to the NUJ Press Centre on Wednesday 7th April, 2021. On his Facebook page, Otiti Treasure had posted thus “New IGP is a thief says Gbagi” and “Okowa is not an industrialist inclined – Gbagi”. We want to put on record that Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi’s verbal comments and answers to questions asked by journalists were simple, clear, unambiguous and coherent. He never at any…
By MARSHALL ISRAEL Reno Omokri is protesting against PMB’s medical trip in London. He believe PMB should have done his medical checkup and treatment in Nigeria. But Reno Omokri is from Delta State. UK Just returned 15% of James Ibori’s loot amounting to N526b or more. Did Reno Omokiri protest or say a word? Did he protest in support of James Ibori’s trial in the UK? Perhaps he was amongst the people that said Delta State didn’t lose any money. He lost his voice and never said a word. Has Reno Omokri ever called on the Niger Delta Governors to…
A major war has been raging in the Nigeria sugar industry for some time now and the bubbles seemed to have burst with Dangote’s decision to petition the Federal Government asking the Ministry of Trade to shut down BUA Group’s Sugar Refinery located in Port Harcourt. In the letter dated 28th January 2021 signed by Aliko Dangote himself as the Chairman Dangote Industries Limited, the billionaire claimed that when the BUA Sugar refinery was opened, he warned the Government and they told him that no new refinery would be allowed to operate in Nigeria’. Dangote accused BUA of operating with…
The Vice Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Council, Hon. Chief Frank Ozue on Thursday emerged Coordinator of the Forum of Vice Chairmen of Local Government Councils in Delta State. Ozue’s emergence was at a meeting chaired by Delta ALGON Chairman, Hon. Victor Ebonka at Ika North East Council Secretariat, Owa-Oyibu. In his acceptance speech, Chief Ozue pledged his unalloyed loyalty to Governor feanyi Okowa and promised to have a smooth synergy with ALGON for a good working relationship and welfare of elected Vice-Chairmen in Delta State.
By Austin ThinkestMan Prof. Ogaga Okuyade, current Dean of Arts, Niger Delta University (NDU) was trapped in his somersaulted car, while trying to escape from kidnappers who were trying to abduct him along the Eku-Sanubi Road in Ethiope-East LGA of Delta State. But his abductors were properly repelled and thereafter chased away by the Escort of Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru,who later rushed him to hospital for medical cares. According to source, “He was rescued by Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru convoy. Chief Ogboru who was said to have missed his trip abroad hence he returned home,met the man in that helpless…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Delta State 2023 governorship hopeful and frontline founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi Esq. has noted that the only way to call ourselves a State was to eradicate and take our youths out of the street through industrialization of the State. Gbagi disclosed this developmental strategy yesterday, when briefing newsmen in Asaba on his 2023 governorship intention. According to the former Minister of Education “it’s not the amount of money we give our youths everyday or the money we dole out at them for purpose of daily feeding. It is how…
By CHARLSE NWABARDI Crime is as old as man. In the Holy Bible, the Gospel according to St. Luke tells a story of a man who was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho and was attacked by robbers who stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away. Crime, armed banditry has been in Nigeria but it took an unprecedented surge immediately after the Nigerian Civil War in the 1970s and kept on rising till today when sophisticated small weapons are in the hands of deadly criminals. Hitherto, it used to be rob, take money and properties but now it…
By Johnson Ebigide Olorugun (Barr.) Kenneth Gbagi, a frontline People’s Democratic Party (PDP) founder and aspirant for the governorship seat in Delta State, ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state, has promised better days, if elected as the governor of the state. Olorogun Gbagi gave the cheering indication when he briefed a mammoth crowd of journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the temporary secretariat of the union in Asaba, the state capital. Olorogun Gbagi said that the state governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, was an astute administrator who was laying down a solid foundation for…
As the International community prepares to mark this year’s *WORLD HEALTH DAY*, The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) also known as Pyrates Confraternity’ Hispaniola X Deck, will be presenting a Webinar geared towards Building a fairer, healthier world through it’s Vaccination Awareness Campaign. This was unveiled in flyers/fliers and jingles produced for distribution and airing in media organizations by the Hispaniola X Deck of NAS ahead of this year’s World Health Day Celebration. According to the Hispaniola X Deck Webinar Series flyers for the 2021 World Health Day, US based Dr. Atuyota Larry Orogun, a renowned clinical research physician with…