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Those who say Olejeme cannot govern Delta are afraid of her pedigree – Guanah

 Barr.  Raymos Guanah is the deputy director general of U and I Foundation. The former Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Delta State, in this interview with Correspondent Felix Igbekoyi, bares his...

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Pensioners restrategise over protest

By Francis Onoiribholo  Bureau Chief Benin Edo State chapter of the National Union of Pensioners has suspended its street protest. The senior citizens made their position known during a meeting between...

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Amukpo hails Ofa for development of mandate areas

By Sam Akadoro /  Special Correspondent Sapele A prominent son of Oghara Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Ifude Amukpo, has commended Chief Henry Ofa (JP), the...

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Esan group donates to orphanage

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief Benin   Members of the Esan Progressive Union, Pedova Veneto, Italy have presented food items to an orphanage in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area....

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Baptist Conference president commends UNIBEN VC

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief Benin   The President of Edo State Baptist Conference, Rev. Frank Ezele, has commended the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Osayuki...

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Edo sets up management team on HIV/AIDS

By Francis Onoiribholo  -  Bureau Chief Benin   Edo State Government has inaugurated the state Management Team (SMT) on HIV/AIDS with a charge to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence. Secretary to the State...

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Urhobo will contest governorship of Delta –Omene

Olorogun Joseph Omene is the acting president-general of the Urhobo Progress Union. In this interview with Special Correspondent, John Dugbe, he speaks on the position of the union on the forthcoming...

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Credit card passengers get priority attention

By Francis Onoiribholo  /  Bureau Chief Benin   The drivers of Edo Intra City Bus, popularly called ‘Comrade Bus’ are giving priority attention to passengers with E.C.T.S credit card in line with the...

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Muslims are not Boko Haram members – Imam

By Sam Akadoro  / Special Correspondent Sapele    The Chief Imam of Warri Central Mosque, Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Ajisafe, has explained that true Muslims are not members of the terrorist sect, Boko...

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Day Delta community celebrated Ofa

By John Dugbe /  Special Correspondent, Sapele The adage that says success has many fathers and failure is an orphan came to play at Oghara, headquarters of Ethiope West local government area of Delta...

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Egba denies Enoh access to new yam festival

The House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Appropriations, John Owan Enoh and his entourage were denied access to Akparabong Local Government Area in Cross River State by Senator Ndoma Egba...

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Tension in Ndokwa East over PDP LG primaries

By Felix Igbekoyi / Correspondent, Asaba   As the political calculations for the Local Government election in Delta State continue, the political atmosphere in Ndokwa Eastl Local Government Area is...

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‘Eku community has reaped dividends of democracy’

Paulicap Eseoghene Okpara has at different times served as supervisory councilor for Finance, Works and Environment and later Health. He hails from Eku and had his first degree from the Delta State...

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Senate lauds BEDC’s $265m investment plan

By Francis Onoiribholo  /  Bureau Chief Benin   The Senate has commended the move by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to inject $265 million (N42.5 billion) into its business operation...

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Olejeme lauds Uduaghan’s development initiative

By Sam Akadoro  /  Special Correspondent Sapele   The Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, has lauded the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, for setting high...

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Ebola: Customs distribute hand gloves to officers

By Godwin Egba / Special Correspondent, Port Harcourt   Officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Port Harcourt Area I command have been sensitized on the need to prevent the dreaded...

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FG workers in A’Ibom lament unpaid salaries

By Idongesit Ashameri  / Correspondent, Uyo    Staff of federal establishments in Akwa Ibom State have expressed frustration over the non-payment of their salaries in 2012 following a system failure in...

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Afemai group raises alarm over Edo North erosion menace

By Francis Onoiribholo  / Bureau Chief Benin   Following the erosion menace now ravaging the entire Edo North, a body known as “Save Afemai Group” has  called on the state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole,...

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Aziza served Nigeria with integrity – Olejeme

By Sam Akadoro   / Special Correspondent     The death of Major General Patrick Aziza (rtd) has deprived Nigerians, particularly Deltans of the services of one of the most consistent administrators of...

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‘Uduaghan has restored peace, security to Delta’

Joel Bisina is a community leader and Niger Delta activist. In this interview with journalists in Warri, he talks on sundry topical issues, including the amnesty programme, President Goodlucl...

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