The Federal Government said on Saturday that train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), disclosed this in Port Harcourt after leading a delegation to test-run the reconstruction of the Eastern Narrow Gauge Rail Line. He said workers were currently putting finishing touches on the tracks to ensure that full train operation could begin within…
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The Guest Speaker for this year’s edition of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture, Prof. Stella Chinye Chiemeke, on Saturday marked the anniversary of her birth with a modification of the topic for discussion for year 2024 Maris Lecture. The Maris Trust Council, MTC, organisers of the annual Maris Lecture series had suggested, “Brain Drain: Any Future For Nigeria?” but Prof. Chiemeke, while marking the anniversary of her birth, disclosed that the topic should be, “Flight of Talents: Navigating Nigeria’s Brain Drain Predicament.” This development has been accepted by the Maris Trust Council, the Secretary, MTC, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo said. According…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), today inducted High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpomupolo aka Tompolo Into the DOPF Niger Delta Media Hall of Fame. The official induction was performed at Oporoza, the traditional Headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri Southwest Local Government Area of Delta State. As a prelude, the Chairman of DOPF, Mr. Emmanuel Enebeli, ANIPR, noted that it was sequence to an overwhelming votes of the people of the Niger Delta Region in an Online search, drawn within a period of four months beginning from June 2021 – October 2021. Enebeli said Ekpemupolo’s…
Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Orientation Bureau and Executive Assistant on Communications to the Governor, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, has again assured Deltans that governor Sheriff Oborevwori will continue to deliver quality infrastructure projects across the three senatorial districts as encapsulated in his MORE agenda under implementation. He gave the assurance on Friday in Asaba, while speaking as a special guest at the Parliament Platform, a popular public affairs live talk show on Bridge F.M radio, and monitored across the state, adding that the governor is already taking proactive steps to facilitate partnership with the private sector on Independent Power…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Delta State Caucus, on Thursday, February 29, 2024, passed a vote of implicit confidence on the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and applauded him for the pace of excellent work his administration has been doing since he assumed office as the Governor of Delta State. The motion for the vote of confidence, which was moved by Prince Ned Nwoko, Senator representing Delta North Senatorial zone and seconded by Senator Stella Omu, member of the PDP Board of Trustees and one time Senator who represented Delta South Senatorial zone in the National Assembly, was unanimously…
By Fred Edoreh The great America author, Thomas Vachss, once said “journalism is what maintains democracy. It is the force for progressive change.” Joshua Oppenheimer, the Oscar-class film director, renowned for his “The Look of Silence” and “The Act of Killing”, put it in a clearer perspective. “The function of journalism is to uncover vital new information in the public interest and to put that information in a context so that we can use it to improve the human condition,” he wrote. It therefore goes without saying, that any government passionate about the advancement of its society would necessarily support…
In another major feat achieved by a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has won another battle in war against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region. In less than one week, Tantita, operated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has secured the forfeiture of two illegal bunkering vessels to the Federal Government. Two Federal High Courts, sitting in Abuja, have ordered the forfeiture of MT Kali and MT Harbor Spirit, to the federal government. The courts also ordered the sale of the stolen crude oil contained in the impounded ocean-going equipments by the Nigerian National…
Al-Nassr will be without Cristiano Ronaldo for their next match against Al-Hazm, after their star striker was punished for his actions during their late win over Al-Shabab The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has banned Cristiano Ronaldo for one match and fined him 30,000 Saudi Riyals (£6,300) for his celebrations on Sunday. After chants of “Messi” were heard in the crowd, the Portuguese striker pumped his hand forward in front of his pelvic area after scoring in Al-Nassr’s 3-2 win away against Al-Shabab. This was deemed by the SAFF to have caused ‘public excitement by gesture’. The celebration wasn’t captured…
Delta State has set the pace in Nigeria, being the first to endorse the restoration of mangrove forest, seagrass protection and preservation of the ecosystem for conservation and environmental sustainability. Delta state took the lead when it signed a memorandum of understanding, MOU with Serendib Capital UK for the restoration and preservation of the State’s Mangrove Forest and it’s Ecosystem at Government House, Asaba, on Wednesday. Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori commended all stakeholders for their visionary approach and unweilding commitment to shaping a more sustainable environment for current and future generations. He said: “The memorandum…
By Omonigho Okotie #DsobPress Orientation Panorama, a weekly sensitization and awareness public affairs radio programme rocked the airwaves across Delta State on Wednesday at exactly 3.10pm on Voice of Delta F.M radio of Delta Broadcasting Service, Asaba station. The one hour live phone-in programme is the initiative of Delta State Orientation Bureau, DSOB, designed to bring government closer to the people by informing the general public about policies, programmes and achievements of government. The programme shall also speak against societal ills and the need for the citizenry to willingly perform their civic responsibilities, encourage attitudinal change, moral values, honesty, hard…