WARRI/Nigeria: As Nigerians Celebrates the country’s 60 years independence Anniversary, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Commissioner of Agriculture in Delta State, Chief Dr. Angozi Amakazi Braduce, had called on Deltans to be prayerful, and comeout to celebrate the country’s Independence as its worth to celebrateing. The former commissioner, stated this in a message to Nigerians, especially Deltans stating that as a child of independence, born a month after the country gained her independence from Britain, he had witnessed the progress of the country from pain to victory. In the message that is laden with what…
Author: Spade Nigeria
*ASABA* : As a child of Independence, born a month after our freedom from the hands of our colonial leaders, the journey to a nationhood had been tortuous, and painful, as we had struggled to be where we are today. 61 years is a long journey. As we celebrate this anniversary, I have to remind my fellow Nigerians, especially my people from Delta State that hope is not lost, but be open minded and believe in our ability to overcome every form of adversity. Recently our dear state celebrated 30 years of creation. looking back, we have moved from that…
DADDY! Death in any situation is painful, but when it is as brutal and senseless as murder, our hearts break twice. As a nation mourns a man known to many as the husband of late Professor Dora Akunyili, we as a family remember the man we call Daddy. He was a son — as a young man, he fought as a soldier in the Biafra war. A war that earned him a bullet that stayed lodged in his skull ever since. From this experience of violence and death, he went on to become a doctor saving thousands of lives —…
Everywhere, one of the footprints of wars and conflicts is social and economic dislocation – loss of lives and valuable economic and cultural assets. Communal conflicts, including the much talked about WARRI ‘96, which was generally a crisis between Ijaw, Itsekiri, and partly Urhobo, are not an exception. The ashes of this ethnic conflict are still very much visible in the city of WARRI, overturning the prospects of the most socially inclusive and vibrant cities in Delta State. The city, and all other communities impacted by the crisis, has never been the same. Women and children became vulnerable. Educational downtime.…
Terrorist Group IPOB’s Sierra Leone coordinator, Chidi Uchendu, has been arrested by police in Sierra Leone. His arrest was confirmed by an impeccable source who said Chidi Uchendu was picked up on the 27th of September 2021 from his business location in Freetown. It further said his arrest was because of his involvement in promoting Biafra agitation in Sierra Leone. At the time of filing this report, Mr Chidi Uchendu is still in police custody pending when he will be charged to court. His business will suffer. His family will suffer. Is it really worth it? Nigeria’s allies will no…
By Ambrose Ologide Against the backdrop of the continued tide of the dreaded Covid-19 Pandemic, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Uvwie Local Government Council, has appealed to the Delta State Government for the establishment of isolation and testing centres in the local government area. An official of the agency in the local government area, Mrs Eseosa Roli Popo, made the appeal while speaking to newsmen in her office in Uvwie. She noted that Uvwie was an urbanised area with a huge population and that the closest isolation centre to the area was in Asaba, the Delta State capital. “Affected persons…
By Barr Fabian Onwughalu As I concluded my case at High Court 3 Nnewi, Anambra State today, I drove to the New Spare Parts Market to buy engine oil for my generator. Thereafter, I quickly proceeded to my country home to meet one of my errand boys, Mr. Anayo who had been waiting at the gate since 4pm to see me for some allowance. After the traffic light junction, I decided to increase my speed to 80 kph, but lo and behold, a black Toyota Rav 4 suddenly appeared behind, trailing me. When I noticed that the car though old…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has expressed deep grief over the demise of Justice Chukwudumebi Oseji of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, who died on Monday. Elumelu, in a statement on Wednesday, said he was devastated by the sad and shocking news of the death of the eminent jurist, describing it as a monumental loss to the judiciary and the nation at large. The minority leader described Justice Oseji as a legal luminary, who contributed immensely to the development of jurisprudence in Nigeria, adding that the country, no doubt, will miss his legal…
By Joy Odor Fifty journalists from different media orgainsations in the North, Middle Belt, Western Nigeria and the Niger Delta receive training on Conflict-Sensitive Reporting by the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) to further strengthen the delivery of peace and security in Nigeria have been urged to always think through how they frame their headlines and stories in such a manner that inspites peace building rather than to create reprisal attack as well as reject propaganda from any sources but seek to get facts from all sources. The 2-day Conflict-Sensitive Reporting Training organized by CDD in Abuja brainstorm on…
Good education is the bedrock of every society, hence a Goverment that is worth its onions must give serious attention to whatever makes learning meaningful at the Basic and Secondary Schools’ levels. Delta APC is worried over the dwindling attention being given to education at those levels by PDP led-Government in the State. From available information at our disposal, learning at those levels have become stone age inclined due to inadequate learning facilities, including desks and teachers. It is appalling that the “future leaders” of our dear State sit on bare floors to take lectures at the age of our…