Rivers communities list needs for Peterside
The people, however, expressed satisfaction with Governor Rotimi Amaechi and promised to vote Dakuku to continue from where Amaechi would stop. Peterside, who had visited about 312 wards in the state in the last few weeks, canvassing for votes and wooing the people to vote for him with his Greater Together Campaign Organization, asked the people pointed questions in his bid to hear from the horse’s mouth. On some of the challenges, he made promises of what he would do if elected governor and gave instant solution to others.
Community to Bayelsa govt: We‘ll demonstrate our anger at the polls
AKENPIA—AKENPIA community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State has written-off the Bayelsa State Government for allegedly neglecting the town, promising that the people would demonstrate their anger at the polls. Acting paramount ruler of Akenpia, Chief Saviour Obi, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice, lamented the total lack of government infrastructure in the community, saying parents have withdrawn their children from the only primary school in the town because there was no road and teachers.
2 docked for stealing N1.3m valuables
A 35-year-old unemployed, Sunday Awoyemi, and a businessman, Rokeeb Eniafe, 30, were, yesterday, docked before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates Court on Lagos Island for allegedly stealing a bag containing valuables worth N1.3million.
Porsche 911 GT3 RS: Race car for circuit, everyday driving
With the unveiling of the new 911 GT3 RS, Porsche is once again breaking down the boundaries of possibility, redefining what it means to create a car at the cutting edge of motorsport technology, which is suitable for everyday driving.
AAG qualifier: Siasia targets big win over Zambia
Dream Team VI manager, Samson Siasia, wants to take a healthy advantage to the second leg of the All Africa Games qualifier against Zambia. The Nigeria Under 23s will confront their Zambian counterparts on Sunday in Abuja, and Siasia knows his squad will have a foot in Congo-Brazzaville, where the 11th All-Africa Games is scheduled to take place if they thrash their opponents.
Top 10 performing stocks
On the top performing stocks last week were the shares of May & Baker Nigeria Plc, UBA Capital Plc, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, NPF Microfinance Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and Cutix Plc. Others were International Energy Insurance Company, IEI Plc, FCMB Group Plc, Transnational Incorporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc and Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc.
Jonathan mustn’t hang people to show he’s fighting corruption – Iduoriyekemwen
HON. MATTHEW Iduoriyekemwen was at one time the Majority Leader in the Edo State House of Assembly and subsequently became the commissioner representing Edo State in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In this interview, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP chieftain projects the chances of the party in the forthcoming elections. Excerpts: HON. MATTHEW Iduoriyekemwen […]
FG pledges to provide unencumbered land to estate developers
The Federal government has laid the basic building blocks to ensure that the housing and urban development sector become the prime driver of sustainable national development from now till year 2043 and beyond. The building blocks consist of national policies, strategies and plans which have either been put in place or are being finalized for implementation at the three tiers of Government.
How about non-financial investment? (3)
I don’t want to invest in shares, bonds, bank deposits. What can I invest in? This is the question posed by some readers. The last two editions highlighted the reality of risk in every type of investment, and the fact that to invest your money, you either invest the money yourself in a business activity of your own, or you give (lend) the money to somebody who must use it to generate income, from where he can derive profit and return your money with interest.
Urhobo oil communities threaten to shut down Utorogun Gas Plant
UGHELLI—THE Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), Urhobo ethnic nationality chapter, Delta State, staged a cautionary protest to the Utorogun Gas Plant, hosted by Otor-Udu, Otughievwen and Iwhrekan in Udu and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of the state, last week, to draw attention of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NDPC, operator of the plant, to their lingering demands.
Shell withdraws funding of Delta Youth Training Centre
By Emma Amaize EGBOKODO—SHELL Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNPECo, one of the three finance partners of the Delta State Government –owned Multipurpose Youth Training Centre, Egbokodo, Warri, Delta State, has pulled out of the funding of up-to-the-minute vocational institution. The state government, United Nation Development Programme, UNDP, and Shell had been jointly funding the […]
