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Road to White House getting nastier

Road to White House getting nastier

The gloves are off, folks. With about 73 days to the U.S. presidential elections, Donald Trump is trying to do to Hillary Clinton what he successfully did to Jeb. During the GOP Primaries, he repeatedly mocked Jeb Bush as a man with “low energy.” Bush played the gentleman and didn’t hit Trump back. By the time he woke up, the race was over – neither the Bush dynasty nor his millions of campaign funds could revive his campaign.

Who is the Breadwinner?

Who is the Breadwinner?

Hello and Welcome to the maiden edition of another Saturday contribution, TODAY’S WOMAN It promises to be an interesting one as we encourage you to send in your questions,comments and contributions on the topics that will be shared on this platform. Today’s Woman is focused on the daily life of the Woman, her challenges, struggles as well as her achievements.

Ighalo seeks Arsenal’s  fall

Ighalo seeks Arsenal’s fall

Both Watford and Arsenal are without a win as they enter their third game of the new Premier League season, but it is Arsene Wenger who will be feeling the pressure after he was booed by his own fans on the opening day of the campaign following defeat to Liverpool.

Chelsea chase perfect start against Burnley

Chelsea chase perfect start against Burnley

Chelsea will look to record their third straight Premier League victory at the start of the new campaign when they welcome newly-promoted Burnley to Stamford Bridge today. The Blues have collected maximum points from their opening two league fixtures, but Burnley will enter the match full of confidence following a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Turf Moor last weekend.

Rio beyond sports minister

Rio beyond sports minister

Many know my views on the blunders of sports minister Solomon Dalung. But if truth be told, he may not, largely, be held responsible for the huge flop that was Nigeria at the just concluded Rio Olympics. He is only partly to blame for the fact that the little time he had to prepare Nigeria’s athletes he spent QUALITY TIME broiling in the leadership tussle in the Nigeria Football Federation and doing things that belittle his office.

Cultural display as Delta kicks off 25th anniversary

Cultural display as Delta kicks off 25th anniversary

THE silver jubilee celebration of the creation of Delta State, Thursday kicked off with cultural display by all the ethnic groups in the state. The ethnic groups which took their turns to perform, thrilled Governor Ifeanyi Okowa who was clad in white native attire matched with red cap, his deputy , Mr Kingsley Otuaro, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, other top government functionaries and guests with their dance steps, drums and traditional songs.

New NBA President Mahmoud calls for reform in EFCC

New NBA President Mahmoud calls for reform in EFCC

PORT HARCOURT: New President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN has called for some reform in the mandate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC that will remove the responsibility of prosecuting suspects from the body.

Delta community scolds ex-chair for dragging Okpe monarch to court

Delta community scolds ex-chair for dragging Okpe monarch to court

SAPELE—THE people of Sapele-Okpe community, Sapele, Delta State, have spoken angrily to the former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Sapele-Okpe community for taking the traditional ruler of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Orhue 1, to court over his removal from office.

Family, friends laud late Pa Owumi

Family, friends laud late Pa Owumi

Family, friends and well-wishers will gather today in remem-brance of the demise of Chief Francis Josiah Dietadje-vberuo Owumi, who departed to the great beyond in London on 27th August 2006, after a brief illness. The great son of Delta State was born on the 1st August, 1929 in the village of Eruemukohwarie in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State to the family of Chief Johnson Owumi-Oteri and Omo Oba Mrs. Jane Akokomah Owumi (Nee Adegbite of Akure).

LMC v Giwa FC  face-off shifts to  Appeal Court

LMC v Giwa FC face-off shifts to Appeal Court

The legal battle seeking to compel the League Management Company (LMC) to reinstate Giwa FC into the 2015/16 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has shifted to the Court of Appeal, Jos Division which on Friday enrolled the suit.

Mass protest in Sanga over killings in Southern Kaduna, Grazing Reserves

Mass protest in Sanga over killings in Southern Kaduna, Grazing Reserves

Thousands of villagers from communities in Southern Kaduna yesterday staged a peaceful, solemn procession in Gwantu, Headquarters of Sanga Local Government Area, of Kaduna state against what they said was unrelenting deadly sieges on their communities by armed herdsmen and the confiscation of their lands for Cattle Grazing Reserves by Kaduna State Government.

The burden of Cancer in Nigeria 

The burden of Cancer in Nigeria 

The menace of cancer in the country has continued to be of great concern to all due, to its destructive tendencies in family life and colossal amount of funds required for diagnosis and treatment. The death of a cancer patient often means the loss of a breadwinner or total impoverishment of survivors due to high cost of treatment which often drain the resources of victims and their family members.

25yrs after: Ritalori-Ogbebor reveals intrigues behind creation of Delta State

25yrs after: Ritalori-Ogbebor reveals intrigues behind creation of Delta State

PRICESELY 25 years after the splitting of the defunct Bendel State into Delta and Edo states, foremost rights activist, Chief Mrs. Rita Lori-Ogbebor, goes down memory lane to reveal what could perhaps pass as high-powered intrigues that marked the process. Nudged, by an earlier report on the matter where it was said that the late Oba of Benin prevented the Itsekiri from being in the same state with the Benin, she provided an exhaustive account of the issues surrounding the restructuring of the defunct Bendel State.

25th anniversary: 10 poorest, viable states in Nigeria

25th anniversary: 10 poorest, viable states in Nigeria

TODAY is a unique day for 12 states of the country. It marks exactly 25 years of creation of one-third of the 36 states, namely, Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Osun, Taraba and Yobe. The creation of the states on August 27, 1991 by the Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida regime elicited spontaneous celebrations from the indigenes of the states, most of who had been complaining of marginalisation in their parent states.

Musa raring to strike down Swansea

Musa raring to strike down Swansea

Reigning Premier League champions Leicester City will make a third attempt at claiming their first win of the season when they welcome Swansea City to the King Power Stadium today. Nigerian striker, Ahmed Musa will be eager to open his Premier League scoring account against the Swans.