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Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results

Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results

By Ede Dafinone I joined representatives of the Delta State Government, Commissioner for Works (Rural Road), and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu,  the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by the Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, Esq., and the Managing Director/CEO, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, PhD, and other relevant stakeholders at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele, for the flag-off […]
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A case for landfill in Imo State

A case for landfill in Imo State

A healthy society operates in a healthy environment. Our primary objective for this story is the successful and safe management of municipal solid waste in Imo State that will encourage job creation and safe environment. The citizens of Imo State deserve and demand a clean environment. When it comes to municipal solid waste, landfill is the only permanent solution to the problem.

Of Anambra and uncritical analysts

Of Anambra and uncritical analysts

The Governor clearly said that the project would be carried out in phases, with 1000 per year in the next four years. Were Pat sincere, he should at least wait for a year to elapse to tell us whether the classrooms were completed or not. Why is he in a hurry? If he were sincere he should have started with projects that were abandoned in the State many years ago some of which Obi just completed.

Agenda for new Anglican Primate

Agenda for new Anglican Primate

THE recent enthronement of Most Rev Nicholas Dikenriehi Okoh as Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and Bishop of Abuja Diocese is a notable landmark in the history of the church. The new Primate took over from Most Rev Peter Jasper Akinola who was in the saddle for about a decade before he retired earlier this year.

Ripples of banking reforms

Ripples of banking reforms

Even as a young Executive or Management Trainee whose appointment is yet to be confirmed, you are expected to live large and not only scream it but rub it on people’s faces so to speak. And so the rat race continued as young bankers acquired expensive and flashy automobiles, travelled 1st class, RENTED (emphasis mine) exclusive and choice apartments in the upscale sections of town, drank exotic wines , enjoyed outlandish cuisines, courted the most beautiful girls in town for the males and the females amongst them regularly tongue lashed any would be suitor who was not in their class.

Delta and the frontiers of knowledge

Delta and the frontiers of knowledge

IT was during the peace mediation organised by erstwhile Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori in respect of the 2005/2006 Ijaw/Itsekiri conflict in the creeks and Warri, that Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, then the SSG publicly disclosed his intention to vie for the governorship position of the state after denials and suppressions of rumour mill leaks.

Better Nigeria: Moral not a constitutional problem

Better Nigeria: Moral not a constitutional problem

Let me explain the aforesaid by briefly returning to section 145 of the Nigerian Constitution. Provisions were made outlining what should be done if the president becomes incapacitated or otherwise unable to fulfill presidential duties for an extended period of time.

Imperatives of post – amnesty programme

Imperatives of post – amnesty programme

By Olu  Oma-Williams WHEN the Vanguard media parley abruptly adjourned because of inhospitable bomblast by “MEND” at the venue in Warri (Tuesday March 16, 2010), participants returned home threatened and dejected. Today, I congratulate the efforts of the organisers and all out there, and urge them not to be cowed but continue in their zest […]

EFCC: Judgement day is near

EFCC: Judgement day is near

EVEN the Bible is unmistaken about it. Should the foundation be faulty, the house- obviously cannot stand. For genuine observers of events at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), whatever is playing out now, especially as it concerns its leadership was long in coming

The web how you want it

The web how you want it

Country Manager, Microsoft Anglophone West Africa The Web is a very different place compared to its humble beginnings in 1989. Over the last 20 years, the Internet has become accessible on everything from a computer to a wristwatch and the amount of information, entertainment and multimedia available online has taken on staggering proportions.

How Archbishop Idahosa died – Wife

How Archbishop Idahosa died – Wife

IN March 1998, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, the flambouyant founder of
Church of God Mission International Incorporated died and left his wife,
Margaret Idahosa and four children behind.