The benefits of reading the Bible in 2020
By Jerry Newcombe, CP Op-Ed Contributor Teddy Roosevelt remarked in 1914: “A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.” If that was true then, it is truer today — because…
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Examination malpractice: Delta Govt. closes down 2 schools, sanctions 16 teachers
Mr. Patrick Ukah, Delta Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education. The Delta State Government has ordered the closure of two private secondary schools and sanctioned 16 teachers across the state for various levels of their…
From prison cells to Ph.D.: Advocates push to restore college access in prison
Stanley Andrisse. By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter What started as selling drugs as a teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, led to a pattern of more serious poor decisions for Stanley Andrisse as he grew up. By…
US Senate at impasse over Trump impeachment trial
Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate remained at loggerheads on Friday over how to proceed with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. As lawmakers returned from a two-week holiday recess, it was still…
Glorify God with your service to humanity, Okowa tells politicians
Governor Okowa with Ben Igbakpa and Mrs Igbakpa. Governor Okowa and Chief Ibori at Ben Igbakpa's thanksgiving service. The Governor of Delta, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged politicians, especially political office holders, to serve…
Iran pledges ‘revenge’ after US airstrike kills top general; Trump says they ‘have never won a war’
Iran's late top security and intelligence commander Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleiman Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged “revenge” Friday for the U.S. military strike that killed his top security and intelligence commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani,…
Trump warns evangelicals: Democrats want to impose ‘anti-religious agenda’ on America
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 03: Faith leaders pray over President Donald Trump during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. The rally…
FEATURES: Okowa’s entrepreneurship, skill acquisition drive – Agenda for Delta youth
By Chukwudi Abiandu There is a sense in which a more critical look ought to be taken at the human capital development agenda of the administration of the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.…
US kills top Iranian commander Soleimani in air strike; Iraqi PM condemns killing
Late Qassem Soleimani. The United States killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and architect of Iran’s spreading military influence in the Middle East, in an air strike on Friday at…
Asagba of Okpanam to Govts: Tackle unemployment, insecurity
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's president. The Asagba of Okpanam, Obi Adimabuah Ozili (JP), has called on governments at all levels to tackle the issue of unemployment and insecurity confronting the society as well as evolve strategies…