CELEBRATION – 40 years of punditry
By Etim Etim The month of August is typically filled with celebrations in my household – a wedding anniversary and two birthdays; but this year, there’s additional reason for a drink. It is the 40th…
Category: Entertainment
Oborevwori salutes Prof. Oyovbaire at 83
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated renowned elder statesman and former Minister of Information, Prof. Sam Oyovbaire, as he celebrates his 83rd birth anniversary on Sunday. Oyovbaire, who is the Chairman…
BEREAVEMENT – Our mother has passed on; Onyeka Onwenu’s children formally announce their mother’s demise at 72
[caption id="attachment_28209" align="alignnone" width="300"] Late Onyeka Onwenu and her two sons, Abraham and Tijani Ogunlende.[/caption] “It is with heavy hearts that I and my brother wish to announce the passing of our mother, the much…
Okada ban has reduced crime in Delta, says Oborevwori, hosts Forum of Female Perm Secs
[caption id="attachment_27943" align="alignnone" width="300"] Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in group photograph with female permanent secretaries in Delta.[/caption] Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, said Tuesday, July 9, 2024 that the ban on motorcycle, popularly…
Oborevwori celebrstes Okowa @ 65
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, CON as he clocks 65 years on July 8. Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus…
PERSPECTIVE – KPEROGI ON NIGERIA’S WOES: I am sick and tired of being sick and tired
[caption id="attachment_10560" align="alignnone" width="283"] Prof. Farooq Kperogi[/caption] By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi When I sat down to write my column this week, I was overwhelmed by the multitude of issues I wanted to address:…
NIPR honours Elder Emmanuel Ogidi at Diamond anniversary celebration
ABUJA/Nigeria: The Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has announced its plans to honour Elder Emmanuel Ogidi, fnipr, with the prestigious Diamond Lifetime Achievement Award. This honour will be conferred during the Institute's Diamond Anniversary…
NEWS FEATURE – My 140 days in kidnappers’ captivity in Zamfara, by NYSC member
[caption id="attachment_17553" align="alignright" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim.[/caption] By Etim Etim In the evening of August 17, 2023, 12 Akwa Ibom persons were abducted along Sokoto-Zamfara expressway as they traveled to Sokoto. Eleven of them were…
ANNIVERSARY – Opubo (Alabo) Dumo Lulu-Briggs @ 60: This story is still being written
[caption id="attachment_27614" align="alignleft" width="233"] Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs.[/caption] The Town Hall (Ama-wari) in Abonnema, a Kalabari-Ijaw community is filled with an array of Kalabari chiefs adorned in majestic robes. The Abonnema Council of Chiefs…
June 12, 2024 Democracy Day: Full text of President Tinubu’s speech
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed Nigerians on Democracy Day for the second time since he assumed office on May 29, 2024. Read his full speech below: TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON…