Archive for February 22nd, 2012
Failed Projects: Govt To Sanction Contractors -Osuoza THE Commissioner in charge of Project Monitoring in Delta State, Hon. Ifeanyi Osuoza has said
THE Commissioner in charge of Project Monitoring in Delta State, Hon. Ifeanyi Osuoza has said that the state government will henceforth clamp down on contractor(s) who fails to discharge his/her contractual responsibilities according to specification. The commissioner handed down the warning during a guarded inspection visit to some projects sites in the state recently. Re-affirming the state government position in ensuring prompt and quality delivery of projects within the state, Hon. Osuoza said the administration of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan will [...]
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February 22, 2012 11:59 PM
Why Teachers Must Be ICT Compliant, By Uduaghan
BY SUNDAY EGEDE DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has underscored the need for teachers to embrace Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to have good working knowledge of the internet and other computer-related activities. Dr. Uduaghan, speaking during the opening ceremony of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), held at Nelrose Hotel in Asaba, said that the knowledge of ICT could serve as effective teaching aids. The [...]
Continue ReadingCatholic Priest Decries Material Acquisition By Colleagues
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Paul Ifeadi, has decried the increasing trend of material acquisition by priests, saying it is a deviation from their calling. Ifeadi made the remark in his sermon at a vigil mass for the funeral of late Very Rev. Fr. Mary Egbe at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Delta State University, Anwai, Asaba. He said that if the development was not checked, it might lead to erosion of spiritual confidence of Catholic faithful in priesthood. “We [...]
Continue ReadingFunkekeme, Roads And Bridges Across Delta
ONE of the sterling legacies of the delta state from 1999 to 2007 under the former governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, was the legacy of peace and infrastructure development . With the baton of leadership handed over to Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the same legacy of peace, security and infrastructures development had continued to be pursued with a single-minded zeal that had hallmarked Uduaghan’s performance in the past four years and half. In keeping with this spirit of commitment to spreading [...]
Continue ReadingClergy Underscores Importance Of Lent
BY VICTORIA ODIA The Lenten season which began yesterday has been described as a holy period when Christians should live in humility and seek inner renewal and change of heart in order to be spiritually transformed for Christ resurrection at Easter. An Associate priest of Saint Patricks Catholic Church, West End Asaba, Reverend Father Charles Okeke stated this yesterday as part of his homily to mark the Ash Wednesday Church service that signified the commencement of the Christian ritual of [...]
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