Archive for July 24th, 2012
Constitution Review, Panacea To Imbalance In Nation’s Federalism
BY CHIBUEZE IYEGBU TWO Senators from Delta State, Chief James Manager and Ifeanyi Okowa have identified the review of the 1999 constitution by the Senate committee as a panacea to the imbalance and loopholes in the constitution. Both Senators stated this while speaking with newsmen after the retreat held in Asaba by the Senate committee in charge of the review of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Senators said, all the issues raised at the retreat [...]
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July 24, 2012 12:00 AM
Why We’re Not Grieving Over Mama’s Death, Says Governor’s Wife
By Chibuzo Isichei Her Excellency, Mrs. Roli Nere Uduaghan, has said that her late mother, Madam Rebecca Ayomike died in the Lord having lived a good life where she served God with a sincere heart and stood on her feet to serve God even in the midst of crisis. “We are not sorrowing because we knew were Mama has gone to stay,” she said, adding that “God honours those who honour Him. Mama is gone because she has finished her [...]
Continue ReadingDomestic Gas, Charcoal Business Boom In Delta
By NDIDI ONYEKPE/FAVOUR NZEI DOMESTIC gas sellers in Delta state have continued to record increase in the sales of the product following the increase in the price of kerosene. A survey recently conducted by The POINTER in Asaba, the state capital, revealed that most people have resorted to the use of gas cooker for its economic and durable advantages it has over stove which uses kerosene. Our correspondents, who sampled the views of domestic gas dealers in separate interview, impeccably [...]
Continue ReadingLG, PFC’s Accord On Pension Scheme
THE recent signing of a custodial services agreement between the Delta State Bureau of Local Government Pensions and a Pension Fund Custodian (PFC), Diamond Fund Custodian, a subsidiary of Diamond Bank Plc is another landmark achievement in the Contributory Pension Scheme introduced in the country in 2004 to replace the old system. It is significant particularly in its ability to secure the lives of workers after retirement and further demonstrates the relegation of the old system to the background as [...]
Continue ReadingDeposed Uzere Monarch Re-instated
BY MONICA OGBAUDU FOLLOWING the directive of the Delta State Government, deposed traditional ruler of Uzere Kingdom in lsoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty lsacc Udogri 1, has been re-instated. This followed a confirmation of the government’s directive by a prominent indigene of Uzere and former chairman of lsoko South Local Government, Chief Askia Ogieh. Udogri 1, who had been in exile, was deposed months ago in a protracted internal crisis that threatened peace and [...]
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