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Port Harcourt residents and people outside the garden city have continued to pour encomium on the Overseer of Omega Power Ministry Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere on his forthcoming birthday celebration and the 12 years anniversary of the Omega Power Ministry. A member of the ministry who spoke with our correspondent in Port Harcourt said the occasion of the dual celebration will be used to show appreciation for the good works the man of God had shown on the residents of the city and beyond. The member who identified himself as Ndubuisi Onyije said the popular man of God has used his calling to impact in the people of the state. Also one of the prostitutes who was recently converted by the Apostle said it was imperative to celebrate him said she will be ever grateful for what the popular man of God did for her and her family by delivering her from the claws of the evil one. She prayed that the lord Almighty grant him more years to continue with his good works in the state. "I h...

Recently during the Nigerian Bar Association NBA Conference in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital, the attorney general of Borno state Kaka Shehu Lawan had called on security agencies to arrest the former governor of the state and present Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff for creating the terror group called Boko Haram. Such allegation which is not the first of its kind by political detractors of Sheriff would have been allowed to pass but for the fact that Mr. Kaka had made his allegation to look like the official position of the State government and that he had chosen an august occasion such as the gathering of lawyers to make such allegation made the call more grievous. The position of the Chief Law officer of Borno state also attracted attention of the Nigerian people because he had also made it look like he was on a mission to impress his host the governor of Rivers state who a week earlier suffered disappointment in his bid to host th...

My last visit to Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital and subsequent decision to worship on Sunday in one of the numerous churches that adorn the oil city took me to the Omega Power Ministries (OPM).   This fledging ministry with a band of dedicated members has been gaining popularity by the day not only in Port Harcourt but outside the state. So when my host an avid believer in Christ and a member of the OPM ministries suggested I come and partake in the groove at the House of God located at Eliozu road, I did not hesitate to pick my Bible and join him. As a believer in Christ and committed one at that but from an orthordox Christian background, I must say I have never witnessed the magnitude of what I encountered at OPM in   Port Harcourt on that fateful Sunday. I was not only awed by the dedication and the belief of the members in seeking the face of our saviour, the tenacity and effectiveness of the church staff but   by   the efficacious delivery of...

While the issue of militancy continues to receive public acclaim in the Niger Delta and the nation’s military continues its Operation Crocodile Smile OCS aimed at ridding the region of militant activities, one personality in the area whose peaceful overtures has received wide acclaim is High Chief Ateke Tom. High Chief Ateke Tom a former militant war lord in the region has persistently preached the message of peace in the Niger Delta. He has also used entertainment to promote peace and unity in the region. His usual October1st National Day celebration which he uses to celebrate the acceptance of amnesty by his camp has entered the world map of entertainment due to the array of stars that perform at the event he holds in his Okrika home town. So when the members of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) led by its International Spokesman Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke visited him in his Okrika country home ahead of the United Nations World Peace Day celebratio...

The Association of Parliamentary Writers APW has warned the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA to leave Sen. Buruji Kashamu alone. The association made this known in a press statement to newsmen in Abuja yesterday stressing that any attempt by the NDLEA to arrest Sen. Kashamu or abduct him will be met with dire consequences which the agency will not find easy. The statement signed by Barr. Kingsley Eze Frank said it will be an abuse of due process for the anti-narcotics agency to arrest or abduct the Senator representing Ogun East senatorial District using whatever guise. It said considering the fact there is a subsisting Federal High Court judgment against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA from arresting the senator and a Senate directive that also restrained the NDLEA from arresting him, “the agency will be acting against instructions and order of legitimate institutions of state by arresting or abducting a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for w...

NASS Alleged Forgery: APW Faults Attempts To Pass Blame On Efeturi   The Association of Parliamentary Writers APW has asked spin doctors not to pass the blame on the alleged forgery of Senate standing rules to the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly Ben Efeturi. Efeturi and President of the Senate   Bukola Saraki, his Deputy Ike Ekweremadu, the outgoing Clerk of the National Assembly Salisu Maikasuwa are on trial for alleged forgery of Senate standing rules.   The Association in a press release made available to newsmen in Abuja and signed by its National scribe Barr. Kingsley Frank said trying to shift the bulk of the whole forgery saga on the Deputy clerk is a wrong move that is aimed at deceiving the Nigerian public and placing Efeturi in bad light as well as branding him as the brain behind the so called forgery.   APW said Efeturi as a public servant does not have anything to gain whatsoever in forging standing rules of the Senate. “As a pu...

Seven members of the National Assembly Service Commission have rejected the appointment of Mohammed Sani-Omolori as the Clerk to the National Assembly, backing Benedict Efeturi instead. Messrs Sani-Omolori and Efeturi are Clerk to the House of Representatives and Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly respectively. Mr. Sani-Omolori’s appointment was announced through a letter by the chairman of the Commission, Adamu Fika, last Wednesday. But the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Bukola Saraki, in a letter to Mr. Fika argued Mr. Efeturi should have been considered for the position since he (Efeturi) is currently the deputy clerk. However, in a memorandum, he submitted to the 440th meeting of the Commission held on April 20, Mr. Fika explained that Mr. Efeturi was not appointed to the position because he would proceed on retirement leave on August 2. He said in conformity with the regulations of public service, no officer who has less than six months to retire...

Former Delta gov, Felix Ibru dies A former governor of Delta State, Chief Felix Ibru, has died. The business man, who is also a former Senator, was the President-General of the Urhobo Progressive Union from 2007 to 2010. Born on December 7, 1935, Ibru, who died today at the age of 80, hailed from Ughelli North Local Government of Delta State. He successfully contested the governorship election in Delta State in 1991, becoming the first democratically elected governor of the state. In 2003, Ibru who unsuccessfully contested senatorial elections in Bendel State in 1983, was elected into the Senate under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He served for only one term.

Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday appointed Dr Dakuku Peterside as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). A statement signed by Yetunde Sonaike, the Director, Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation in Abuja said that the appointment was with immediate effect. Dakuku Peterside Peterside was the governorship candidate of APC in April.11, 2015 governorship election in River state and also a former member, House of Representative from 2011 to 2015. According to the statement, Peterside has a Doctorate Degree in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration. He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology. (NAN)

The National Assembly has faulted media reports that it was behind the stoppage of the payment of the proposed N500 billion for social welfare package to the unemployed in this year’s budget. In a statement jointly signed by the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of the two chambers, Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje and Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmakers maintained that there was no iota of truth in the story carried in a section of the media. They maintained that there was no way they would “kill” such a laudable initiative of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration aimed at serving as a palliative to the plight of the unemployed in the polity. The lawmakers particularly recalled that during their meeting with the ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Accountant General of the Federation and Director General Budget Office of the Federation on the budget, they only made observations on the proposal. They no...

Hon. Sunday Eromedoghene Onoriode, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the immediate past council chairman of Ethiope East local government area of Delta State. He is presently the State Director of Youths Mobilization, the Assistant Secretary and also the Acting Treasurer of the state chapter of the party. In this interview, he bares his mind on sundry issues pertaining to the Delta State Government and other national issues. Excerpts: By Godwin Oghre How do you react to perceptions that resources available to the government do not compare with achievements on ground? I am not in the House of Assembly, I am a state officer of PDP but to the best of my knowledge, the senator, my governor, Dr. Okowa has done very well. This is despite the economic problems we are facing in the country. He is a very hardworking governor, not because of his new position but he is someone who has over the years, been from councillor, local government chairman, commissioner, secretary t...

The rescued 14 year old girl, Ese Oruru, may relocate from Bayelsa State after leaving her temporary abode at the police officers mess in Yenagoa to accelerate her healing  process. Ese was allegedly abducted in Bayelsa State last August and taken to Kano State where she was converted to Islam and was to be married out without the consent of her parents. Ese-Oruru The minor who was rescued and returned to Yenagoa after six months sojourn in the ancient city of Kano is currently sheltered at the magnificent Police Officers Mess at the instance of the police authorities. Security sources told Saturday Vanguard that the decision to accommodate her at the highly fortified facility was to save her the trauma of having to contend with the army of visitors that would daily throng her parents home. Only the parents and medical team have access to the 14 year old girl at the police facility, which presently serve as her home. Though journalists and other unwanted guests were barred from...