DELTA TEACHERS PROMOTION ARREARS: MORE THAN A SUBEB CORRUPTION

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By Zik Gbemre       When days ago, I hit at the Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) over the inciting discrepancies in recent payment of accumulated promotion arrears to primary schools teachers in the state, it wasn’t done out of ignorance of the fact that the engagement and remuneration of primary school teachers is a tripartite responsibility of all tiers of government, federal, state and local.   Focussing on the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) was apparently because it is the statutory tool by which these…

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Suspected Woman Feigning Madness Arrested In Orogun With iPhone 8

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A-yet to be identified woman pretending to be in a mental disorder, in attempt to be kidnap some children has been arrested with an iPhone by mob in Orogun community of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered, the lady arrested with iPhone 8, confessed her mission to the community before she was caught while attempting to kidnap her suspect. A source from community said, “About two weeks now, we saw mad lady in my community  Orogun main town and we felt pity for her thinking…

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Revelation MFB, Bags Top Performing Award In Delta

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A leading financial institution based in Ughelli North Local Government Revelation Microfinance Bank, has bagged an outstanding award as one of the Top-Performing Microfinance Banks in South-South. The award recognizes Revelation Microfinance Bank’s dedication to driving financial inclusion and its commitment to leveraging fintech for its daily operation. The event, which attracted key industry players and stakeholders from the financial sector, aimed to explore growth opportunities through digital innovation and technology. It served as a platform for discussions around the future of financial services, with particular emphasis on the evolving…

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Oil Theft: Navy Are Working With Saboteur Against Tantita – Tompolo

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    CHAIRMAN of Tantita Security Services Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo has accused personnel of the Nigerian Navy of being a clog in their fight against oil theft in the Niger Delta, calling on Nigerians to join hands in the battle to save the country economy.   Tompolo made the call Monday while playing host to the National leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, led by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN at Oporoza, Delta State.   The Egbesu High Priest said Navy officials shot at operatives of…

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Right of Reply: What Does Gbemre Wants From Olorogun Moses Taiga?

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    By Kenneth Young-Emretiyoma   Dear Chief Zik Gbemre, Your unfounded and defamatory attacks on Olorogun (Dr.) Moses Taiga, JP, CON, cannot tarnish the reputation of a man who is both blessed and respected. If you believe that your bitter crusade against him will succeed, you are mistaken. Olorogun Taiga’s accomplishments and integrity speak for themselves, and nothing you say can change that.   I had hoped that following Olorogun Moses Taiga’s successful two-term presidency of the UPU, you would have moved on from your obsession with him. It…

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Crack In UPU Youth-Wing As Ibebe Resign As SSA To Ughere

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      Senior Special Assistant on Contacts and Mobilization to the national president of Urhobo Progress Union, Youth-Wing, Comr. Rufus Akpobome Ibebe has resigned his position  over unforseen circumstances. Comrade Ibebe had in a statement said “With Effect from 15th November, 2024 due to personal reasons that was taken after due considerations, I tendered my resignation as the Senior Special Assistant to the UPU Youth Wing President, Activist Ughere Blessed.   “I wish to sincerely appreciate Activist Ughere in particular and the UPU Youth Wing in general for the…

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Why We Rejected Relief Materials From Govt -Uwheru Youth Leader

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  Indigenes of Uwheru community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state have given reasons why residents of the community booed the Ughelli North council chairman and also rejected relief materials sent to the community. The Ughelli council chairman, Olorogun Jaro Egbo in company of council officials had visited the community with relief materials to commensurate with them over the flooding that sacked some residents of the community in Uwheru kingdom. The visitation of the council chairman turned soured when his advanced team with relief materials met for…

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VISIT TO OKOWA: TIME TO RID UPU OF STOOGE EXCO & GULLIBLE ‘IVIE URHOBO

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By Zik Gbemre   The outpouring of anger and resentments in alignment with the debate I set on the inciting visit of Ese Gam led Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa after his bail from EFCC Cell over corruption allegations have been overwhelming.   However, my sense of fulfillment in all the critical feedbacks received does not warrant any self glorification. The real satisfaction lies in being vindicated by many, ignorant and informed, who had lashed me when I first expressed my suspicions about the dangers of…

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Unscrupulous Persons Attempted To Disorganize Distribution Of Relief Materials In Uwheru – Jaro Egbo CPS

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The Chief Press Secretary to Ughelli North Local Government Council chairman, Mr Efe Ekete has disclosed that scrupulous persons attempted to disorganized the distribution of donated relief materials to flood victims in Uwheru community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of p Delta State. Ekete made this known in a telephone conversation with newmen of the incident that occurred at Uwheru community where flood victims rejected donated relief materials. It was learned that the people of Uwheru kingdom, rejected relief materials, a bag of white garri, 25 bags of sachet…

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A Tale of Two Videos By Sunny Awhefeada

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By Sunny Awhefeada   The title of this piece will tickle the memory of those familiar with the corpus of English Literature who must of necessity remember the title of Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Dickensian imagination was inspired or better put provoked by the kind of inveterate socio-economic malaise that is afflicting Nigeria at the moment. Dickens lived and wrote in an epoch of unimaginable social rot and grinding poverty. The social, economic and cultural milieu of the Victorian Age during which English fiction bloomed…

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