By Our Correspondents “The allegations against the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Patrick Ukah, by some disgruntle and mischievous elements in the state published in one of the online media outfits are unfounded and not true.” This was contained in a release signed by Chief Okonkwor Nicholas, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Delta…
By Our Correspondents Monday, May 27 has been fixed for the 2019 edition of the yearly Alaka Children’s Day celebration in Surulere, Lagos State. The event will help the children develop their potentialities and cultivate national consciousness. A statement issued in Lagos recently by the organisers read in part: “This is an ideal opportunity for children…
By Our Correspondents The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called for collaborative efforts between the legislatures in Rivers and Delta States to proffer solutions to the numerous environmental, social, economic, health and physical challenges confronting the two states. In his goodwill message on Monday at the opening of a two-day orientation workshop…
By Daniel Dafe There was joy unending today as the overall best graduating student of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, for the 2017/2018 academic session, Jonathan Maviano, was offered automatic employment. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Victor Peretomode stated this during the 13th Convocation ceremony of the institution. He also disclosed that the…
By John Tega I00 level students of Delta State University, Abraka, in the Department of Theatre Arts, recently presented a drama titled: ‘Old Wines are Tasty’, one of the plays written by Zulu Sofola, a foremost Nigerian playwright at Atscan Hall, Site II. Zulu Sofola’s ‘Old Wines are Tasty’, dramatizes the travails of Okebuno who…
By John Tega The Peretemode-led Management of the Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, yesterday, barred Vanguard Newspaper, Oasis Magazine (OM), the state owned Pointer Newspaper operating in the state from participating in a pre-convocation press briefing ahead of the university’s 13th convocation ceremony holding on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The incident is coming on the…
By Daniel Dafe The Nigeria Police Medical Services (NPMS), Delta State Command, in collaboration with Police Health maintenance Ltd (PHNO), Delta and Caritas Nig., will on Friday, 17th May, 2019, organize a one day free medical outreach for police officers and other members of the public. A press release by the command made available to Oasis…
–Say They Get To Lecture Venues Late By Our Reporters Students of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, have appealed to the Management of the university to provide more tricycles in Site three to enable them move from one lecture halls to another at ease. The students, who spoke to this reporter in an interview…
By Our Reporters A staff of the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, Mr. Oghenenyore Akpobi, has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, the Inspector General of Police, the National Security Adviser (NSA) and others over alleged threat to his life. Akpobi, who spoke to Oasis Magazine (OM) on Monday, alleged that the Vice Chancellor of…
By Dafe Rukevwe Abavo (Okpe) Youths leader, Comrade Augustine Nkemachor, has described Dr. Philip Eku Agbeyeke as a melodious local government Administrator genius, saying that recent media reports that alleged that he (Agbeke) was involved in maladministration and financial misappropriation of the council treasury when he served as Head of Personnel Management (HPM) in Oshimili South…