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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Simon Ebegbulem A 39-year-old woman,identified as Mrs Magdalene Tunar, was shot dead by armed men suspected to be herdsmen in Uluoke, near Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The victim was said to have been killed when returning from the farm alongside her husband, Mr Wilson Tunar, and their two children. The bereaved husband, who narrated the incident, said the killers came out of the bush. “After I packed my car, two men came out of the bush dressed like herdsmen. On sighting them, my wife inquired to know what was happening and the next thing I heard was the sound of gun. They shot her on the stomach. When she fell, they pointed the gun at my children and I immediately shielded them from being shot. “It was however a miracle when I heard the click of the trigger but nothing happened. I grabbed a wood close by and fought them with it and I got injured on the neck by a knife from one of them. They fled after I overpowered them. “I h...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J General Goddy Smith, aka Bounanawei, has appreciated Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Seriake Dickson for appointing him as Senior Special Adviser ( General Duties) to the Governor, and promised to serve effectively. Smith, in a statement yesterday in Warri, Delta State, said ” The Governor Dickson has given me the opportunity to serve and contribute to peace and development in Ijaw nation and Bayelsa State in particular, noting that ” the peace and unity among Ijaw people should be the priority of every Ijaw son and daughter, irrespective of political affiliations”. According him, ” it is time the Ijaw people come together to pursue a common goal which is the development of Ijaw communities, we have the people and resources to make our collective dream become a reality if only we can put aside greed and personal interest which had been the problem in the past”. He continued “with the abundance of resources we have had, the Ijaw people ought to be the...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Denrele Animasaun “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.— Aristotle The World Sickle Cell Day is on 19th of June. The wear red for sickle cell day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008, to raise awareness about the sickle cell disease globally. Sickle cell affects us all directly or indirectly and it has affected and continues to affect many families who have lost family members as a result of the condition. Contrary to common knowledge, people in other countries are also affected like India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Arabic Peninsula, Brazil, Surinam, Guiana, Southern Italy, Greece and black people in diaspora.  Studies have shown that Nigeria has the largest population of people with Sickle Cell Disease in the world, and with over 150,000 Nigerian babies born with sickle cell every year. For those affected and their families, it is an antagonising and traumatic ordeals watching their loved ones go ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Youths, on the platform of UPU Youth Wing, in Udu Local Government Area, Delta State, have withdrawn their 14-day ultimatum to Premium Steel and Mines Limited, PSML, the new investors in former Delta Steel Company, DSC, Ovwian-Aladja, following resolutions reached after series of meetings between the parties. A statement by the youths’ President, Mr. Sunday Subi, said that with the employment-related issues that prompted the ultimatum being addressed by PSML with concern, maturity and a corporate sense of responsibility, “We have no option but to call off the ultimatum and urge everyone to support PSML in resuscitating the moribund steel plant in the interest of all stakeholders.” They commended PSML’s CEO, Mr. Prasanta Mishra’s concern over the plight of host communities, noting that there was hope that Udu, and Urhobo in general, will celebrate as everyone cooperates with the new investors to ensure that DSC was resuscitated. The post Udu youths, DSC investor...

http://ift.tt/2chVrf2 By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA – Col. Joe Achuzia, one of the top Biafran war commanders and a very close, trusted associate of the late Biafra war lord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, popularly referred to as “Air Raid’’ has revealed that the two major legacies which Ojukwu bequeathed to the entire Igbo race were Biafra and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. He said the motive behind the formation of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA by Ojukwu and his allies was so formidable that the survival of the political platform should be a concern to all Ndigbo. Achuzia who spoke when the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Willie Obiano on political matters, Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu attended his 90th Birthday ceremony at his country home in Asaba, Delta state, frowned at the notion which tended to suggest that APGA is a mere political party, while insisting that APGA is the soul of Ndigbo and at the same time the heart of Igbo survival as an identity vehic...