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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emma Amaize W ARRI —THE Iwere People’s Congress, IPC, Warri, Delta State, has  lashed out at  the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, and the Niger Delta Scholars, NDS, which recently faulted the claim to the ownership of Warri by the Itsekiri ethnic nationality, saying the groups were misguided and misdirected in their eruption. Secretary of the Itsekiri group, Raymond Aderejor, in a statement, said that no matter how the leases by Chief Dore Numa referred to by the Ijaw organisations were embedded, “For historical and legal clarity, those leases referred to are Warri Land leases granted by Chief Dore  Numa (Itsekiri) and other Itsekiri chiefs, acting for and on behalf of the Olu of Warri and Itsekiri people of Warri. “It has been held by courts of competent jurisdiction that the name on the leases is not indicative of ownership. They are mere descriptions. It may interest the aforementioned groups, authors of the news item, to know th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emem Idio YENAGOA—A first-class traditional ruler, the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, Bayelsa State, His Royal Majesty, King Dakolo Bubraye, Agada IV, has said that besides the despoliation of oil-bearing communities by oil companies, oil workers were arbitrarily impregnating Niger Delta women and abandoning them, warning that if unrestrained, the next chapter of violence in the region, masterminded by products of the unbridled sexual unions, will be unspeakable. The monarch, who called for rehabilitation of the teeming youths in a chat with the Niger Delta Voice, NDV, said: “There is an aspect which the acting President did not discuss during his recent tour of Niger Delta and people hardly discuss it. I call it the social impact of oil exploration and exploitation. The social impact is huge and we are suffering a huge negative effect out of it, our children are dropping or have dropped out of school. The National Agency against the Trafficking in Person...

http://ift.tt/2rdqzDU BY ROTIMI AGBANA Nollywood actress and CEO of Hunters Media International, Seyi Hunter, is at it again. The non-conformist actress who recently became more popular for her eloquence on sensitive matters has once again dropped a bombshell. In an exclusive chat with  Potpourri, the daring never-say-never actress who is gearing up for the 3rd  edition of her beauty pageant,  Miss Bikini Nigeria International,  confirmed that some popular actresses offer sex to movie producers just to get movie roles. She accused film-makers of being notorious for sleeping with actresses before giving them a movie role. “Film makers like ass-licking and I’ve passed that stage of licking asses, so it’s the job I see that I do. You’ll be surprised the rate at which ladies offer their pussy to get roles, and these are known faces! Acting isn’t paying my bills or feeding me, someone else would have given up but it’s a hobby for me, something I love and enjoy doing, ...

http://ift.tt/2ihOsJ1 A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Chief Michael Johnny, has commended the Senate for the passage of the bill establishing the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West local government area. Chief Johnny, in a statement in Warri, also urged the House of Representatives to quickly pass the bill, once transmitted to it from the Senate. His words: “I really appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering the opening of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko. I had earlier appealed to the President to order the reopening to enable academic activities start this year. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is really complimenting the efforts and actualising the vision of President Buhari in Gbaramatu Kingdom and Niger Delta region”. He also  commended the Senate for passing the bill establishing the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, especially Senator James Manager, for sponsoring the bil...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Favour Nnabugwu ABUJA —The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has announced the dissolution of the board of Ikeja Hotels Plc due to unresolved internal crisis involving some majority shareholders of the company. The commission said in a statement that the measure became necessary in order not to allow the warring parties take certain actions that would give them an advantage over one another. According to the SEC, to forestall chaos in the organization, the commission and other distinguished personalities, had previously held various meetings with the existing Board towards resolving the crisis but lamented that the company continued to be plagued with unhealthy corporate governance practices in disregard of the Code of Corporate Governance for public companies. It said:“Having failed to resolve its lingering crisis, the commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the Investment and Securities Act, 2007 to protect investors and the integr...