By EgbemaVoice, Egbema focus group, (EFG), a social cultural organization that advocating peace and development in Egbema kingdom, Our attention has been drawn to certain activities taking place at Warri North Local Government wherein former Itsekiri ethnic nationalities Council Chairman fueling councillors of the council against their Chairman Hon. (Capt). Smart Yomi Asekutu and with this the above mentioned group from Egbema Kingdom issued official report to the various security agencies in Warri North Local Government Area in Delta State and beyond to hold Itsekiri Leaders amenable or answerable to avoid breeding anarchy and chaos between the council Chairman and his Councillors, for peace is priceless,  According to the publicity Director of Egbema focus group Comrade Tamara-Ebi Idaji said that, just barley a months, some of the Councillors invaded the Council Chairman Hon. (Capt) Smart Yomi Asekutu private resident, at Sapele town, Sapele LGA of the State, After the invasion, they

By EgbemaVoice, Spokesperson of the Campaign Council of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has said that the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Kenneth Gbagi, is a mediocre in electioneering politics and a self serving politician. He made the assertion in a radio programme monitored in Asaba on Thursday, saying that Gbagi's political immaturity and lack of integrity accounted for the reason why the SDP campaign office in Asaba had remained perpetually locked, pointing out that the party's governorship candidate will not be able to win in his Oginibo Ward on March 11. Oghenesivbe noted that Gbagi's lying tongue, his unstable character, pride and arrogance is responsible for his poor political career since 1999 and counting, describing the SDP governorship candidate as a reckless talkative who cannot be trusted with the affairs of Delta State, not now, not in the future. The Delta PDP Campaign Council spokes

By EgbemaVoice, The Executive Director of Women Initiative for Values Empowerment and Sustainability International (WIVES Int'l) Comrade Mrs Tonbra Kasikoro Kilopirite has commended the Leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari for establishing a female security Team popularly known as Apapa Soldiers. The commendable move by Alhaji Dokubo Asari is in fulfillment of the UNSCR 1325 resolution on women, peace and security.  For the emphasis, UNSCR 1325 is a global commitment that is aimed at ensuring that women and girls are more systematically and sustainably integrated into peace and security.  The UNSCR 1325 has also affirmed that peace and security efforts are more sustainable when women become equal partners in the prevention of violent conflict.  The United Nations Security Council's quest to involve women in Peace and Security is a policy framework that recognizes women as critical actors in all security issues. It therefore

Face of Nollywood Nigeria, Queen Paradise Norgban Godwin, ....... EgbemaVoice Congratulates Her Queen Paradise Norgban Godwin, on her emergence of face of Nollywood Nigeria, By EgbemaVoice, EgbemaVoice News has celebrated her Queen Paradise Ebieretei Norgban, over her emergence as face of Nollywood, Nigeria, Face of Nollywood, Nigeria Queen Paradise Godwin Norgban indeed Ogbinbiri town, Egbema kingdom born Queen, in Warri North local Government Area of Delta state, it is a proud of Egbema kingdom to have a crowned queen in the Nollywood industry, it is showed that, she played her role as an ambassador,  Queen Paradise Norgban Godwin, face of Nollywood, Nigeria The News Group, on behalf of the management and crew, Mingo F. Saya Ogumaka, Egbema youth leader celebrate the blinking Queens of Egbema kingdom, Paradise urge her to use the position and offices to add value to our society as well as promoting positive change and transformation in the kingdom, as role models. The kingdom Voice M

By Jasmine Yerin  Umbrella body covering all Human Rights Activists of the Ijaws in Delta State operating under the auspices of Delta Ijaw Comrade Community (DICC) on Wednesday described the killing of two Ijaw Indigenes in Toru-Angiama community, Patani Local Government Area of Delta state on Monday by suspected Fulani Herdsmen as evil and unacceptable.  The highly revered group made the statement yesterday in Warri via a statement personally signed by the President General of the Delta Ijaw Comrade Community (DICC), Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill, a copy of which was sent to The Liberator Newspapers Worldwide.  However, DICC while condemning the act had called on security agencies to swing into action by fishing out the killers, stressing that the Delta Ijaw Comrade Community is keenly watching and following up activities.  Nevertheless, Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill noted that if the Government and its security agencies cannot curtail the excesses of Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria and th

By EgbemaVoice, The Delta Police Command has reportedly arrested a suspect in Sapele Town on suspicion of financing the “Aro Bagger” cult engaged in several killings.      EgbemaVoice News gathered that four officers of the Nigerian Vigilant Group have been killed in the month of January in Sapele. DSP Bright Edafe, the police’s spokesman, told reporters in Effurun on Wednesday that the suspect was apprehended by a combined team from the Police, Department of State Service (DSS), and Operation Delta Hawk.  According to Edafe, the team apprehended the suspect in an undisclosed hotel on Monday after receiving an intelligence report. “As a result of the cult clashes in Sapele, Oghara, and other areas of the state, the Delta Command Police Commissioner, Mr. Ari Ali, deployed tactical teams to Sapele to restore peace in the affected areas.   “Therefore, on January 23, 2023, a combined team of the Command Special Anti-Cult Unit (SACU), operatives of the DSS, and men of Operation Delta Hawk

READS PRESS RELEASE Prosecution Ongoing, Counter-Allegations Hold No Water The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state emphatically that Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola who was alleged of complicity in the grievous assault of a female Police Officer, Inspector Teju Moses on Tuesday 20th September 2022 at her residence in Garki, Abuja, along with her domestic staff including the housemaid, one Rebecca Enechido, and a male suspect currently at large, has a case to answer with respect to the allegations. The FCT Police Command under which jurisdiction the matter transpired, has charged the suspects to court upon diligent investigation, and the case with charge no. CR/544/22 is ongoing and the next hearing will come up on 1st February 2023 at High Court 16, Zuba, FCT Abuja. The suspects have been charged with the offences of criminal conspiracy, attempt to commit culpable homicide, voluntarily causing hurt without provocation, and assault to deter publi

By EgbemaVoice, The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Western Zone has called on the relevant Nigerian Security Agents to leave no stone unturned until the killers of the Toru-Angiama two are brought to the full weight of justice. This the leadership made known in a statement condemning the ainuous crime committed by suspected Herdsmen against Ijaw nation, when they struck and killed two men at Toru-Angiama in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, which was signed personally by the Zonal Chairman, Dr. Comr. Doubra Collins Okotete, the Liberator reported. While condemning the grievous incident, the Ijaw Youth Council Zonal Chairman, Dr. Comr. Doubra Collins Okotete had emphasized the need for security agents to hunt down the suspects, whoever they are, and bring them to justice by all means. Adding that sleep had eluded him since the terrible incident occured last Monday, busy contacting relevant stakeholders. Dr. Okotete insisted however that, Council and indeed Ijaw nation will not res

By EgbemaVoice, The Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof) Chike Edozien, has called for the return of local government administration in the country to traditional institutions for effective governance.  The Asagba made the call while receiving Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and members of the Presidential Campaign Council at his Palace in Asaba on Wednesday.  He blamed the rising poverty and insecurity in Nigeria to the collapse of local government administration, and said that the situation needed to be addressed. "I have watched for the past days, the campaign of the PDP here in Asaba, and today, you have continued to commission projects in Asaba and has given us the opportunity of receiving you.  "For many years, we remember that you have always associated with us and we are also delighted not only for this long standing association, but that you have selected one of our sons, our governor, to be your running mate.  "We thank you a

By EgbemaVoice, Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and creative industry stakeholders have lauded Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for his massive contribution to growth and development of tourism in the country.  Atiku gave the commendation on Wednesday in Asaba while inaugurating Asaba Leisure Park and Film Village built by Okowa and named after late Mrs Mariam Babangida.  He said that only the PDP government could partner the creative industry to harness potential inherent in it, and urged stakeholders to support the party in the coming elections.  "What makes this event special is the naming of this place after Mrs. Mariam Babangida. This is because she was a lady who introduced very historic important programmes in the lives of our women; particularly, rural women.  "For those of you who are not old enough to remember, she was the founder and initiator of Better Life For Rural Women. We want to commend her for that contribution and s

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-DELTA STATE 25/01/2023,  By EgbemaVoice The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, restated his commitment to the restructuring and devolution of powers to states and local governments in the country.  He said the current presidential system of government in the country concentrated so much powers at the center to the detriment of the federating units.  Atiku stated this in Asaba during the inauguration of projects executed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration in Delta State.  The projects inaugurated include the Koka Flyover and Interchange along Asaba-Benin Expressway; Model Technical College, Asaba, Maryam Babangida Leisure Park, Asaba; Mother and Child Specialist Hospital and Advanced Diagnostics Centre, Owa-Alero, Ika North-East Local Government Area.  The PDP Presidential candidate said that the over concentration of powers at the centre had impeded the nation's growth potentials and expressed his

Full PDF Package A contrastive study of the phonology of Igbo and Yoruba Cecilia A. Eme 2016, UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities 15 Views 20 Pages 1 File ▾ Psychology, Phonology, Phonetics, Sociolinguistics Show more ▾ Share Paper More Actions Download PDF Full PDF Package Original PDF Summary Related   65 A Contrastive Study of the Phonology of Igbo and Yoruba Cecilia Amaoge Eme & Ebele Deborah Uba http://dx.doi.org//10.4314/ujah.v17i1.4  Abstract This paper, a contrastive study of the phonology of Igbo andYoruba, is aimed at finding out the phonological problems the Igbo learners of Yoruba and the Yoruba learners of Igbo willencounter in their learning Yoruba and Igbo, respectively, astheir L2. Using existing works on the phonology of Igbo andYoruba, the researchers compared the consonants, vowels andtonal systems of both languages. Igbo is made up of twenty-eight consonants and eight oral vowels, while Yoruba haseighteen consonants, and twelve vowels comprising seven or

By EgbemaVoice, Egbema kingdom youth leader, Niger Delta Ex-agitators Comrade Darlington Agbe has congratulated the Agadagba of Egbema kingdom, His Royal Majesty (Amb), Meshack E. A. Ubabiri, (JP), The Bini Pere IV, on his coronation and presentation of staff of Office anniversary at Egbema palace, Ogbudugbudu town by the Delta state Government Dr. Sen. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, honourably represented by Deputy Governor Deacons Barr Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on 19th January,  In his goodwill messages to the Royal Majesty, Darlington wishes to extend his warmly congratulations to the Royal Majesty on his successful accension to the ancient throne of our ancestors, the Agadagba of Egbema kingdom. He  thanked Egbema kingdom leadership as well as the traditional chiefs and other well- supporters who have made the coronation and presentation of staff of Office successful anniversary, commend every individuals or group, friends of the Egbema kingdom and particularly the Egbema leaders of thought (

By EgbemaVoice, Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday said if voted into office, his administration would change the security architecture in the country and grow the economy.  He gave the assurance at the party’s Presidential Campaign in Delta held at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.  Abubakar said that between 1999 and 2015, PDP grew Nigeria’s economy and made it the largest in Africa, but that the All Progressives Congress (APC) destroyed it with its inept leadership.  He said that with adequate security and right economic policies, a PDP administration led by him would attract Foreign Direct Investment that would grow the nation's economy, adding security of the country was paramount because no nation could develop without security.  He told Deltans that the team was not in the state to campaign, saying "we are here to show our gratitude and appreciation to say that we are with you in all respects because of the suppor

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government, Tuesday, presented a letter of approval of registration to an informal sector trade union, the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige made the presentation at a ceremony in his office. The membership of the new union comprises all app-based transport workers, online transport services, and e-hailing drivers and operators in Nigeria. Making remarks before the presentation, Ngige described the registration of the new union as a milestone in labour administration, particularly in the trade union services segment, adding that it marks a continued global journey to formalise the informal sector, which constitutes the larger population in the world of work. The minister noted that prior to this period, the informal sector had been unmanageable, owing to a lack of an identifiable structural framework to harmonise and demarcate its diverse sectors. Ngige said, “Hitherto