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  • Ishaya’s brace nails Bayelsa Utd in Oghara

    Bayelsa United’s  hope of escaping relegation was dashed on Sunday when they suffered a 1-2 loss to Nasarawa United in a week 33 Glo Premier League match played at the Oghara Township Stadium on Sunday.

    Nasarawa United recorded only away win in the week 33 fixtures decided across the nation yesterday.

    Anyu Ishaya’s brace in the first half of the game gave the Solid Miners all the three points at stake in the match as Nasarawa United secured their second away win of the season.

    Nasarawa United goalkeeper Ibrahim Pius denied Bayelsa United the opportunity to take the lead in the match when goalkeeper Japhet Opubo’s spot kick was saved in the 25th minute. Minutes later, the Restoration Boys was punished for the penalty miss when Anyu Ishaya headed in at  close range to put the visitors ahead in the 28th minute.

    Eric Frimpong with a perfect timing jabbed home a cross from Bright Idoghor to restore parity at 1-1 in the 40th minute.

    Within minutes, Anyu Ishaya rose to the occasion again and silenced the home team by latching on to a defensive error to roll in a low ball into the net in the 42nd minute.

  • Ibori…Prisoner in London, hero in Oghara

    Although he is serving a 13-year jail term in a London prison for corruption and money laundering, supporters of former Delta State Governor James Ibori from threw a lavish party to mark his 55th birthday in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State last weekend.

    Flamboyant member of the Warri Kingdom council of chiefs, ChiefAyirimi Emami, a key supporter of the imprisoned governor, told reporters the ex-governor was worthy of celebration because of the giant strides recorded during his eight-year tenure.

    Speaking after a novelty football match, Emami described Ibori’s travail as political, adding that the former governor did a lot in the development of youths, road construction and other infrastructure to better the lot of Deltans.

    Emami, who is the Chairman of Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC, said: “Despite being in prison, if Ibori happens to contesting election now, he will win because he is a man of the people.”

    Ibroi’s kinsman, Mr Simon Otobo, said the Urhobo ethnic group has been worse off since Ibori’s ordeal, adding that some of his kinsmen who contributed to Ibori’s arrest are regretting the political gulf his absence is causing.

    He urged the Federal Government and Britain to be lenient with the former governor.

    An elderly woman and commercial motorcycle rider, Omoko Rose and Edafewogho Ekawhen, praised the former governor for developing Oghara and also appealed to the government to work towards Ibori’s release, saying it would help stabilise the polity.

    Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Ben Igbakpa, an aide to governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Faith Majemite, a member in the board of DESOPADEC; Mr. Henry Ofa; former Burutu LGA Chairman, Mr. Asupa Forteta, and other top political office holders in Delta State who also bare their minds described the huge turnout of people at the novelty football match played at the Oghara township stadium between Ibori United of Oghara and Ibori United of Warri as a testament of the ex governor’s popularity.

    Our Correspondents who covered the novelty football match which ended one goal apiece report that the ceremony attracted thousands of youths in Delta State and was spiced up with entertainment by budding artistes.

    While former Warri North Chairman and current member of DESOPADEC board, Hon. Michael Diden captained the Ibori United football club of Warri, Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Ben Igbakpa captained the Oghara side which also featured Emami.

  • Western Delta Varsity graduates 198

    Western Delta Varsity graduates 198

    A total of 198 students have graduated from the Western Delta University, Oghara in Delta State.

    They were the first set of students to be awarded first degree by the university and none of them made a first class degree at the institution first convocation ceremony held last weekend.

    The two best graduating students, Efevberha Oghenevbaire and Emuobohwo Joy were awarded N100,000 cash each by the institution and a scholarship by the Delta State Government for post graduate studies in any foreign university.

    Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Peter Hugho in his address warned parents against sending their wards to study in any African University especially those along the West African coast.

    Prof. Hugho said the Web metric ranking of African universities showed that Ghana universities were not better than Nigeria public universities.

    The VC stated that the instability in Nigeria’s universities adduced by parents for sending their children to foreign universities was not found in private universities.

    He noted that there has been no incidences of disruption of academic activities brought abot by unionism in private universities.

    According to him, “It is my contention that private universities are on to rescue the educational system from the decadence into which it is sliding. This is because the student will be getting good quality education free of minimal vices in a well organized and regulated environment”.

    Pro-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Andrew Onokehoraye called for amendment of the laws establishing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to enable it contribute to the development of private universities in the country.

    The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin said private universities generate their own funding and are expected to play by the same rules in terms of infrastructures, admissions, teaching and research as prescribed by NUC and JAMB.

    He called for understanding of the fact that the goals of universities whether federal, state or private universities are to produce educated workforce that will meet Nigeria’s need in the 21st century.

    Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan who announced the scholarship for the two best students promised to support the university in actualising its dreams.