ENYA'S GIST BLOG

Mr.Olabode George A former National Vice-Chairman (South) of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, on Friday said he remained the best candidate to be the next chairman of the party. He made the statement in Lagos while formally declaring his intention to contest the chairmanship seat of the party. Mr. George said what the PDP needed at this critical moment was a committed, energetic, experienced party man to redeem and reposition it. He attributed the party’s loss of the presidency to deviation of the goals and standards erected by of the PDP’s founding fathers. The party chieftain said the party had been facing some challenges as a result of the defeat, but pledged to return the party to winning ways if elected. “Our party needs a rescue. Our party needs redemption. Our party deserves a balanced, experienced, tested, trusted and a faithful hand. Our party needs a team player and a unifying leadership. Our party needs stability. “Here and now, ...

Some beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme put in place by the Nigerian government through the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have alleged that the commission has abandoned them. The scholars who craved anonymity, said they had been subjected to unfair and inhuman treatment by the commission since 2016. The affected beneficiaries are Masters and PhD students of Niger Delta origin who won the scholarship awards in 2014 and 2015. They alleged that their ordeals started when the leadership of the current NDDC board assumed office in November 2016. The NDDC is an interventionist agency that was set up to improve the welfare of the people of the oil rich Niger Delta region. As part of its mandate, the NDDC scholarship scheme was set up to improve the manpower capacity of Niger Delta youth by sponsoring them for Masters and PhD programmes in universities abroad. The beneficiaries were also carefully positioned to study courses considered to be of deve...

Spain Long-term Real Madrid transfer target David de Gea may stay in Manchester, this has resulted in Los Blancos keeping an even closer eye on Thibaut Courtois situation at Chelsea. The Belgian shot-stopper is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal at Stamford Bridge and his current contract expires in the summer of 2019. (Marca) Arda Turan could join Galatasaray in January. The president of Galatasaray, Dursun Ozbek, has made it clear that he is interested in bringing Arda back to the club he captained before leaving for Atletico Madrid in 2011. Manchester United want to sign the 14-year-old son of their former defender Phil Neville. Harvey Neville plays for Valencia's youth team - the club where his father was assistant coach in 2015. Italy Inter Milan have set their sights on former Liverpool transfer target Marco Reus, with the Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacking midfielder due back from injury early next year. (Calciomercato) Inter Milan are a...

INSTALLATION BEGINS ACROSS THE STATE IN PHCs. As night falls, most of our Primary Health centers were thrown into darkness. Pregnant women were required to bring kerosene as part of their delivery Items. Delivery's at night most times happen with lantern, bush lamps and phone lights as centers were either not connected to national grid or the village didn't even have electricity at all. It affected inflow of mothers to deliver in health centers with skilled birth attendants, with the resultant effect being more cases of maternal mortality in our villages. The cross river state worked with partners to get in some solar systems to light up our centers, however that was not enough to cover all focal PHCs. The proactive Governor went further to fund an increase in the number of imported Solar systems to cover all focal PHCs in the state. This is in line with his priorities that puts health first when it comes to the welfare of his people. The additional solar...

A FARMER THAT SOWS WITH FATE With genuine inspirational dreams to revolve Cross Ri ver State into an Industrial hop, the digital Governor, Prof. Ben. AYADE can be likened with the Biblical Farmer that sows with fate for a bumper harvest, therefore, the digital Governor should be seen and estimated as a Unified, a Political enigma and Colossus, a game changer and in general, a Nation builder and Healer with a developmental transition in his mind. Though, the metaphysical transcendence inherent in his dream of Industrializing the State might appear too dark to his Foes, antagonists and adversaries to acquaint themselves with the light in it. However, we can achieve, if we as a people stake down our respective interests and support the Governor of his noble dreams for our State's development and for posterity sake. Let us all remember our CHILDREN, GRAND CHILDREN and GREAT, GREAT GRAND CHILDREN !!