By:Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. @douglasogbankwa@gmail.com The House of Assembly of a State or the National Assembly in Nigeria is a Creation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended).We shall be however be using the House of Assembly as a case study. Section 90 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended), States thus: *There shall be a House of Assembly for each of the States of the Federation* In the same vein, the composition of the House of Assembly is also a Creation of the Constitution. Section 91 of the Constitution of…
Author: Spade Nigeria
I’m not surprised reading in the media that two weeks after Delta state Governor Sheriff Oborevwori inaugurated a Management Committee to cater for residents who survived the Nigerian Army vengeful invasion and destruction of Okuama in Ughelli South LGA over killing of 17 soldiers, the camp is yet to take off. From the pictures flagged in the papers and the explanation of the Chairman of the Committee, Abraham Ogbodo, it is obvious that Governor Oborevwori was more interested in the media show of promoting his false concern over the plight of Okuama people. The governor, jumping faster than his legs,…
By George Etakibuebu It provokes angry and hilarious laughter at the same time seeing the Labour Party (LP) exhibiting double standard in the Edo State governorship election. For the record, the fortunes of the Labour Party only changed dramatically after a long time in limbo in May 2022. It was never that much in the consciousness of Nigerians. However, it transformed into a formidable party that rode the nation’s political waves with zest and almost caused a historical upset in a matter of months. Achieving that unprecedented feat was courtesy of a nationwide sentiment anchored on Justice, Equity and Fairness.…
Executive Assistant on Communications to Delta State Governor, and Head of Delta State Orientation Bureau, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, has said that governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s passion for Okuama community is legendary, and would continue to do the needful until normal life and economic activities is fully restored. He gave the assurance on Friday night while speaking as a guest of Plus TV Africa political platform via DSTV Channel 408, saying that the Okuama incident ought not to have reared its ugly head in the first place, because the lingering crisis between Okuama and Okoloba communities was resolved by the State Government…
By Pat Gbemudu Through the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative (IEAI) program, an initiative of Olorogun Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, the Director General (D-G) of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), which aims to ensure that every resident especially the indigents, regardless of their socio-economic status, has access to quality healthcare, a total of 240 beneficiaries of the Women Wing of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) have been enrolled under the State Health Scheme. The flag-off ceremony of the registration for health insurance coverage was held today, at the Cultural Center, Okere-Warri. And the subscription totally N1.8m for the 240 women…
BY Norbert Chiazor “Some broken hearts never mend, Some memories never end, Some tears will never dry.” Country crooner, Don Williams 1977 hit song surged in the psyche, as one read Zik Gbemre’s malicious piece on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Okuama incident. Who is Zik Gbemre? No relation with the great Zik – Nnamdi Azikiwe, please! Zik Gbemre is a man with an incurable spleen on Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Rt.Hon. Sheriff Oberevwori and, in fact, anyone successful. Gbemre, red-faced and notorious for corrosive tantrums, had been making reckless pronouncements against predecessor and successor, peaking his uncivil lamentations in…
The wife of the immediate past Chairman of Oshimili South Local Government Council, Mrs Uche. MaryRose Ezenyili, has approached the Ubulu- Okiti Customary Court for the dissolution of her three-year old marriage with Dr Obi Kelvin Ezenyili. The petitioner, in suit number UDCC/ 6/2024 averred that the marriage has broken down irretrievably and that she could no longer live together with the respondent as husband and wife. Mrs Ezenyili gave other grounds for seeking the dissolution of the marriage to include that she and the Respondent were incompatible as there was lack…
By Sharon Ivovi In a significant move to harness robust policies to further improve on the standard and quality of education in the South-South States, the Delta State Government on Thursday played host to a meeting of the BRACED States Commissioners for Education and that of Science and Technology. The Commissioners who had robust deliberations on how to advance education in the region, said there was going back in their shared determination for a collaborative synergy. The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Nyerhovwo Tonukari while welcoming his education commissioner counterparts and that of Science and Technology from the…
Members of the civil society groups in Delta state have picked hole in the media reports that some women protesting alleged police extortion in Ughelli on Tuesday were shot at by the police, noting that there was no iota of truth in the claim, as the police engaged the minimum riot dispersing rule when it became obvious that the peaceful protest had been hijacked by hoodlums. Describing the media reports as false, baseless and unfounded, the civil society groups in a separate statements made available to newsmen, yesterday, admonished media practitioners in the state to desist from attempts at instigating…
By Pat Gbemudu The Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), has commended the management of the State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC) for all the strategies adopted to ensuring that more Deltans were enrolled into the scheme, even as they asked for quality assurance as the enrollees increases. The Chairman, DTHA Committee on Health, Hon Ferguson Onwo, made the commendation when he led members of the Committee on an oversight function to the head office of DSCHC, in Asaba, on Wednesday. Other members of the Committee led by Hon. Onwo were the Committee’s Vice Chairman, Hon Emeka Asamuta, Festus Utuamah, member,…