The University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide, has presented the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, PhD with an award of excellence. The award was presented to Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at a luncheon and award of honours to mark the university’s 75th anniversary, held at Metropolitan Club Hall in Lagos on Saturday. According to Prof. Saawua Gabriel Nyityo, Worldwide President of UIAA “the award is in recognition of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s significant contribution to the development of the university”. UIAA also lauded the former governor of Kano State for the lecture…
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The Delta state Civil Society in Malaria Control and Immunization, ACOMIN, has called on government at all levels to provide adequate financial and human resources to supplement international support for the elimination of malaria in the state and nation at large. The State Programme Officer on Malaria Control, Austin Uwede, who made the call during a brief for state media meeting on the global fund malaria community led monitoring project, noted that their presence in Aniocha South, Oshimili South, Ughelli South, Ughelli North, Ndokwa West, Isoko North, Patani and Sapele Local Government Areas of the state, has led to increased…
The pioneer and authentic visionary leader of th0e Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, OON, has been described as a consummate and detribalized leader who laboured vigorously to promote his party. Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Executive Assistant on Communication and Orientation to Delta State Governor, Dr (Barr) Wilfred Latimore Oghenesivbe, made the assertion in his goodwill message to Olorogun Emerhor, on the occasion of his 66th birthday anniversary celebration, and made available to newsmen in Asaba on Saturday, saying that the celebrant had positively impacted the lives of many Deltans…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta State, Senator Augustine Ovie Omo-Agege, has been advised to publicly exhibit good conscience and political maturity by congratulating his governor and brother, Rt Hon Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, a d his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, over Appeal Court verdict of November 24, saying that approaching Supreme Court amounts to waste of time and scare financial resources. Executive Assistant on Communication and Orientation to Delta State Governor, Dr (Barr) Wilfred Latimore Oghenesivbe, gave the advise during a mid-news radio interview monitored in Asaba on Friday, saying…
Delta State Government has put measures in place to effectively capture the informal sector into her tax net with a view to increasing Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, to N12 Billion monthly in 2024. Executive Director of Operations, Delta State Internal Revenue Services, Dr (Barr) Frank Nwugo, made the disclosure while speaking as a panelist during the 2023 DOPF Convention and Lecture Series on Wednesday in Asaba, saying that revenue generated will be judiciously spent by government to upscale the living standards and socioeconomic wellbeing of citizens of the state. Nwugo noted that the state is in a new phase of…
Open Justice Alliance, a non-profit/non-governmental organization committed to enhancing justice delivery in Nigeria, has submitted a petition to the National Judicial Council, expressing grave concerns over the gross violation of the Revised Judicial Code of Conduct Federal Republic of Nigeria 2016 by Judicial Officers. The petition specifically addresses the judgment in Appeal Number: CA/KN/EP/GOV/KAN/34/2023 delivered on the 17th day of November 2023 by Honorable Moore Aseimo Abraham Adumein, Bitrus Gyarazama Sanga, and Lateef Adebayo Ganiyu JJCA. The judgment in question, involving the case of YUSUF ABBA KABIR v. ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS & ORS, has raised significant concerns among the Nigerian…
By Wilfred Oghenesivbe, Esq. Eacogovdelta If care is not taken, some leaders of the major opposition party in Delta State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, may soon develop high blood pressure and heart attacks over pending post election legal tussles at the Appellate Courts. The reason is very simple; it’s their last hope to get what they do not deserve, relying on unscrupulous interventions, media propaganda and laughable permutations that does not add up legally. APC propagandists consistently talked about the party’s national assembly election victories in some federal constituencies and senatorial districts as affirmed by the Court of Appeal,…
Ahead of the 2024 Nigeria Polytechnic Games to be hosted by the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi Uku, the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has given assurances that the games, the 23rd in the series, christened “Ogwashi-Uku 2024”, would be a spectacular landmark edition as a confirmation of Delta’s pedigree as Nigeria’s foremost sporting state. The governor, represented by his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, made this assertion, while performing the ground breaking inauguration of facilities, prominent amongst which are the basketball and volleyball courts at the games complex, sited in within the institution’s premises. According to him, “Delta State as hosts…
Following the Super Eagles’ terrible performance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, the Nigeria Football Federation has explained why Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro cannot be fired, despite calls for his dismissal from Nigerians. According to Nse Essien, an NFF executive committee member, the federation cannot afford to pay him off if they decide to fire him despite their dissatisfaction with the outcomes. “If we had the money (to pay for compensation), we will be willing to relieve him of his job, we’re not happy. Everybody is asking for the sack of the head coach. It’s…
By Henry Usiayo The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition in Nigeria (ACOMIN) has called on government at all level to ensure increased investment in the Primary Healthcare systems for effective service delivery to people in the rural communities. The State coordinator of ACOMIN, Dr. Greg Sifo made the call at the quarterly media briefing held in Asaba. The State coordinator of ACOMIN, Dr. Greg Sifo said an effective and functional primary healthcare system was critical to addressing the high burden of HIV/AIDs, malaria and tuberculosis in the country and also reduce the burden of secondary and healthcare…