By Enitan Abel JOHNGOLD With over eight years of creation and a new management in place, the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA) is expected to have a renew spring in its steps to actualise the MORE Agenda of the Oborevwori Administration in making a positive difference in the lives of Deltans in the State. Unfortunately, it appears that the interventionist agency, like the derailed hunter’s dog that could no longer hear the whistle of the hunter, had gone astray in search of the entrails of Deltans. As an agency, established to give Asaba a befitting look as…
Author: Spade Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, conferred national posthumous awards on 17 slain military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta State. At the burial of the officers and soldiers at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, the President also announced scholarships and house gifts for the children and families of the slain military personnel. He said “it is with heavy heart that I join you today to commit to earth, the remains of our officers and men who died in the course of duty on 14 March 2024 in Okuama Community, Delta State. “The officers and soldiers who lost their lives…
In a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and implementation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET). The Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) comprises distinguished leaders and key government officials, including: (1) President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – Chairman of the PECC (2) Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – Vice-Chairman of the PECC / NEC Chairman (3) President of the Nigerian Senate (4) Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum…
Head of Delta State Orientation Bureau, DSOB, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, has again assured Nigerians, local and international investors that Delta State is still the safest destination for multifaceted investments, despite the recent unfortunate killings in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Oghenesivbe gave the assurance while speaking to heterogeneous audience as guest on a national radio network in Lagos, on Wednesday, saying that the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has demonstrated unblemished leadership capacity, as can be seen from his strategic handling of the crisis, which earned him commendations from well meaning Nigerians and…
The infamous bandit leader Dogo Gide, who was causing a lot of terror in the North, is dead. His reign of terror has finally come to an end. Dogo Gide passed away as a result of gunshot injuries sustained during a clash with Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) forces. The encounter took place in the challenging landscape of Madada forest within the Maru local government area on March 12, 2024. Despite suffering serious injuries, Dogo Gide was said to have been covertly taken to a hospital in Mabera, Sokoto, Sokoto State, where he eventually passed away. Dogo Gide, a notorious fugitive…
The Emir of Kano was playing to a feudal gallery. Aminu Ado Bayero was not speaking to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, when he asked her to tell her husband, the president, that hunger is in the land. The monarch was in a mood of vanity. He exhibited himself to the Kano street as their advocate. A few days later, the EFCC unveiled a crooked plot under his watch. About 10 warehouses advocating hunger in Kano became news. They were hoarding food. The paradox is inescapable. So, too, the hypocrisy. I would love to hear the emir say a…
By Emeka Esogbue The Committee for the burial of HRM Obi Martha Dunkwu, the Omu of Anioma has been announced the date for the celebration of rites of passage of the late Omu. The Committee, in a press statement released to the general public on Monday in Okpanam, Delta State, signed by the Committee Chairman, Hon Barr Bridget Anyafulu, and Dr. Afamefuna Dunkwu-Okafor, Chief Mourner/ Co-Chairman, noted that the rites of passage of the late Anioma Queen Mother would hold from 24th to 27th April 2024. The release read in part, “The burial committee of HRM, Obi Martha Dunkwu, wishes…
THE INVASION OF MY COUNTRY HOME IN KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY ON SATURDAY, 23RD MARCH, 2024 – A CAUSE FOR CONCERN By Chief (Dr.) E. K. Clark, OFR, CON At about 6pm on Saturday, 23rd March, 2024, I got a telephone call from someone who identified himself as the commanding officer Nigerian Army, Division in Port Harcourt. He said that a tracker of the Nigerian Army, had tracked one Mr. Vote, the community chairman of Okuoma Community, whom the Army was looking for in respect of the killings of the 17 men of the Nigerian Army, to…
The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori will on Wednesday, attend the Year 2024 edition of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture as Special Guest of Honour. This year’s edition of the lecture will be the first to hold since the governor assumed duty on May 29, 2023. Making the disclosure on Tuesday in Asaba, the Secretary of Maris Trust Council, MTC, organisers of the annual event that holds every Wednesday of the Holy Week, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, disclosed that by the grace of God, the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba is set to host the event which is…
A Kaduna based group, the Arewa Intelligentia Caucus has commended Chief (Dr.) Government Ekpemupolo, (alias Tompolo) for stabilizing crude oil production, raising it from 600,000 barrels per day to near 1.7 million barrels, describing the development as patriotism at work and a standing up for the fatherland with a call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to confer a National Honour on him in acknowledgement of his roles in nation building and development. In a Statement made available to newsmen entitled “WHO IS AFRAID OF TOMPOLO IN THE NIGER DELTA AND WANTS HIM EASED OUT?”, the Arewa Intelligentia Caucus, a…