By Magnus Emuji The results of the 2023 Cognitive/Placement Examination for primary six pupils, conducted on May 20 by the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, have been released. A statement from the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Augustine Oghoro had directed all the Chief Inspectors of Education (CIEs) in the 25 Local Government Areas to proceed to the Department of Examinations and Standards of the Ministry on Monday, July 3, 2023 to collect scratch cards that would enable the candidates to check their results. The statement noted that 115,505 candidates…
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A Body of Church Leaders from the North under the umbrella of Northern Bishops has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing new service Chiefs that cut across the geo political zones. One of the leading Bishops from the North, Bishop Jonas Katung, the founder and President of of The Living Stone Church Assembly with headquarters told reporters in Jos that Tinubu, in less than one month in office, has performed creditably well and lived up to the expectations of Northern Bishops and Pastors According to firebrand Northern Bishop, President Tinubu has already taken the bull by the horn with…
Reno writes: One of the things I cherish most about Muslims in the Southwest of Nigeria is their behaviour during Sallah. In fact, Yoruba Muslims don’t even call it Sallah, or Eid al Kabir. They coined their own word for the celebration. They refer to it as Ileya, which is short for Ile ti ya, loosely meaning it is time to go home, or the house is ready. And no people, nation? or ethnicity on planet Earth knows how to party like Yorubas. If you lived in the Southwest or Kwara, you must love Ileya, whether or not you are…
Muslims in Delta have been charged to use this period of Ei del Kabir to pray for Allah to bestow wisdom on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his team to enable them translate the MORE agenda into physical development. The immediate past Chairman,Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board Alhaji Auwalu Tukur gave the charge while speaking at the ongoing hajj in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Tukur who led pilgrims from the state to the Holy land said their cardinal goal in Mecca was to pray for peace and all round development to characterise the administration of Governor Oborevwori. He said the lesson…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Lagos urged Nigerians to have faith in God that the country will experience peace, stability and prosperity. Speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground, the President stressed the need for unity and cooperation, appealing to Nigerians to eschew ethnic and religious rivalries. While noting that Allah would not burden the country with what it cannot bear, the President said: ”I thank Almighty Allah for keeping us in good health till today and pray to Him to grant us robust health and prosperity. May our sacrifices turn to prosperity.…
by Jonathan Afesuku The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, has attributed the success story of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori at the polls and successes recorded as a government to the handiwork of God. According to Sir Onyeme, God’s work can be seen with the way the activities of the state government is being piloted. He stated this on Tuesday at his office, Government House, Asaba, when the leadership of Christian Community Partners, CCP, paid him a courtesy call. The deputy governor, disclosed that the administration of Rt. Hon. Oborevwori is solely dependent on God and urged spiritual…
by ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, has said that quality education should be at the reach of every Deltan. Onyeme made the statement on Tuesday at his office, Government House, Asaba, when he played host to members of the National Open University of Nigeria Alumni Association, NOUNAA, Delta State Chapter. According to him, it was because of the need for education to be at the reach of every Nigerian that the NOUN was established. He said, “our desire as a government is that every local government area in our state should have one study centre…
The Pioneer Chairman of the Indigenous Correspondents’ Chapel (ICC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delta State Council, Comrade Spence Friday Idighri has bagged life time award of the Chapel. Chairman of ICC, Comrade Kenneth Orusi while giving reason for the award of Life Chairman to Spence during a well attended Congress of the Chapel said “The award of Life Chairman being presented today to the pioneer Chairman of ICC, Comrade Emeritus Spence Friday Idighri was essentially because of his enormous contribution to the growth and stability of the Chapel”. He stated that “what we are witnessing today is…
by Abel JOHNGOLD The administration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori will ensure prompt payment of salaries, imprest, and other emoluments of public servants, his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, has said. Onyeme gave the assurance when he played host to Members of Delta State Forum of Local Government Secretaries on Tuesday at the Deputy Governor’s Office in Asaba. While noting that most of the delays in the payment of emoluments could be traced to late release of allocations from Federal Government, the Deputy Governor emphasized that salaries, imprest and emoluments of public servants will be paid as at when due. “As…
by Abel JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, immediate past Governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, the Member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Nnamdi Ezechi, immediate past Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG) Chief Patrick Ukah and other top political stalwarts on Sunday, 25th June, 2023, gathered at the Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ, Obiaruku, in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, to join Hon. Chukwudi Dafe Thanksgiving Service to celebrate his inauguration as Member, representing Ukwuani State Constituency in the State House of Assembly (DTHA) While disclosing that…