Member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon Nnamdi Ezechi, has thrown his weight behind the creation of Anioma state out of the present Delta state. Responding to questions during the journalists hangout in Asaba on Sunday, Ezechi said he is fully in support of the creation of Anioma state for balance, equity and fair representation. He said: “You will agree with me that there is nobody that will not support the creation of additional state which will be beneficial to the citizens. “I am in support of the creation of Anioma state in the south-south region…
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JUST IN: STATE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY SIR SIMINALAYI FUBARA GSSRS ON RIVERS STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS SCHEDULED FOR 5TH OCTOBER 2024. My dear people of Rivers State Following the expiration of the three-year tenure of the Chairmen and Councilors of the 23 Local Government Councils on the 17th of June 2023, I lawfully instituted Caretaker Committees to temporarily administer the 23 Local Government Areas pending when the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) would conduct the Local Government Elections in the State. 2. However, to entrench sustainable democracy and good governance in the country’s local government system, the Supreme…
The Delta State Government has approved for a judicial commission to look into the land, security issues within Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom. This stems from the problems identified by the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku and other community members as to the security challenges and land issues. In the interim, the government has requested that the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku take direct control of all boundary and satellite communities until the judicial commission completes its work within sixty days. The directive would affect the Okwabani’s who are Chiefs in the satellite communities as the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku would have to take direct control of those…
A Kaduna based group, the Northern Action Alliance, on Tuesday rained heavy knocks on Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe over his attempt to malign Engr. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The Group in a Press Statement signed by SAMBALI SHEKARAU (National Coordinator) and ISMA’ILA DAN KAKA (National Secretary), they implored the Nigeria Police and DSS to go after Chief Sara-Igbe, adding that it was time two high-ranking NNPCL officials,Oritsemeyiwa and Umar Ajiya to allow Mele Kyari to be. They wrote that; “In a brazen display of arrogance and deceit, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe,…
Joy Amara Ihezie, is a female Keke rider operating in Warri specifically around PTI Road and Jakpa Road. Her journey into the world of Keke (tricycle) riding started in 2021 when she could not secure a well-paying job, despite her academic qualifications. Joy graduated from the University of Calabar in 2015, earning a degree in Sociology. However, after completing her mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC), her job search yielded only teaching positions with poor salaries, far below her expectations. Speaking to Niger Delta Insider, Joy said she began her career as a Keke rider after having a conversation with a…
Lucky Tubotu, a Niger Delta youth and an indigene of Bilabiri Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State has challenged the elders and Chiefs of Bilabiri Communities to come out boldly and tell the world who killed Frank B. Seide and stop playing the ostrich. Tubotu in a statement issued in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State titled “Who Killed Frank B.Seide? Who Dethroned Our Legitimate Community Highnesses? This is the Time to Tell The World” said it was shameful that elders and Chiefs who are supposed to be above board are shying away from the truth. “It is quite unfortunate that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as director-general and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership reached by the two countries during the President’s visit in early September. Tegbe, a 1988 first-class graduate in civil engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, will report directly to the President. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He will immediately submit a strategic action plan to enable Nigeria to benefit from the agreements between the two countries in Beijing. As the czar of…
Director General of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has said that the cordial relationship between the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, and the immediate past governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, CON, is normal, ideal and shall be sustained throughout the lifespan of this administration, and beyond. He made the assertion on Sunday in a phone-in live interview with a popular radio network News, saying that the exclusive and personalized leadership style adopted by governor Oborevwori since he assumed office on May 29, 2023, clearly revealed that the immediate past governor, Senator Okowa’s…
The Executive Director of Eye On The Future Initiative (EFI), a Delta State based NGO, Comrade Josephine Omodior has called on parents to keep their children indoors whenever it is raining, saying that the warning on the anticipated flooding in some parts of the country should not be taken for granted. In a Press Release on Sunday in Asaba, the EFI boss, expressed concerns about the lackadaisical attitude of some parents towards their children whenever it is raining and called for attitudinal change, especially with the impending flood. She lamented that many children have been swept away by raging floods…
Delta North APC leaders have reaffirmed their support for Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, urging unity under his leadership to build on the 2023 general election achievements. This commitment comes as the Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) sets its sights on claiming the governorship in the 2027 elections. At a recent public hearing of the Secretariat Subcommittee of the Olorogun O’tega Emerhor-led Reconciliation Committee for Delta North, held at the Maryam Babangida Center in Asaba, stakeholders presented memorandums advocating for party unity and focus under Omo-Agege’s leadership. By reaffirming their support for Omo-Agege, Delta North APC leaders demonstrate their determination to…