The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has urged Nigerians, especially those concerned to heed government agencies’ warning about flooding and its dangers. The Delta State Director of the Agency, Comrade Tracy Omamode Ikolomi reiterated this admonition on Thursday, while addressing pressmen in the Agency’s State Headquarters office in Asaba. Ikolomi gave the admonition ahead of the Agency’s preparation to sensitize the public on flood alert and safety precautions and other relevant stakeholders of the recent discharge of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon reservoir and the need to stay safe. The NOA Director emphasised that it had become imperative to…
Author: Spade Nigeria
Critical stakeholders, leaders and Party faithful of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State have strongly criticized the ongoing reconciliation efforts led by Elder Godsday Orubebe, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. They describe the process as a “hoax” and question the committee’s genuine intentions. At a public hearing of the Secretariat Subcommittee of the Olorogun O’tega Emerhor led Reconciliation Committee for Delta Central held at the PTI Conference Centre in Effurun, stakeholders presented memorandums expressing concerns. They argue that the State Party Chairman has lost moral ground to lead reconciliation efforts and therefore…
The late Professor Sam Ukala Memorial Foundation has organized “A Day of the Great Literary and Creative Works” of the world renowned thespian who passed away in 2021.. Speaking on the occasion, which took place at the Marian Babangida Leisure Park, Anwai, Asaba on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Foundation and first son of the late Emeritus Professor, Hon Olise Ukala, said the outing was to promote and preserve the iconic works of their father Hon Ukala said the Foundation hoped to use the celebration to create awareness and reposition Theatre Arts and Drama in the front burner of Global…
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, has reaffirmed the Assembly’s dedication to enacting laws aimed at improving the well-being of citizens across the state. He made this pledge during a meeting with members of the Delta Online Publishers’ Forum (DOPF) at the Assembly complex in Asaba on Wednesday, 25th September 2024. Guwor, in his remark, underscored the Legislature’s critical role as the core of democracy, noting that it is the only government arm comprised of elected representatives entrusted with making laws to ensure peace, order, and good governance. He highlighted that under his…
EFFURUN/Delta State: Delta Trust Mortgage Bank is experiencing a significant transformation following the appointment of Hon. Jude Ogbimi as its Chairman. This change in leadership has brought renewed visibility and ambition to the bank, which had previously operated with little public recognition. Hon. Ogbimi, accompanied by the bank’s Executive Director, Barrister Joshua Muhwen, recently conducted visits to the Chairmen of Okpe and Uvwie Local Government Areas. The purpose of these visits was to inform the local governments about the bank’s enhanced role and to encourage them to leverage the autonomy recently granted to them by partnering with Delta Trust Mortgage…
Women from the various communities in the Niger Delta region stormed Warri on Wednesday dissociating themselves from the planned October 1 protest against the present administration. Rising from a Stakeholders engagement with the Niger Delta women, organised by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), themed “Niger Delta Women: Empowerment as a Panacea for Peace, Stability and Economic Growth”, the women groups lamented that many self-interested bodies are presently going about with ulterior motives asking people to do negative things”. The Wednesday’s gathering was in continuation of the expanded Niger Delta Stakeholders meeting of women groups and youth bodies, community leaders, opinion…
The senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, has met with the Managing Director/CEO of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engineer Chukwuemeka Agbasi. The meeting that held on Tuesday, September 24, followed the Senate’s resumption after its eight-week recess. The Senator raised concerns about the deteriorating state of the Lagos-Asaba Expressway, specifically the stretch between Alifekide and Asaba Bridge End, which he said has become hazardous and has resulted in numerous fatalities. Nwoko stressed that the road’s poor condition continues to endanger both lives and properties, affecting surrounding communities and road users. Furthermore, the lawmaker urged…
In a fresh blow to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has dismissed an application for stay of execution filed by the Edo State government and the House of Assembly. The case sought to halt the reinstatement of Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu as Deputy Governor of Edo State, but the court rejected their plea and instead imposed a fine of ₦200,000 on each appellant, including Obaseki and the Speaker of the House. Justice Omotosho’s ruling follows his earlier judgement in July 2024, which declared Shaibu’s impeachment by the Edo State House of…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, provided agricultural inputs to 6,020 farmers to boost agricultural production and food security in the state. Speaking during the flag-off of the disbursement of agricultural inputs to beneficiaries under the Result Area 2 – FADAMA (Food Security) of the Delta Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus, D-CARES, at the Events Centre, Asaba, Oborevwori announced the release of N1billion counterpart funding for the Africa Union Development Agency, New Partnership for African Development (AUDA NEPAD), to empower 2,000 farmers for food production, livestock and aquaculture. He said the state government took the steps…
By Francis Sadhere Eye on the Future Initiative (EFI), in collaboration with the Precious Family Charity Aid Foundation, on Tuesday stormed Oviri- Ogor Secondary School in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on a sensitization campaign against cultism that is ravaging schools across the country. The initiative aimed to educate students about the dangers of cult involvement and other social vices. The Executive Director of EFI, Comrade Josephine Omodior, who addressed students of the school about the manipulative tactics used by cults to recruit members, noted the associated physical, emotional, and psychological harms. She warned that secret cults…