By Kenneth Orusi Senator Ned Nwoko has revealed that the renewed agitation for the creation of Anioma State is beyond political party. The agitation for the creation of Anioma State is currently a spirit and a movement that resonates in every quarter of Delta State, particularly in Delta North. This formed part of the brief, the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, told the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge, during a courtesy visit to the palace recently. Senator Nwoko told the revered king that the move needed his support as it has been discussed…
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Delta State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza, has been conferred with the prestigious Hero of Auchi Polytechnic Award. Osuoza is amongst a roll call of 53 distinguished graduates of Auchi Polytechnic, some of whom have been recognized posthumously, including; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi; the Late media mogul High Chief Raymond Dokpesi; immediate past GMD/CEO of Zenith Bank Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu and best selling young Nigerian singer/songwriter, Crown Uzama, (aka shallipopi), who were deemed worthy to receive the maiden Heroes of Auchi Polytechnic Award. The Heroes of Auchi Polytechnic Award, conceived by the Alumni Association…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Following its bid to accommodate and prioritize the health and wellbeing of the people, OMIWA Foundation has belted its free medical outreach for citizens in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. OMIWA Foundation, an international non-profit organization is dedicated to bridging the healthcare gap in remote villages in Nigeria. The one-day outreach program, which took place on November 16, 2024 in Idumogbe, Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area provided a comprehensive range of medical services to the aged and young in Asaba. The event commenced at 9:00 AM prompt, witnessed residents trooping out to take advantage…
BY FRED ODU Senator Ned Nwoko hss said he is passionate about doing the things the average normal person will not want to do The Senator, during an interactive session with Journalists at his Mount Ned country home, Idumuje-Ugboko, in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, added that he was not the kind of politician that would sacrifice the interest of his people for self aggrandizement. He said he single-handedly engaged some developed countries of the word in a legal battle for the Paris Club refund, a fight he roundly won and substantial funds illegally deducted from Nigeria…
BY PSALMS OHWOJITE A new executive has be sworn in to steer the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA ), Asaba Chapter. The swearing-in which took place on Sunday at the residence of a one-time head of the Delta State Civil service, Sir Okey Ofili has the following as members of the executive. 1. J. I. Kagho (Esq)- Chairman 2. Tom S. Chukwuma – 1st Vice Chairman 3. Chief(Akpeyin) Tommy Kimashinor Nwakalo-Imu – 2nd Vice Chairman 4. Deacon Emmanuel Dudu – Secretary 5. Psalm Owhojite – Assistant Secretary 6. Mrs. Wendy Odor. – Treasurer 7. Stella Ezzeh – Financial Secretary…
Delta North Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriations, Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, recently welcomed Her Excellency, Ambassador Rosalyn Hazelle of St. Kitts and Nevis, to a private meeting in his Abuja office at the National Assembly. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a country in the Caribbean with a population of over 400, 000 people. She got her independence on September 19, 1983 with the capital in Basseterre. The meeting focused on critical issues around reparations for Africa and the African diaspora, as well as building economic ties between Nigeria and the Caribbean. Senator Nwoko, known…
Written by Ejime Udueme…… Equatorial Guinea has been plagued by numerous sex scandals often involving high-ranking government officials and human trafficking. In 2022, reports emerged of a sex scandal involving 400 video tapes allegedly showing government officials, including ministers and military personnel, engaging in sexual activities with underage girls. The tapes were reportedly used for blackmail and to maintain control over victims. It involved Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Vice President and son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who was accused of using government funds to purchase luxury items and pay for sex workers. Equatorial Guinean peacekeepers were also accused…
By Zik Gbemre For years Delta State Government has enjoyed impunity of refusal to settle accumulating entitlements of primary schools teachers in succession of promotions. Now that they deemed it necessary to release the arrears under Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration, the dubious State Universal Basic Education Board (DSUBEB) is blatantly ripping off target beneficiaries. The payment of the promotion arrears is smeared with usual lack of transparency, non-accountability, insensitivity and disrespect which define the unhindered sleaze in the board’s treatment of primary school teachers. How would teachers who are contemporaries, some employed same day, promoted together, currently at same Grade…
Ecomiums have been pouring in for Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) as the nation’s crude oil production hit 1.8 millions barrels per day (1.8m bpd) The board and management of NNPCL, which announced the feat on Thursday, also disclosed that gas production has also risen to 7.4 billion standard cubic feet per day (7.4bscfd). Stakeholders have hailed NNPCL and private security agencies hired to safeguard the nation’s economic assets, especially Tantita, for achieving the feat. Tantita has lately led a relentless war against crude oil theft and pipelines’…
A recent high-profile ruling has shown the British justice system’s effectiveness, as the City of London Magistrates’ Court ordered the release of $1,199,965 to Nigerian Senator Prince Ned Nwoko, that was frozen in an account belonging to Mr. Keith Davies. The money, originally transferred by Ned Nwoko to a middleman named Abubakar, was subsequently transferred to Davies, who held himself out as a broker. However, the funds were frozen by authorities pending the resolution of the ownership dispute. Following the court proceedings, the judge ruled that the funds should be returned to Ned Nwoko, acknowledging him as the rightful owner.…