Author: Spade Nigeria

Vice Chancellor, Delta State University, Abraka, Professor Andy Egwunyenga has said that the prevailing academic stability in the University is because all welfare needs of the academic Institution have been addressed. Prof Egwunyenga spoke on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 while fielding questions from Journalists during a press Conference to brief members of the Media on the programmes and events lined-up for the 15 convocation ceremony of the University. Egwunyenga was firm in his conviction that the academic stability in the University can be sustained, given the obvious fact that the State Government is determined to ensure all existing agreements are…

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By Felix Ekwu Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) , is now the 4th best among State-owned Universities in Nigeria according to the latest global ranking of Universities by the Alper-Doger Scientific Index. According to the latest global ranking, Delta State University is ranked as the 27th best University in Nigeria among the over 200 Universities in the country. Vice-Chancellor of DELSU, Professor Andy Egwunyenga disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing a Press Conference as part of events leading to the 15th convocation ceremony of the University. The convocation ceremony which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, 29, 2023, at Campus…

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Unknown gunmen have abducted a commissioner with the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo. Izonfuo, who is a former Head of Service in Bayelsa State, was reportedly abducted at the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in Rivers State, on Sunday evening while she was travelling to Port Harcourt from Brass in Bayelsa. The gunmen reportedly whisked her away alongside her driver and maid. Her abductors were said to have demanded N500 million ransom for their release. State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident, said the Commissioner of Police has mandated tactical…

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Wednesday affirmed that the state was ready to partner investors in its vast oil and gas deposits as the country grappled with economic turnaround. The governor made this known while receiving Delta Special Economic Zone license from Federal Government through Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), in Abuja. He said that his administration had provided enabling environment, including peace and security, for businesses to thrive, and assured the sustenance of development in the state. Okowa expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for the special license, and also assured that the state government was prepared…

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By Augustine Akanigha The Delta State House of Assembly has received two Executive bills, for a law to repeal The Delta State School of Marine Technology in Burutu (Law 2006) and enact The Delta State Polytechnic, Burutu, (Law 2023) and other related purposes, and another bill for a law to repeal The School of Health Technology (Law 2002) and enact The College of Health Science and Technology (Law 2022). The House also received a bill for a law to provide for the Development and Promotion of creative Industries in Delta State by establishing The Creative Industry Development Funds, encouraging Public-Private…

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By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Chief Economic Adviser to Delta State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, will be the Guest Speaker at the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Asaba Chapter’s Valedictory Lecture in honour of Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta State. This is in recognition of his worthy service to Delta state and for positively projecting the image of the University of Ibadan and the Alumni Association of which he is a member of the Association’s Board of Trustees beyond. boundaries. In a chat with Newsmen by the Chairman of the 2023 Lecture organizing Committee, Dr.…

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President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to the country on Monday evening after about a month trip to Paris, France. He was received by a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja where his plane touched down. The President-elect was in company with his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, and son, Seyi Tinubu. Among those at the airport to receive him were Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila as well as Governors Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Abubakar Sani-Bello (Niger), former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.…

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Delta State Monarch, the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Emmanuel Ekemejewan Sideso Abe 1, JP. OON who recently led his chiefs and others to 10km walk for sustain peace in his community has said persistent interference from political office holders in traditional administration in the “guise of security or governor says” is undermining the sustain peace in Uvwie local government council. The Uvwie Monarch who spoke at the weekend at the grand finale of activities to mark his 15th year coronation anniversary stressed that “the political class must be aware that the traditional institution is to complement them in a…

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Federal Civil servants in the country have commended the Federal Government over the payment of the 40 per cent peculiar allowance together with the April salary. Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, described the payment as timely. Mrs Agnes Iguben, a civil servant, said she was surprised to see an increase when she received her salary for April. She said the money would go a long way in meeting her family needs throughout the month. ”I want to commend President Muhammadu Buhari, though I do not know what the increase…

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Akeem Adeniyi Adeyemi, the son of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, and a member of the Federal House of Representatives tells FATTEH HAMID about his father’s family life and legacy It’s been a year since your dad, the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, died. How much do you miss him? I must confess; in the last 12 months, there’s not a day I don’t remember Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. You won’t believe this but he was my best friend. We spoke every single day for the last 15 years. When people see me in my…

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