By Agbaragu Timothy Delta State Judiciary has marked the opening of the 2022/2023 Legal Year with stakeholders in the administration of justice, calling for an increased budgetary provisions to surmount enormous financial challenges facing the third arm of government. The Chief Judge of Delta State, Honorable Justice Tessy Diai, made the call while presiding over the special Court Session to herald the new legal year in Delta State at the High Court of Justice, Asaba. Justice Diai who chronicled achievements of the State Judiciary during the period under review to include construction of the new six-floor High Court Complex which…
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The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro took the first Bible reading during the thanksgiving mass to mark the beginning of the 2022/2023 legal year in the state. The service, which was held at the Emmanuel The Saviour Catholic Church, High Court Road, Asaba, State Capital, had many legal icons in attendance. Otuaro, Hon. Justice T. O. Diai, Chief judge, Delta State and Hon. Justice P.O. Elumeze , President Customary Court of Appeals were first to take turn, dancing to the alter to thank God at the service. In his homily, the officiating Priest, Most Rev. Michael Odogwu…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed October 21 for judgement in the appeal filed by the Delta State Peoples Democratic candidate governorship candidate for the 2023 governorship election, Olorogun David Edevbie. It is recalled that the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered judgement in favour of Edevbie but it was upturned by the Federal Court of Appeal in favour of Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, prompting Edevbie to proceed to the apex court to seek re-affirmation of his candidacy. Edevbie, in a 23-ground of appeal filed by his lawyer, Mr. Eko Ejembi Eko (SAN), faulted the entire decision of the three-man…
Czars of the eyes – In Touch, The Nation newspaper by Sam Omatseye Last week, the nation had a lesson in optics. Or, shall we say, in optical illusion. What we see is important, but we know is better. But what do we know from all the optical histrionics around the APC presidential candidate when he flew to London? The social media turned into a challenge in eyesight. They said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was dead. They said, he was on catheter, his bald head shining beneath a benevolent nurse trying to raise him from his bed. She might even, in…
By Omemiroro Maxwell Ogedegbe Esq. The Action of Setting of MT Deima vessel Ablaze by Tompolo and his men is an act of illegality, environmental pollution and jungle justice. We read with wide jubilation how the vessel allegedly caught loading supposed illegal crude oil in Delta by the Tompolo’s led Tantita Security Service Limited was set Ablaze on Monday 10th October, 2022 along the Warri River in Delta Stat. It is not news that the Tompolo and his security outfit are the new sheriff in the Marine world to tackle the illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta region.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Delta South Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2023 General elections, Hon.Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has congratulated every girl child locally and internationally as the world marks International Day Of The Girl Child. Hon. Joel-Onowakpo made this known in a congratulatory message he personally signed and made available to pressmen in Delta State to identify with the girl child on this special day set aside to raise awareness on issues affecting them. While stressing g the significance of the day’s celebration, the APC Delta South Senatorial District candidate said there was no gainsaying the fact that…
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Hon. Tony Anukwu alleged to have built his house on waterways within the Asaba Capital Territory, which is said to be occasioning flood and erosion in the area has refuted the allegations as gimmicks of land speculators seeking to extort money from him. The structure was said to be blocking the access road and waterways in Airport View Estate, near Asaba in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the State. But Hon. Anukwu insisted that the said land was not in anyway connected or part of road or…
By Chukwudi Iwuchukwu Operatives of the security outfit of former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, have intercepted an illegal vessel loaded with crude oil in Delta State. One of the security personnel who was part of the operation mentioned that, they got a tip off that a ship was loading at the Escravos axis. The Tantita security personnel went to the place and got the ship arrested. The Tantita security personnel further added that he was offered a bribe of N25m to let the ship go but he turned down the offer. Tompolo’s security outfit was recently…
About 58 illegal oil points have been discovered so far since the operation to end oil theft on the waterways of Delta and Bayelsa states began Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, said this in a press briefing at Oporoza on Sunday where he also gave an update on the recent discovery of a 4km illegal crude oil pipeline in the Forcados area of Delta State. “I think we have found over 58 points that have been tapped in both Delta and Bayelsa states,” he noted. According to him, with this breakthrough, stakeholders in the region are optimistic…
Governors under the auspices of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have been encouraged to meet with the Minister of Water Resources, who has “worked hard on dams and water resources in the country,” fashion out solutions, and then escalate their conclusions to the Federal Government, to alleviate the plight of people currently being ravaged by flood round the country. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the counsel at State House, Abuja, Friday, while playing host to the outgoing Chairman of NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, the incoming Interim Chairman, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, and the Interim Deputy Chairman, Atiku…