By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Angolan Lionel de Rocha Pinto has been elected president of the Confederation of Africa Amputee Football along with four other executive members to pilot the affairs of the body for the next four years. Among them is Nigeria’s Suleiman Isah who was elected 2nd Vice President of the continental body. Others elected on the CAAF board include Mustapha Usman of Cameroon, 1st Vice President; Peter Oloo of Kenya, Secretary General; and Khalid Eladi of Egypt, Treasurer. Three officials were physically present during the election while the other two were elected via zoom since their…
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The state government in collaboration with the Police Service Commission has held a town hall meeting in Asaba with a charge on traditional rulers, opinion leaders, prominent citizens and groups in the state to encourage the youths to show greater interest in joining the police. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa gave the charge while declaring open the town hall meeting at the Unity Hall in Government House, Asaba. Governor Okowa, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, said the town hall meeting was timely as criminals have reinvented their wheels of criminality where neighbours may be…
The federal government has decided to extradite Abba Kyari I welcome the idea of extradition of wanted criminals But I disagree with the decision to surrender Abba Kyari to the Americans Abba Kyari is not a big politician who might be too strong for the arms of justice here This government should have prosecuted Abba Kyari and imprisoned him in Gashua To surrender a top security agent who committed many offences in our country to a foreign nation for trial and punishment is to display inferiority complex American will never surrender an indicted FBI agent to Nigeria for prosecution. We…
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Media, Mr Nelson Egware has commended the Chief Executive Officer of Shiloh Beach and Apartments, Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Prince Donaldson Onosakponome for his contributions to the growth and development of tourism and hospitality in Delta. Egware gave the commendation in a statement to congratulate the entrepreneur on the occasion of his birth anniversary on March 3. He described Onosakponome, a graduate of Sociology and former Speaker of the Students’ Representative Council, SUG, Delta State University, Abraka, as a renowned show biz promoter and child rights crusader. …
Officials of the NSCDC monitoring fuel sale compliance this morning arrested a defaulting official of oil Marketer, Rainoil, Nnebisi Road, near Konwea plaza, Asaba, and another staff of Dwell, a fuel marketing station for selling pms at N220 instead of the N165 legal pump price. Incidentally, it was the security staff at Dwell filling station that was arrested when efforts to reach the station’s manager was aborted by conniving staff of the filling station. Mr. Okwechime P.E. who led the monitoring team answering questions about why the security man was arrested instead of the Director or manager, he…
By ELOHOR RITA AGBRA A leading contender in the Delta State 2023 Governorship race and the State Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has promised to take the state a notch higher by leveraging on the laudable and remarkable achievements of the Senator Ifeanyi Okowa led government. The Deputy Governor made this known when he visited the delegates of Ethiope West, Sapele and Uvwie Local Government Areas to intimate them with his interest to occupy the number one seat of the State. Barrister Kingsley Otuaro while thanking them for their unwavering support for the Senator Okowa led government said they…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) in RECEIVERSHIP, have provided further developments in the last two weeks concerning the unfortunate explosion and fire that engulfed the FPSO Trinity Spirit at the Ukpokiti Terminal on Wednesday, 2nd of February 2022. The update on further developments were contained in a press release signed and made available to newsmen by the Chief Executive Officer Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (in RECEIVERSHIP), Mr. Ikemefuna Okafor. The update stated that since the 3rd of February 2022 when the fire was contained, the company has been working…
Palpable tension has gripped residents of Amuokpokpor-Elume community and it’s neighboring communities in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State and Okpe LGA of the state following an oil spill from leaking wellheads, operated by Nigeria’s giant domestic oil firm, conoil that has led to the outbreak of waterborne and skin diseases in the various communities. The locals who expressed displeasures over the unfortunate disaster at a peaceful protest in the community said the river that has been poisoned by the spill remained the only source of drinking, cooking, bathing, and farming activities to the locals just as they demanded…
By ELOHOR RITA AGBRA As the race intensifies on who to occupy the Dennis Osadebay House come 2023, the most loyal and outstanding Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has visited delegates of Bomadi and Patani Local Government Areas to intimate them on his interest to lead the people. For Barrister Otuaro, the Sen. Okowa led government has performed creditably well and has been applauded in different quarters for his transformational agenda in road construction and many other infrastructure development hence he was nicknamed “The Road Master”. For this and many more which speak volume, it…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State, would like to commend Pastors Korede and Esther Komaya of the Master’s Place International Church, Effurun, for the churche’s renovation of the Warri Township Stadium. Our party notes the impressive work the church has embarked upon at the long abandoned stadium in the heart of the Oil City, even as we applaud the Body of Christ for stepping in where the deceitful administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has woefully failed. It is instructive that in furtherance of his clannish and family-centric approach to governance, Governor Okowa had foisted his younger brother, Mr.…