By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA A Senatorial aspirant for Delta South Senatorial Distrct, Dr. Sylvester Onoyona has formally declared his intention to run for the seat with a promise to ensure victory for the party in the State and to attract more development to the area. He made the declaration recently to the elders forum and the leadership of APC in Isoko federal constituency, at the residence of Chief Esigie Lucky, Leader of APC Isoko federal constituency Olomoro, Isoko South LGA. The candidacy of Dr. Sylvester Onoyona got a major boost as members of APC elders forum Isoko…
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Delta State Government on Thursday said it would take steps to avert reoccurrence of the petroleum tanker accident which led to loss of lives and razing of buildings in Ohoror-Uwheru community in Ughelli North Local Government Area. State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Chief Emman Amgbaduba disclosed this to journalists during an inspection of the accident scene at Ohoror junction along the ever busy Warri Port-Harcourt Expressway. He said that the state government sympathises with the people of the community for the loss of their property worth millions of naira and urged them to itemise and quantify their losses to…
By Alphonsus Agborh, Asaba National Association of Seadogs has condemned in its entirety bullying of any form even as it urged the federal government to take actions that can eliminate the scurge to the bearest minimum. The association’s Chairman in Asaba, Delta state, Engineer Emeka Okolo made the condemnation while presenting cartoons of English and Mathematics books to junior students of Adaigbo mixed secondary school Ogwashi Uku in Aniocha south council area on Monday. The donation of the books, according to the chairman, was to commemorate the international day of education. Engineer Okolo said bullying has been a serious impedement…
A total of 246 officers newly recruited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have graduated from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC) training academy after a rigorous six-weeks course. The Chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, who was the Reviewing Officer at the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the new officers, which held at the NSCDC training academy in Suaka, Abuja, said that the coming on-board of the new staff would bridge the human capacity gap being faced by the Commission. Owasanoye stated that the recruitment of the 246 staff, comprising…
By Chukwudi Asoya A public hearing on a bye laws seeking to generate revenues for Oshimili North Local Government council has been held . The hearing which was organised by the committees on Finance and Appropriation and Community Development was attended by the various stakeholders from communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area. Speaking on behalf of the chairman, committee on Finance and Appropriation and councillor representing ward 9 Okpanam , Hon. Nkem Nwankwo, the councillor representing ward 7, Barr.( Mrs.) Stellamaris Medulu said that the public had been adequately sensitised on the hearing . Barr.(Mrs.) Medulu , who said…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday said Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, would commence full academic activities before the end of February, 2022. Okowa disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after inspecting ongoing projects in the new university as well as the offices and residential apartments of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the Chief of Staff, under construction. He stated that all the courses of the university presented for the first year programme had been accredited by National Universities Commission (NUC), adding that no fewer than 500 students had already been offered admission to…
Dele Ogunyemi, Warri The Restoration Agenda Group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State on Tuesday called for urgent reconciliation with the aggrieved party members in the State while urging the national body of the party to prevail on the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who is the APC Leader in Delta, “to shift ground by accommodating major stakeholders who feel marginalized and fenced out during the last congresses”. Making the call at a press conference in Warri, the Restorate Agenda Group headed by Professor David Ejenobo of Delta State University, Abraka, noted that “by…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products till further notice. The Minister of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed stated this at a meeting held at the National Assembly. The meeting was convened at the instance of the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. Ahmed said the Federal Government initially had the plans to remove subsidy on petroleum products from July this year. She said, “Provision was made in the 2022 budget for subsidy payment from January till June. That suggested that from July, there would be no subsidy. ”…
by SMART OFUGARA For almost sixty two years, we have fought, we have celebrated, we have marginalized, we have schemed, we have established hierarchy. Piloting this nation since independence in October, 1960 are the following citizens and the regions they hail from with the unity of the nation at heart. Nnamdi Azikiwe-East Tafawa Balewa-North Aguyui Ironsi-East Yakubu Gowon-North Murtala Mohammed-North Olusegun Obasanjo-West Shehu Shagari-North Muhammad Buhari-North Ibrahim Babangida-North Ernest Shonekan-West Sanni Abacha-North Abdusalami Abubakar-North Olusegun Obasanjo-West Umaru ya Adua-North Goodluck Jonathan- South Muhammad Buhari-North We have failed, we have told lies, we have built, we have pretended to maintain, we…
by SMART OFUGARA For almost sixty two years, we have fought, we have celebrated, we have marginalized, we have schemed, we have established hierarchy. Piloting this nation since independence in October, 1960 are the following citizens and the regions they hail from with the unity of the nation at heart. Nnamdi Azikiwe-East Tafawa Balewa-North Aguyui Ironsi-East Yakubu Gowon-North Murtala Mohammed-North Olusegun Obasanjo-West Shehu Shagari-North Muhammad Buhari-North Ibrahim Babangida-North Ernest Shonekan-West Sanni Abacha-North Abdusalami Abubakar-North Olusegun Obasanjo-West Umaru ya Adua-North Goodluck Jonathan- South Muhammad Buhari-North We have failed, we have told lies, we have built, we have pretended to maintain, we…