Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday in Asaba assented to the state’s 2022 Appropriation Bill of N479 billion. The governor also signed five other Bills, including Delta State House of Assembly Service Establishment Bill 2021, Delta State Registration of Community Development Associations Bill 2021, Delta State Debt Management Bill 2021, Delta State Erosion and Watershed Management Bill 2021 and Asaba Specialist Hospital Bill, 2021. Signing the Appropriation Bill, Okowa assured Deltans that the state would strive to implement capital projects embedded in the 2022 budget as well as complete all ongoing projects before the end of his tenure. He…
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The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested four (4) suspects in connection with the abduction and gruesome killing of the late Mrs Nneka Nwanyi-Sunday Emeh Kalu who was earlier reported missing and later found dead in a cassava farm on 29th August, 2021 in Ngugworo Community in Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South, Ebonyi State. The suspects arrested are; Irem Ifeanyi Mbah, Igwe Anya Chima, Okorie Okam and Emeh Kalu – the husband of the deceased and the principal suspect. The suspects are within the age bracket of 25 – 40yrs and all native of Nguzu…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday, said youths in the state were making remarkable difference in the economic development of communities, state and country. Okowa stated this at the flag-off of the second cycle of Rural Youth Skill Acquisition (RYSA) programme held at the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state. Okowa said that RYSA second cycle tagged “Making a Difference” was imperative as Delta youths were poised to change the narrative about the youths in the country, and particularly the state. He said that the selection of the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday signed 10 bills passed by the House for transmission to the Senate for concurrence. One of the bills is the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill, 2021 passed by the House on November 16, 2021. It seeks to raise the retirement age of Nigerian teachers from 60 to 65 years. It also seeks to extend their years of service from 35 to 40 years. Another bill the speaker signed for transmission to the Senate is the Prohibition of Discrimination Between First Degree and Higher National Diploma…
By Fikayo Olowolagba Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has revealed that she was almost raped as an investigative journalist. Abike said this after receiving an award at the maiden edition of the National Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), in Abuja. According to her, the timely intervention of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former chief security officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, saved her from being raped after she was arrested and locked up in a military facility in Apapa area of…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The Urhobo political lobby group, the DC-23, has been criticised for undergoing the screening and pruning down of the number of the governorship aspirants from the Delta State Central Senatorial District, citing unconstitutionality and arm twisting. Following the recent pruning down of the invited aspirants for screening from 12 to just five aspirants with a further plan to produce only one before the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, several accusing fingers have been pointing at what many termed unconstitutional and breaching on the right of the pruned aspirants, while some others simply…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday, congratulated Bishop of Asaba Diocese, Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Justus Mogekwu, on his 70th birth anniversary and retirement from service of the Church. Okowa’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba. He described the outgoing Bishop as a role model, a true soldier of Christ and a builder in the body of Christ. He extolled the virtues of the cleric, saying he was an erudite preacher and a quintessential teacher of the Bible. The governor remarked that history would record Mogekwu kindly for…
By Olajide Idowu The Police Command in Osun has arrested one Ibrahim Abdulazeez, 30, who allegedly purchased a Toyota Camry 2010 model for N2,650 from a car dealer in Osogbo, Osun State. The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, while parading some suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Friday, said Abdulazeez allegedly committed the offence on Nov.26, at 3.30 p.m. Olokode said that the suspect later through a bank transfer paid N2,650 for the car sold to him for N2.65million. Olokode said, “The suspect went to one Kazeem Ogunjobi, a car dealer at Inyas Motors, Ota-Efun Area Osogbo, and…
By Odeh Ikechukwu The Executive Chairman of Oshimili North LGA, Hon. Innocent Esewezie took the *KNOW YOUR RIDER CAMPAIGN* to Okpanam Axis, where he was welcomed by the Divisional Police Officer of Okpanam, CSP Gambo Ado and Mr Joseph Okolie, also known as “Onyeami”, Chairman Association of Okada/Keke Riders in Oshimili North LGA The campaign, which was geared at establishing a friendly and secured base for riders and inhabitants of Okpanam, poised at discouraging vices, ranging from Kidnap, theft and other nefarious activities perpetrated by motorcyclist, where efficiently nipped on the board. While sensitizing riders present, Hon. Innocent Esewezie, harped…
Federal Lawmaker, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has provided six (6) boreholes, eight (8) transformers and one hundred and twenty (120) solar lights for residents in Oluyole Federal constituency. This, the House of Representatives Member, who also chairs the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs said was in line with her campaign promises. Akande-Sadipe, who is the only female Rep from Oyo State, said the transformers are of 500KVA capacity each, promising more to other communities. Recall that, the federal lawmaker had earlier held a Mega Empowerment scheme where she gave out 15 cars, 35 laptops, 40 Freezers, 47 Grinding Machines and 47…