Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to fully operationalise the National Health Act to curb the high rate of maternal and neonatal mortality in the country. Okowa made the call at the inauguration of Asaba Specialist Hospital, which was performed by his Adamawa counterpart, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, in Asaba. He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for operationalising the National Health Act, but remarked that it was being implemented in part contrary to the full content and letters of the Act as passed by the National Assembly. According to…
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By Charles Nwabardi The news making the round is that the Fulani Jihadists had written an unsigned letter of threat to the governor of Delta State ( of the Niger Delta Region) coaxing him to renounce his strong stand on the ban to open grazing, one of the resolutions taken by the Seventeen Southern Governors in May in Asaba. Sure! Governor Okowa is the Centre-Point of the hailed resolution by all Deltans, South-South Geo-political Zone, all Southerners and very reasonable personalities in the North except those in the presidency. It is glaring and of a truth that Okowa as the…
By Johnson Ebigide The Chairman of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, has congratulated Comrade Anthonia Mowah as she celebrates her birthday in Asaba, the state capital. Comrade Ikeogwu, who was elated at the celebration of the birthday at the temporary press centre of the union in Asaba, said that Comrade Mowah was such a quintessential asset to not only the state council but the union in the country, adding that she had continuously remained a rallying force because of her commitment, dedication and resolve at transforming the union in the…
The Fulani community in Delta on Monday dissociated itself from the 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by “Fulani Jihadists” over proposed ban on open grazing by governors of southern states. In a news briefing in Asaba, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okowa on Special Duties, Alhaji Muktar Usman, flanked by the leadership of the Fulanis, announced that they were not party to the threat. They stated that they received the news of the planned attack in the state with shock, and that the development threw the Fulani community into fear of possible attack on them…
Office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Presidential Villa, AsoRock Abuja. Your Excellency, RE: FULANI JIHADIST WARNINGS. National association of polytechnic students is the apex body governing all students studying in polytechnics, monotechnics, colleges of technology and all other allied institutions awarding national and higher national diploma certificate across the six geopolitical zones of the federation and diaspora. The association which is the second largest students movement in Africa continent, with the conglomeration of all SUG Presidents within the polytechnic divide as senators, forming the senate assembly with over 40.1 million armless battalion of students…
The Department of State Security, FCT Command, on June 12, 2021, allegedly invaded the Abuja house of an anti corruption activist, George Uboh with the intention of allegedly killing him like a common criminal. According to our source, the DSS operatives allegedly invaded the Mpape hills residence of George Uboh on a Democracy Day without prior notification or invitation. Unfortunately, they didn’t meet him at home, but had to leave lasting marks by allegedly shooting his doors, ransacking his entire living rooms and offices and carting away valuable documents. The DSS went ahead…
The attention of the Command has been drawn to a recent publication making rounds purportedly published by the fulani’s of Usman dan fodio leadership tagged “FULANI JIHADIST WARNINGS” and pasted in various locations round Asaba and Agbor to be precise. The command under the watch of CP Ari Muhammed Ali, FCIA, psc+ who is ever committed in its responsibility of providing security for all Deltans, is assuring members of the public to ignore the said publication which must have been pasted by miscreants with the aim of creating panic in the state. All modalities have been put in place…
Delta North Senatorial District of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has unanimously passed a Vote of Confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari for his mature and adroit handling of the affairs of the country and therefore called on Nigerians, irrespective of party affiliation, to shun inflammatory statements so as to give the President, the needed support to lead the country to peace and prosperity. Rising from a crucial meeting of it’s Leaders and Critical Stakeholders, held at Agbor, Ika South LGA, on Saturday, June 12, 2021, the Delta North APC, in an eight point communique drafted by a four man…
By EMEKA CHUKWUJINDU Former Minister of Police Affairs, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo has called on the Ijaw ethnic nationality in the state to be bold, firm and resolute in their quest to produce the next governor of the state. Alaowei Bozimo was speaking in Asaba at the launch and public presentation of a book, titled “Echoes from the creeks of Niger Delta” dedicated to foremost Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark who turned 94. Alaowei Broderick Bozimo maintained that the Delta Ijaw for governor project was sacrosanct, and gave the assurance that with patience and commitment, God…
As part of the activities set for the marking the 2021 Democracy Day, the Hispaniola – X Deck of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Pyrates Confraternity (PC), have called for sober reflections on our democratic journey and status of our nationhood. The world renowned humanitarian group stated this in a jingle produced and made available to selected broadcast stations for airing, in celebration of this year’s Democracy Day by the Hispaniola X Deck’s Director of Events, Mr. Victor Dorgu. The Pyrates Confraternity noted that, it was a reflection on the sacrifices made by our forebearers for the emergence of…