The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East code named Operation HADIN KAI. Please disseminate this information to the general public through your news medium. Thank you for your cooperation. ONYEMA NWACHUKWU Brigadier General Acting Director Defence Information 27 May 2021
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Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the take-back of an earlier false claim by the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris whose office has since recanted by putting the record straight that no £4.2m was paid to Delta State Government has confirmed the position of PDP that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Publicity team is headed by an unkind and bad-tempered fellow. PDP’s State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza who made the declaration in a statement in Asaba, said the repudiation of the claim which the APC attack dogs led by Mr. Sylvester Imonina latched…
The Pyrates Confraternity mourns one who pioneered a transformational vision, aboard Jolly Rogers of the Original Water, towards the attainment of a just society……! Sayle on to Elysium……Ahoy!!
We have enjoyed some good level of mutual understanding and political peace in Delta State following the rotation of the Governorship position through the senatorial zones. We have had an assumption that with the completion of the first circle after our leader, James Ibori had emerged from Delta Central, Eweta Uduaghan from Delta South and Ifeanyi Okowa from Delta North, the new circle will begin again from Delta Central and the process will go seamlessly. It seems however that we are being pointed to an existing reality. It all seemed so smooth running before now but I guess…
Aruoriwo Ivovi Students in Delta State have been charged to take deliberate actions in choosing and imbibing the morality of those they look up to as their role models in the society. The Delta State Functioning Secretary to the State Government (FSSG) and Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Reginald Bayoko mni, gave the charge during a book review, organised by the Asaba Reading Club at the Royal Mira international school in Asaba, the state capital. The book review, titled “the Whip and the Bar” and centred around the life of Mr. Bayoko attracted students and teachers from some selected…
BY SAM DUVWODE Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa has said, the reasons for the Niger Delta crisis could be located in the fact that, communities lack equity participation in companies exploring oil and gas in their areas. He noted that extreme deprivation sometimes ignites some of the crisis in the Niger Delta and elsewhere. Governor Okowa stated this yesterday in Asaba the State capital while declaring open the 27th National Conference of the Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON. The governor who was represented by his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro,…
The Federal government through the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of Utensils under the National Home Grown School Programme in the North Central Zone. In a release by Nneka Ikem Anibeze the Special Assistant on Media to the minister, the occasion took place at LEA primary school Jabi, where the Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq presented 15,750 utensils including stainless plates and cutlery sets as well as 1,000 aprons to the FCT which is a balance of the 73,060 utensils and 1555 aprons earlier presented in 2020 . In her…
At the House of Representatives adhoc Committee on “Assessment and Status of all Recovered loots, movable and immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective and Efficient management and utilization”, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris told members of the Committee/Nigerians that the much talked about 4.2 million Pounds allegedly siphoned by former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, that was recently recovered, have been paid into Delta State Government account. This step is commendable. Indeed, we of the Delta APC want to appreciate the President of the…
Arrangements for the 2021 Delta State Praise and Thanksgiving Day in commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa administration have entered top gear. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the ceremony, Mr. Patrick Ukah, in a statement in Asaba yesterday said the event is in fulfilment of a solemn promise made by Senator Okowa on the day of his inauguration as Governor of the state to always acknowledge the hand of the Almighty God in the affairs of Delta State. Mr. Ukah stated that, as usual, this year’s event will have in attendance notable…
By Ibukun Emiola/Ibadan Plane crash victim, Brig.- Gen. Olatunji Luqman Olayinka, was an MPhil/PhD student at the University of Ibadan, the authorities disclosed on Monday. Olayinka, died along with 10 others in last Friday’s military plane crash in Kaduna. The 51 year-old Olayinka was the provost marshal at the Army Headquarters in Abuja. He was also a student in UI’s Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies, Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Ibadan. He studying to become a PhD holder. UI acting Vice chancellor, Professor Adebola Ekanola who revealed the Brigadier’s link with the university, commiserated…