The death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others in an air mishap in Kaduna on Friday is a tragic, unspeakable loss for the nation. COAS Lt. Gen. Attahiru and the others were stalwarts and brave soldiers who had dedicated their careers, and now their very lives, in the service of this nation and toward the realization of the noble aspirations this nation represents. COAS Attahiru had a most distinguished career. The army and the nation will miss his excellent character and fine leadership at this moment when we are fighting terrorism or…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has applauded the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for signing the Judiciary Autonomy Law as passed by the State House of Assembly granting full operational autonomy to the state judiciary. In a Statement on Saturday May 22, 2021, Hon Elumelu described the Governor’s action as a laudable development, saying it has further distinguished him as a democrat, who is always at the forefront in efforts to entrench statutory practices of rule of law for good governance, not only in Delta state but also the nation…
Since his inauguration into the 9th National Assembly about two years ago, as Member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has continued to demonstrate his love and passion for the people, which to him is the basis for representative democracy at any level. His belief and commitment to the people is exceptional, inspiring and assuring; bringing to bear the age-long definition of democracy as the government of the people for the people in the social contract he entered with his people. Indeed, like he noted in his speech on Saturday 15th May, 2021, during one…
By SPADE NG NEWS An Assistant Director with the Delta State Civil Service, Mr Andrew Okurume, has retracted his comment and apologized to the pioneer Director General (D-G) of Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA), Olorogun Stephen Dieseruvwe, over his false comment on social media (Facebook). In a letter dated 14th May, 2021, shared across the social media including Facebook pages, Mr. Okurume regretted the baseless allegations which he attributed to mere emotional outburst which manifested through typographical errors in the write up. SPADE NG News gathered that Olorogun Stephen Dieseruvwe, had instructed his legal team to commence legal action against…
By Ese Obote-Ogwu Youths have been advised to take advantage of the various programmes rolled out by the Ministry of Youth Development to better their lives. The Permanent Secretary, Delta State Ministry of Youth Development, Ms Ngozi Mogbolu gave the advice when elders and youths of Ndemili Town Hall Virtual Forum in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, paid her a courtesy call in Asaba. Mogbolu who commended the elders and youths of the forum for their show of love, peaceful coexistence and for what they represent in the community, stated that the ministry was poised to ensure the…
By Frank Oshanugor The announcement on Tuesday May 18, 2021 by His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta State, granting full independence to the judiciary to operate in the State, has been hailed by one of the Governor’s aides; Dr. Michael Nwoko as a pace-setting step in the annals of the Nigerian judiciary as “no State in the country has achieved such feat prior to this time.” The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Delta Governor on Health Monitoring, while speaking with newsmen in Asaba on Wednesday noted that for Governor Okowa’s administration to come up…
By PrNigeria A Nigerian Robotic Engineer, Dr. Olusola Ayoola has developed Carbon Emission Tracker (CET) Drone for aerial surveillance in detecting hideouts of criminals within caves and forest areas. Dr. Ayoola is the founder of Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN), an indigenous AI firm based in Ibadan, Oyo State. In an interview with TechDigest.ng, Ayoola revealed that criminal elements hiding in caves and forested areas cannot escape the innovative capability of drone surveillance offered by the Carbon Emission Tracker Drone (CETD). He explained that the CEDT also utilizes the geo-spatial intelligence technology capable of scanning entire expanse of forests,…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday dissolved the State Executive Council shortly after the Council’s meeting presided over by him. Also affected by the dissolution are Special Advisers, the Secretary to State Government, Senior Political Adviser, Chief Strategist of the government and the Chief of Staff. The immediate past Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu who was accompanied by the Chief Press secretary to the Governor, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on some of the decisions reached at the Council meeting held at Government House, Asaba, and said that the dissolution was part of…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State, has dismissed the recent political actions of certain persons with dubious and questionable characters in the State, describing them as wolves in sheep clothing whose loyalty and allegiance to the Party have always been in serious doubt. A statement by the PDP State publicity secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza lampooned those masquerading as PDP members when it suits them, yet would sooner switch allegiance to anyone willing to offer them immediate financial gratification and a truckload of imaginary promises, to betray the trust of even their own family, relatives and compatriots. The statement reads…
In a democracy, it is the responsibility of the electorates to choose who governs them, not a cabal or an individual who thinks or sees himself as an emperor. In other words, the voice of the people is the voice of God, not personal interest of anyone who sees himself as demi-god. It is on the above premise, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta State, condemns in no mean term, the arrant arrogation of power that belongs to Deltans by the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. Last weekend in Asaba, Govr. Okowa, who is supposed to be the Governor…