By Charles Nwabardi Before delving into this topic, it is pertinent to state that I am not a trained legal expert. Therefore, my contributions are based as I being part of the Nigerian system and as journalist. Timely justice dispensation can simply be said to be a quick uphold of the rule of law without deliberate bottleneck by all those that are entrusted to handle the judicial system. In order to achieve good dispensation of justice in Nigeria there must be first an overhaul of the National security system to make it more effective in this era of high and…
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Avoid Undue Proliferation Of Chieftaincy Titles Not Rooted In The People’s Culture – Okowa tells Traditional Ruler By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Delta State Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has charged Traditional Rulers to avoid undue proliferation of chieftaincy titles not rooted in the people’s culture. Gov Okowa made the charge today at the official ceremony and presentation of Staff of Office to His Royal Majesty, Evangelist Captain (Rtd) Clement Ifeanyichukwu Ejiofor, the Obi of Ukala Kingdom. Gov Okowa, who was represented by his deputy, Barr. Dcn Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, noted that the traditional rulers were the prescribed authority empowered by law…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Ministry of Transportation under Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi for the setting up of an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. The President has also approved that the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman step aside while the investigation is carried out, while Mr Mohammed Koko will act in that position. The panel is to be headed by the Director, Maritime Services of the Ministry and the Deputy Director, Legal of the same ministry will serve as Secretary. Other members of the panel will be…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, would on Thursday, inaugurate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Marshall Inspectorate Training School in Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta. The project which was built by the Delta State Government has administrative block, auditorium, lecture rooms, male and female hostels, residential apartments, cafeteria, clinic, driving range and a football field. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday, when he visited the school, said that arrangements had been concluded for a hitch-free inauguration. Aniagwu said the succesful completion of the project which started a year ago,…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Ahead of commemoration of the International Day of the Boy Child and World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebrated every May 16 and May 28, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Delta State Directorate, have advocated for equal attention, cares, support and empowerment for the Boy and Girl Child. The State NOA Director, Mr Uche Chris Anyabuine, advocated this in Asaba yesterday when he received on courtesy call the representatives of Mega Impact Foundation (MIF). According to Anyabuine “most of the vices society suffer today are committed by the boy child. So when we end up supporting and empowering…
By Charles Nwabardi The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the posting of Commissioner of Police (CP) Abutu Yaro to Imo State as the new Commissioner in charge of the State. The posting of the new CP is in furtherance of efforts by the Police leadership towards strengthening security, tackling violent crimes and enhancing optimal coordination of policing operations within the State. Yaro, a fellow of the National Defence College and the immediate-past Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Command, is an operationally-minded Cop. By this new development, he takes over from CP Nasiru Mohammed who has been…
By NAN The Police in Kwara have arrested a 24-year-old man, Kehinde Moses, with a bag allegedly containing a freshly severed human head and hand along Ajase-Ipo road during stop and search duty. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Bagega, made the disclosure in a statement in Ilorin on Monday. Bagega said that the suspect was arrested by a team of ‘Operation Harmony’ in a commercial bus and in the process of searching the bag, one man took to his heels while Moses held. According to him, the bag was searched and a freshly severed head and hands…
Justice may be on the horizon for Mr Clement Sagwak, the man assaulted in Abuja by the Chairman of the CCT, Mr Danladi Umar. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has given Umar two weeks to defend a petition against him. Recall that members of the Pyrates Confraternity had on Tuesday April 6 protested in front of the CCT office building in Abuja demanding the removal of Danladi Umar who allegedly assaulted Sagwak. In a press statement signed by the NAS Capoon, Mr Abiola Owoaje, he said “Mr Umar has clearly demonstrated an inability to uphold the…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council celebrates journalists in Delta and beyond for their resilience in carrying out their statutory obligation of holding government accountable and mounting surveillance on the society. This third day of May is another day to celebrate all professional journalists who had stood against oppression, intimidation and suppression just to do their work. We practice in an environment where the freedom of the press is not guaranteed. However, we have continued to trudge on, believing like we conquered the military and gained the enthronement of democracy, we will eventually conquer the forces of…
By Alao Abiodun Tech billionaire Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda have announced divorce after 27 years of marriage. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” a statement on Bill Gates official Twitter handle reads on Monday evening. The couple founded their philanthropic organisation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, together in 2000. “We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives. “We continue…