The National Leadership of the APC National Youth Vanguard has raised an alarm over the impersonation of the group and her leadership by one Mr Haruna Alfa and others. The APC support group in a press release signed by Comr. Bashir Mohammed Bello, National Coordinator, and Comr. Kingsley Omadoye, South-South Coordinator says “We have observed with rapt attention how one Mr. Haruna Alfa and others are impersonating us and we have written the National Leadership of our great Party on June 15th, 2021 with an acknowledgment copy dated June 17th, 2021”. Bello affirmed that, “Comr Jibrilla…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council calls on the former Commissioner for Higher Education and Chairman of the Management Committee on the Establishment of the three new universities – University of Delta Agbor, Dennis Osadebe University Asaba, and Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare not to mislead Deltans in view of the ongoing reactions to the NUJ Delta Congress Communique, issued after its June meeting. We are perplexed that a man of Muoboghare’s standing would try to paint the situation at hand differently in order to score a cheap one…
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja welcomed Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi to the All Progressives Congress (APC), after he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying “you are welcome to the progressives family.’’ Sen. Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North District, Delta State, was presented to President Buhari and National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) at the State House by Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. The Deputy Senate President said Senator Nwaoboshi’s decision to join the APC clearly shows that the effort of the CECPC was yielding fruit. The Senator was warmly welcomed by party members. Garba Shehu…
THE NATION President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he would not hesitate to give assent to any amendments to the 1999 Constitution on restructuring. He spoke when the National Executive of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), led by Prof Benjamin Okaba, visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. On calls for restructuring, the President noted that the National Assembly, whose responsibility it is to amend the constitution, had concluded regional consultations. “As soon as they finalise the process, necessary action would not be delayed on my part,” he said. Advocates of restructuring…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994, making real a promise by the Federal Government. Following a memo by Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, the President approved the allocations in their states of preference, noting that six players and three technical crews received their houses already. The players are: Peter Rufai, Alloy Agu, Ike Shorounmu, Uche Okechukwu, Samson Siasia, Efan Ekoku, Sunday Oliseh, Benedict Iroha, Isaac Semitoje, Mutiu Adepoju, Emmanuel Amunike, Victor Ikpeba, Austin…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 21-year-old Chidinma for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state.The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said Chidinma is an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, adding that she had confessed to committing the crime. Chidinma was paraded at the police command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday. While the owner of the rented apartment where the tragic incident took place had been arrested, Odumosu also said Ataga’s account had been blocked to prevent further withdrawals from it by those…
In view of the recent threats of attacks issued by suspected Fulani Jihadists, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, called on the State Government and security agencies to beef up security in public places, especially schools, police facilities and media houses, which have become soft targets for such attacks in the State and other parts of the country. The union thereby advised residents to be security conscious. The Delta NUJ, which condemned the recent attacks on police stations and killing of policemen in the State, also raised other issues concerning flood, newly created universities in the State,…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa says infrastructural development was key driver for economic development and progress in a country and a critical enabler for productivity and sustainable economic growth. Okowa stated this at the 6th National Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) held in Asaba, today. Okowa, who was represented by the State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, noted that it was nice that the 6th Quadrennial Delegates Conference was focusing on the theme: Sustainable Infrastructural Development: Panacea to insecurity and unemployment, that was quite…
The Nigerian Army has just been alerted to a submission by Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi when he featured on ARISE TV Morning Show on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 alleging that the Nigerian Military is colluding with marauding bandits who have been responsible for various crimes and atrocities against Nigerians and the Nigerian state. The Nigerian Army (NA) wishes to state that contrary to Sheik Gumi’s claims, the NA remains a bonafide symbol of national unity that has conducted its constitutional responsibilities in the most professional manner in line with global best practices of adherence to the rules of…
The State Working Committee (SWC) of the Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rising from an emergency meeting, has suspended the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly SENATOR PETER ONYELUKA NWAOBOSHI, for a period of ONE MONTH. This action has become necessary against the backdrop of the recent romance with an opposition Party, verbal recklessness, and unprovoked utterances of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, particularly against the person of His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta State, which the PDP State Working Committee views strongly as totally unacceptable, disturbing…