Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has underscored the importance of skill acquisition in the fight against poverty. Okowa stated this when the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) in the state, led by Hajia Aisha Hafiz-Inuwa, wife of the Commissioner of Police, visited him at Government House, Asaba. He said that skill acquisition was the way out of unemployment and acute poverty which was ravaging the country. He commended members of the association for their contributions to development of the society through their philanthropic gestures. The governor reaffirmed that his administration had continued to empower youths in the state in…
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Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday said states in the South-South region were united in the quest for restructuring of the country. Okowa stated this during his quarterly interaction with journalists on Wednesday in Asaba. He said that there was need to restructure the country to pave the way for the devolution of more powers to states and local governments. According to Okowa, who is the Chairman, South-South Governors’ Forum, Nigeria is not making progress as it ought to because the issues of restructuring and resource control are yet to be addressed. He disclosed that restructuring and resource…
According to an unwritten code of ethics of the legal profession, it is forbidden for any member of the Bench to publicly complain of and/ or criticize any unfair treatment that is meted out on them by the Executive or Legislative Arms of Government. Members of the Bench can only speak about their ill-treatment through members of the Bar and other conscientious persons. There is a common saying that the Judiciary is the “last hope of the common man” but the Judiciary in Delta State is now a victim of repressiveness and hopelessness inflicted/foisted on it by PDP and/or Govr.…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Following the reported cases of mysterious death outbreaks in the State, the Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA) entered a collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) Delta State Directorate in awareness creation on the outbreak of yellow fever claiming lives in Ika North East Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. Commending the collaboration, Delta State Director of the NOA, Mr. Chris Anyabuine, who hosted DSPHCDA in his office yesterday in Asaba, thanked visitors for the visit and sensitization of the NOA management team on the yellow fever disease, which the NOA will…
As part of its cardinal programmes and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSO), the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), is set to bring critical stakeholders together to jaw-jaw in a post #ENDSARS interactive programme, called FRONTLINE. FRONTLINE is a platform of DOPF, a body of seasoned journalists in online journalism practice, created to provide opportunity for critical segments of the society to air and their share views, create awareness for their thoughts, programmes and activities and by so doing meet the yearnings of the public who seek neutral platforms to make their views known and contribute to state and national discourse. The…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel attached to billionaire businessman, Emeka Offor; former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode; some clerics and companies across the country. The directive affected 60 individuals, corporate and religious bodies including the Christ Embassy, Think Nigeria First Initiative, Uche Sylva International, Stanel Groups, KYC Holding, among others. Other persons on the list include former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; Sen Lado Yakubu, Amb. Yuguda Bashir, Uche Chukwu, Sen. Boroface Ajayi, Mutiu Nicholas, Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Edozie Madu, David Adesanya, Chris Giwa, Chief Godwin Ekpo, Chief…
The EndSARS protesters have urged the Federal Government to revoke the bail earlier granted the RevolutionNow convener and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, following his earlier arrest and detention by the Department of State Service (DSS) for alleged treason, for allegedly breaching the conditions of the bail. This is just as the protesters under the aegis of Genuine EndSARS Protesters, commended the Nigeria Police for rising to the occasion on Friday by dispersing a handful of misguided youths assembled at the gate of the National Assembly by the “so-called activist” to foment trouble under the pretext of EndSARS protest. The…
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the reopening of public and private nursery schools in the state for the commencement of the 2020/2021 academic session with effect from Monday, November 9, 2020. A statement by the State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Patrick Ukah, in Asaba today (05/11/2020) indicated that the resumption was reviewed from the scheduled date of January 2021 because of the straightening of the Covid-19 curve and advice from the state Ministry of Health. While stating that the calendar approved for the 2020/2021 academic session applies to the nursery schools, Mr. Ukah…
The Warri Chapter of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association has called for the outright cancellation of the recently conducted National Executive Council election of the Association on the ground of over voting,rigging and compromise by the electoral body which midwifed the electoral process. The election conducted on October 30,2020 in Ekpoma,Edo State during the 14th National Convention and Annual General Meeting of the Alumni body returned all the NEC members except the offices of the Assistant Secretary General and Ex Officio that were conducted for. The Election Agent to Engineer Pedro Odafe Eruesegbefe, the candidate for the position of…
By SPADE NG News The Warri Chapter of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association has called for the outright cancellation of the recently conducted National Executive Council election of the Association on the ground of over voting,rigging and compromise by the electoral body which midwifed the electoral process. The election conducted on October 30,2020 in Ekpoma,Edo State during the 14th National Convention and Annual General Meeting of the Alumni body returned all the NEC members except the offices of the Assistant Secretary General and Ex Officio that were conducted for. The Election Agent to Engineer Pedro Odafe Eruesegbefe, the…