The Senate has passed the first reading of a bill sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (Delta North) seeking to mandate social media platforms, data controllers, and data processors operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices within the country. The Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, LFN, to Mandate the Establishment of Physical Offices Within the Territorial Boundaries of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Social Media Platforms, and for Related Matters,” scaled its first legislative hurdle today, November 21, 2024. The Bill proposes an addition to Section 5 of the…
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A group, South-South Professional & Transparency Initiatives (SSPTI), has challenged indigenes of Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government area to visit Nigeria Police Force CID, Area 10 Abuja, to submit relevant documents relating to its ownership claim of the disputed land with Issele-Azagba people in Aniocha North Council area of Delta state. The group who expressed concern that the Okpanam Indigenes who had been the aggressors since the land dispute started about 3years ago have not deem it fit to visit the Force CID Area 10 Abuja to tender necessary documents to prove its ownership claim since the matter was…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Senator Ned Munir Nwoko is a man of exceptional versatility. He has flourished as a businessman, lawyer, politician, philanthropist, sports patron, and patriotic Nigerian. Taking a peep into his life of public service, Senator Nwoko’s service to his people was exemplified during his tenure as a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, representing the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency from 1999 to 2003. Before his return to Nigeria from the United Kingdom, he served as Secretary-General of Nigerian Legal Practitioners in the UK and as a Visiting Adviser at London’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau. Recognised for his academic and…
By Shirley Binitie The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Tessy Diai has completed the 3rd quarter Custodial Centres visit to Correctional Centres across the State. They are the Warri, Sapele, Kwale, Agbor, Ogwashi-uku Custodial Centres, and the Remand Home, Sapele, where a total of 1288 awaiting trial cases were treated by the State Chief Judge. Consequently, Justice Diai reviewed 381 warrants at the Ogwashi-Uku Custodial Centre,190 warrants at the Kwale Custodial Centre, 162 warrants at the Agbor Custodial Centre, 170warrants at the Sapele Custodial Centre, 6 warrants at the Remand Home, Sapele and 379warrants at the Warri Custodial Centre.…
By George Etakibuebu Five days after the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, specifically on September 26, renowned columnist Ikechukwu Amaechi, in a piece titled “If I Were Asue Ighodalo,” stated: “The Edo election has confirmed what every discerning Nigerian knows: the Mahmood Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a fraud with no moral fibre to conduct free, fair, and credible elections. If I were Asue Ighodalo, the latest victim of Nigeria’s soulless electoral mafia, I will not go to court. The matter will be settled on the streets of Edo. If that is what those inclined to…
By Gloria Okolugbo Senator Ned Munir Nwoko has reaffirmed his commitment to national development during a media engagement that critically examined five key bills he sponsored in the Senate. During the media engagement, Senator Nwoko also demonstrated his support for grassroots development by providing ₦5 million to budding entrepreneurs. He shared insights into his recovery of $1.2million in frozen funds through British authorities, emphasizing the importance of integrity in wealth acquisition. He addressed the global stigmatization of Nigerians, linking it to a lack of leadership and opportunities, which often lead to criminal activities. Highlighting his fight against malaria, the Senator…
By Kenneth Orusi Senator Ned Nwoko has revealed that the renewed agitation for the creation of Anioma State is beyond political party. The agitation for the creation of Anioma State is currently a spirit and a movement that resonates in every quarter of Delta State, particularly in Delta North. This formed part of the brief, the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, told the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge, during a courtesy visit to the palace recently. Senator Nwoko told the revered king that the move needed his support as it has been discussed…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza, has been conferred with the prestigious Hero of Auchi Polytechnic Award. Osuoza is amongst a roll call of 53 distinguished graduates of Auchi Polytechnic, some of whom have been recognized posthumously, including; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi; the Late media mogul High Chief Raymond Dokpesi; immediate past GMD/CEO of Zenith Bank Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu and best selling young Nigerian singer/songwriter, Crown Uzama, (aka shallipopi), who were deemed worthy to receive the maiden Heroes of Auchi Polytechnic Award. The Heroes of Auchi Polytechnic Award, conceived by the Alumni Association…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Following its bid to accommodate and prioritize the health and wellbeing of the people, OMIWA Foundation has belted its free medical outreach for citizens in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. OMIWA Foundation, an international non-profit organization is dedicated to bridging the healthcare gap in remote villages in Nigeria. The one-day outreach program, which took place on November 16, 2024 in Idumogbe, Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area provided a comprehensive range of medical services to the aged and young in Asaba. The event commenced at 9:00 AM prompt, witnessed residents trooping out to take advantage…
BY FRED ODU Senator Ned Nwoko hss said he is passionate about doing the things the average normal person will not want to do The Senator, during an interactive session with Journalists at his Mount Ned country home, Idumuje-Ugboko, in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, added that he was not the kind of politician that would sacrifice the interest of his people for self aggrandizement. He said he single-handedly engaged some developed countries of the word in a legal battle for the Paris Club refund, a fight he roundly won and substantial funds illegally deducted from Nigeria…