By FEMI ADESINA There were three prominent red caps dotting the hall, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. Type of caps are often symbolic of the part of the country you hail from. Red is typical of the East, particularly if you are a title holder. And these three were no mean men. The first red cap adorned the head of Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, a former two-term governor of Abia State, and an early comer to the APC from his…
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WORLD AIDS DAY: In commemoration of this year World AIDS Day, the National Association of Seadogs aka Pyrates Confraternity, Vito Corsica Deck sensitized several truck drivers in Delta North about the spread of HIV/ AIDS. The main objective of the sensitization was to educate uneducated and underprivileged truck Drivers and their helpers about the spread of HIV/AIDS . The event which started with screening of different ailments and sensitization about the prevention and advocacy on AIDS, was conducted at major highways where there were big footfalls of truck drivers. The NAS medical team also counseled the beneficiaries about the AIDS…
UGHELLI: THE frontline leaders of Cluster 2 OML 30, Agbarha-Otor in Ughelli north local government area of Delta State has condemned and debunk in its entirety the publication in some online and print media tagged, “Nigeria may lose millions of crude oil with a rider “Delta Communities and contractors threaten to shutdown oil operation in OML 30 Eriemu Oil field. Addressing newsmen at Gana-Agbarha otor the host Community to Eriemu Oil field, the newly elected President General of Agbarha-Otor Improvement Union, Mr. Austen Ejenavi accompanied by the secretary of Omakogwre community, Mr. Clement Udi called on the management of Heritage…
By PRINCE PERE BOTU The Delta State Government has called on oil and gas producing communities to provide conducive atmosphere for oil companies to operate and provide facilities that have direct bearing on the lives of the people in line with the stronger delta mantra of the Okowa administration. The State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Prince Emmanuel Amgbaduba stated this during the inauguration of a cottage hospital built by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Elcrest Joint Venture for the riverine Opuama community in Warri North Local Government Area. He commended the company for building and equipping the…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The Chairman of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, has said that the union in the state would partner with the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency towards the actualisation of the noble vision of developing the territory by the state government. Comrade Ikeogwu stated this when he led some journalists in the state to pay a courtesy call on the Director General of the agency, Honourable Onyemaechi Mrakpor, in her office in Asaba, the state capital. Comrade Ikeogwu maintained that there was the urgent need to support the…
As the whistle has been blown for the commencement of processes and the jostling for elective offices in the Local Government categories, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State is calling on members of the party, faithful and other loyalists at all levels to put up the best bahaviour possible so as to make the election processes work out fine and well. The party in a Press Release by the State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza appealed with notable personalities, leaders, their supporters, and those interested in contesting the elections to put up the best conduct that will be…
Corruption is often the difference between the flourishing wealth with stability of nations and the crippling poverty with prevalent entropy in others. It has a major impact on the effectiveness or otherwise of institutional frameworks and a sine qua non of the moral and ethical direction of society. Corruption is a major threat to building a better world; one which thrives on meritocracy and guarantees equal access to resources and opportunities, significantly instilling public trust in public institutions and officials. One of the greatest moments in the history of the United Nations was recorded on the 31st of October 2003…
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday tasked social media operators to constantly cross-check their facts if they were to earn reasonable reputation like the conventional media. Okowa gave the charge in his remarks at the 2nd edition of the Delta State Strategic Communication Workshop held for media aides, journalists, social media influencers and bloggers at the Orchid Hotel, Asaba. The workshop with the theme “Effective Communication and Media Crisis Management in Governance: Challenges and Solutions was designed to enhance the potentials and skills of participants. The Governor who was represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles…
By Agency Reporter Maria Godwin Akwaji has run away with the Obudu State constituency seat of Cross River, winning with a landslide in the bye-election. Maria of the Peoples Democratic Party, succeeds her husband Godwin Akwaji, who died in June, due to COVID-19 complications. Akwaji was declared the winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Abel Ezeoha, said Akwaji won with a landslide victory of 32, 166 votes. Her closest opponent of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Godwin Agbor Adaje garnered 3, 546 votes. Maria graduated from University of…
Source: Premium Times Years after leaving office as the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu has named some Nigerians he said tried their best to frustrate the Nation’s fight against corruption. Mr Ribadu spoke on Thursday when he presented the lead paper at the 2016 Annual Lecture organised by the Law Chambers of Joe Kyari Gadzama in Abuja. Speaking under the theme “Corruption and the Nigerian Economy: Lawyers as Change Agents”, Mr Ribadu named foremost Lawyer, Ben Nwabueze, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, and his successor at the…