Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday re-affirmed that his administration would sustain the empowerment of women and the girl-child to engender the uplifting of families’ economies and peace in the state. The governor gave the assurance at the opening of a three-day Girls Entrepreneurship and Skills Training (GEST) programme for 450 girls at the Indoor Sports Hall of Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. He explained that girl-child empowerment was the process of uplifting the economic and social status of “traditionally under-privileged girls in a male-dominated social construct (patriarchy)’’ and assured that if the 450 set was successful, his administration would scale up the…
Author: Spade Nigeria
Delta State government has sanctioned 41 teachers for examination malpractice during the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). They are to suffer deferment of promotion by one year and banned from supervision of any school examination for a period of three years. These decisions were based on the recommendations of the Examination Ethics Disciplinary Committee of the state and approved on Friday (18/09/2020) by the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Patrick Ukah. He has directed the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB) to implement the deferment of promotions by one year of the 41 affected teachers.…
By Sam Omatseye SOMETIMES laws make us cavemen. Rather than civilise us, they make us barbarians. Even in suits and fancy couture, we act like men with painted faces and bleeding machetes. It is the surgery of the cavern that Governor Nasir El-Rufai has promulgated into policy by signing a law to castrate rapists. Castration casts us back to the Dark Age. But he is not the first. Its John the Baptist is Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, who signed it into law much earlier. When it happened in Ekiti, I saw it as an activist aberration, and I…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the election process in Edo State which led to the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The President congratulated the winner and urged him to show grace and humility in victory. In his reaction to the outcome of the election as announced by INEC, President Buhari said: “My commitment to free and fair elections is firm, because without free and fair elections, the foundation of our political and moral authority will be weak.” The President added: “I have consistently advocated for free and fair elections in the…
BY PRINCE PERE BOTU Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has described the high level of insecurity in the Niger Delta region as worrisome given the fact that so much efforts have been made by government and stakeholders to achieve peace in the region. Deacon Kingsley Otuaro stated this when he received members of the Niger Delta Dialogue led by Chief Judith Burdon Asuni who paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Asaba. The Deputy Governor said, “the phenomenon of insecurity is known all over the world, and in the Niger Delta region it was more worrisome because the…
Nigeria will within the limits of resources do her best to support the consolidation of democracy in West African countries, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged. The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while playing host to President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, who was on a one-day official visit to Nigeria. “We are keeping tabs on situations in countries that have elections ahead. We know the countries that are calm and the ones where there have been unfortunate casualties. We will always support those who have elections ahead, so that things can go smoothly,” President Buhari said.…
A mammoth crowd gathered to celebrate the great gesture of a motorcyclist after he returned a lost #700,000 to a business woman in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. According to reports gathered, the passenger had boarded the motorcycle to Oghareki market and the money fell off while she was alighting from the bike. The motorcyclist was quick to notice that something fell from her but before he could draw her attention to it, she had walked into the market unaware that her money fell. He picked up the money and went searching only to find her…
BY NELSON EKUJUMi Images from the Edo state gubernatorial election taking place today Saturday 19th September, 2020, in the images are voters at polling stations 033-038, ward 06 Goretti, Goretti Itohan Grammar school, Ikpoba/Okha local government council area of Edo state. The election so far from reports by observers and monitored via the electronic media and field observations across all the local government council areas of the state is peaceful and orderly, but the only snag is the poor compliance to covid-19 protocols by the voters. The voters turnout is impressive, security personnel are fully on ground, party agents are…
By Kenneth Obieh Head of Service of Delta State, Mr. Reginald Bayoko will be immortalise at an ongoing Union Secretariat building at the federal College of Education, Technical, Asaba for his immense contributions to humanity and unprecedented performance in the Delta State Civil Service. At the groundbreaking ceremony, the Provost of the College, Dr. Mrs. Josephine Anene revealed that she had known Mr. Bayoko for over thirty years and his unequalled passion for service, integrity and his unparallel disposition towards the needs of people is highly appreciated by many. Dr. Mrs. Anene enjoined Bayoko not to be distracted in his…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The Federal Government have been advised to mandate security agencies in the State to recognize the human rights of everyday citizens while intervening in violent conflicts and fighting crime in Delta State. The members of the Niger Delta Dialogue (NDD) led by Dr. Judith Burdon Asuni gave the advice today in Asaba, during the Team’s presentation and validation meeting of the Reports on insecurity in the South-South States: Issues, Actors, and Solutions. The NDD also suggested that the leadership of security institutions in Delta State should investigate and prosecute their officials who are…