A pan Niger Delta group, the Esan Solidarity Movement of Niger Delta, ESMOND, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the well meaning decision to constitute a substantive Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission. NDDC, with his approval of the appointment of seasoned administrators, professionals and well respected sons and daughters from the region, to manage the affairs of the interventionist agency. Their nod of consent for the President’s action, was contained in a statement issued and jointly signed by the National Coordinator of the group, Princess Edugie Laura Enosegbe, Secretary, Mr. Owobu Ellias and the Publicity Secretary, Prince Franky…
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A Foremost Niger Delta Youth Leader and Activist,Comrade Matthew Azazi has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard and discountenance calls for the removal of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP, Professor Charles Dokubo saying the calls are selfish, self centred and does not represent the interest of the people, the ijaws and the Niger Delta at large. Comrade Azazi who spoke to newsmen in Abuja said Professor Dokubo has successfully redirected the Amnesty programme to its original mandate for sustainable peace, stability and economic development in the Niger…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Political Matters, Office of the Deputy Governor, Hon. Prince Sunday Ezie Okotiebor has noted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was one Nigeria family with one mind. Prince Okotiebor noted the above when he received on congratulatory visit the Ofagbe Political Voice (OPV) Forum on Wednesday, 4th August, 2019, in his office in Asaba. “The PDP is an organized family like group of people with the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and that has been fielding the right candidates for every…
By Etatsemi Onoriode Sapele residents living at Ugbeyiyi have cried out to all tiers of Governments including Federal and the Delta State ministry of environment to urgently come to their aid before they are consumed by the heavy flood that has ravaged the area in recent times. A cross section of the residents who bared their minds with journalists, lamented that in recent times, alleged that what they never experienced in terms of flooding in previous years has now visited them when their neigbhour, one Chief Charles Obule acquired a vast land behind their settlement. Mr Chuks Umuna, a welder…
BY SAM DUVWODE Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa has said, his administration places high value in the partnership of the civil service establishment towards the implementation of its programmes. Governor Okowa who stated this yesterday while declaring open the 3rd edition of the Two-Day Training Workshop for Civil Engineers in the Delta State Ministry of Works held at Gordon Resorts Hotel, Abraka, Delta State, reaffirmed that, one of the cardinal programmes of his administration is rural-urban integration/urban renewal through massive development of infrastructure. The governor who was represented by his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, said, the state government…
Members of Sand Dealers Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society Asaba, Delta State, have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to raise a special team from his office to come and enforce a court judgement delivered in their favour by a Benin High Court, as efforts to get the Commissioner of Police Delta State Command to carry out the order have not yielded the desired result. The group alleged that the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Police Command had gone further to flout the directive given by the Inspector General of Police for them (Police) to enforce the several orders obtained…
The Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated Deltans on the occasion of the 28th Anniversary of Delta State, which was created on August 27, 1991. A message of felicitation, signed by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, hailed Deltans for remaining firm, steadfast and embracing peace and unity in the face of tremendous challenges and travails in the last 28 years, even as the party expressed its sincere gratitude and appreciation to the peoples of the three Senatorial zones of the State, for voting and standing by the Peoples Democratic Party, as the…
A Delta state born human rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to upgrade old Grammar Schools in the riverine communities to technical/ vocational colleges so as to reduce restiveness among youths in such areas. Comrade Mulade, an indigene of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West LGA, made the call in Warri saying that intellectual resources in the coastal communities can develop the State if well harnessed. He particularly appealed to Governor Okowa to upgrade Gbaraun Grammar School, Oporoza, and Ogidigben Grammar School, Ogidigben both in Warri South West LGA, as well as Gbokoda Grammar School,…
Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr. Michael Tidi, says the decision of his administration to execute 21 water projects across the 19 wards that make up the local government, was borne out of overwhelming desire to address the water needs of people in the area. Dr. Tidi gave the explanation Tuesday, August 20 at Otovwodo Ward 2 in Warri South Local Government, during the commissioning of a water project in Pessu Health Centre, to signal the formal inauguration of 18 water projects. While noting that his administration took pains to identify the immediate needs of people of Warri…
By JOSEPH ADIMABUA It was like a dream that will never come true. The lesson of the past Congress/2019 general election were not understood. The warlords we have in the party refused to shield their swords . The members of the same family decided to show solidarity and support to another family in order to expressed their unending desired and quest for power . Appetite for violence was been whetted .Bounties were being placed.Arrangement for protest at the national assembly against our OWN was made.Funds were dolled out to support a stranger from another household.Some leaders had been literally prepared…