In response to a case of assault on a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, by Hon. Alexander Ikwechegh, on the night of October 27 2024, the Nigeria Police Force Special Investigation Unit and the Legal Section have concluded investigations into the case and today arraigned Hon. Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh on the charges of “Abuse of Office, Criminal Intimidation and Criminal Force and Assault Contrary to Sections 397(b) and 265 of the Penal Code Act at the Kuje Magistrate Court. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., had ordered a proper investigation into the matter to ensure that justice…
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By Sylvester Monye The recent revival of the demand for the creation of Anioma State, essentially driven by Senator Ned Nwoko, is in keeping with the aspiration of our people. The demand for the creation of Anioma state has been long-standing and must rank as one of the oldest agitations in the political history of Nigeria. Political detractors would want you to believe that Senator Nwoko’s interest in the Anioma State movement is just for his politics. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The agitation has always been driven by the Anioma people who are of Igbo descent and…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has charged the twenty-five Local Government Council Chairmen in the State to implement the new minimum wage for workers in their respective Councils. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge, Tuesday, during a meeting with the leadership of the Delta State chapters of the Association of Local Governments Of Nigeria (ALGON), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). Also in attendance were the Auditor General (Local Government), Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the Chief of Staff, Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, the Chairman, Local Government Service Commission and…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The Chief Judge (CJ) of Delta State, Justice Tessy Diai, yesterday, continued the sensitization of an e-Filing/Electronic and Case Management System (ECMS) to improve justice delivery in the State. This newspaper, Spade Nigeria News Online gathered that the ECMS will manage all financial transactions, including court fee refunds through mobile platforms. And it has been integrated with the existing e-filing and Case Management systems and aims to improve efficiency in handling payments, deposits, and refunds related to court proceedings. A total of 163 Court workers grouped in three categories of group A (Honourable judges), group B…
One of the major airlines in the country, Air Peace, has denied plans to increase its one-way flight fare from Lagos to Abuja to N200,000. PUNCH Online reports that a post recently went viral indicating that Air Peace’s one-way flight would now cost N200,000 from November 1, 2024. The post claimed that the one-way flight fare on the airline would increase from N114,000 to N200,000 starting next month. However, in a statement released on Saturday, the airline said the post suggesting a 100% fare increase, featuring an image of Chairman Mr Allen Onyema, is false and did not originate from…
A Senior Secondary school female student identified as Amarachi Chibueze has reportedly bitten off the tongue of another student in a federal government-owned school in Umuahia. The incident was alleged to have happened on Friday while the two students were quarrelling because of food in the school. It was gathered that the attacker grabbed her victim identified as Adaeze on the neck before biting off the outer part of her tongue and then spitting it out on the ground. It was also gathered that the victim had been rushed to a hospital in Umuahia by her school where she was…
ASABA – Elder Emmanuel Ogidi, an esteemed expert in public relations and marketing, has been selected as Chairman of the forthcoming Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) 2024 lecture, slated for 20 November at Hotel Vienna, Asaba, Delta State. Ogidi, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Economists of Nigeria (FCE), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR) and the Nigerian Institute of Marketing, brings extensive experience in public service, political leadership, and security strategy to this prominent role. The 2024 lecture, themed “Security Challenges: Finding a Local Implementable Solution,” is set to delve into actionable approaches for addressing Nigeria’s security…
By Tunde Rahman Months after the rumours of imminent cabinet reshuffle had filled the air with newshounds speculating which of the ministers would be dropped or retained, President Bola Tinubu eventually took the bull by the horns last Wednesday. He effected the ministerial changes, scrapping two ministries, discharging five ministers, reassigning ten and nominating seven new ones. It would mean six ministers had given way if you add the initially suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Betta Edu. A new minister, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, has been nominated to replace her. It was the first cabinet reshuffle by…
Residents of Sabon Lugbe, Abuja, have protested against the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) demolition of properties built by developers, claiming the demolitions were illegal and aimed at forcibly evicting property owners without prior notice. It could be recalled that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike had, on Tuesday , October 22, during an unscheduled visit to the site of the alleged illegal structures at Sabon Lugbe, accompanied by the heads of various security agencies in the FCT, had ordered the immediate demolition of illegal structures at the Sabon Lugbe South District Layout in the FCT. In…
Nigeria born ace musician,Tiwa Savage has advised ladies not to listen to that man promising them heaven and earth, that he may become worse than their partner, that she regretted leaving her marriage. According to her “Simi And Adekunle Gold Makes Me Rêgret Being Single, Their Love Is Still Burning Fresh Like They Started Just Yesterday”. – Tiwa Savage writes in pain and rêgrets leaving her marriage. In her words: “While on set with Simi I had to ask her when she met Adekunle Gold again. Because AG kept calling & checking up on her every now and then, like…