Delta 1st Lady, Deaconess Oborevwori Hosts First Christmas Party for Delta Children

Delta 1st Lady, Deaconess Oborevwori Hosts First Christmas Party for Delta Children

As part of the yuletide celebrations, the wife of the Delta Governor and Founder of the You Matter Charity Foundation,  Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori on Monday, December 18, 2023, hosted a Christmas party for children in the state. The heartwarming celebration which took…

Convicted Drug Baron Forfeits VGC Mansion, Jeep to FG

Convicted Drug Baron Forfeits VGC Mansion, Jeep to FG

A multi-million-naira mansion used as clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine by a convicted drug baron, Okenwa Nzewi, has been forfeited to the federal government. The property is located at K-5A/2 Road 14, Victoria Garden City (VGC) Estate, Lekki area of…

Senator Nwoye Says Era Of Poor Representation Is Over, As Labour Party Is Best Alternative For Anambra

Senator Nwoye Says Era Of Poor Representation Is Over, As Labour Party Is Best Alternative For Anambra

From SUNNY A. DAVID The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Dr. Tony Nwoye has re-stated his commitment to promoting constituents’ economic empowerment and development programmes through robust legislative engagements and accountable representation. Senator Nwoye said that he would stop at nothing…

GOV. FUBARA PROMISES TO MAKE RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY ONE OF THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

GOV. FUBARA PROMISES TO MAKE RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY ONE OF THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

…To release approved grants to the university…Assures of improved education to support development Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has promised to provide necessary financial and other levels of support that will strengthen the capacity of the Rivers State University (RSU)…

GOV. FUBARA DECLARES, WE ARE NOT FIGHTING ANYBODY

GOV. FUBARA DECLARES, WE ARE NOT FIGHTING ANYBODY

…says investments are safe in Rivers State …Assures of commissioning the first phase in due time Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has declared that his administration is not fighting anybody but is preoccupied with taking care of the needs of…

Gill Lever Appointed New British Deputy High Commissioner

Gill Lever Appointed New British Deputy High Commissioner

United Kingdom has appointed Mrs Gill Lever OBE as the British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Abuja, Nigeria. She takes over from Ms Gill Atkinson who recently concluded four years as Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja. According to a statement on Thursday…

ECOWAS Court Says It Lacks Jurisdiction to Transfer Nigerian Serving Jail Term in America to Nigeria’s Prison

ECOWAS Court Says It Lacks Jurisdiction to Transfer Nigerian Serving Jail Term in America to Nigeria’s Prison

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared it lacks jurisdiction and dismissed all the requests made by one Richard Ugbah, a Nigerian who asked the Court to order his transfer from the United States, where he is serving a 12-year imprisonment for…

US, ASR Hand Over 10 Tuberculosis Facilities to Nigeria

US, ASR Hand Over 10 Tuberculosis Facilities to Nigeria

The United State government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and in partnership with the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR) handed over 10 renovated tuberculosis (TB) facilities and diagnostic equipment to the Government of Nigeria. These renovated facilities, located…

GOV. FUBARA PRESENTS 2024 BUDGET OF N800B TO RSHA

GOV. FUBARA PRESENTS 2024 BUDGET OF N800B TO RSHA

… Assures enhancement in infrastructural development, education and healthcare …Targets entrepreneurship, social welfare for Rivers people Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has presented an appropriation bill of N800bn to the State House of Assembly for consideration. Titled “Budget of Renewed…

RIVERS EXCO APPROVES N800BN AS ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR 2024

RIVERS EXCO APPROVES N800BN AS ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR 2024

…as infrastructure, education, health and security take priority …tagged as Budget of Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity His Excellency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Port Harcourt, presided over the council meeting to deliberate among…

Hungry People to Reach 49.5 million in Nigeria, Other West, Central African Countries in August 2024-WFP

Hungry People to Reach 49.5 million in Nigeria, Other West, Central African Countries in August 2024-WFP

Hungry people in West and Central Africa including Nigeria may reach a staggering 49.5 million people between June and August 2024, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has raised the alarm. The WFP in a statement on Tuesday said: Despite considerable…

COURT DISMISSES CLAIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST GUINEA, AMID CLAIMS OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

COURT DISMISSES CLAIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST GUINEA, AMID CLAIMS OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a case brought by a Guinean alleging violation of his rights to fair, impartial and independent court proceedings by the State of Guinea. In its judgment delivered by Hon Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, Judge Rapporteur,…

VP SHETTIMA TO NCP MEMBERS:’Our Decisions On Privatisation Must Resonate In Lives Of Nigerians’

VP SHETTIMA TO NCP MEMBERS:’Our Decisions On Privatisation Must Resonate In Lives Of Nigerians’

*Urges members to embed reforms in Tinubu’s 8-point Renewed Hope Agenda STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has charged members of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to ensure their economic decisions and reforms are reflected in the…

Fuel Subsidy: Tinubu commissions Zulum’s 107 electric/gas buses, taxis

Fuel Subsidy: Tinubu commissions Zulum’s 107 electric/gas buses, taxis

… President calls Zulum “Hope Renewed” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri commissioned a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme. The scheme aims…

NASS Member Calls For Synergy Among Ogbaru Office Holders

NASS Member Calls For Synergy Among Ogbaru Office Holders

BY SUNNY A. DAVID The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency Chief Afam Ogene has described the synergy among political office holders as key to the development of the area. Hon. Ogene who disclosed this during a visit to the Chairman of Ogbaru…

Oba Killings: Owner Of Nightclub, Some Fun Seekers  Kidnapped During Shooting

Oba Killings: Owner Of Nightclub, Some Fun Seekers Kidnapped During Shooting

-From SUNNY A. DAVID  It has been revealed that Following the Oba nightclub Killings, the 35 years old owner of Porshe Nightclub, Chief Ebere Orjii, where about seven persons were killed was also kidnapped with others. Gunmen had invaded the club which…

AKPABIO: THE HOMEBOY JAMBOREE

AKPABIO: THE HOMEBOY JAMBOREE

By Austen Akhagbeme Senator Godswill Akpabio is probably among the tribe of lucky politicians who enjoy popular approbation and applause from his countrymen, or so it seems. His recent 61st birthday celebration and the accompanying fanfare that turned the stadium named after…

AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY WINS NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY WINS NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

–By J.O. Ikupa Worldwide Publicity Secretary, AAU Alumni Association: The Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma has won this year’s Nigeria Technology Awards in three(3) categories. The categories include: State University Website/Portal of the year, Excellence in Technology Deployment State University and Best Use…

OIL THEFT: TANTITA SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED, NSCDC, ARMY ARREST ANOTHER MASSIVE VESSEL

OIL THEFT: TANTITA SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED, NSCDC, ARMY ARREST ANOTHER MASSIVE VESSEL

•••Tantita, Army and the Navy on Another Stand Off Suspected Vessel Operatives of the Tantita Security Services Limited, the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp have arrested a massive vessel in the coastal waters of Ondo States. Authoritative…

ECOWAS COURT PARTNERS STAKEHOLDERS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS DECISIONS

ECOWAS COURT PARTNERS STAKEHOLDERS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS DECISIONS

West Africa’s regional court – ECOWAS Court of Justice is participating in a two-day capacity building seminar organised by the Pan African Lawyers’ Union (PALU), aimed at advancing strategies for the implementation of decisions of regional courts. In his keynote remarks, Mr…

Chinese Govt Boosts Peanut Production in Nigeria with Training

Chinese Govt Boosts Peanut Production in Nigeria with Training

The Chinese Government is boosting peanut production in the country with training of farmers on techniques for quality production. This is part of its quest to assist improve food production in Nigeria. The intervention was done through the Institute of Food Science…

NDLEA Officers in Crossfire with Hoodlums in Notorious Edo Hemp Forest…3 Operatives Injured, One Undergoes Brain Surgery

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have engaged armed hoodlums in crossfire during a siege on forest warehouses in Opuje community, Owan West local government area of Edo state where drugs to be sold during the forthcoming Yuletide period…

Tributes Pour In As Johngold Buries Mother at Jesse

Tributes Pour In As Johngold Buries Mother at Jesse

By Cmr Wilbet Ijeoma It was a beehive of burial activities on the 2nd day of December 2023 as the Publicity Secretary of University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide, Comrade Enitan Abel Johngold Orheruata, who also doubles as the Chairman, Federal…

COP28: Commonwealth Unveils New Framework for 56 Member States

COP28: Commonwealth Unveils New Framework for 56 Member States

The Commonwealth has launched a new implementation framework to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries, including African member states, on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly impacting a quarter of the world’s land area. A statement on Tuesday from the…

Audi: Nigeria’s Security Challenge Requires Octopus Solution

Audi: Nigeria’s Security Challenge Requires Octopus Solution

Nigeria’s security challenge requires “Octopus” solution, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi has said. Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day seminar on promoting interagency collaboration for heads of…

NDLEA Smashes Attempts to Smuggle Drugs in Jeans Hems, Dolls, Buttons to Europe, Asia

NDLEA Smashes Attempts to Smuggle Drugs in Jeans Hems, Dolls, Buttons to Europe, Asia

Attempts by drug syndicates to smuggle illicit substances including various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of beverage to Europe, United Arab Emirate and Asia have been thwarted by operatives…

WE ARE DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE THE RIVERS OF OUR DREAMS – GOV. FUBARA

WE ARE DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE THE RIVERS OF OUR DREAMS – GOV. FUBARA

…Asks Rivers people to join in building a peaceful and harmonious State. Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara says his administration is determined to enthrone an enviable Rivers that satisfies the dreams and aspirations of all residents. To achieve such a…

AZEMHE CALLS FOR MORE ATTENTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

AZEMHE CALLS FOR MORE ATTENTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

From Austen Akhagbeme: Dr Azemhe Azena, a popular philanthropist and foremost governorship aspirant of the Labour Party ( LP) in Edo State, has called on governments and NGOs to give priority attention to public health, especially those living with and under the…

UKODHIKO EMPOWERS 144 YOUTHS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS IN ISOKO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY

UKODHIKO EMPOWERS 144 YOUTHS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS IN ISOKO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY

-BY MICHAEL J. EKOKORUWE: The member representing Isoko federal constituency in the House of Representatives , Hon. Engr. Jonathan Ukodhiko, has empowered 144 youths and women in Agricultural business at the council secretariat Ozoro, Isoko North local government area of Delta State….

OCTOGENARIAN URGES PARENTS TO BE LAW ABIDING, INCULCATE DISCIPLINE IN CHILDREN

OCTOGENARIAN URGES PARENTS TO BE LAW ABIDING, INCULCATE DISCIPLINE IN CHILDREN

From Chukwudi Asoya: The Diokpa of Umudike Isieke village in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Onowu Onwordi Louis, has charged parents to always be law abiding and inculcate discipline in their children and wards at all times as…

Private Sector: Crucial Foundation Of Nigerian Government – VP Shettima

Private Sector: Crucial Foundation Of Nigerian Government – VP Shettima

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the private sector forms an integral half of the crucial foundation that holds the Nigerian government. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to creating an environment that fosters entrepreneurship…

DTSG APPLAUDS HEOSL, OML30 JV PARTNERS…As OML 30 CDB Marks one Year, commission projects

DTSG APPLAUDS HEOSL, OML30 JV PARTNERS…As OML 30 CDB Marks one Year, commission projects

By Michael J. Ekokoruwe The Delta state Governor, Elder Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori this week Wednesday in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area commended Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited ( HEOSL) operator of the OML 30, the joint venture partners and the…

Climate Change: UN Advocates for Solution-based Reporting

Climate Change: UN Advocates for Solution-based Reporting

The United Nations has advocated for solution based approach to reporting on climate change, insisting that this is more productive than the glum approach mostly used by journalists to paint the negative impact of the global threat. The UN Resident Coordinator, Matthias…

Two years on: Late Sylvester Oromoni’s father insists on justice

Two years on: Late Sylvester Oromoni’s father insists on justice

Father of late Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, has vowed to pursue case of his late son to a logical conclusion. Today, Thursday, November 30, 2023 will mark two years of his demise. The late Oromoni Jnr reportedly…

ECOWAS COURT LAUNCHES WORKSHOP ON RISK MANAGEMENT

ECOWAS COURT LAUNCHES WORKSHOP ON RISK MANAGEMENT

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has commenced a workshop aimed at reviewing its risk management strategies and developing a comprehensive risk register for 2024 under the theme “Risks Register Training and Preparation of the 2024 Risks Register.” According to a statement, the…

“I NEED YOUR PRAYERS TO SUCCEED” – Apostle M. T. O. Oki

“I NEED YOUR PRAYERS TO SUCCEED” – Apostle M. T. O. Oki

–By Michael J. Ekokoruwe: The president of Isoko Christian Association Nigeria, Apostle Dr. Thomson Oki, yesterday urged christians of Isoko South and North to pray towards the successful completion of the National secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (C.A.N) building. Apostle…

A/Court judgment: Judiciary works for the people, says Solomon, Oborevwori’s aide

A/Court judgment: Judiciary works for the people, says Solomon, Oborevwori’s aide

The Director General of the Delta State PDP Campaign Organization in the 3024 general elections, Rt. Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, has lauded the judiciary for protecting the sanctity of voters in Delta State, saying that in dismissing the petition of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege…

NDLEA Smashes Illicit Drug Abuse Party in Osogbo

NDLEA Smashes Illicit Drug Abuse Party in Osogbo

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a party organised for illicit substance abuse at a lounge in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, arresting the organisers who were found in possession of drugs. A statement on Sunday by…

Procurement Act Review: NEFGAD Decries that Over 70% of Public Procurements Done in Bedrooms, Says Amendment of Act Long Overdue

Procurement Act Review: NEFGAD Decries that Over 70% of Public Procurements Done in Bedrooms, Says Amendment of Act Long Overdue

A public procurement advocacy group, Network for the Actualization of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) has decried that 70 percent of procurement proceedings are being initiated and concluded in the bedrooms of privileged few in the country, even as itcommended the…