#IsokoFirst Traditional rulers in Isoko Land have thrown their weights behind the aspiration of a formidable political leader in Isoko with wealth of experience in grassroots politics, Bashorun Askia Ogieh, in clinching the ticket to contest for the Isoko Federal Constituency seat…
The burial ceremony of late Mrs. Maria Etatsemi, mother of an Assistant Director of Information in the Delta State Ministry of Information and the Public Relations Officer in Ministry of Justice, Dr. Onoriode Etatsemi will hold on Saturday, April 9 , 2022….
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-UTEH: STELLA AWULOR hails from Ika North East Local Government Area and is the CEO of AkaChukwu Fish Farm located at Egbokodo-Itsekiri in Warri South West Local Government Area. She is four years in business, having enrolled in the 2016/2017 Cycle…
For a state that is plagued with extreme privation, hunger, humanitarian crisis and lack, one would have thought that Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state will be more frugal with expenditures than he unabashedly displayed recently. His warped decision to procure brand…
Government of Poland has said over two million refugees from Ukraine including over two thousand Nigeria fleeing the Russia-Ukraine War have been allowed passage into Poland. A statement on Wednesday by the Embassy of Poland in Nigeria titled: “Poland stands with Ukraine…
A wanted drug supplier in Taraba State, Lami Mai Rigima has been finally nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. According to the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, Mai Rigima who is “a notorious queen of drug cartel…
Says Forum will Support Winners of House of Assembly, House of Representatives Candidates after Primaries -From Michael J. EKOKORUWE (OLEH): Isoko Consultative Forum (ICF) at the weekend supported the Delta South Senatorial candidate, Sir Ayodele Othihiwa and promised to support State House…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has began assessment work on rehabilitation of principal correctional facilities in Port Harcourt and Lagos. The United Nations body is targeting the rehabilitation of correctional facilities in both Part Harcourt and Lagos after…
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday, distributed food items, cloth and combined cash of five million, seven hundred thousand to 285 cleaners, messengers and others at the lowest rank, working at the Government House in Maiduguri. Each of them received…
The European Union is to deliver an array of security hardware including 30 rigid-hull inflatable boats and forensic equipment to the Economic Community of West African States to tackle maritime crime and other security challenges in West Africa. The issue of piracy…
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched its two-year $9.5 million Advancing Nutrition Activity to improve the nutritional health of citizens in Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto states. A statement on Monday by the United States Embassy said the activity will…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has said the country would have unimpeded development when Nigerians learn to live in unity and love. The Governor gave this admonition at the Second Phase of the Zumunta Association USA Inc. Benevolent Palliative Project held in…
The Onitsha Traditional Council has described as false the media report that its traditional ruler, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha was in the train bombed last Monday by bandits on Abuja-Kaduna rail line. A statement signed by Chinyelugo Anionwu,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been compiling reports of alleged mismanagement of public funds by the immediate past Chief of Staff to Ex-governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, Mr. Odili and could pick him up anytime soon, credible sources…
There’s no denying the fact that hypocrisy, political myopia and deception are walking on all four in Nigeria today. The recent sack of Imam Sheikh Nuru Khalid by the management of the Friday mosque at the Legislative Quarters, Apo-Abuja laid credence to…
-By Michael J. EKOKORUWE: The president general of the Apex body and social cultural organization of Isoko ethnic nationality, Isoko Development Union (IDU), Prof. Chris Akpotu has warned politicians not to use their personal political ambition to disintegrate Isoko nationality. Prof. Akpotu…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-UTEH: ONOGIDE HENRY hails from Ughelli North Local Government Area and is the CEO of Henryome Constructions Nig Enterprise, Ughelli. He is a Political Science graduate. Life situations and passion for self-employment motivated him to enroll for Welding and Fabrication in the Delta…
-By Michael J. EKOKORUWE: The chairman of Isoko Positive Agenda (IPA), Chief John Araka, has been re – elected for another two years at the 2022 Annual General Meeting lecture of the club as High Chief Eta Enahoro, Engr. Daniel Omoyibo and…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said measures have been put in place to ensure return of peace to troubled areas of the country. Speaking at the weekend during the 1st quarter Commandant General’s Conference for year 2022 held…
Over N5 billion worth of pharmaceutical opioids (drugs) have been seized in the last one week by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Federal Capital…
• Deploys Heavily Armed Tactical Squads, UAVs The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, today patrolled the entire 163km stretch of the Abuja-Kaduna expressway for hands-on assessment of the security challenges and to personally supervise the operational deployment…
The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Idris has said that the deployment of ICT solutions in border security has become inevitable for the country and called for enhanced funding. He said there is urgent need for some deliberate actions to improve…
SOKOTO State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has denied the alleged diversion of N189 billion by the State Government. The governor, who in a press statement by his spokesman, Muhammad Bello, alleged that the media report is an orchestrated effort by his political…
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Kathleen FitzGibbons has applauded the efforts of the Nigerian Correctional Service to implement the 2019 Nigerian Correctional Service Act and recognized the importance of the Act to ensure that justice is carried out in proportion to criminal…
The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abdulkarim Lawan has lamented that his local government is still under Boko Haram occupation, while appealing to the Federal Government and the military authorities to ensure the recapture of Guzamala and Kukawa local…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-UTEH: ODU UNUAKPOREGBETAYE SUNDAY began his farm business as a local farmer before his enrolment in the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2017/2018 cycle. He hails from Okpe Local Government Area and is the Chairman…
The commissioning train of the MD/CEO, DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh proceeded yesterday, 31st March, 2022, starting with the harvest of projects unveiling at Oyede, where an ultra modern town hall, tastily furnished and equipped with soundproof generator was handed over to the…
PRESS RELEASE: For the African continent to move to become a driving force on the global stage, it is important to tap into the enormous resources of its diaspora , both within and outside the continent ,and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission…
A drug kingpin, who heads a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and six other members of his gang have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to a statement on Wednesday by the spokesman…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Fire Service have began a sensitization of internally displaced persons in camps in Borno State. The exercise is parts of effort to minimize incidents of Fire occurrence on internally displaced persons camp in…
The United States Embassy has began interview waiver for certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications. A statement from the US Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday said beginning fromMarch 30, 2022 (yesterday), it will begin processing certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications without requiring an…
A Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi on Tuesday called for the decentralization of the Supreme Court to allow for speedy dispensation of justice in the country. Oniyangi, gave this advice in Abuja while celebrating his retirement from…
Immediate past President General of Isoko Development Union (IDU), High Chief Iduh Amadhe, has implored the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to prevail on any House of Representatives aspirant from Isoko north local government area in the coming election to jettison…
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale has called for a stronger partnership with the media in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said the would enhance achieving the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development in…
-By Mamman MOHAMMED: He is either in white or blue colours. These are his two favourite colours. White represents peace while blue represents love. The two colours incidentally reflect the true character of Mai Mala Buni, the Yobe state Governor, a man…
As part of its drive towards promoting a business friendly environment, the Delta State Government has keyed into the Ease of Doing Business programme as stipulated by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). The Chairman, Delta State Investments Development Agency (DIDA)…
-By Michael J. EKOKORUWE: The apex body and social cultural organisation of Isoko ethnic nationality, Isoko Development Union (I.D.U) led by its president general, Prof. Chris Akpotu and the executives of the union at the weekend, paid consultation visit to the Ijaw…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-UTEH: EGONU GLADYS hails from Oshimili South Local Government Area. She was unemployed for three years after graduation from the university till she got enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2018/2019 Cycle,…
-By Yakubu DATI: As political activities heighten with the release of the timetable for the 2023 general elections, governance has notably slowed down across the country. While this may be the case in some states, it is not so on the Plateau…
By Austen AKHAGBEME: One of the earliest definitions of a political party I knew as a secondary school student was that of Edmund Burke, the eighteenth-century British philosopher and scholar. He defined political parties as the body of men united to promote,…
