Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, in Asaba, assented to the state’s 2024 Appropriation Bill of N724,979,313,867 billion. The approved budget is made up of N316,624,462,711 recurrent expenditure while the sum of N408,354,851,156 is for capital expenditure. While signing the…
The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has said the war on Gaza by the Israeli force should be immediately put to an end as no one is a winner but everyone is a loser. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday at…
By Austen Akhagbeme It came as a pleasant surprise to many, the way the hitherto smoking swords were put back into their ploughshares, anger dissipated and good or evil machinations abandoned by both parties in the ongoing political slugfest in Rivers state….
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) have arrested two vandals of railway infrastructure and 11 illegal miners in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and environs. According to the FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, whose men clampdown…
By Austen Akhagbeme To have hope at all is good. But to anchor such hope on something or someone that is undeniably reliable is most soothing and comforting. Dr Azemhe Azena, among so many of his contemporaries, is a unique hope that…
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…
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…
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…
…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)…
…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…
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…
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…
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…
… 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…
…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 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…
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,…
*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…
… 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…
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…
-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…
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…
–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…
•••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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
…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…
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…
-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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
