Budget Defence: MNDA Should Learn From Askia-led DESOPADEC Board

By Perez Brisibe   IN the advent of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration of Delta State in 2015, the governor, in his bid to reposition and restructure the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC to actualize its vision, decided to unbundle the agency in line with the model of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.   Dissolving the board, Governor Okowa, in a statement by his then Secretary to the State Government, Festus Agas, explained that he was restructuring the DESOPADEC board in line with the NDDC model…

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AbdulRazag, Most Gender Sensitive Gov. in Nigeria -NILOWV

Omamuzo Efidhere The League of Women Voters of Nigeria, NILOWV, has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazag of Kwara State as Nigeria’s most gender sensitive governor. In a statement signed by the president, Dame Dr. Esther Uduehi, she stated that “The League believes that if given the opportunity, women will always excel and use whatever position they occupy to perfect democracy in order to create a better Society. With nine women making the final list of sixteen commissioners sent to the Kwara State House of Assembly for clearance recently, AbdulRazaq has earned…

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Delta born Journalist, Anthony Awunor Emerges Best Aviation Writer of The Year

  By Victor Bieni Leadership Newspaper Editor (Assistant Business Editor) cum Journalist, Mr Anthony Awunor has emerged the best Aviation writer of the year 2019 at the 13th Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award. The media guru spoke to our reporter today at DEOs Hotel, Asaba, Delta State Capital Stated that the annual award ceremony was held at the Lagos Airport Hotel, recently as witnessed by the crème-de-la-crème of the society, especially in politics, business, and entertainment, property, banking, ICT, media and others. According to wunor, he was announced as winner of…

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NDDC: FG Urged To Extend Forensic Audit To N’Delta Ministery, Amnesty Program

By Omoghene Benedict, ISOKO Monitoring Group, IMG, yesterday, stressed the need for the Federal Government to extend the proposed forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and Presidential Amnesty Program. It added that the move to probe NDDC and other federal government parastatals that are charged with the responsibility of developing and empowering the Niger Delta people is long overdue and tasked the President Muhammadu Buhari led government not to pay mere lip service over the planned probe by not making…

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A Country Of Good People Will Not Allow Sowore To Be In Prison For An Hour- Tam

Candidate of the African Action Congress for Delta State House of Assembly, Bomadi constituency, at the 2019 general elections, Comrade Tam has berated former Special Adviser to Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Reno Omokri over the continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore by the Nigerian government. Reacting to Reno Omokri jibes,Tam said,  a country of good people will not allow Sowore to in prison for an hour because he is for the emancipation of the Nigeria populace. He said, “I have tried to avoid Reno Omokri and his at times completely misleading writings.…

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NLC Needs Independence To Function Properly – MACAULAY

  BY ITEVEH EKPOKPOBE In order to achieve real-time compromise from government, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have been advised to reduce government’s patronage and involvement and in the union’s electioneering processes. A defined level of independence must be enshrined in the respectability of the union to garner poise, veteran labour leader, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay stated during the 2019 NLC National Leadership Retreat in Enugu. Macaulay, a former Secretary to Delta State Government now, Director General, Warri Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency (WUEDA), while delivering…

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Bayelsa Elections: PDM Guber Candidate Harps On Violence Free Election.

  By Victor Bieni YENAGOA- The Governorship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) in Bayelsa State, Chief Atali Kasamana Wayman has called for a violence free elections in the forthcoming November 16th, 2019 Governorship election in Bayelsa State. PDM Guber Candidate made this assertion recently in Yanagoa, Bayelsa State capital while fielding questions from newsmen during the Stakeholders summit organized by the Management of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), held in the State for all Guber candidates of different political parties for the Bayelsa elections. Chief Atali therefore appealed to…

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Etu Praises Warri Wolves Performance Against Bayelsa United

  By Jahrock Ujewe The chief executive officer of Warri Wolves, Moses Etu, has praised the team for their spirited performance against Bayelsa United in a warm-up game at the Samson Siasia Stadium on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Yenogoa. This comes after the Seasiders had a 1 – 1 draw with Bayelsa United. Etu said his side held their own against a Bayelsa United team that had experienced Nigeria Professional Football League,NPFL, sweet merchants such as, Ojobo, Benard Okorowanta, Paul Godwin, amongst others, on its starting XI. The CEO…

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2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup: More Dramatic Finale In Match Day 3 Group Games

  The Matchday 3 fixtures played on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Groups A and G of the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup had their own fair share of dramatic finale. Sundof Academy were missing in action in their Group A tie against Young Stars, as the Academicians did not turn up for the match. The result gave Stars all three points at stake and three goals. Thanks to the walkover verdict by match officials. At about the same time, group winners, Bobbies United were comfortably beating Selected All Stars 4…

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11-Yrs Oghenegare Ufuoma Launches Her Fourth Novel, ‘The Neglected Daughters ‘

By Joel Grandball, Despite the dwindling nature of education throughout the country, an 11-years old, Honesty Oghenegare Ufuoma has launched her fourth novel ‘The Neglected Daughters’. Oghenegare a Junior Secondary school 2 student who celebrated her 11th birthday cum the book launch at Peak Academy School, Ughelli said, “The Neglected Daughters is a story of little girls who were subjected to torture of a heartless Step-Mother for no just reason. According to the author, “The Step-Mother decides to truncate the little girls future by depriving them of going to school…

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