Month: October 2021

Court okays PDP convention, dismisses Secondus’ suit

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The ruling clears PDP to go ahead with its national convention as scheduled. The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, has dismissed a suit by the suspended national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, aimed at stopping the party’s convention scheduled to hold on Saturday and Sunday. The court gave the PDP leave to proceed with the elective national convention as scheduled. The panel of three judges led by Haruna Tsammani found no merit in Mr Secondus’ appeal, saying he voluntarily relinquished his office since he did not…

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Education: FUPRE Postpones Post-UTME To Nov 22

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By Promise Erukakpomre/Ughelli Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, FUPRE, Thursday, said the Post UTME Screening Exercise earlier scheduled to hold from Monday 25th to Saturday 30th October, 2021, has been postponed. The Registrar, Mrs. Jane Omoyine in a statement, said: “This is to inform all candidates who chose the University as their first choice Institution, and scored 150 and above in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), that the exercise will now hold from Monday, 22nd to Saturday 27th November, 2021, between the hours of 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.…

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Entertainment: Janto Money Bags ‘Man of the Year’ Lastman Standing Award 2021

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By Andrew Darrah/Ughelii   The Managing Director of Janto farms, comrade Solomon George has commended the management of Obi Teddy Promotions for fraternizing with youths in Delta state to curb crime. Speaking at an award night in Ughelli North local government area, Comrade Solomon George who was an awardee and recipient of ‘Man of the Year’ by Obi Teddy Promotions said, “It is time for us as youths in Delta state to be creative what we are doing. “I am into fish farming and employer of labour in Ughelli and…

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Public Accounts Committee, PAC Debunks Alleged Financial Impropriety In Assembly

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  ..…Appreciates Freedom Of Press, Says Facts Must Be Checked Before Rushing To Press   By Our Reporters   The Delta State House of Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reacted to a news story by The Union Nigeria Online, alleging financial impropriety in the State’s legislature. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Anthony Emeka Elekeokwuri, while reacting to the publication, said the Committee would not have responded to the fake news report, but was doing so to set the records straight, as it has elected to educate…

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DAVID EDEVBIE: THE GOVERNOR THAT DELTANS NEED

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BY ENDURANCE IKANONE   By February, 2023, the electorates in Delta State will go to the polls to elect a governor that would steer the affairs of the State for a period of four years. Anticipatorily, Deltans will be expected to make an informed choice amongst the candidates that will be vying for the number one position in the state. Perhaps among the qualities Deltans will be looking forward in arriving at their choice of candidate will include competence, experience, intellectual capacity and the antecedents of the candidates. However, among…

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Ughelli Women Protest Against Market Relocation, Barricade East/West Road

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By Joe Favour/ Kobiruo Joseph    Market women in Otovwodo community yesterday barricaded the East West Road of the Ughelli axis crumbling vehicular movement and commercial activities for several hours over what they described as injustices being meted on them by relocating their market from the community to a nearby swampy bush. The women numbering over a thousand armed leaves branches appealed to the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to urgently come to their rescue before it will get off hands. The women who defied the military presence accused the…

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DESOPADEC Has Saved Over N380m From Its Biometric Initiative For Last Two Years- Askia Ogieh

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By Joe Favour THE Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, has revealed that the commission has recovered over three hundred and eighty million naira, N380m from the blockage of human loopholes and infractions through its biometric initiatives. Addressing newsmen after a two days media tour of projects executed by the commission in the three senatorial districts of the state, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the board, Bashorun Askia Ogieh said, “On assumption of office two years ago, the Board adopted a bottom-up model where communities in…

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Ishokare Emerges National President Of Urhobo Students

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By Emmanuel Agbubi   Comrade Ishokare Ishaku Justices Emuejevoke, a 400level Public Administration and Local Government student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka has been elected and swore-in as National President/Ajuvwe of the National Union of Urhobo Students, NUUS, in a kneeling contested election. The swearing-in ceremony of the NUUS newly elected National President and other National Executives took place at the Delta State University, Abraka recently in a fanfare Earlier, the outgoing National President, Comrade Aregbor Ochuko congratulated all the elected National Executives and thanked all his former National Executive…

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Fmr NSITF Chairman, Olejeme In EFCC Net Over N1B Fraud

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  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Thursday 21 October 2021 arraigned a former Board Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Dr. Ngozi Olejeme before Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja, on a nine count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds and money laundering. According EFCC Olejeme allegedly abused her position to obtain over One Billion, Three Hundred and Eighty-four Thousand, Ten Thousand Naira (N1,384,010,000), and Forty-eight Million, Four Hundred and Eighty Thousand,…

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…As President Buhari Welcomes Turkey President And His Wife To Nigeria

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I was very pleased to welcome His Excellency the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, the First Lady, Emine Erdogan, to Abuja. This was the second visit of President Erdogan to Nigeria since I came to office; the second time I’ve had the pleasure of receiving my brother in Abuja. His visit is yet again a reflection of the robust, warm and cordial bilateral relations between Nigeria and Turkey. During the visit, we held very useful discussions on a number of bilateral issues, aimed at strengthening this…

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