Month: July 2022

Why Delta Councilors Shut Down Council Over Alleged N15M Borrowing Without Approval

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Councillors from the  Isoko South Legislative Arm, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, recently shut down the council’s secretariat in Oleh to protest against an alleged borrowing of N15 million by the local government Chairman, Mr. Victor Asasa, and his poor administrative style.   The Councillors who could not boldly protest against the Rivers state based chairman of Isoko South hired and  mobilized youths, to besieged the gate of the Local Government Council at the early hours of Thursday, 28 July 2022.   Armed with placards with various…

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Wike Calls Atiku Followers Scavengers, Sets To Speak On Primary Election After Projects Commissioning

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  “The presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar when he unveiled his vice presidential candidate, no right thinking member and lover of this party will say the speech he made on that day was fair. Forget about the rainseekers, forget about the scavengers, I never reacted to it. I said, this party belongs to all of us. Thereafter, he appeared on Arise TV, see the statements he made. Several lies were told and then you say I should not react to some of those issues, that would not…

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NIGERIA OUT-OF-CONTROL INSECURITY: SIMPLE SOLUTION BUHARI SHIES AWAY FROM

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  By Zik Gbemre   Insecurity in Nigeria has gone beyond the control of insensitive President Mohammadu Buhari. A situation where the Guards Brigade of the President is killed by hoodlums/terrorists is a cause for alarm. It is a show of force, by the bandits, that nobody is protected from them. The Guards Brigade are special troops of soldiers responsible for protecting the President of Nigeria and the Federal Capital of Abuja, his seat of government. When those responsible to guard the president are not safe then it calls for…

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Delta North Monarchs Celebrates Asagba Of Asaba At 98

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By Uruemu Favour,   DELTA North Traditional Rulers Forum, has congratulated its Chairman and Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof) Chike Edozien, on his 98th birth anniversary. The Forum in a statement by its Vice Chairman and the Obi of Abavo, HRM Uche Irenuma, described the Asagba as a father figure who has impacted greatly on his people. Saying the Royal father has distinguished himself as a medical scholar and teacher, the traditional rulers said the Asagba has provided purposeful leadership for his people and residents of Asaba, the state capital,…

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Education: With ASUU For Nigeria

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By Sunny Awhefeada The lad clad in a neat sky blue school uniform could not have been more than eleven years of age. But his conviction, innocent as it was, rang true and it was enough to tug at the heart of a Hitler, Mussolini. Idi-Amin or Abacha. Together with his school mates, this unknown school boy, yes the cognomen unknown is the buzz word in today’s Nigeria, joined other people of goodwill to protest against the Federal Government’s insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians in the provocatively shoddy manner…

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Crime: Security Guard Shot Dead By Fleeing Suspected Robbers In Ughelli

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By Uruemu Favour, A security guard has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers evading arrest at the early of Wednesday morning at Ekiugbo community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. It was gathered that the robbers were being chased by Iwhrenene community vigilante after a foiled operation. According to a source, “The victim identified simply as Tunde was sleeping in a nearby keke when the fleeing robbers shot him dead and escaped. “This morning, robbers attack my street and shot one of our security man to…

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Delta Female Commissioner In N5.7M PDP Primary Elections Scandal

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A Delta female commissioner has been allegedly accused of forcefully collecting the sum of five million, seven hundred thousand naira, (N5.7M) from an adhoc delegate she nominated for the just concluded primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Parry, PDP. It was gathered that the commissioner, a former vice principal in one secondary schools in Ughelli north hails from Okpe local government area of the state was picked from the classroom and appointed by the state govenor.   Only recently the said commissioner had interview with the state television station where…

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PVC Registration, Foundation Sets To Release N1M To Deltans

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In its bid to encourage Deltan to register and collect their Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC, ahead of the 2023 general election,  a non-profit governmental organization, Atawa-Akpodiete foundation and a political pressure group, Atawa Poltical Vanguard, APV, have disclosed that registrants will smile home with the sum of one million.   The foundation and political group in its official statement held that the donation of cash is to encourage those who are yet to register for their PVCs but they are willing to get registered.   It would be recalled that…

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Crime: One Arrested As Gunmen Kill Three Police Officers Cart Away Two AK-47 Riffles In Delta

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BY Joe Favour UNIDENTIFIED gunmen have shot dead three police officers injured local vigilante members and cart away two Ak47 riffles as the local vigilante members injured are currently receiving treatment in Asaba headquarters of Delta state. The three officers, Asp Eke Francis, Inspr.Joshua Akengbo and Cpl Perekedo Unene and other local vigilante members were attacked, it was gathered. According security source, “The the Director of Operation, DOP, Supol Gambo a CSP, received a distress call from a man, that vigilante in the street were attacked and the DPO detailed…

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CBN Policy: Nigeria Banks Set To Begin Closure Of Accounts Of Unregistered Associations And Societies

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Most of Nigeria’s banking service providers have recently commenced the process of closing down the bank accounts of unregistered associations and societies domiciled in their respective banks pursuant to a directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria to that effect. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had recently directed that all Community Based Association bank accounts opened without CAC Certificate be closed on or before July 12, 2022. It further directed any Association, Club, Town Union, Age Grade, Foundation, or Church account affected to register with Corporate Affairs Commissions and…

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