Benefitting Communities Can Choose Their Projects –NDDC Boss

Chief Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said that the commission cannot choose projects for benefiting communities. Ogbuku stated this at the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Forum of Monarchs in the South South on Tuesday in Asaba. The theme of the meeting is ” Strengthening Collaboration for Development in the South South Region: the Role of the Traditional Institution. He said that communities have the right to dictate to the commission what they wanted and not the commission to dictate to them. Ogbuku said that…

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Make Dis Government Kill Us Make Everybodi Rest

By Sunny Awhefeada,   It has become trite to reiterate that the primary objective of government is the security and welfare of the people. This cliché which is taken for granted all over the world appears to be alien to the Nigerian context even though it is enshrined in our constitution. Since we observe every regulation in the breach and go against the grain in all that we do, government has become the people’s most inveterate antagonist in Nigeria. The people have come to see government as an adversary and…

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Court Rejects Itsekiri Attempt To Stop Fresh Delineation In Warri Federal Constituency

  THE Federal High Court, Warri Division has rejected an interim application by the Itsekiri ethnic nationality to stop the Supreme Court Ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency comprising of Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West Local Government Areas) of Delta State. The ruling of the Court delivered by Justice I. M. Sani Thursday, the 23rd day of May, 2024 was sequel to an Ex-parte motion in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/46/2024 filed by the Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality through their Lawyer, Chief Robinson Ariyo.…

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Delta LG Election: Protesters Accuse, Utuama,Ideh Of Allege Imposition Of Councilorship Candidate In Ughelli South

 …..It’s Not True – Dr Ideh Response Members of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Jeremi DSIEC Ward 3, Ughelli South Local Government Area have accused state lawmaker, Festus Utuama and Dr. Adogbeji Ideh of defiling Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s stern warning against imposition of councilorship candidates on the party in next month’s Local Government (LG) Elections in Delta state. It would be recalled that Governor Oborevwori had prior to the PDP primaries to pick Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates frowned against imposition of unpopular candidates, warning to deal with PDP leaders who…

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