Opinion: Senate’s Decision to Compel States To Fund Regional Commissions Violates State Autonomy

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By Oghenekaro Awodeha   On Thursday 24th, 2024, The Senate approved a 15 percent deduction from member states’ statutory allocations to fund newly established regional development commissions.   The Senate’s decision to fund these newly created regional development commissions by mandating a 15 percent deduction from state allocations represents a serious violation of state autonomy. While the federal government has taken steps toward decentralization by supporting local government financial autonomy, its move to force states to fund federal commissions undermines its stated commitment to empowering lower levels of government. This…

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For The Good Of Our Future By Sunny Awhefeada

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By Sunny Awhefeada,   I have in the last sixteen years been a willing pupil, or better put student, to my children, their friends, playmates and schoolmates. The experience has been a big learning curve that has been more rewarding than all the formal education I have acquired. Bringing up children is beyond being an act. It is also an art which mutates as there is no exact formula, but nuances which are determined by situations. Parents, most if not all, look forward to moments of great expectations and bliss…

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Just In: President Tinubu Scraps Niger Delta, Sports Ministries

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President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports development. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga in his X handle, There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission , North East Development Commission. The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports. The FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of…

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One Injured As Two Brothers Of Rival Cult Groups Clash In Ughelli North

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        One person suspected to be a member of a cult group has been  arrested by police officers attached to Agbarha B’ division in alleged cult related activities between two brothers from different confraternity in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.     The arrested suspect currently being held at the division is said to have sustained injuries during the incident as no life was lost. It was gathered.   Multiple sources from the community disclosed that trouble started over leadership position in their family…

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Hotel Manager Injured In Police Accidental Discharge In Delta Community

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A manager of one of the hotels in Agbarho community was seriously injured in an accidental discharge from unidentified police officer in a raid embarked upon by Delta State Police crack team in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The manager, Mr Gabriel Ovu was set to have been shot on his abdomen during the raid by police from the state command and was rushed to one of the hospitals in Agbarho. Though the report was sketchy, it was learned the security agents are in search of the…

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Uduaghan At 70: Ibori Pen Memories, Remember Their Younger Days In Mosoga, Ogharefe

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Brother Emma, Seventy years! As I pen these words, I am filled with nostalgia for our early days growing up in the backwaters of Mosogar and Ogharefe, and joy for the remarkable man you have become—a statesman. Your journey as a brilliant professional and accomplished medical doctor, coupled with your achievements as a public servant and later as Governor of Delta State, places you firmly among the ranks of distinguished elder statesmen. Congratulations! I am truly honored to call you my elder brother. Looking back to our early years, I…

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Sports: NACAT Thrashes Flawless Aesthetics 10-5 In Spectacular Showdown

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By Merit Ugolo   In a dazzling display of skill and determination, the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) overpowered Flawless Aesthetics Centre, winning 10-5 in an exhilarating match at the Monoliza Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday night.   The encounter kicked off with Flawless taking the early lead as captain Ernest Akibe found the net in the 7th minute, electrifying the crowd. But NACAT was quick to respond. In just five minutes, George Ali, NACAT’s solid defender, levelled the game with a clinical equalizer.   From that moment on, NACAT’s…

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Oborevwori Directs Immediate Payment Of Minimum Wage In Delta

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  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the payment of the new minimum wage to workers in the state with effect from October. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, disclosed this during a meeting of the Committee of the new minimum wage with leadership of the Organized Labour in Delta State, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), to discuss the implementation of the new minimum wage. Emu said the meeting was at the instance…

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INSECURITY IN DELTA: IF POLICE ARE HELPLESS, WHO’S SAFE?

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By Zik Gbemre   The reported murder of police officers including a Division Police Officer (DPO) and another DPO battling for life with serious injuries in an encounter with kidnappers attests to the collapse of the security apparatus in Delta state. Insecurity in Delta especially kidnapping and wanton killings have peaked in recent times to the extent that the DPO of Agbarho Division in Ughelli North LGA is shot dead on the spot and that of Orerokpe in Okpe LGA is seriously wounded with shots to the neck among other…

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I Will Not Relent On My 3-Point Agenda In Ughelli North- Jaro

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THE Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Olorogun Jaro Egbo has revealed that he will not relent nor deviate from his 3-Point agenda, he promised the people during his campaign period. He made this known while briefing members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ughelli Correspondents chapel in his office. According to him, “Today marks a significant milestone as I address you on my achievements during the first 100 days of my tenure as Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area. “It has been a period of dedication, collaboration,…

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