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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Analysis & Opinion: The October Youth Uprising

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By Sunny Awhefeada (This piece was first published on 23rd October 2020 in the wake of the #ENDSARS protests) The month of October remains the most significant in Nigeria’s history. It was at the dawn of its first day in 1960 that we were set free from colonial bondage and pronounced an independent nation. The import of that day remains inscribed in the consciousness of every Nigerian. Growing up, many songs were composed for us to sing about that day as primary school pupils. Our social studies lessons and later…

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#ENDSARS Will Continue To Have A Significant Space In The Annals Of Our History-Ooni Of Ife

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        #ENDSARS Will Continue To Have A Significant Space In The Annals Of Our History-Ooni Of Ife The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi Ojaja II,  has disclosed that the endsars protest will continue to play a major role in the annals of Nigeria history. He made this comment on his facebook page on October 20, 2021 saying , It was a monumental cause a year ago that unified the brilliant young people of our great nation. It was a cause that they believed in, embarked…

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Endsars: Edevbie Remembers Slained Youths

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Olorogun David Edevbie the immediate past Chief of Staff to Delta State Governor has commiserated with families of those that were killed during the Endsars protest in 2020. In a post on facebook page, Edevbie disclosed that Nigeria youths are being faced with one challenge or the other and his his ready to rehabilitate them starting from his home state Delta. According to the post, A year ago, we lost 12 futures at the #EndSARS peaceful protest held at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos State. I am aware of the…

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