LG Autonomy Will Foster Development At Grassroots – Obasanjo

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Anonymous, Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the strengthening of the local government as the third tier of government in Nigeria saying that the current practice has continued to hamper real development at the grassroots. He said this on Monday while receiving members of the Friends of Democracy group at his residence in the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former president maintained that people at the grassroots are better served if the local government is strengthened. He said, “The Local Government is meant to…

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Peters Mission For the Less Privileges CEO bags Ughelli Hall of Fame award of Excellence

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By Joel Grandball  The Chief Executive Officer and President of Peters Mission for the Less privileged, Mr. Peter Smith Onoriobe bagged of Excellence from ‘Ughelli Hall of Fame’ for his continuous humanitarian services to mankind most especially the less privileged. Peters Mission for the Less Privileged is a Non-Governmental Organization that has been donating relief materials, Food items to widows, prison inmates, and awarding scholarships to students and the physically challenged persons irrespective of tribe and political affiliations over the years. According to the organizer of the event and publisher…

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PDP Oteri Unit in ward 2/6 passes vote of Confidence on Okowa, Agas

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By Joel Grandball As a result of Delta Stat government developmental strides in Ughelli North Local Governmet Area, Men,Women and youths of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Oteri-Ughelli unit in ward 2/6 have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and secretary to the state government, Rt. Hon Festus Ovie Agas and other candidates of the party. Speaking in an enlarged meeting of the party held in Oteri-Ughelli community,  Chief Dr. Peter Oriavwote said, “We the people of Oteri-Ughelli community are commending the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa…

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Elohim Political Forum charges Nigerian youths, Delta central to go for their PVCs

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By Joel Grandball National President of Elohim Political Forum, EPF, Prince Emmanuel Omote has charged youths in the country, particularly in Delta Central senatorial District to use the opportunity of the ongoing collection of Permanent voter’s card to equip their selves with their PVCs ahead of the forthcoming elections in 2019. Addressing hundreds of youths in an enlarge meeting of the forum in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Omote said, “The time has come for youths to take their destinies in their hands with the voter’s card, you cannot be…

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Turkey Shares Tape Of Khashoggi’s Killing

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Turkey has given recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday. Turkish sources, according to the newspaper Daily Sabah, have said previously that authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting the murder. “We gave the recordings, we gave them to Saudi Arabia, we gave them to Washington, to the Germans, to the French, to the English. They all know since they all listened to the conversations and everything,” Erdogan said in a…

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UBA Bank locks Benin For Michael, Blessing

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Edo state capital was recently locked down by staff of United Bank of Africa, UBA, as Michael Ohineumeh Izegaegbe, a financial guru in the banking sector took to the alter of God to wed his friend, former Miss Blessing Odufuare Emokhare as wife. The event saw the beautiful couple said their vow in a ceremony held at God’s Family Assembly Church, Benin City, the Edo State capital on September 22, 2018, an event attended by close family members and friends. At the reception venue, ‘DE HAVEN MARQUEE’, the couple stunned…

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Beware of poisoned beans – CPC warns Nigerians

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The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has advised consumers to extensively parboil their beans before consumption and to make sufficient inquiries before engaging in purchases. In a statemnet issued by Mr Babatunde Irukera, Director General of the council, he warned Nigerians to beware of beans retailers who use 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) compound popularly known as sniper to preserve their beans from weevils. The warning followed a video which had gone viral on social media where some young men were seen in a market mixing their beans with sniper before bagging…

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Shehu Sani tackles Buhari, Jonathan over ‘politicised’ N-Power, SURE-P

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The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has criticised the N-Power programme introduced by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration,saying it is used as a means of maintaining grassroot political support. The senator shared the same view on the SURE-P program of the former administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Sani, who left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) some weeks ago, was reacting to an allegation that the disbursement of the N-power fund has been politicised. Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi, said, on Wednesday, that the fund had been “politicised”…

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Relief materials worth over N6m donated by Sen Omo-Agege to IDPs in Delta communities

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By Joel Grandball, Relief materials worth over N6 million have been donated to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Uwheru, Ohoror and Agadama communities in Ughelli North local Government Area of Delta State by the senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege. Items donated to the IDPs are, Rice, Garri, Groundnut Oil, Noodles, Tomatoes, Soaps, Detergents, Biscuits, Pampers, Slippers, Cartons of Ice-fish, Shaving sticks, Vaseline Jellies and others. Speaking on the occasion, the Director General, Agege Campaign Organisation, at the state treasurer of the All Progrssives, Congress, APC, Mr. Chuks Erhire said,…

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Minimum wage: Atiku to pay his workers N33,000

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Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has directed the implementation of N33,000 minimum wage to all employees in his companies. The directive was issued to heads of business units of companies owned by the former vice president and was to take immediate effect. Muhammad El-Yakub, the Managing Director Gotel Communications, a company promoted by the former vice president in his home state in Adamawa, said the implementation of the payment would commence after a meeting with union officials. He said the…

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