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31/05/2023

Members of the Association of Registered Political Parties (ARPP) have said that the victory and successful swearing-in of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was a complete act of God. The members made the remarks shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the Governor and his deputy in Asaba. The group who spoke through the chairman, Comrade Godwin Omorovwon thanked God for the successful swearing-in of the Governor and his deputy, saying that Oborevwori was destined to govern Delta state....

31/05/2023

A group under the auspices of the League of Udu Professionals (LUP) has appealed to the traditional monarch of the Udu kingdom UduOvo 1 for his fatherly intervention in the forthcoming Union of Udu Communities (UUC). The group made this appeal in a media statement made available to newsmen in Udu. According to the press statement the appeal for a credible election, become necessary following the rumor that the royal cabinet has handpicked one candidate among the two credible candidates who were to contest for the union leadership position....

31/05/2023

Round of 16 Wednesday, 31 May Matches: Brazil Vs Tunisia 18:30 @ La Plata Stadium Colombia Vs Slovakia 18:30 @ San Juan Stadium Argentina Vs Nigeria 22:00 @ San Juan Stadium England Vs Italy 22:00 @ La Plata Stadium Tuesday, 30 May Results: USA 4-0 New Zealand Uzbekistan 0-1 Isreal Matchday 3 Group Stage Sunday, 28 May Results: Iraq 0-0 England Group E…...

31/05/2023

A middle-aged man has been burnt to death in Owa-Ekei community in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. An eyewitness account has it that the deceased with his gang member now at large had allegedly snatched a motorcycle from someone at gunpoint and fled. According to sources who craved condition of anonymity said, as the hoodlums were fleeing the owner of the bike started shouting for help and people ran after the thieves....

30/05/2023

The new Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme (left), signing the oath before the State Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Diai( right) during his inauguration in Asaba on Monday. Pix: Enarusai Bripin The new Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme (2nd left), supported by his wife, Katherine, subscribing to the oath of office before the State Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Diai during his inauguration in Asaba on Monday....

30/05/2023

Members of the Igbodo Development Union (IDU), United Kingdom (UK) Branch, have donated two new motorcycles to the vigilante group in Igbodo Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. Making the donation at the Palace of Obi of Igbodo, Mr. Stephen Maxwell commended the Obi of Igbodo, HRM Ikechukwu Osedume for his leadership qualities which he said were not only outstanding but had attracted development to the community....

30/05/2023

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire at the weekend inaugurated the South-South Zone Traditional Leaders’ Committee on Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery to strengthen efforts at improving health systems and access to quality and efficient health care services in the region. The committee was inaugurated at the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State capital....

30/05/2023

The outgone Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Isaiah Bozimo has harped on the need for Delta State Law Association to focus on the newly emerging areas in law in their various capacity-building programmes. Bozimo, who gave the advice in Asaba when the new executives of Delta State Law Students Association paid him a courtesy call, said that the idea was to ensure that law students were much abreast of the aspects of the law....

30/05/2023

The Federal Government has said Nigerians should stop the ongoing panic buying of petrol by consumers across the country, saying that subsidy removal will not end up until July 2023. In a statement that was issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s media centre on Monday, it said the president’s remark on ending the subsidy regime was just a communication of the status quo, pointing to the fact that there was no provision for subsidy payment in the 2023 national budget from July 2023....

30/05/2023

Going by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to create positive impacts on the lives of the people they lead. They achieve this feat by placing heavy emphasis on the understanding that the economy would look after itself if democracy is protected; human rights are adequately taken care of and the rule of law is strictly adhered to....

29/05/2023

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has implored newly inaugurated members of the forum to consider their election into office as a call to service. While congratulating each of them over their well deserved electoral victories, the forum assured them that it would provide the requisite support to enable them succeed. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the PDP GF, Hon....

29/05/2023

STACY Uzoamaka Kelvin-Okosi is urgently seeking $15,000 (about N6.5 million) to undergo a gamma knife surgery at the Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad, India, to correct a chronic brain disorder known as Left Parietal AV malformation. Following a severe head trauma 13 years ago, Uzoamaka, who is in her early 30s, has been suffering bouts of migraine, dizziness, confusion and other forms of discomfort....

29/05/2023

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the speakership of the 10th House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has sent a congratulatory message to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima. Tinubu and his vice Shettima were sworn in today at the Eagle Square. The duo promised to unite Nigerians, fight terrorism and improve the economy of the country....

29/05/2023

President Joe Biden of the United States, has vowed to support President Bola Tinubu on economic growth and advanced security, among other critical aspects of his government. Biden made this vow in a statement, while felicitating with Tinubu on Monday. Recall that Tinubu and the Vice President, Kashim Shettima were sworn in respctively by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola....

29/05/2023

Long queues suddenly, sprung up in some fuel stations in Lagos State on Monday, with motorists in panic buying across the state. The development followed announcement by the newly inaugurated President Bola Tinubu, in his inaugural address, to remove the controversial oil subsidy. Meanwhile, a few areas of the metropolis monitored by Vanguard, showed cars queuing up, while other buyers were seen with different sizes of kegs and jerrycans to buy the product....

28/05/2023

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has charged the newly constituted Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) to allow communities decide projects of their choice. Okowa who gave the charge on Friday while inaugurating the Chairman and members of the Board in Asaba said their appointments were well-deserved. Members of the newly constituted Board are Olorogun John Nani, Chairman; Chief Festus Ochonogor, Managing Director; Mr....

28/05/2023

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration increased Nigeria’s stock of infrastructure to GDP from about 20% to over 40%, in its eight-year tenure. Buhari adds that that is an accomplishment worthy of note. The outgoing president said the achievement happened when global oil prices plunged to almost zero, “when we encountered a recession that was not predicted, when we dealt with a pandemic that was unforeseen and when we are still grappling with the global effects of an ongoing war in Europe.”...

28/05/2023

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, says the mass exodus of youths from Nigeria in search of greener pastures in more developed nations should not be a cause for worry. Speaking at the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Lecture held in Abuja on Saturday, Kukah said the brain drain, otherwise referred to as the “Japa syndrome,” should be a welcome development....

28/05/2023

The Acting Commander of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Halima Mustafa Rufa’u says registration with the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) is free. Rufa’u said this during an Anti-Money Laundering Training, organised by the SCUML in the Ibadan Command for the Non-Governmental/Non-Profit Organisations in Oyo State. According to her, the EFCC does not charge any fee for organisations seeking to register with SCUML, nor are they required to pay any fees to obtain the certificate....

28/05/2023

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Sunday in his farewell broadcast as president, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said. The media aide, in a statement on Saturday, said the broadcast will be made at 7 am. “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast,” the statement added. The special address precedes the planned inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima in Abuja on Monday.

28/05/2023

The Minister of State for Health, Hon Ekumanama Joseph has congratulated a former Medical Director, Central Hospital, Benin City, Dr. Philip Ibukun Ugbodaga on his appointment as the Acting Medical Director of the newly established National Orthopedic Hospital in Edo State. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the siting of Orthopedic Hospitals in three regions of the country with the North East having one, the North Central having one and the South South having one in Benin, Jos and Jalingo respectively....

27/05/2023

President-elect’s spokesman in the southeast, Dr. Josef Onoh has criticized former Vice President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for misleading his party into seeking the disqualification of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, over an alleged double nomination of Shettima for Borno Central Senatorial seat as well as Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during this year’s general elections....

27/05/2023

The Canadian government on Friday, announced a new policy to speed up the approval of family reunification applications, just a few days after the UK government banned students from Nigeria and other foreign countries on study visas from bringing their families into the country. Announcing the development, Canadian immigration minister, Sean Fraser explained that the new measures were put in place to strengthen family reunification in Canada....

27/05/2023

Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has said that no fewer than 90,000 children in Abia are out of school, describing the situation as worrisome. This is as the proprietor of Gregory University Uturu and governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Professor Greg Ibe, has called for increased funding for education. Otti who disclosed this in his goodwill message for this year’s Children’s Day celebration, regretted that the state had not invested enough in her children....

27/05/2023

The Oyo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 20 drug suspects during its mop-up operations as a build-up to the May 29 inauguration of the new administration in the country. Its State Commander, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, made this known to newsmen while parading the arrested suspects at the command headquarters on Saturday in Ibadan....

25/05/2023

Education Minister, Mallam Adamu Adamu has disclosed that he was inexperienced in the education sector before President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him in 2015. Adamu, who is the longest serving minister revealed this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of the Ministry on Thursday. He, however, was credited for appointing some professors of education and other good hands, with the help of the officials of the Federal Ministry of Education that helped him record some success....

25/05/2023

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has felicitated an elder statesman and National Leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark as he turned 96 years on Thursday. Ohanaeze described the Ijaw leader as “a moral edifice, fearless justice crusader, astute politician, philanthropist, pathfinder and one of the most upright icons of our time.”...

25/05/2023

LEADERS of thoughts, elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF led by South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark have expressed fears that increasing level of killings across the country is worrisome. Rising from a meeting in Abuja, the Leaders have warned that the non-readiness of the nation’s security agencies to bring to book and prosecute the masterminds of these acts was exposing the country to what they described as seeming state of war....

25/05/2023

Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba on Thursday said that as part of security arrangements for a seamless inauguration of the incoming administration on Monday, May 29, 2023, “Adequate personnel have been detailed to protect the Presidential Villa; provide security at and around the Eagle Square” Also, adequate personnel have been detailed “to man all the Nigerian Borders, Seaports, and Airports, while others will equally be deployed to man the entry and exit points of the capital city, Abuja, and other critical government installations”....

25/05/2023

AS numerous reactions trail moves by Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to flag-off Nigeria Air on Friday, members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, have also condemned the project, saying it will be a complete breach of court order. Their stand which was made known in a letter delivered to President Mohammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, said, “the move is an attempt to circumvent the court orders on Friday being the last working day of this administration and possibly to cover up the various infractions of Nigerian laws, among others.”...

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