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Drama As 13 Councilors Sack House Leadership In Warri South Council

  By Our Correspondent The leadership crisis that has been rocking Warri South Legislative Arm has taken a new twist with the impeachment of Leader of the House, Hon. Marcus Udoyo, Deputy Leader, Hon. Matthew Dada and Majority Leader, Hon. Romeo Ogedegbe by 13 Councilors of the 19-member Legislature. The sacked Leadership of the House was immediately replaced ...

El-Rufai vs Dickson: You lack jurisdiction, Okoye tells court

By Our Correspondent Respected human rights lawyer, Barrister Festus Okoye, who has taken over defence counsel to Jacob Onjewu Dickson, in a lingering suit at the Kaduna Magistrate Court 1, told the Magistrate, Emmanuel Yusuf that his court lacks jurisdiction to try the matter filed before him. He expressed this on when the case came up in court, arguing that the ...

Ugborodo community leader assassinated in Warri

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By Our Correspondent The Leader of Ugborodo community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Sandy Omadeli was on Tuesday reportedly murdered by yet to be identified men. Our correspondent reports that some unidentified men who pretended to be relatives of the late Omadeli stormed his house located at Akugbe street by Water ...

Maritime University, Okerenkoko is a done deal, says Osinbajo

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Some Delta State Royal Fathers during the visit by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. By Francis Sadhere The controversial Maritime University of Nigeria, Okerenkoko in Delta State according to Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is a done deal, saying that it has passed through the second reading in House of Assembly and will soon take off. Osinbajo made ...

Delta Speaker lauds Ohworode of Olomu at 100

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Monday Igbuya By Our Correspondent The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya, has described the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, Ogoni- Oghoro 1, as an easy-going leader, friendly and effortlessly charming. Hon Monday who expressed his admiration for His Majesty’s leadership style, commitment to peace and high sense of patriotism in a congratulatory message ...

N’DELTA: GBARAMATU COMMUNITIES ASSURE FG OF SUPPORT, CALL ON AVENGERS TO ALLOW PEACE TO REIGN

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Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria's Vice President By Tejiri Ebikeme THE Chairmen of Gbaramatu communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have assured the Federal Government to their readiness to support the Government in finding lasting solutions to the problems of the oil rich Niger Delta Region. Chairman of Kokodiagbene Community, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, speaking ...

Edo hails firms over quality road construction

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By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City The spate of ongoing road work in Edo State has been commended by the state government. Besides, government says the contractors handling the projects were delivering on record time. The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Taiwo Akerele gave the commendation when he inspected Edo State Employment and Expenditure for ...

IJAW HOSTCOM APPEALS TO OKOWA ON FORCADOS TERMINAL EXPORT LINE

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By Our Correspondent Members  of The Host Communities Of Nigeria Producing Oil & Gas (HOSTCOM), Ijaw Ethnic Nationality, Delta State have appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to urgently intervene between the  host Communities-- Odimodi, Isiayegbene and Beniboye to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to avoid break down of law and order in the ongoing repair ...

SERG Hails Emergence of Nwodo As Ohaneze President-General

By Our Correspondent The South East Revival Group (SERG) has congratulated former Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture, Chief John Ogbonnia Nwodo on his election as the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, urging him to use his goodwill to ensure Igbo sociocultural renaissance. The group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu, also urged ...

Senate Summons Amaechi, Fashola Over Proposed Abuja Airport Closure

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Rotimi Amaechi By Our Correspondent The Senate on Tuesday,  summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to appear before it within two days over the planned shutdown of Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja for six weeks. The summon followsa motion sponsored by Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, and co-sponsored by five other ...

PDP GROUP KICKS OVER JUSTICE ABANG POSTING TO DELTA STATE

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Jistice Okon Abang By Our Correspondent THE Delta State PDP Alliances For Good Governance ( DSPAGG) has kicked against  the redeployment of one of the controversial Federal High Court judges in the country, Justice Okon Abang from the Federal High Court, Abuja, to the Asaba Division in Delta State. The group described Justice Abang as a stooge ...

Warri South Legislature Suspends Three Members Over Impeachment Threat

  By Our Correspondent * Impeachment is not an offence- embattled Councilor, Edah responds Several months after majority of the councilors in Warri South legislative Arm sensationally impeached its former Leader, Hon. Sunday Aguweye, Deputy Leader, Hon. Richard Pessu and other key leaders, and replaced them with a new leadership against the interests of some of their political ...

We Sympathise With Obuah, Needam – DAP Media Team

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Dakuku Peterside By Nwaorgu Faustinus Dakuku Aldolphus Peterside (DAP) Media Team said for long, they have simply refused to give credence and regard to statements emanating from Rivers State PDP chairman, Felix Obuah and his rather flippant mouthpiece, Jerry Needam since they were invited to come and eat by their paymaster, Governor Nyesom Wike. In a statement ...

Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja crisis: UPU calls on Okowa to quickly resolve issues

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Chief Moses Taiga, UPU President General (m), Chief Osiobe Okotie, 1St UPU deputy President (left) and Barr. Ese Gam, UPU Secretary General during the inaugural meeting today. By Francis Sadhere, Warri Worried by the lingering crisis between the Ogbe-Ijoh and the Aladja communities, in Warri South West and Udu Local Government areas of Delta state respectively, The ...
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