The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the former governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa after he perfected his bail conditions. The former governor was arrested last week by the anti-graft agency for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion . He was given administrative bail and was said to have been released on Sunday evening. According to an impeccable source, Okowa’s passport was allegedly seized by EFCC as part of his bail condition. Okowa was arrested last Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, when he reported to the EFCC office following an invitation over the matter.…
Author: Spade Nigeria
SENATOR NED NWOKO One hand feeds with palliatives, swift and small, A quick balm tossed like crumbs that fall. A bit of rice, a fleeting gift, Given to keep but never to lift. Take this, stay steady, until the next round. But bound in its comfort, you’re still tightly bound. For palliatives soothe, but they rarely heal, *A quiet sedative that numbs what’s real.* They offer relief, not a lasting way, A cycle repeated day after day. *Dependence grows in each gift received,* In promises wrapped, but *true dreams deceived.* But *a true safety net holds a dignity rare,* A…
By Justin Okpu The battle to free the good land (Anioma) from undue slavery, deprivation, marginalization and possibly extricating the “blessed people” from mismanaged resources, is currently underway in Delta North Senatorial District. Since Senator Ned Munir Nwoko took the gauntlets of good governance to his people, it has become a “taboo” to reignite the consciousness of people with a common destiny. What’s certain about these people occupying the upper land of Delta state could be, that they seem to now understand the need to rekindle their self determined future, sustained development and a unified cultural heritage. Before now, the…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North in the National Assembly has called for the ban of importation of luxury goods and prohibition of use of foreign currencies for business transactions in Nigeria. He said in other countries of the world, no matter the status of the individual, as soon as he or she enters the soil of the countries, he changes his foreign currency to the nation’s local currency. But in Nigeria, he said though there’s a law in the CBN Act banning use of foreign currencies for business transactions, he is seeking an amendment to the…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Since emerging as Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko has been making many and very audacious moves. These are moves that a lily livered legislator cannot make. But because Nwoko knows his onions and the need of his constituents back home, he takes the gauntlet and makes heavy demands, aimed developing his constituents. The audacity of Ned Nwoko is embodied in his bold pursuits of projects for his people. He pushes his way through and gets what he wants. He has challenged norms, pushing boundaries in ways that have left an undeniable…
Delta State Executive Council, (EXCO), Monday, approved a proposed budget of N936 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. Briefing newsmen after the Exco meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr Sonny Ekedayen, said the proposed budget comprised N587.4 billion, representing 62.75 percent for Capital Expenditure, while N348.7 billion, representing 37.25 percent, is for recurrent expenditure. Ekadeyan, who was flanked by Commissioner for Information, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza, and his counterparts in Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu and Riverine Infrastructure, Hon. Ebikeme Clark, said the 2025 proposed budget was premised on an…
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has passed a vote of confidence on the Comrade Michael Ikeogwu’s-led National Credentials Committee for following due process in the discharge of it’s responsibilities as well as upholding the standards of the NUJ Constitution without prejudice. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the NUJ NEC Virtual meeting held on the 10th of November, 2024, presided over by the National President, Dr. Chris Isiguzo. The communique was signed by, Abubakar Musa Waziri, National Ex-Officio Zone E, Princess Ronke Samo, VP Zone B and Mary…
The Sheriff Oborevwori Administration of Delta State has presented series of spectacular events, some of which defy human logic. Governor Oborevwori himself emerged Governor after surviving as many as 38 court cases, which were veritable land mines strewn on his part to stop him from becoming Governor. As a man destined to govern the state, he weathered all storms, and today, no one is in doubt that he didn’t become governor by chance but through divine orchestration The 18 -month old administration of Sheriff Oborevwori, with its M.O.R.E agenda mantra, presents features that are distinct from those of his predecessors…
Basil Okoh Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has just been arrested and taken in by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N1.3 Trillion from one agency of the Delta State government, DESOPADEC. Just the thought of the humongous sum is making thinking men and women of Delta swoon. People are going berserk when they realize what the sum of N1.3 Trillion could have done for the oil producing communities of the state. For the many others, their mental acuities cannot even process such a figure, so huge and so out of contemplation in their world. The sheer…
Director General, Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has said that the excellent performance rating from the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, is a testament to the good governance strides of governor Sheriff Oborevwori. He noted that the NIPR’s commendation had resonated with the general assessment by majority of the people of Delta State, considering the fact that the governor did not borrow money from any bank or financial institution to fund his mega projects, assuring that the state government will continue to leverage fiscal discipline, prudent management of resources and accountability to Advance…