By Abdulraheem Saad The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore has reiterated the need for peace to reign in order to pave way for sustainable growth and development of our dear country. Dr. Belgore, who was a special guest of honour said this while delivering closing remarks at the Leadership Course In Preventive Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution organized by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Abuja. “peace is Indispensable and it is known to be a vital ingredient of sustainable growth and development of any nation. As an indivisible entity bound together by common destiny, Nigeria needs…
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By Basil Okoh Atiku Abubakar has ordered a halt to every activity in his Presidential Campaign and recruited a team of high profile crisis managers to help bring Nyesom Wike back to his campaign organization. The men are Peter Odili, James Ibori and David Mark, one of the long term underhand dealers in Nigeria’s affairs. The truth has become starkly obvious to him contrary to all the lies spewed daily by his surrogates in the social and traditional media that all is well and progressing with the campaigns. He now realizes that he is being led to obvious failure in…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the proscribed group. Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022 applied to be discharged and acquitted. Kanu was first arraigned on December 23, 2015, and was later granted bail on April 25, 2017. However, the Court of Appeal on Thursday declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria and quashed the entire terrorism…
The agitation of Youths from Isoko Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta Region over alleged marginalization in the pipeline surveillance contract has taken a new twist with a coalition and a 7-days ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the issues or face degeneration of social order. In a communique issue by a coalition of eleven Isoko Youth Groups drawn from the 19 clans of Isoko Ethnic Nationality and Diaspora spanning Bayelsa State and other regions of Nigeria, the coalition adopted the petitions of Isoko National Youth Council addressed to the Presidency on September 25, 2022. The Youth Coalition urged…
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday said one veritable measure for addressing insecurity in Nigeria was for States to operate their separate police systems. He stated this in his remarks at the annual conference of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in Abuja, and noted that there had been a consensus among the citizenry for State Police in the country as a way of reducing crime rate. Okowa said that it was unfortunate that the Federal Government had remained indifferent on the issue, and assured that PDP administration would…
By Queenett Irori The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Delta State Directorate has embarked on a vigorous campaign exercise for increased enrollment for the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) at Abgeje Primary School in Ugbwangue, Warri North Local Government Area. The team which was led by the Chief Orientation and Mobilization Officer (COMO) of NOA in Warri South, Comrade Julie Omasan, stressed that the programme was meant to promote more awareness about the programme and to also get feed back on how well the programme was impacting in the area. The programme which is specifically arranged by the Federal…
By Agbaragu Timothy Delta State Judiciary has marked the opening of the 2022/2023 Legal Year with stakeholders in the administration of justice, calling for an increased budgetary provisions to surmount enormous financial challenges facing the third arm of government. The Chief Judge of Delta State, Honorable Justice Tessy Diai, made the call while presiding over the special Court Session to herald the new legal year in Delta State at the High Court of Justice, Asaba. Justice Diai who chronicled achievements of the State Judiciary during the period under review to include construction of the new six-floor High Court Complex which…
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro took the first Bible reading during the thanksgiving mass to mark the beginning of the 2022/2023 legal year in the state. The service, which was held at the Emmanuel The Saviour Catholic Church, High Court Road, Asaba, State Capital, had many legal icons in attendance. Otuaro, Hon. Justice T. O. Diai, Chief judge, Delta State and Hon. Justice P.O. Elumeze , President Customary Court of Appeals were first to take turn, dancing to the alter to thank God at the service. In his homily, the officiating Priest, Most Rev. Michael Odogwu…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed October 21 for judgement in the appeal filed by the Delta State Peoples Democratic candidate governorship candidate for the 2023 governorship election, Olorogun David Edevbie. It is recalled that the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered judgement in favour of Edevbie but it was upturned by the Federal Court of Appeal in favour of Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, prompting Edevbie to proceed to the apex court to seek re-affirmation of his candidacy. Edevbie, in a 23-ground of appeal filed by his lawyer, Mr. Eko Ejembi Eko (SAN), faulted the entire decision of the three-man…
Czars of the eyes – In Touch, The Nation newspaper by Sam Omatseye Last week, the nation had a lesson in optics. Or, shall we say, in optical illusion. What we see is important, but we know is better. But what do we know from all the optical histrionics around the APC presidential candidate when he flew to London? The social media turned into a challenge in eyesight. They said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was dead. They said, he was on catheter, his bald head shining beneath a benevolent nurse trying to raise him from his bed. She might even, in…