FOR three consecutive times, the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as Special Guest of Honour at the annual Maris Public Service Lecture. Dropping the hint on Sunday in Asaba, Delta State, the Secretary, Maris Trust Council, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, said, the achievements of Governor Okowa in private and public service has distinguished him as a man who will be the Special Guest of Honour at the lecture titled, “Selfless Service: A Phenomenal Virtue.” He said, “every Nigerian can testify that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State is a man with a heart of gold. “As…
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BY SAM DUVWODE Nigeria Vice President, His Excellency, Prof. Oluyemi Osinbajo and Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, was among top government functionaries that attended the Thanksgiving Mass and Celebration of Life in honour of Late Olorogun Patrick Emurode Sito Ideh, at Mother of Redeemer Catholic Church, Airport Road Junction, Effurun. Earlier, Barr. Otuaro who was flanked by other top government functionaries was at the Osubi International Airport to receive the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who was in Delta State to honour the Celebration of life of Late Olorogun Patrick Ideh, the Okpako Orere of Otughievwen, a member of…
BY SAM DUVWODE Vice President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that traditional institutions has been instrumental in keeping the peace and security of the Nation. Prof. Osinbajo stated this yesterday in Effurun when he paid a courtesy visit to the Ovie of Uvwie, Kingdom. HRM Dr. Emmanuel E.Sideso, Abe 1, (JP) OON, Uvwie Local Government Area Delta State. The Vice President who was accompanied by the Delta State Deputy Governor Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, noted that the desire by traditional rulers to be part of government and governance is genuine and expressed hope that it should be attended to…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, as he clocked 85 years. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, said Nigeria benefited immensely from the former president’s leadership at various times as several tangible key infrastructure and, economic reforms, were hallmarks of his leadership. He commended the former president for always lending his voice on national issues and for his patriotic and unrelenting service to the country and humanity. He described the octogenerian as an epitome of nationalism and statesmanship and lauded him for his sustained…
Identity theft is the intentional use of another person’s identity in order to gain material or financial benefits at the expense of the real person. It happens when someone obtains another person’s sensitive or personal information e.g. bank account details, date of birth, identity card, credit or debit card, home address, office address etc and uses it for fraudulent or illegal purposes. Identity theft is one of the most common scams used by cybercriminals. Many people have become victims of identity theft on several occasions. It is a serious problem faced by most consumers, resulting in financial losses of billions…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Angolan Lionel de Rocha Pinto has been elected president of the Confederation of Africa Amputee Football along with four other executive members to pilot the affairs of the body for the next four years. Among them is Nigeria’s Suleiman Isah who was elected 2nd Vice President of the continental body. Others elected on the CAAF board include Mustapha Usman of Cameroon, 1st Vice President; Peter Oloo of Kenya, Secretary General; and Khalid Eladi of Egypt, Treasurer. Three officials were physically present during the election while the other two were elected via zoom since their…
The state government in collaboration with the Police Service Commission has held a town hall meeting in Asaba with a charge on traditional rulers, opinion leaders, prominent citizens and groups in the state to encourage the youths to show greater interest in joining the police. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa gave the charge while declaring open the town hall meeting at the Unity Hall in Government House, Asaba. Governor Okowa, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, said the town hall meeting was timely as criminals have reinvented their wheels of criminality where neighbours may be…
The federal government has decided to extradite Abba Kyari I welcome the idea of extradition of wanted criminals But I disagree with the decision to surrender Abba Kyari to the Americans Abba Kyari is not a big politician who might be too strong for the arms of justice here This government should have prosecuted Abba Kyari and imprisoned him in Gashua To surrender a top security agent who committed many offences in our country to a foreign nation for trial and punishment is to display inferiority complex American will never surrender an indicted FBI agent to Nigeria for prosecution. We…
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Media, Mr Nelson Egware has commended the Chief Executive Officer of Shiloh Beach and Apartments, Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Prince Donaldson Onosakponome for his contributions to the growth and development of tourism and hospitality in Delta. Egware gave the commendation in a statement to congratulate the entrepreneur on the occasion of his birth anniversary on March 3. He described Onosakponome, a graduate of Sociology and former Speaker of the Students’ Representative Council, SUG, Delta State University, Abraka, as a renowned show biz promoter and child rights crusader. …
Officials of the NSCDC monitoring fuel sale compliance this morning arrested a defaulting official of oil Marketer, Rainoil, Nnebisi Road, near Konwea plaza, Asaba, and another staff of Dwell, a fuel marketing station for selling pms at N220 instead of the N165 legal pump price. Incidentally, it was the security staff at Dwell filling station that was arrested when efforts to reach the station’s manager was aborted by conniving staff of the filling station. Mr. Okwechime P.E. who led the monitoring team answering questions about why the security man was arrested instead of the Director or manager, he…