By Iteveh Ekpokpobe Press freedom may be suffering a major setback again in Delta State, as Chief Press Secretary to Delta State Governor, Mr. Oliseh Ifejika has barred a veteran Journalist and State Correspondent of The Champion Newspaper, Mr. Barry Agbanigbi, from the Delta State Government House. The ban, it was gathered, followed a report on teenage prostitution, published on Page 10 of the Pointer Newspaper edition of Saturday, July 25, 2020. The report, titled, “Shocker: Teenage Prostitutes Invade Asaba” details the influx of teenage prostitutes into Asaba from neighboring states, for pecuniary reasons. According to the report, teenage prostitutes…
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By Abiola Owoaje On November 8, 2007, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed a resolution for a particular day to celebrate and propagate democratic ideals, towards achieving its goal of establishing a democratic world order in international pursuits. Subsequently, September 15th has been observed as the International Day of Democracy. The global attraction to Democracy is largely hinged on its capacity to ensure the smooth implementation of fundamental human rights and freedom. Hence, the International Day of Democracy seeks to celebrate the system of values democracy promotes and encourage all member-nations of the UN Charter to maintain open democracy…
By Ada Wodu Professor Florence Obi of the Faculty of Education has broken a 45-year jinx by emerging the first female Vice-Chancellor-elect of the University of Calabar, Cross River State. She emerged top after a rigorous screening exercise involving 12 other candidates. Obi will take over from Prof. Zana Akpagu, whose tenure ends on November 30, 2020. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council, UNICAL, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who announced the emergence of Obi on Friday, congratulated her for emerging the first female Vice-Chancellor of the 45-year-old institution. Nwaogu described Obi as “an astute educational icon” and prayed for the success…
By FEMI ADESINA To state that we live in challenging times is perhaps an understatement and does very little justice in accurately capturing our current realities. Those realities include a world faced with a pandemic the scale of which hasn’t been seen in 100 years. The crisis has crippled economies, destroyed global supply chains and obliterated once productive and viable sectors of the economy. Our dear nation has not been spared in this difficult period and, indeed, has felt the impact of the global crisis. But as a responsive government, the Buhari administration has within limited resources designed responses that…
By Friday Olokor The Federal Government has indicated plans to completely phase out high concentration of alcohol in sachet and small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country. The moves are contained in a statement by the Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Saturday titled: ‘NAFDAC cautions on alcohol abuse.’ She said, “NAFDAC under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Health, once again, wishes to bring to the attention of the general public, concerns relating to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in sachets, small volume…
By Obinna Tony Amaefuna Two bakers’ union, the Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria (PBAN) and the Association of Master Bakers & Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) have lamented the high cost of purchasing baking ingredients in Nigeria. The group, in a press conference held in Lagos, called on the federal government to look into the increase in the prices of the essential material, describing it as a “near wipeout of the bread-making industry in Nigeria.” The president of PBAN, Tosan Jemide, while addressing journalists at the press conference on Thursday, said that bread has become an important staple food in…
By Kenneth Obieh Civil Servants in Delta State have been charged to develop a positive mindset towards the effective performance of their duty so as to demonstrate professionalism and promote sound service delivery to the public which they were employed to serve. Delta State Head of Service, Mr. Reginald Bayoko gave the charge at the Orientation/Induction seminar organized by the Administrative Officers forum in the Delta State Civil Service. The Head of Service noted that the Administrative Officers Cadre was one that commands recognition and respect as they were considered as the frontliner in initiating, formulating, implementing, managing and upholding…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, attributed the security challenges inhibiting socio-economic development of the nation to a multiplicity of factors including high rate of poverty, unemployment and the geometrical increase in the population of the country. Governor Okowa disclosed this while playing host to the Country’s Representative of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Mr. Vladimir Kreck and the Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Suleiman who were in Government House, Asaba for a courtesy call. He said that there was need to look at the totality of the governance approach…
Local government and primary schools’ contributory retirees in Delta State have been assured of government continuous support to ameliorate the sufferings of the elderly in the state The Delta State Head of Service, Mr Reginald Bayoko gave this assurance today when speaking with newsmen after a peaceful protest by the retirees. He noted that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the father of everybody in the state had been and would continue to support local government and primary school retires to ameliorate the challenges they face. Mr Bayoko stated that although it was not the direct responsibility of the state government to…
In saner climes, Government takes it upon herself to mentor her youths towards productive ventures, rather than covertly or overtly encouraging them to tow the line of making money through the fast lane. In other words, the thought of building future leaders who take over the helm of affairs at every given time preoccupies the minds of such governments. Because of the harsh economy that has been foisted on Delta Youths by bad leadership in the State, some hungry youths are now vulnerable to PDP political merchants who see them as willing tools to commit electoral fraud/crime. Information reaching Delta…