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Emmanuel Saloka, a retired banker, is the prime mover behind the establishment of Government Girls Secondary School, Alode. Elder Saloka read banking and finance at the university and worked extensively as a banker before he retired into politics. He had served as special adviser to the Eleme Local Government chairman on Government and Legislative Affairs. He is now fully engaged in agriculture and is a farmer. Married with children, Elder Emmanuel Saloka is an ordained Elder of the Members of Christ Ministry. He is very passionate about the development of Alode and indeed humanity generally. As chairman of the Alode…

Located along the old Nchia – Onne road, Government Girls Secondary School, Alode is the fastest growing public secondary school in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. Looking smart and prim in their navy blue outer and sky-blue inner wear, the students on Monday, September 26, 2022, were ushered into an equally smart, neat and well secured compound for their morning assembly. Their principal, Mrs. Ngozi Sam Okpabi, addressed both the students and teaching staff, before they filed into their respective classrooms. Founded less than two years ago, the school graduated its first set of students in the junior…

Workers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have established a table water factory in Port Harcourt with a capacity to produce 2,400 premium bottles of water per hour. Speaking at the commissioning of the factory, the interim administrator of the NDDC, Dr. Efiong Akwa, hailed the initiative of the NDDC Staff Cooperative Society, noting that it would positively impact the people of the Niger Delta region. He commended the leadership of the Cooperative for being innovative and providing employment for many persons, thus giving residents of the Niger Delta region a source of livelihood thus feeding many families. “This…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has promised that the reconstruction of the nine-kilometre Okeikpe-Obehie road in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State will soon be completed. The interim administrator of the NDDC, Dr. Efiong Akwa, who gave the assurance during the inspection of the project, said on completion, the road will make life a lot easier for the people that travel and live along that axis. Akwa said the project, which was for long abandoned before the commission intervened, links Abia and AkwaIbomstates, adding that the road will be installed with street lights upon completion. He praised…

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has condemned the unequal access to education by school age children in the state. Abe, who spoke at a special ceremony organized to host him by the family of his late godfather and namesake, HRM Ngei A.O. Ngei, in Eleme on Wednesday, said every child in the state deserves to access quality education free of charge. Recalling his growing up days when he studied in the same classrooms with children of the rich, the SDP governorship candidate said the state can only adequately create…

The journey to the 2023 general elections entered a significant phase on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, formally lifted the embargo on political campaigns. The lifting of the embargo allows political parties and their candidates to openly campaign and freely canvass for votes, using legitimate and lawful methods. According to INEC, 18 political parties will be sponsoring candidates in the elections, which will take place in February and March, 2023. Next year’s elections will be significant and critical in many ways. It’s a transition election which will see to the emergence of a new…

BENIN – As the World marked the 2022 International Day of Peace, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria has carried out a rally to create awareness on the need to discard all forms of discrimination against women. Taking her members on a visit to some women groups who converged at Ossissa, Ndokwa East local government area of Delta State during the rally, the National Coordinator of WANEP Nigeria – Chief Mrs. Bridget Osakwe said the theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is “End Racism. Build Peace” While emphasising that it was time to end all…

WikkiTimes reporter Hafsah Ibrahim Muhammad spent several weeks investigating  how fake genotype certificates to pass medical assessments can be obtained in Gombe State. This report exposes how hospital laboratories issue fake genotype certificates for a token, sometimes even free. A collage of genotype results from various health centres in Gombe State A married couple gave birth to a sickle cell child, this generated confusion as it’s believed that none of the parents are carriers, and they even have medical certificates to show for it. However, after much investigation, it was discovered that the husband was AS. He had conspired with…

Former speaker of Edo State House of Assembly and Labour Party House of Representatives candidate for Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency in the forthcoming 2023 elections, Hon. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Ativie says she dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, because the party does not have space for women to participate in politics. Hon Ativie said that being a female activist who has been in the forefront of politics, she can never be in such an environment hence her defection to the Labour Party, LP, where she was duly elected as the candidate to represent the people of Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency. The former…

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has felicitated with Prof {Princess) Callista Adesuwa Emovon on her 90th birthday celebration, hailing her kindness, generosity and commitment to the good of society. Obaseki who graced the birthday thanksgiving mass in honour of the  nonagenarian at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Benin City, described Prof. Emovon as a mother and great Edo icon. Congratulating the celebrant, Obaseki said, “At 90, we would give a present to her foundation to continue to do what she knows how to do best, which is giving to the needy, vulnerable and poor in the society.” On his part,…