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With a debt profile of N378,878,236,830.75, Delta State is the most indebted of the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone. The zone also hosts the major oil bearing states in the country, including Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Edo States. Rivers State follows with a debt profile of N225,505,011,356.83. These figures contained in June 2022 release by the Debt-Management Office DMO, is generated from the signed off domestic debt data from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Leading the pack nationwide is Lagos State with a domestic debt profile of N797,305,312,602.52. Other states in the…

The Executive Chairman of the Rivers State Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Ven. Fyneface Akah, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Head teacher of Community Secondary School, Rumuokwurusi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State for turning back pupils that failed to pay registration fees in the school. Ven. Akah who gave the order at the three-day Leadership Training programme for Aspiring Head Teachers and Supervising Directors held in Port Harcourt, directed the suspended head teacher to hand over to the vice-principal of the school. He warned all principals and head teachers of the basic education segment of the…

The teaching of the Eleme Language has been restored in schools in Eleme Local Government Area, with State School 1, Agbonchia and State School 1, Agbeta Ebubu as the pilot schools. The facilitator of the programme, Chief Ollorwi Osaro, said that the teaching and learning of the language commenced officially last Friday in the two schools and would be extended to other schools eventually in the local government area. Chief Osaro said, “The enthusiasm demonstrated by school authorities and pupils was both encouraging and reassuring. Eleme language is alive we are working to ensure that all schools in Eleme are…

Mrs. Ngozi Sam Okpabi, the Principal of Government Girls Secondary School, Alode in this interview with Emmanuel Obe lists the prospects and challenges of the new girls’ school. What is the enrolment figure of the school like? Presently, the total enrolment figure of the school is 261 students. Junior Secondary 1 has 62; Junior Secondary School 2 has 132; while Junior Secondary School 3 has 61 students. What about the teacher/ student ratio? The teacher/student ratio is 1:20, that is, for every teacher, there are 20 students. So, the teachers are not overwhelmed by the number of students. What was…

A total of 4,223 candidates will contest for the 469 Senatorial and House of Representatives positions in the coming 2023 general elections. Festus Okoye, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee has announced in Abuja. According to Okoye, 1,101 of the candidates are vying for 109 senatorial seats while 3,122 candidates will be vying for 309 federal constituency seats. “In terms of gender distribution, 3,875 candidates are male, made up of 35 for presidential and vice presidential; 1,008 for Senate and 2,832 for House of Representatives. Similarly, 381 females comprising one for presidential,…

The recent declaration of support for the establishment of state police in the country by the Northern Governors Forum and the Northern Traditional Councils Forum has been commended by the Southern Governors Forum. After kicking against the idea, the Northern Governors Forum announced their support for state police in the face of the uncontrolled reign of terror imposed in their parts by terrorists and bandits. In a statement signed by Arakunrin Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu, SAN, chairman Southern Governors Forum and governor, Ondo State, the forum lauded the timely decision of the northern leadership for the establishment of state police. “The…

The tussle between the Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki and Chief Ose Dan Orbih, still awaiting court judgment appears to have come to an end as the Independent National Electoral Commission has recognised the candidates produced by the Orbih team in the primaries conducted in May. Both factions held their different primaries in different locations, which produced two lists of candidates for different elective positions in the state sent to INEC. A visit to the INEC headquarters in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Tuesday showed that INEC had pasted a comprehensive list on its notice board, and all…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency for the 2023 general elections, Chief Chikaodi Dike has charged politicians in the country to identify with people of all classes in society. Chief Dike gave this charge at Rumukwachi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, during the child dedication of little Miss Confidence Sampson Akani, daughter of Mr. Sampson Akani and Mrs. Aruchi Akani of Rumukwachi town. “I want to use this opportunity to appeal to the movers and shakers as well as the political demagogues in the country to identify with the less privileged and all classes of people…

To create a peaceful and prosperous country, devoid of instability and political violence, Nigerians of all persuasion have been charged to work in spirit to overcome the challenges facing the nation. The general overseer of Jehovah The King Holy Sabbath Mission, Nigeria, Most Rev. Dr. Bishop Daniel Obiedelu gave the charge during a church service to mark his birthday. He said, “I want to tell Nigerians to work in spirit. The reason Nigeria has deteriorated is because Nigerians have been working carnally without working in spirit. Once again, Nigerians must serve God in spirit and work in spirit”. Most Rev.…

Members of the Labour Party in Rivers State have unveiled Maxwell as the running mate of their governorship candidate. Speaking during the event over the weekend in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Labour Party candidate, Comrade Beatrice Itubo said if Nigerians must get it right democratically in 2023, the electorate must be able to vote for Peter Obi and all Labour Party candidates across the country. “If we elect Sir Peter Obi as Nigeria’s president in 2023, Sir Obi will not salvage this country alone. Therefore, during the next year general elections, try to vote for all other Labour candidates,”…