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By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaUnknown gunmen have allegedly kidnapped the younger sister to wife of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, in Asaba, the state capital.Elizabeth, younger sister to Dame Edith Okowa, was allegedly accosted by a gang of young men at Temple Clinic junction, along Anwai Road near Government House on Monday night, August 26, 2019, in Asaba and taken away in a waiting vehicle. The victim, who is the immediate younger sister to Okowa’s wife, was said to be driving a black Jeep when the gang abducted her.A source at the Government House, Asaba, who declined to be named, said the…

By Mbah Green Okem, Yenagoa Former minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, founder Darlon Security and Guards Ltd, David Lyon and six other governorship aspirants of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have entered into a peace pact to accept the outcome of tomorrow’s (August 29) All Progressives Congress party primaries.Other aspirants that assented to the pact include Preys Aganaba, Prince Ebitimi Angbare, former Cross River REC, Frankland Briyai, former female commissioner of Police, Deseye Poweigha and Prof. Maureen Etebu.The pact, which was entered into before the Seven-man National Screening Committee of the Party…

By Mbah Green Okem, Yenagoa The Gubernatorial Primary Election Screening Committee has disqualified the former Cross River resident electoral commissioner, REC and aspirant in the November 16 Bayelsa State governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Dr. Frankland Briyai from participating in the party primaries.Dr. Briyai was not cleared to contest for the party primary election on grounds of section 3 Paragraph “L” of the Guidelines for Nomination of Candidates.This was disclosed in the report of the Seven-man Screening Committee signed by the chairman, Rt. Hon. Isa Song after the successful screening of the seven aspirants vying for…

Delta State marked 28 years of the creation of the state on Tuesday, August 26, with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, attributing successes recorded in the state within the period to God’s grace.He said at an inter-denominational thanksgiving service in the Government House, Asaba to mark the event, that the grace of God had, “kept us together as a people.”Amidst jubilation, the governor announced automatic employment of 14 Deltans, who he observed, had distinguished themselves in their service to the people.“As a government, we realize that there is need to be equitable and fair in all that we do and that will…

-By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaBomadi which used to be a flashpoint for unscrupulous elements has turned  a no-go- area for criminals especially kidnappers, cultists and rapists who used to have a free day operating without interruption.The activities of these men of the underworld were halted by a competent police officer who knows his onion in his chosen career.In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, the divisional police officer (DPO), in charge of the Bomadi Divisional Headquarter, CSP Paul Enihe revealed that at assumption of office, he did skeletal posting, working in synergy with sister security agencies especially the military, the executives…

– Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin correspondentThe commissioner for Justice and the Attorney General of Edo State,Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, has disclosed that so far, the Edo State taskforce has received into its scheme, a total of 4,943 (3329 males,1400 females and 214 children).She lamented that the state is the most affected by the problem of human trafficking in Nigeria having over 50 per cent of the recorded cases.The commissioner who, made the disclosures at a press conference on the activities of the taskforce to combat human trafficking marking the two year anniversary of the agency in the state, said the taskforce…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaMr. Charlse AnieguDelta State commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has assured entrepreneurs of STEP (Steprenuers) and YAGEP (Yageprenuers) of constant support. From the state government the state governmentAniagwu, who stated this during a courtesy visit by the Steprenuers and Yageprenuers to him, added that the intention of the government was to address the issue of unemployment and wealth creation in the state.The commissioner said entrepreneurs should be able to put their skills into practice adding that a single successful entrepreneur could be an employer of labour which would reduce the problem of unemployment in the state.While…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaA social crusader, Wilson Ruvwoghor has accused the Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of governance rascality in the composition of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC executive.In a press release, Mr. Wilson frowned at the appointments made into the commission by the governor which he stated were done in total disregard to the constitution of the commission which clearly stipulates that the chairmanship of the commission should be rotational among the various ethnic nationalities in the oil producing areas of the state.The latest appointment by the governor made Hon. Michael Diden, aka Ejele the…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaGovernor Ifeanyi OkowaGovernor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has congratulated Deltans on the 28th anniversary of the creation of the State.In a message signed by his chief press secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba, the governor thanked the people of the state for their resilience, patience, cooperation and support to all administrations that had governed the state in the last 28 years.He assured that his administration would continue to build on the gains recorded by his predecessors in order to create a stronger Delta State.Felicitating with citizens of the state on the anniversary, Governor Okowa said, “Our…

-By Lilian NwokobiaIn the early hours of Thursday, August 14, 2019, the coastal communities of Batan, Kokodiagbene, Akpatagbeghe, Okerenkoko, Omadino, Ekpemu, Odidi, Kantu, Gbokodo Itsekiri and Ajuju (all Ijaw oil host communities) would normally have been busy with women rowing their canoes for fishing, taking their wares to neighboring markets, doing their little businesses in the communities or attending to their domestic chores, but they had a different agenda that day. The women  had mobilized very well. They stormed the three flow stations at Jones Creek about an hour  (by speed  boat) from Warri, Batan, 25 minutes drive from Jones…