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By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaChief Press Secretary to Delta State governor , Mr. Olisanyem Ifejika has charged media practitioners to contribute to nation building through developmental journalism.Mr. Ifeajika gave this charge in Asaba when he received Dr. Ejike Obeta and other staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Asaba.The CPS said journalists play an important role in the development of the nation through positive reporting and the promotion of government policies and programmes.“As media practitioners, let us be part of the building and developmental process of government; this can be achieved by being assertive, asking the right questions, giving credible…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaThe secretary-general, Bomadi Federated Communities, Comrade Dennis Alade, has lamented the acute state of lack of government presence occasioned by abandonment visited on Bomadi by successive governments in Delta State.Comrade Alade, said inspite of its enormous contributions to the state treasury and their voting strength among other tangible contributions, the community which produces oil and gas and the largest in the Ijaw nation has nothing to write home about when it comes to state government projects and appointments.in an interview, the scribe remarked,  “I am bleeding inside me when it comes to the question of development in the…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has assured the Delta Guild of Indigenous Newspaper Publishers (DGNIP) of continuous support from the state government.Aniagwu stated this when members of DGNIP paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Asaba, saying the Okowa administration was set to build a stronger Delta.The commissioner advised the body to agree on one leadership that would govern them instead of fragmentation, adding that factions would not advance the course of journalism or a stronger Delta.Mr Aniagwu stated that government is interested in DGNIP strength which lies in their unity and…

By Mbah Okem, Yenagoa A High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital,  has struck out a suit seeking to declare the newly elected 105 Local Government Council chairmen, the deputy and councillors as ad-hoc delegates at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary holding today.The presiding judge, Justice E. G Umukoro, while delivering his ruling said, “because the case is a pre-primary matter involving a political party, the court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter.“Someone can only claim to be an aspirant only if such person has taken part in a political party primary conducted by the party’s national leadership…

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 the party ticket at…

High Chief (Dr) O.B. Lulu-BriggsSeven months after his death, the Will and last Testament of late Kalabari chief and businessman, High Chief (Dr) O.B. Lulu-Briggs was read on July 26, 2019 despite opposition from three senior sons of the deceased, Dumo, Senibo and Sofiri Lulu-Briggs.The High Chief left most of his assets in a Trust to be managed on behalf of his children and their offspring, with former governor of Cross Rivers, Donald Duke as one of the four trustees. The deceased also left substantial wealth to his widow Dr (Mrs) Seinye O.B. Lulu Briggs.Interestingly High Chief Lulu-Briggs did not…

The deceased coupleTexas newlyweds died a few minutes after they wed, when their car was hit by a truck. (Photo: Getty Images) Young newlyweds were reportedly killed in a car crash in US while pulling out of a judge’s office where they had just wed.“They hadn’t even been married for five minutes,” LaShawna Morgan, mother of the groom, told The Beaumont Enterprise.Harley Morgan and Rhiannon Morgan were 19 and 20 respectively, and were leaving a Justice of the Peace courtroom Friday afternoon in Orange County, Texas. As the couple pulled out of the parking lot and onto Texas 87 Highway, an oncoming…

By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated Chief Festus Keyamo (SAN), on his appointment as minister of State, Niger Delta.In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba, Okowa said Keyamo’s appointment was well-deserved, considering his antecedents as a lawyer of repute.He urged Keyamo to bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new job in order to address the myriad of challenges be-devilling the Niger Delta.While lauding him on his achievements as an eminent legal practitioner, Okowa expressed confidence that the new minister would use his office to attract…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaGovernor Ifeanyi OkowaThe Federal Government has commended Delta State Government on the quality of facilities at the Asaba International Airport, saying the facilities are of international standards.According to Government House Asaba report, Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika made the commendation on Sunday in Asaba shortly after he inspected facilities at the airport.He noted that the state government has done well in developing the airport to meet international standards especially in the area of upgrade of the runway and other ancillary works.He particularly commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for sticking to standards and for ensuring transparency in the concessoning…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaGovernor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state governments has congratulated Africa’s reigning long jump queen, Ese Brume, for winning long jump gold at ongoing All African Games in Rabat, Morocco.Brume, Commonwealth champion, leapt 6.69 meters on Thursday at the Moulay Abdellah Sports Stadium, to win the long jump event at the games which is in its 12th edition.In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, MrOlisaIfeajika, in Asaba, the governor commended 23-year-old Ese Brume, who hails from Ughelli in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta, for making the state and the nation proud.He said that his administration was proud of…