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The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in its position on the state of public education in the state, which it blamed on government failure to employ permanent teachers in primary and secondary schools. The APC said it was throwing its weight behind the teachers’ agitation on Sunday in a statement signed by its assistant state publicity secretary, Victor Ofure Osehobo. The NUT during the 2022 World Teachers’ Day celebration in Benin city, October appealed to the state government to recruit permanent teachers in the public primary and secondary…

Atare Awin, a media technical aide to the Delta State commissioner in charge of the Directorate of Project Monitoring and Audit in Delta State, Anthony Onoriode Ofoni, has been sacked for allegedly supporting the presidential bid of Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections. “Most of the ‘Obedients’ are PDP and APC people who are tired of bad government. Does that mean they don’t have a voter’s card?” Awin had posted on Facebook, to trigger the sack. In a letter personally signed by Ofoni on Tuesday, the commissioner stated that the former Peoples Democratic Party councillorship…

Trial of two Delta state based Journalists, Joe Ogbodu, Managing Editor of BIGPEN Online newspaper and Prince Amour Udemude, an investigative journalist with the National Mirror newspapers on Wednesday took a new twist, with Udemude informing the court on how he was forced by a police prosecutor, Theresa Okpor to write a statement dictated by her. The two journalists, were arrested by the police from the Delta State Criminal Investigation Department, (CID) in October, 2019, following a petition by one Sam Ogrih, alleging defamation. Both were arraigned on charges of misdemeanor to wit defamation at the Magistrate Court Four (4),…

Delta Governor and vice-presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), deputy president of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were among illustrious Deltans honoured at the National Honours Award Investiture for 2022. Also honoured are the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III; Dein of Agbor, Dr Benjamin Ikenchukwu, Kiagborekuzi I; Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ogurimerime Ukori I; chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor; chairman, Zenith Bank, Mr Jim Ovia and chairman, UBA, Mr Tony Elumelu. Others are chairman, ThisDay and Arise Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; minority leader, House of Representatives, Rt.…

A daredevil son and indigene of Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, identified as Kido has murdered his father, one Mr lK Onyeyai in the farm. Trouble started on Friday, October 14, 2022, when the deceased confronted the son over harvesting his (father’s) crops without permission. A hot argument was said to have ensued and it resulted in the son killing the father by hitting him on the head with an object. It was gathered that the villagers from Ukpai, swung into action and had him arrested and handed over to the police to whom he has…

The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) appeals to the Delta State Government to urgently set up Internally-Displaced Person camps (IDPs) and provide much-needed relief assistance, emergency shelter materials, and other mitigating services to the displaced and vulnerable victims of flood-affected communities in Urhoboland. The UPU notes that the ravaging floods have taken over communities of Urhobo in Ughelli North, Patani, and Ughelli South Local Governments. Communities affected by this catastrophe include Uwheru main town, Oro-Ohoro, Ogode, Agadama, Ohoro, Owarovwo, Ophororo, Ode, Oreba, and Avwon, among others in Ughelli North; Odorubu and Uduophori in Patani Local Government; and Ewu-Urhobo town, Gbaregolor Federated…

The Governor of Rivers State on Thursday inaugurated a special task force to regulate the distribution of relief materials to the victims of the flood disaster that submerged entire communities and destroyed homes and farms in four local government areas of the state. The task force is headed by the permanent secretary in charge of Special Unit services in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Dr George Nwaeke. The governor also approved the sum of N1Billion to fund emergency relief measures to support flood victims in Ahoada West and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government areas. Wike said the money…

Bayelsans gathered in Yenagoa recently to reminisce on the life, times and achievements of their first civilian governor, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter (DSP) Alamieyeseigha. The event was the 7th Memorial Anniversary and Annual Public Lecture organized by the state government at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa, with the wife of the immediate past president of the country, Dame Patience Jonathan, in attendance. Also in attendance were the deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, wife of the former Governor, Mrs Margaret Alamieyeseigha, the President of Ijaw National Congress, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, Apostle Zilly Aggrey, traditional rulers including the Chairman, Bayelsa…

The interim administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has condemned the alleged assassination attempt on the Pere of Tarakiri Kingdom in Patani Local Government Area, Delta State, HRM Danladi Owoupele. Owoupele was reportedly attacked by gunmen along Bomadi-Ohoro road while returning from a meeting of traditional rulers in the state. Ndiomu in a statement signed by his special assistant, Media, Mr. Thomas Peretu, described the attack as unfortunate and callous. He said it was unthinkable that the revered monarch, known for promoting peace in the Niger Delta region would be a target of such mindless incident. He…

The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationalities in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard all petitions against the recent oil and gas contract awarded a son of Niger Delta, Government Ekpemupolo. The president of the group, Kennedy Tonjo West in a statement on Wednesday, said the contract has already created employment for thousands of youths within the month in Delta communities. The statement read” Following the recent award of contracts for security and surveillance of petroleum pipelines across the Niger Delta region by the government to some indigenous contractors, some non state…