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Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
The Delta State Gov ernment has introduced measures to stop crude oil theft, its Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Mr Omamofe Pirah, has said. The commissioner said this, in Asaba, while presenting his mid-term report. He said the government had provided logistics support to various security agencies operating in Delta, including vehicles and boats to […]
The governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Seriake Dickson, has expressed displeasure over the resurgence of kidnapping in the state. The governor made the remark to Ogbia Council of Chiefs during his ‘thank you tour’ of Ogbia Local Government Area. He said the resurgence was particularly sad when viewed against the effort of his administration to […]
Shell Petroleum Devel opment Company (SPDC) has declared that over N12 billion has been invested on GMoU-related projects in Bayelsa State since 2006. The General Manager, Sustainable Development and Community Relations of the company, Mr. Nedo Osanyande stated this last Tuesday during the official commissioning of a landing craft project built for Agbidiama community in […]
The Delta State House of Assembly has confirmed the nomination of 28 persons for the boards of some agencies in the state. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on November 21 sent the list of nominees to the legislature for screening and confirmation. The confirmed nominees will serve on the boards of government agencies like Delta State Rural […]
Cross River State Gover nor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has greeted the various reform initiatives by the Head of Service of the Federation Alhaji Bukar Aji, to deliver on effective and efficient service to Nigerians. Imoke, who made his feelings known when he received the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Mrs. […]
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, says the Nigerian Navy has concluded investigations on the suspects apprehended in connection with the hijacked MT NORTE vessel. Ezeoba made this known to newsmen during his 2013 annual inspection tour of some facilities of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta. He said the four […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, yesterday dismissed an appeal challenging the election of Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State. A former Special Adviser on Projects to Governor Victor Attah, Engr. Frank Okon, had approached the court to challenge the dismissal of a suit in which he challenged Akpabio’s emergence as the Peoples Democratic […]
The Management of Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) says the company has executed N23.25 million water projects in Ikot Abasi local government area of Akwa Ibom. The company’s Director of Public/Government Relations, Mrs Tatyana Smirnova, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Ikot Abasi. She said that the amount was used in executing 15 […]
As part of its efforts to encourage the activities of cooperative societies in the state, the Delta State government has approved N15 million for them. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Chief Betty Efekodha, announced the approval in Asaba while addressing newsmen. Efekodha also said 51 cooperative societies benefitted from the federal government’s Women Fund for Economic […]
Gunmen on Tuesday abducted a 78-year-old community leader, Chief Nelson Tempurah, the father of the Commissioner for Tourism Development in Bayelsa, Mr Nelson Belief. Tempurah was abducted at his family house in Minibeleu Community, near Akassa in the Brass Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tempurah was […]
