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The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced oral interviews for over 1,050 candidates for its Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme. The interview process, spanning over eleven days, is for the candidates that were successful during a Computer-Based Test written by 5,000 applicants earlier this month. Speaking at the venue of the interview in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, who was accompanied by the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, the Executive Director Projects, Sir Victor Antai, and the Executive Director Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, said that the guiding principles for the interview were…

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By Diana Oluwole  In commemorating two years in office, Comrade Johnbull Gbejegbe, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Udu Chapter, has appreciated various individuals who contributed to the success of his tenure. The NUT Chairman made this known yesterday, 16th November, 2023, while speaking with newsmen in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. Gbejegbe expressed gratitude to the Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, Hon. Jite Brown, for his commitment to the welfare of Udu teachers, citing the implementation of the full minimum wage for primary school teachers in Delta and the provision of an official vehicle to…

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By Valerie Iyibo-Itie The Chairman, Sapele Local government Council, Hon. Eugene Inoaghan and other dignitaries joined the family and friends of the Sajere to bid farewell to Late Roseline Sajere, one of Sapele outstanding female politicians. At the Service of Songs on Thursday, 16th November, the presiding cleric, Happy Overah, founder of the Face to Face Christian Assembly, where Roseline Sajere worshipped until her demise, admonished that everyone should live right with God according to the dictates in the Bible, saying “No man knows when he will be called to glory.” The occasion was also a gathering of the political…

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By Magnus Emuji An educationist and a teacher with the King’s College, Lagos, a Federal unity school, Mrs. Evelyn Ifeadi, has stressed the need for society to immortalise individuals for investing in humanity by impacting on lives. Mrs. Ifeadi, who is an assistant director of education, Federal Ministry of Education, made the call at Ubulu-Okiti, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State while fielding questions from newsmen days after the burial ceremony of her mother, Late Helena Aboloma. She said that her mother had touched several lives, particularly the less privileged, adding that the deceased encouraged and empowered many children that came around her…

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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, today, said his administration is committed to ensuring excellence, process driven and result-oriented governance for the people of the state.Governor Oborevwori stated this at the 2023 Delta State Executive Council Retreat held at Maryam Babangida Leisure Park, Asaba.He said the retreat with Theme: “Delivering the M.O.R.E Agenda for Advancing Delta: Strategies Enablers” was necessary to ensure that ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) of government align their programmes and activities with the administration’s policy focus.He said the strategic imperatives of the MORE agenda had been distilled into deliverables that could be measured, tracked, and…

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Ahead of the scheduled burial on November 29-30 for the late Monarch of the Kalabari Kingdom, Prof TJT Princewill, Amachree XI, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has affirmed that the Red Chamber will bestow upon the late Monarch “the honour that he deserves, even in death.” Akpabio made this commitment over the weekend during a meeting with the Chairman of the Burial Planning Committee, Prince Tonye Princewill, the only child of the late King, at Akpabio’s residence in Abuja. The Senate President who warmly received the Kalabari sons, took the delegation on a mental flight of his inspiration as Governor of…

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By Ignatius Chukwu Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on the National Assembly to use legislation to end off-cycle elections. He said it must come to an end with the present exercise in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. Jonathan also warned the the presidential election may soon become off-cycle if this trend is allowed to continue. Jonathan spoke in Ogbia, Bayelsa State, after voting at Ogbia Ward 13, Unit 39. He charged the National Assembly to address the problem to unify all elections. The former President stated that what Nigeria is doing is only to satisfy the law but that…

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By Our Reporters Many going to Yenagoa on election duty may most likely sleep outside. This is because hotels in Bayelsa State are rejecting reservations, probably due to surge in demands or warning from security agencies. States that run elections usually witness hotel booking crisis where one rich interested party books all the hotels to lock out opponents. It is not clear what that cause is in Yenagoa but newsmen in the state capital found that hotels reject payments for reservations. They insist you must be physically present and you must check in right away. Hotels have however witnessed a…

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By Our Reporter A new Commissioner of Police has been posted to Bayelsa State in keeping with the tradition of bringing a new (believably neutral) police chief to supervise an election in a state. The new Commissioner (CP), Tolani Alausa, has since arrived Bayelsa State (on Tuesday, November 7, 2023) and has assumed duty as the 36st Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command. Spokesman of the command, SP Asinim Butswat, disclosed this in a statement in Yenagoa. He said: “The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to inform the general public and the well-meaning individuals in the State that a new…

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By Our Reporter Fear and anxiety seem to dominate the hours before voting would start in Imo State for the governorship election. Investigations reveal that the biggest preoccupation of Imo rural communities as the election two days to voting (November 11, 2023) seems to be safety, rather than who wins. Most meetings being called by agents of the candidates are either being shunned or end up in disagreements over getting the assurance of voting for one candidate or the other. Most communities in the Owerri senatorial zone seem to be worst hit in the fear and confusion because the man…

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