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Delta State Proposes Budget Of ₦389bn For 2020

Delta State Proposes Budget Of ₦389bn For 2020

October 17, 2019 12:35 am

Delta State Government has proposed a total budget estimate of ₦389 billion for the 2020 fiscal year.

The proposed figure is made up of ₦217 billion capital expenditure and ₦171 billion for recurrent expenditure, indicating that the state government would spend more on capital projects than recurrent for the financial year.

The approved estimates are expected to be presented to the state House of Assembly by the state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as the state 2020 Appropriation Bill soon.

The figure, which was announced to journalists after the State Executive Council meeting yesterday in Asaba, by the state Commissioner for …

Six Modular Refineries To Resume Work Soon In Niger Delta

Six Modular Refineries To Resume Work Soon In Niger Delta

October 16, 2019 1:14 am

Six modular refineries are to begin operations soon in the country, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Edobor Iyamu, has disclosed.

Addressing the ‘Dialogue on Critically Appraising Mechanisms Used To Transfer Benefits of Resource Extraction to the Niger Delta Region’ in Uyo yesterday, he stated that the move was part of efforts by the President Muhammad Buhari administration to grow local content in the Niger Delta and ensure it benefits from the opportunities accruable from oil exploration.

Consequently, the aide stressed that the Federal Government had kept its promise by ensuring that the refineries …

Flood sweeps away two siblings in Delta

Flood sweeps away two siblings in Delta

June 23, 2019 2:29 am

Two siblings from Alibioba Community, Agbor, in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Testimony Okwuokenye (15) and Godwin Okwuokenye (11), were swept away last Thursday by flood.

The Nation gathered that a downpour which started at about 3:45 pm swept away Testimony, a JSS 1 student of Agbor Technical College and his brother, Godwin, a primary five pupil of Alibioba Primary School in the area.

The eye witness said that the brothers were returning home from an outing when the rain started, adding that they stepped into a gutter few metres away from their home.

Speaking in …

Nigerian Navy destroys 50 illegal refineries in Delta

Nigerian Navy destroys 50 illegal refineries in Delta

June 19, 2019 12:04 pm

In continuation of its war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region, the Nigerian Navy (NN) yesterday said it destroyed over 50 illegal refineries in the past 32 days around Yeye, Burutu and Ibafa creeks in Delta State.

The operatives attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta also arrested six ships – MT AYSU, MT INTERIM, MV MAMA ELIZABETH, MT MIRACLE, MV NIPAL and SD WATERMAN – as well as 80 wooden boats used by criminals for bunkering of petroleum products siphoned from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines and crude oil well …

Gowon collapses at funeral in Delta

May 3, 2019 10:16 am

Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former Nigerian Head of State has slumped during the funeral of late Maj Gen David Akpodiete Ejoor in Ovwor-Olomu Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

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INEC withholds Return Certificates for 4 Delta Legislators

March 27, 2019 10:08 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday denied certificates of return to four House of Assembly members- elect in Delta State over pending court matters.

However, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his Deputy Kingsley Otuaro along with 24 other members-elect were given certificates of return.

National Commissioner in charge of Delta State, Dr Mohammed Lecky, confirmed the development while presenting certificates of return to successful candidates.

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UPDATED: Delta suspends teacher over Success’s viral video

March 18, 2019 2:07 pm
The Delta State government has suspended the headmistress of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele Local Government of the state, Mrs. Vero Igbigwe.

She was suspended following the viral video where little Success Adegor was sent home over her parents’ failure to pay her examination levies.

Igbigwe was suspended on Monday when the Commissioner for Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie, visited the school.

The head teacher, according to the commissioner, could not explain the alleged illegal collection of examination levies from the school students.

A statement by the commissioner explained why primary and secondary education in Delta remained free, insisting the head

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BREAKING: Delta suspends teacher over Success’s viral video

March 18, 2019 1:54 pm

The Delta State government has suspended the headmistress of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele Local Government of the state, Mrs. Vero Igbigwe.

She was suspended following the viral video where little Success Adegor was sent home over her parents’ failure to pay her examination levies.

Igbigwe was suspended on Monday when the Delta State Commissioner for Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie visited the school.

The head teacher, according to the commissioner, could not explain the alleged illegal collection of examination levies from the school students.

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Court dismisses Delta APC executive committee

March 18, 2019 1:31 pm

A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba has sacked the Prophet Jones Erue-led executive council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.

The court upheld the Chief Cyril Ogodo-led executive council as the authentic State APC executive body.

Although, Chief Ogodo was sworn in as the state chairman of the party by the former APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, his successor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, inaugurated the Erue body.

The court also sacked ward and local government executives in the Erue-led executive and upheld the Ogodo wards and local government executives.

Delivering the judgment, the presiding judge, Justice …

2019 Elections: Four missing after Delta boat mishap

March 10, 2019 9:26 am

Four persons have been declared missing after a boat returning from a voting exercise capsized in the Benin River in Delta state.

The Nation gathered that the victims, who were returning to Koko, the headquarters of Warri North council area of the state, were in a boat loaded with 22 persons, including three policemen, coming from Ebrohimi community, also in Warri North council area.

Sources said the boat accident, which happened at about 1:20am on Sunday morning, occurred around Ureju community, also in Warri North. The passengers, who said to be community members, were returning to Koko after exercising their …

Obi cautions instigators of crisis in the Niger Delta

March 5, 2019 11:27 pm

The Vice-Presidential candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed deep regret over what he described as the propensity of some persons at the helm of public office to instigate crisis in normally peaceful parts of Nigeria for their own selfish political gains.

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APC’ll complete takeover of Delta on Saturday, Jubril vows

March 4, 2019 1:58 pm

Jubril Al-Sudani being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria has said Saturday’s election will complete the cycle of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) take-over of the affairs of Delta state.

This, he said, is going by the achievements of the party in the state during the presidential and National Assembly elections.

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