GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated a former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, as he clocks 62. The governor’s felicitation in contained in a statement issued by Sir Festus Ahon, his Chief Press Secretary, on Sunday in Asaba. Oborevwori described Sen. Omo-Agege as a distinguished son of Delta and astute politician. “On […]
A wave of jubilation swept through Warri, Effurun, and Udu as Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, visited the area to inspect the multibillion-naira Udu Harbour Market, Flyover, and Storm Drainage projects. The inspection, part of the Governor’s effort to ensure quality and timely delivery of projects under his MORE Agenda, was met with […]
AS Ndokwa Reporters marks 12 years of community-focused journalism, its publishers, Bel Media Consult Limited, have announced the official launch of BEL DIALOGUE, a new annual civic engagement platform designed to address critical development challenges in Delta State and Nigeria through participatory discourse. The anniversary event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 21, […]
AS part of efforts to revamp Delta State’s sports infrastructure and promote athletic and other sports, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Saturday inspected the ongoing reconstruction of the Warri Township Stadium. Fielding questions from journalists during the inspection, Governor Oborevwori expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress and reaffirmed his commitment to quality and timely delivery of […]
THE National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has officially suspended its seven-day warning strike, four days after its commencement. The National President of NANNM, Haruna Mamman, announced the suspension of the strike at a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday. Mamman said the decision was reached after an emergency virtual meeting of the […]
AMID controversy surrounding recent street renaming across Lagos, the Eti-Osa Local Government Area has announced the renaming of six streets within its jurisdiction as part of an ongoing street naming and revalidation exercise. This comes on the heels of public backlash over a similar move in Bariga Local Council Development Area, where the then chairman, […]
FOR 92-year-old Festus Arhagba, life has become an endless nightmare of grief and regret after his 50-year-old son, Kingsley, reportedly died in police custody at the Ajeromi Division, Lagos, under what he described as a chilling mix of “deception, cruelty and extortion.” Sitting in his modest Lagos home, leaning heavily on a walker, the frail […]
THE Nigerian Army has donated an industrial water borehole to address the problem of portable water facing the Ohodo community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State. Inaugurating the borehole on Saturday, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said that the project was a high-impact project meant to give back […]
THE Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has quietly built a functioning state-like economy across the Lake Chad region, controlling farms and cattle business through a complex taxation and governance regime that rivals Somalia-style jihadi fiefdoms. According to a report by The New Humanitarian news agency, ISWAP collects an estimated $191 million annually through […]
A lecturer at the Taraba State University has been abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Chinkai–Kente–Wukari highway while travelling from Abuja to Jalingo. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Thursday, July 31 at about 8:30 p.m. between Janda-Ikula and Ikyior communities in Wukari Local Government Area. The sources said that the […]