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  • Reps pledge swift passage of bill establishing Maritime varsity in Delta

    Reps pledge swift passage of bill establishing Maritime varsity in Delta

    • Commends Tompolo Foundation, host communities

    The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has pledged to fast track the passage of the bill establishing the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta state.

    Hon. Uduak Odudoh, Deputy Chairman of the committee, who led a delegation on oversight function to the university Thursday, posited that signing the bill into law would enable the institution compete favourably with its counterparts across the world.

    Speaking to reporters shortly after an assessment of the varsity’s facilities located in the twin communities of Okerenkoko and Kurutie, Odudoh admitted that adequate funding would address the needs of the school.

    “We will also do everything as a parliament and include in our budget the building of a standard clinic in the university because of its distance from the upland,” Odudoh stated.

    He applauded the Tompolo Foundation for contributing to the development of the learning citadel.

    The lawmaker also expressed gratitude to the host communities for the landmass and enabling environment needed for the school to thrive.

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    “I use this opportunity on behalf of the committee and the House of Representative to immensely thank the Tompolo Foundation. Because from our assessment and reports, 40 percent of what we are seeing here and the other campuses are done by the Tompolo Foundation.

    “We also commend the communities for graciously donating large expanses of land. This shows that they want development,” he said.

    Earlier in his speech, the Vice Chancellor of the NMU, Prof. Emmanuel Adigio, identified inadequate funding, transportation, electricity and staff accommodation as some of the challenges in the university.

  • Delta group hails Oruma over chairmanship aspiration

    Delta group hails Oruma over chairmanship aspiration

    A socio-political group, Hope Oborevwori and Friend’s Support group has lauded Honourable Paul Oruma over his intention to contest the Chairmanship Election of Burutu local Government Area of Delta State.

    In a release to newsmen recently, signed by Hon. Raymond Ighomrore, the Coordinator of the group and Victor Akpowevwe Edafe, the Secretary-General, the group affirmed that it was a heart-warming development that the revered grassroots politician, has deemed it expedient to serve his people selflessly and experientially, having been in the political space of Burutu local Government and indeed Delta State since 2003.

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    The group, which observed that the grassroots politician’s long leadership experience and political involvement had spread across several public and private sectors corporate organisations, was of the opinion that this premium exposure stood the politician in good stead and would make him the obvious choice of voters among other contestants in the forthcoming Local Government Elections.

    The group particularly thanked the elder statesman and political icon, chief Senator Dr. E k Clark for finding time out of his very busy schedule to host his political son and give him his blessings over his Chairmanship aspiration, firm in the conviction that this thoughtful gesture would go a long way to ensure success in the endeavour.

  • Delta-owned broadcast station suffers fire outbreak again

    Delta-owned broadcast station suffers fire outbreak again

    Barely one month after suffering a fire outbreak, a section of the Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) Asaba, Delta Capital on Wednesday night, has been gutted by fire, The Nation has learnt.

    The units ravaged by the inferno include a section of the Accounts Department, the old FM radio studio converted to offices and other critical operational areas of the broadcast outfit.                   

    A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the fire began at about midnight, from one of the offices at the rear, quickly spreading to other offices and burning down three offices in the process.

    The Nation gathered that the prompt arrival of the Delta Fire Service prevented the inferno from razing the entire station.

    The incident reportedly drew the attention of top government officials, even as the fire was attributed to an electrical fault.

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    Although the magnitude of loss is yet to be ascertained, sources say personal effects of some staff, including laptops and documents were lost to the fire.

    It will be recalled that the station suffered a similar incident recently, when the Television Transmitter Hall was gutted by fire.

    Reacting, Delta Information Commissioner Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza denied that the station was gutted by fire, adding that such information has not been brought to his attention.

  • ‘Intervene in land disputes between Delta, Ondo, Edo’

    ‘Intervene in land disputes between Delta, Ondo, Edo’

    Delta State Government has appealed for intervention by the National Boundary Commission (NBC), in land disputes between the state and its neighbours, to avoid breakdown of law and order.

    Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme spoke yesterday at the NBC office in Abuja.

    Onyeme, the chairman of Delta State Boundary Committee, said ‘Deltans’ have been subjected to provocation in the disputed areas by their neighbours.

    Said he: “I am here on the directive of the governor of Delta State, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, to present to the commission some critical boundary disputes that have been brought before Delta State Boundary Committee, because Delta State Government has confidence in the ability of the NBC, as empowered by the law, to do justice to the matters brought before it.

    “The disputes are between Delta State (Warri North Local Government) and Ondo State, Delta State (Ukwuani Local Government and Edo State, Delta State (Ethiope West Local Government) and Delta State and Edo State (Ugbodu Community, Aniocha North Local Government ).”

    The deputy governor thanked NBC for intervening in inter-state boundary disputes and hoped that the commission would address the issues raised.

    “For us at Delta State Boundary Committee, we have made efforts to appeal to our communities to live in peace with one another, thereby enhancing the spirit of peaceful co-existence at intra and inter-state levels, in line with the MORE Agenda of Governor Oborevwori’s administration.

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    “Delta State Government is appealing to the NBC to intervene in these disputes, with a view to resolving same, in order to avoid further provocation that may lead to breakdown of law and order in the areas, despite appealing to our people to live in harmony with their neighbours.”

    Director-General, National Boundary Commission, Mr. Adamu Adaji, thanked Delta State Boundary Committee for being the first to visit the commission in this dispensation.

    He said the visit was an evidence that the Oborevwori administration did not want anything that would affect negatively, its MORE Agenda.

    Said he: “Let me start by commending you and saying you have set the pace as the first in the new administration to pay this courtesy call.

    “We have had the opportunity of working with Delta State Government. The state has a well-established boundary committee. We will do our best for you to succeed in your MORE Agenda.”

    Adaji expressed shock that the boundary dispute between Delta and Ondo was lingering, noting that the boundary had been properly demarcated, using technical and political approach.

    He assured Onyeme and members of the Delta State Boundary Committee that issues raised would be addressed before the end of the first tenure of the Oborevwori administration.  

  • Why activities are poor at Delta ports – Shippers’ Council

    Why activities are poor at Delta ports – Shippers’ Council

    Cargo owners “determining where their cargoes should go” has been identified as one of the factors responsible for the poor activities at Delta ports.

    Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Pius Akutah disclosed this while responding to questions from stakeholders at the launch of an online portal for the registration of Regulated Port Service Providers and Users organised by the Council in Effurun, Uvwie council area of Delta state, Thursday.

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    Akutah who was represented by the Deputy Director, Stakeholders Services, Celestine Akujobi, stated that the NSC, together with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have been “carrying out advocacy for the revitalisation” of Delta ports and especially, for the use of Nigeria’s eastern ports.

    He further pointed out that availability of “return cargo” is one way to attract shipping lines to the ports, adding that governments, the Chambers of Commerce and other stakeholders need to put all hands on deck for the ports to thrive.

  • Bus crushes motorcyclist, passenger in Delta

    Bus crushes motorcyclist, passenger in Delta

    A motorcycle operator and his passenger were yesterday crushed to death by a bus in Ughelli, Delta State.

    A passenger in the bus said the driver killed the motorcyclist and his passenger while attempting to side-track a pothole on the road.

    “The driver fled immediately the accident happened,’’ the bus passenger said.

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    Sympathisers at the scene blamed the cause of the accident on reckless driving on the part of the bus driver.

    They also admonished motorcyclists to avoid plying the highway.

    Police spokesman in Delta, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the accident and the death toll.

  • Delta re-run elections record low voter turnout

    Delta re-run elections record low voter turnout

    The Delta House of Assembly re-run elections holding in Ethiope West andd Burutu North constituencies on Saturday recorded low voter turnout.

    A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the exercise in Oghara in Ethiope West Constituency, reports that as at 10:04 a.m. only few voters were seen going through the accreditation process and also casting their votes.

    NAN also reports that at Ward 7, unit 2, accreditation and voting started at 10:04 a.m. with just few voters being attended to.

    The Presiding Officer, Mrs Judith Agbude, said that though accreditation started at about 9 a.m., the turnout was low.

    “We have only accredited 35 voters, though we still expect more,” she said.

    NAN reports that voting also began  in units 3,4,5 and 6 with low turnout of voters.

    Meanwhile, some of the electorate who spoke with NAN commended INEC for early arrival of electoral materials as well as the functionality of the BVAS.

    Mr James Kparobor said, “it is stressful for me to come out today again to vote, but I just have to come out to cast my vote.”

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    Mrs Agnes Ovo, said,  ”I came at 9.30 a.m. and I have already cast my vote. The BVAS functions very well.”

    Also, the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Mrs Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, commended the electorate for ensuring peace in the area.

    “Though the turnout is low but the election is peaceful,” she said.

    Meanwhile,  Sir Etekamba Umoren, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, who visited some polling uints in Oghara commended the voters for their level of calmness during the election.

    He urged them to continue to sustain the peace in the area.

    (NAN)

  • Delta distributes 7,660 bags of maize to poultry farmers

    Delta distributes 7,660 bags of maize to poultry farmers

    The Delta State Government has distributed 7,660 bags (388 tonnes) of maize to members of Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PAN), Delta State Chapter, to mitigate the challenges of rising cost of feed production.

    An aide to Governor Oborevwori, Mr. Jaro Egbo, who spoke, yesterday, in Ibusa, Oshimili North L.G.A, said the state government’s gesture was in line with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s agenda to cushion the effects of the rising cost of feeds production in Nigeria.

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    Egbo added that the gesture was to also, reduce the high cost of living by encouraging the production of what is consumed in the state, a development which, he said, would ultimately enable the state to compete favourably with any other state in the country in terms of agricultural productivity.

    According to him, 528 tonnes of maize were expected to be distributed to poultry farmers in the state at the end of the exercise, adding that the verification of the list of members submitted by the association (PAN) in the state showed substantial compliance of about 97 per cent.

    Chairman of Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PAN), Delta State Chapter, Mr. Eric Tomfawei, expressed appreciation to the governor for his policies and programmes aimed at enhancing food security in the state.

  • Three youths shot dead in Delta community

    Three youths shot dead in Delta community

    The Vice President of Mosogar Reformed Youth Association, Godwin Ogberahwe a.k.a Last Don, was among three persons shot dead in the community within the last six days, in a suspected cult rivalry.

    The others are one Efe Oki and another whose identity could not be ascertained.

    According to feelers, the killings may also be connected to the forthcoming election rerun in the Local Government council by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), or the election of president for the community youth body.

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    Ogberahwe reportedly survived a gunshot early January, before he was shot again, Sunday.

    Mosogar community in Ethiope West LGA, is host to Delta State College of Physical Education and country home of Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Chief Ighoyota Amori.

    When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Bright Edafe, said the deaths was from a suspected cult clash and the men of the Command are working towards arresting the perpetrators.

    “So far three persons have died over a suspected cult clash between Eiye and Arobaga cult groups. But we are on it. Sanity has been restored so far, and we are investigating to arrest those that are perpetrating these evil acts. The actors, we would get them arrested as soon as possible,” Edafe stated.

  • Three youths shot dead in Delta community

    Three youths shot dead in Delta community

    The Vice President of Mosogar Reformed Youth Association, Godwin Ogberahwe, a.k.a Last Don, was among three persons shot dead in the community within the last six days in a suspected cult rivalry.

    The others are one Efe Oki and another whose identity could not be ascertained.

    According to feelers, the killings may also be connected to the forthcoming election rerun in the local government council by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), or the election of president for the community youth body.

    Ogberahwe reportedly survived a gunshot in early January, before he was shot again on Sunday.

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    Mosogar community in Ethiope West LGA is host to Delta State College of Physical Education and the country home of Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Chief Ighoyota Amori.

    When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Bright Edafe, said the deaths were from a suspected cult clash and the men of the Command are working towards arresting the perpetrators.

    “So far three persons have died over a suspected cult clash between Eiye and Arobaga cult groups. But we are on it. Sanity has been restored so far, and we are investigating to arrest those who are perpetrating these evil acts. The actors, we would get them arrested as soon as possible,” Edafe stated.