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*** Orders Closure of its Training Centers. Justice Joe Egwu of the Delta State High Court sitting at Orerokpe, in suit number HOR/9/2023, on Wednesday , October 18, 2023, issued an Order of interlocutory injunction restraining Opeans Nigeria Limited from continuing to conduct the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET), other similar trainings, and issuing such certificates. The court also ordered the closure of the training centers owned or operated by the company. The defendants in the suit include Opeans Nigeria Limited, American Petroleum Institute (API), Veriforce Limited Liability Company, and the Attorney-General of Delta State.…

Special Adviser on Special Duty and Strategy to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State,Doyin Odebowale, Ph.D has said his principal is working from Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital due to accommodation challenges faced by the Ondo State capital. Akeredolu has been absent from the state since his return from a medical vacation abroad since September 7. While the Ondo leader is working from Ibadan, the move has caused ripples within the state as opposition party youths of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday issued an ultimatum to the governor to return back to Akure the Info state capital. However, speaking…

…Calls On Old Students Of Primary Schools To Offer Supports To Their Alma Mater, Indigent Students A philanthropists, businessman and politician, Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon, JP, and his wife, Princess Victoria Ogbon has called on old students of primary schools in Nigeria to look back and support both their alma mater and the indigents pupils in such schools by providing them with teaching, learning materials and as well as conducive environment  as the primary school is the foundation of all academic achievements. The philanthropists gave this charge when he donated educational learning and teaching materials to primary schools pupils in…

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Olorogun John Oguma, Chairman, Obakpor Engineering Company Limited, has been described as one of the most reliable and valued indigenous construction contractor in Delta state following his laudable achievements in quality roads and bridges construction across Delta State. Speaking recently, the Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Hon. Barr. Reuben Izeze, expressed his appreciation to Obakpor Engineering following the exceptional and quality project delivering role performed in several roads and bridges construction within the state. Izeze gave the commendation during a recent inspection…

The Federated Movement Of Urhobo Youth Leaders led by Prince Jifas Sony Ofbon, JP, has commended President Bola Tinubu for renewing the pipeline protection contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited for another three years. Tantita Security company is owned by Chief Government Ekpemepulo, aka Tompolo. In a statement by the Coordinator, Prince Jifas Sony Ogbon, JP, the Federated Movement Of Urhobo Youth Leaders noted that the renewal of the pipeline protection contract, shows that President Tinubu displayed uncommon leadership in the pursuit of the collective good of Nigeria and the Niger Delta people. Prince Jifas also stated…

The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the March 18, 2023, State House of Assembly election, Udu Constituency, Chief Jite Brown, has urged his teeming supporters to remain calm and focused despite the judgment of the Appeal Court in Abuja that favoured the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. Making the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen in Udu on Monday, Chief Brown noted that since power comes from God, he has decided not to question the decision of the judges but to give thanks in every situation, no matter how unpleasant it may appear.…

Justice Joe Egwu of the Delta State High Court in Orerokpe has dismissed a motion filed by Opeans Nigeria Limited to join the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to an ongoing lawsuit. The lawsuit involves Opeans Nigeria Limited, the American Petroleum Institute (API), Veriforce Limited Liability Company, and the Attorney-General of Delta State. Opeans Nigeria Limited had sought to include NUPRC as a defendant in the case, arguing that their involvement was necessary. However, Opeans’ application was challenged based on Sections 307 and 308 of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which state that NUPRC cannot be sued or…

Though the Group Chairman of BUA cement, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, meant well for Nigerians, but his intention is been allegedly arm-twisted by some powerful Northern leaders who were sympathetic to Dangote Cement and its Group Chairman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.  Hence, despite the pronouncement and wide publicity of a price reduction of BUA cement brand by the Group Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, to N3,500 effective October 2, 2023, its retail price still remains at the old price of between N5,300 and N5,500, depending on the location of purchase across the country. This state of affairs has raised questions in many quarters…

A 45-year-old police inspector, identified as Inspector Festus Onori, has been beaten to death by a group of motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders during the weekend. The cop was lynched to death in the presence of his wife and three children at the weekend. Trouble started in Ogwashi-Uku community, Aniocha South local government area of Delta State where Onori was allegedly mobbed to death. Narrating the unfortunate incident, an elder brother to the deceased, Austin Onori said that Inspector Onori was on his way to church with his wife and three children when a commercial motorcyclist said to be…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has issued a warning of an impending indefinite strike within Bayelsa’s public primary and secondary schools.  The strike is primarily in protest of the non-implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage and outstanding promotion arrears. This decision was reached during an executive meeting held on October 12, following an earlier three-day warning strike that failed to prompt the Bayelsa Government to take action. The NUT had previously given a 14-day ultimatum to both the government and local councils to address the concerns of teachers across the state, threatening industrial action if their demands were not…