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By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Olomu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, has demanded for the establishment of a vocational and technical institutes in the area in order to equip and engaged the teeming population of youths in the area. Their demands were made known by Olorogun Moses Taiga, ‘The Adjerese of Urhoboland, immediate Past President General of Urhobo Progress Union UPU, Worldwide, and Chairman, Planning Committee for the presentation of Staff of Office to the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, HRM, Macaulay Popo Ovwagbedia, JP, Uhurhie-Osadjere 11. The event which held at the…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has approved 25 percent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four State-owned Universities as part of palliatives for students. The Governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Wednesday in Asaba. The statement said the reduction in the acceptance fee was in line with measures taken by the Delta State Government to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on citizens. Ahon further said the 25 percent reduction in acceptance fee is…

Parents and Guardians have protested the astronomic increase in fees and cost of books as children resume for the 2023/2024 academic session. Two days ago, parents of children attending the College of Education Warri, COEWA Nursery & Primary School in Warri, Delta State, protested the hike and joined by their children in the protest outside the school gate. The parents claimed the increment in the prices of the books for the children is outrageous. At Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North LGA, some parents who spoke with journalists, frowned at the astronomic hike in school fees, books and lamented the fresh…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has called on traditional rulers to maintain and uphold the sanctity of their institution by leading the people to greater prosperity in an atmosphere of peace, love and cultural respect between the throne and the people.  The governor gave the charge during the presentation of Staff of Office to the Owhorode of Olomu Kingdom, HRM, Macaulay Ovbagbedia Popo, Uhurhie-Osadjere II, at Otorere-Olomu in Ughelli South Local Government Area. Governor Oborevwori who was  represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, at the event held that the event of today mark the confirmation of the…

Despite the intervention of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwolu, twelve-year-old Adebola Akin-Bright whose small intestine went missing during surgery in the hospital also died. A close member of the family confirmed the tragedy to BBC News Pidgin, adding that Adebola suffered from internal bleeding. He was subsequently rushed to the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) but he did not make it. Adebola had been battling to survive after multiple surgeries were performed on him and it was confirmed that his small intestine was missing. His mother, Abiodun Deborah had decried the non-intervention of…

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), on Tuesday flagged off the training of 60 unemployed youths on environmental beautification training scheme (EBTS) in Taraba state. Alhaji Danjuma Shehu, the state coordinator of the directorate noted during the event in Jalingo that the exercise was to provide self-employment and self-reliance amongst youths. According to the coordinator, the training was targeted at creating a pool of entreprenuers that will become employers of labour, create a decent job through training and development of landscaping services from design to installation. “This training is also target to reduce restiveness among the unemployed youths and create…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, urged the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to work towards revitalising the nation’s refineries, insisting that Nigeria has no reason to import petrol with its cost implications on the economy. Governor Oborevwori stated this when he received the National Executive Committee of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) led by the National President, Comrade Williams Akporeha at Government House, Asaba. He said there was no justification for an oil producing nation with four refineries to resort to fuel importation for its local consumption. The Governor described NUPENG as…

The Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly and member representing Aniocha North Constituency, Hon. Engr. Emeka Nwaobi on Monday, September 18, 2023, embarked on an on the spot assessment of the water projects in Issele-Uku and Onicha-Olona communities in Aniocha North LGA, in order to ascertain their levels of functionality. His visit was also to draw government immediate attention to areas impeding the normal functioning of the projects, so as to vigorously pursue their repairs and get them back on track. At the Issele-Uku Water Project site, where he was accompanied by the Commissioners for Water Resources, Dr.…

Gunmen in Imo State have killed eight security personnel including soldiers, policemen as well as officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The security personnel were killed on Tuesday morning in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state. Members of the joint security taskforce were said to be in two security trucks when they ran into an ambush. They were set ablaze by their attackers with none of them surviving as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles.

The Executive Director of Dangote Group, Devakumar Edwin on Monday, announced that the Dangote Refinery is set to begin refining petrol by November 30, 2023, while operations for refining diesel and jet fuel will commence in October same 2023. Edwin informed S&P Global Commodity Insights that the refinery is scheduled to receive its initial shipment of crude within the next two weeks, marking the commencement of the production of up to 370,000 barrels per day of diesel and jet fuel in October 2023. Following this, the refinery will gradually increase its capacity to refine up to 650,000 barrels per day…