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THERE was low compliance with the warning strike action embarked upon by National Labour Congress, NLC, in Delta State on Tuesday. While some workers stayed away from their duty posts, others were seen milling around their work premises at the Federal Secretariat and Chike Edozien Secretariat, Asaba. Some of the workers who were at the premises, were seen in clusters discussing the situation in hushed voices.  A worker who sought anonymity, expressed discontentment with what he described as the poor coordination of the strike action in the State. “We expect the leadership of the NLC in the state to properly sensitive workers on the importance of the action but they are nowhere to be found,” he said. Chairman of the State Chapter of NLC, Comrade Goodluck Ofobruku,  however said: “In Delta State, the compliance is very high. You must not forget that we have NLC and TUC. NLC is controlling 90 percent of the unions and TUC, 10 percent. “The 90 percent of the union that are ...

WITH FUNCTIONAL REFINERIES, PETROL WILL SELL FOR LESS THAN ₦‎200 – IPMAN With Functional Refineries, Petrol Will Sell For Less Than ₦‎200 – IPMAN The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, Joseph Obele, has enjoined the Federal Government to ensure that the nation’s refineries are fixed as planned. He stated that the cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, would crash below N200 per litre should the refineries become functional. This is coming against the backdrop of the removal of petrol subsidy, which has led to a corresponding hike in fuel prices and a hike in the cost of living. To revive the nation’s economy, President Bola Tinubu has promised to ensure that the Port Harcourt Refinery begins production by December 2023. Last Friday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, during a visit to the Port Harcourt Refinery, reinstated Federal Government’s commitment to get the refinery...

DELTA STATE TASKFORCE ON ENVIRONMENT OBSEVRVES CLEAN UP EXERCISE IN THEIR DOMAIN   ...........promotes cleanliness by clearing drains of all blockage, removal of all unwanted weed and grasses surrounding the annex. 2/9/2023. DSTOEMedia___Joy Alamu. Officials of Delta state taskforce on environment took today Saturday, 2nd of September 2023 to desilt drains and cleared weeds surrounding the Governor's Office Annex in Warri, Delta State According to the Taskforce, Government is passionate and committed to making the environment more habitable and conducive for residents hence, they took out time to promote cleanliness by clearing the drains of all blockage and removal of all unwanted weed and grasses at the surrounding of the annex In an interview with the State's Taskforce Coordinator, Mr. Ese Johnny he said "Their agency, the Delta State Taskforce On Environment whose duty is to ensure sanity in the environment functioned as ...

NIGERIA'S WITH DIS GREEDY MENTALITIES.  " Wonders shall never end!! This post is especially for those of you who like buying big kpomo from the market. Health officers in Sapele Delta State, caught kpomo sellers in Sapele market who confessed to using embalming fluid to fatten kpomo. According to them, they inject the kpomo wit the embalming fluid, after which they soak the kpomo in water for a period of time.This process fatten the kpomo & makes it look delicious. They are currently in police custody in Sapele. May God save us all in 9ja"

ONO-SORHUE JNR . PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO UDU PDP LEADERS 31, August 2023. By: Joy Alamu  #AreaTelevision. Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Political  Matters, Eddie Okiemute Ono-Sorhue Jnr. led some of his team on Thursday, 31st of August 2023 to pay courtesy visit to the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Rt Honorable David Siloko, Chief Hon. (Dr) Henry Sakpra, the Immediate past commissioner special duties and a leader in Udu and Mr. John Awhin, Ward 2 Chairman.

Delta Exco approves N10 billion for palliatives  The Delta State Executive Council has approved the sum of N10 billion as Social Investment to fund palliatives for Deltans.  This was part of decisions reached at the maiden State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Wednesday at Exco Chambers, Government House, Asaba.  Briefing Journalists at the end of the meeting, the State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, said the Governor would forward it to the State House of Assembly for approval for the provision of palliatives for the less privileged, people living with disabilities, widows, women, youths and the aged in the society.  He said Exco gave approval for the construction of several roads in furtherance of the M.O.R.E Agenda of the Governor Oborevwori’s administration, adding that every Senatorial District was covered and the roads were critical to the uplifting of th...

EDDIE OKIEMUTE ONO-SORHUE JNR. CONGRATULATES HON. JITE BROWN OVER VICTORY AT TRIBUNAL  29, August 2023. By: Joy Alamu The Senoir Special Assistant to the Governor on Political Matters Eddie Okiemute Ono-Sorhue Jnr. has congratulated the Executive Chairman of Udu local Government Council Chief Hon. Jite Brown of the People's Democratic Party,PDP over victory at the electoral tribunal and commended the Judgment of the Delta State Electoral Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba that declared the Udu local Government Chairman Honourable Jite Brown as winner of the House of Assembly Udu Constituency  in Delta State.  Ono-Sorhue Jnr. in a statement to newsmens said "Hon. Jite Brown has excellent political antecedents and capacity to deliver on the mandate. This is a victory for the party PDP and the Udu people to return to midstream politics and this is a sign of MORE wins for the state Furthermore in his speech" I want to remind you of the trust, confidence and expect...

Delta Govt constitutes 14-man 2023 flood mgt committee   The Delta State Government has constituted a 14-man 2023 Flood Disaster Management Committee.  Members of the 2023 flood disaster management Committee include; Dr. Kingsley Emu, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) as Chairman, Hon. Ejiro Terry, Commissioner for Special Duties as Co- Chairman, Mr Jamani Ejiro, Commissioner for Environment, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, Commissioner for Health, Dr Kingsley Ashibuogwu, Commissioner for Primary Education, Mrs Rose Ezewu, Commissioner for Secondary Education, and Orode Uduaghan, Commissioner Humanitarian Affairs, Social and Girl Child Developement.  Other members include Barr. Funyei Manager, Commissioner, Special Projects, Hon. Victor Ebonka, Chairman, ALGON, Chief Jaro Eg

Daughter Of Top Delta Govt Director Stabbed To Death By Boyfriend For Ritual Her father, Mr Ochuko Regha, is a Director in the Ministry of Economic Planning, Delta State. She was beautiful. A final year student of the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, her friends and colleagues say she had just defended her project. But, suddenly, all these have come to naught. She has just been killed in a most gruesome manner by the man she loved and trusted, and, perhaps planned to spend the rest of her life with. What seemed an ordinary, harmless visit to her man, identified as Victor Ifakachukwu Ochonogor, in Benin ended her life. He, allegedly butchered her for what is alleged to be for ritual purposes. The room where she was murdered is a sickening site to behold. It was thickly plastered with her blood  in almost, every inch – an indication that she struggled with him before she was overpowered and killed. She wore shorts and a blouse both of which were soaked in blood – her chest a...

Asari Dokubo pays courtesy visit to APC national Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje , at his residence in Abuja to congratulate him on his emergence as the national chairman of the APC.

Dollar to Naira exchange rate in Nigeria black market has an average of  ₦920.00  today

*Oil Theft: FG Applauds Tantita For Securing Pipelines*  The Federal Government has expressed its appreciation to Tantita Security Services Limited for their dedicated efforts in safeguarding pipelines within the Niger Delta region. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), conveyed this commendation during a press briefing on Saturday while inspecting oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Accompanied by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, and other government representatives, Lokpobiri emphasized the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to combat all forms of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the nation. Lokpobiri said, “We’re here because of the problem of pipeline vandalisation and illegal bunkering that is going on in the Niger Delta. “I believe that it has become an existential problem and we need to fight them. We need to fight these criminals to submi...

Tolanibaj  and  Frodd  were evicted from the Big Brother Naija house   The duo got the lowest vote and were the first to get evicted after the jury system was abolished by Big Brother

 the recurring issue of excessive floods experienced annual in Delta State, the Director General On Special Duties, Chief Frank Omare is set to embark on demolition of illegal structures erected on natural waterways inline with the mandate of the State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Honorable Sheriff Oborevwori to identify structures blocking the natural waterways. To this end, with his experience as the former commissioner for environment, Frank Omare and his team in the early hours on Saturday, 22nd of July 2023 went round Warri and Uvwie to identify structures built on waterways and right-of-way for removal, he noted that this became imperative due to the prevailing incidents of flooding occasioned by buildings standing on the natural waterways causing obstruction of free flow of water Omare emphasised that the demolition of all structures constructed on waterways is crucial to restore the natural flow of water and ensure unobstructed channels constructed by the gover...

Indiscriminate Waste Disposal: Delta State Taskforce On Environment Apprehended Environmental Defaulters In Uvwie.   ...... declared zero tolerance to vices that have negative and harmful effects on the environment. By: Joy Alamu. June 9,2022. The Delta State Taskforce On Environment has reiterated its stand on zero tolerance to vices that have negative and harmful effects on the environment. At the early hours on Thursday June 9, 2022, Officials of the taskforce apprehended cart pusher caught dislodging waste by the Ekpan bridge along housing complex road in Ekpan Also,  passerby along Sapele Road opposite trailer park and by PTI junction in Uvwie Local Government Area were caught disposing waste on the road indiscriminately   Reacting to this, the taskforce chairman Honorable Sylvester Oromoni  decried what he called indiscriminate disposal of refuse, saying that this was jeopardising government’s efforts at making Delta a clean state He said that indiscriminate du...

GLO Accountant commits suicide in Lekki June 1, 2022. Folake Abiola, a Chartered Accountant with one of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company, Global Communications Ltd (GLO), on Saturday, allegedly committed suicide by ingesting an agro-chemical substance called Sniper. She is known to be a kind and quiet person, a thorough-bred professional, who is very good at discharging her duties. She is unmarried, has no child, presently not in a relationship, but participates actively in Church activities. She was believed to have shown little sign of depression lately and was encouraged to seek help by her colleagues until she decided to end her own life yesterday night in her Lekki apartment. Reports gathered by Sunrise News confirmed that her remains have been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary in Lekki, while the Police Authorities have commenced investigation into the cause of death.

BREAKING: Abuja Okada riders set houses on fire over colleagues’ death 29 May 2022 Over 100 motorcyclists have attacked Same Global Estate in the Lokogoma area of Abuja to avenge the death of two colleagues. The incident happened after a motorist reportedly hit the Okda riders on Sunday and ran into the estate for safety. The PUNCH  gathered that the Okada riders set fire to two buildings in the estate. Residents of the estate told our correspondent that the motorcyclists attacked the estate in their bid to apprehend an unknown motorist. They noted that the motorist was chased by a mammoth crowd of motorcyclists after he overran two motorcyclists. The PUNCH  gathered that security operatives had arrived at the estate to prevent further damage to properties. The Estate Manager, Mr Adebisi Adelowo, who spoke to  The PUNCH , said, “Over 100 Hausa bike riders attacked our estate some hours ago. They tried to burn down the estate by putting fire to two buildings. #P...

Why we demolished Kpokpogri’s house – FCTA reveals  May 15,  2022 The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has disowned Prince Joseph Kpokpogri after the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) demolished his multi-million naira mansion in Abuja on Saturday. Kpokpogri claimed that the decision to pull down his mansion worth over N700 million was an act of oppression. He alleged that it was demolished because he refused to sell it to some ”powerful ” but unnamed individuals who had begged him to sell the property to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that officials of FHA, alongside its Managing Director, Gbenga Ashafa, visited the site of the doomed building three days ago, in the company of some top management team of FCTA. The officials claimed that the plot of land originally belonged to FHA, but a proper building plan was not approved before the mansion was erected. According to FHA, notices to stop work were served at different stages and...

Nigerian-Canadian singer, Stephanie Otobo has reignited her feud with controversial clergyman, Apostle Johnson Suleman. In several post on her Twitter handle on Monday morning, Otobo released photos she claimed were that of  that of the popular man of God. Nigerian-Canadian singer, Stephanie Otobo, in a post on Twitter has accused Apostle Suleman of trying to cover up the alleged sexual activities they had together. Sharing private pictures of an alleged video call with the ‘man of God’, Otobo accused Apostle Suleman of trying to shut her up with operatives of the Nigerian Police. She wrote on Twitter: “ If these screenshots were fake, how did i get his pics that aren’t public pics at the first place and how come I’m the first to release this kind of pics of him? He has changed his hairstyle twice since i came out to speak up with receipts. He has done alot to appear different. “If the d*ck pic isn’t his, what is he gonna say about the scar oh his left thigh? His wif...