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Chairman  of Uvwie Local Government Area Ramson Onoyake has warned  residents of the  council that their attitude  towards the  monthly sanitation must improve as the next  exercise will be strictly  implemented.  (Watch Onoyake in action)  Speaking while inspecting level of compliance in the LG A last Saturday, Onoyake observed that  while  some individuals complied so many others  did not.  He revealed that  during the next sanitation  a mobile will be on ground try offenders adding that   efforts  have been stepped up to deal with illegal  waste collectors popularly  called  wheelbarrow boys.  Onoyake in the  meantime has setup a task force to arrest  residents around Jakpa Junction who dispose their physics  and other sewage waste along the road. 

Speaking at the 4th edition of the students’ sensitization programme, ‘Even A Professor Needs A Skill’, organised by two of his aides Ovie Success Ossai and Ezekiel Okoh in Abraka, Governor Okowa stressed that having a certificate on its own may not guarantee today’s university graduates the elusive white collar job, stating that youths today need entrepreneurial and technical skills to become self-employed and job creators. Dr. Okowa, represented by his chief of staff, Hon. Tam Birisbe, noted that the essence of the programme was to prepare undergraduates in the state to acquire additional skills relevant for their survival in the society and making them enterpreneurs and job creators as they graduate from school rather than wait endless for white collar jobs. He said: “In the 60s in Nigeria, if you were a university graduate, the day you start working, the companies that sell cars will come to your office and give you the keys to a Peugeot and Volkswagen cars for you to test drive fo...

A fire inferno on Tuesday  destroyed  equipments  worth millions of Naira at Christ Embassy zonal headquarters Airport  road  church one,  Warri/Effrun Delta State. The fire was said to have started  from  one of the  church's  studios  which has not been in use for sometime. The inferno which was said to have started around 11:8am from an air conditioner that  malfunctioned was fuelled by  materials  used  to construct  the interior of the  studio. Men of the Delta State command  fire service  official  arrived  the scene and helped some locals  around the  vicinity  who were  already  dealing  with  the  situation  to bring  the fire under  control at about  12pm   

A young Benin Electricity Distribution Company BEDC worker was on Tuesday electrocuted while trying to fix a fault on an electric pole wire along Odibo Street in Warri Delta state. The middle aged BEDC worker according to reports climbed the pole without his hand gloves and other protective gears. He was reportedly fixing the faulty wire following power outage when power suddenly returned, resulting to a huge spark which flung him to the ground. It was gathered the victim was left almost lifeless following the incident and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. Sources say some BEDC officials who visited the scene refused to comment on the incident, instead they folded the faulty wire hung it on another pole before driving away.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Delta state,  Peter Nwaoboshi on Wednesday reportedly passed out  before  a  federal high court sitting in Lagos ordered he be remanded  in Ikoyi prison, Lagos. The remand order follows the arraignment of the senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud. The EFCC arraigned Nwaoboshi over an alleged N805 million fraud. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Senator Dino Melaye has today been re-arrested from an Abuja hospital by the Nigerian Police and will be tried without any delay. Police confirmed an earlier report that Melaye , escaped from lawful custody earlier when ‘miscreants and hoodlums’ blocked a  police vehicle conveying him to Lokoja to face trial. “In the process the Senator jumped out of the Police vehicle through the window. The Police team reinforced and trailed Senator Dino Melaye to Zankli Hospital, Abuja where he was re-arrested.

A man who followed the ambulance that conveyed senator Dino Negate t to the hospital said he witnessed the “drama” leading to the injury. Addressing journalists at the hospital, the man simply identified as Peter said: “I was there at Area 1 when the police vehicle stopped somewhere and amid the confusion, there were shouts of ‘shoot him, shoot him’. “He has been saying it that they want to take his life and we can see that now. Yesterday, about 200 policemen were in house.  They were there till this morning. When he came out, he told them ‘okay, I’m going to go with you people to the police station.’ That he is not a criminal and that they don’t even have any arrest warrant on him. But he followed them. “It was later this afternoon, while he was being taken to court, around that Area 1, the crowd had gathered and the police officers were there with him. I don’t know if he was pushed out of the vehicle or not but amid the confusion, they later moved him from there.” Melaye has been...

(Attack on Christians)  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has urged Christians to defend themselves from killings and attacks saying self-defense is constitutional CAN President Samson Ayokunle, made the call during a pre-convention news conference of the 105th annual meeting of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) in Rivers state. The CAN boss “Lawyers have been speaking that the issue of self defence is constitutional, and also in commonsense which may not be common, because if you see somebody coming with dangerous weapon to kill you and you say it is not constitutional to defend yourself, then you must be ready to lose your life. “It is commonsense that you defend yourself from danger that is coming, but if you think it is not good to defend yourself, good luck. 

The United Nations International Children's Fund UNICEF says Less than 10% Nigerian households have access to potable water.  Zaid Jurji  UNICEF Chief of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for UNICEF Nigeria disclosed this In an interview in Abuja while talking about the problem of open defecation in Nigeria. He maintained that water  is one of the most critical Factor in the  growth of  any country  t affects everything else including education and health .

...PRINCE UCHE SECONDUS, SENATOR IKE EKWEREMADU, GOV WIKE, CHIEF IBORI, DR UDUAGHAN, OTHERS COMMENDS OKOWA'S VISIONARY LEADERSHIP. By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq  (EA Communications). Asaba, Delta State capital today 21st April 2018, witnessed what political commentators described as the "mother of all sociopolitical events" in the city since the advent of constitutional democracy in Nigeria. Politicians, royal fathers, captains of industry et al, converged at Cenotaph, venue of Anioma Nation grand reception for the governor of Delta State, His Excellency Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. Hotels in Asaba were fully booked, entertainment centres had best of patronage from Friday 20th April; as dignitaries, top government functionaries, party leaders, bubbling youths, women and party faithfuls besieged Asaba to celebrate their political associate, leader, brother, friend, father and boss, Gov Okowa of Delta State. As early as 7am, party faithfuls and prominent sons and dau...

The Delta State  waste Management Board in Delta  Central  at the  weekend  arrested  over ten environmental  law defaulters and had them  tried at a mobile  court in Enerehn,Uvwie local government  area, Delta State.  The  defaulters  were  arrested  after  repeatedly  failing to  obey warnings by the board's taskforce. After  accepting their  punishment, member representing Delta central in the  Delta State waste management board , Sir Igho Akojotor admonished  them on the  need to  always  obey environmental  laws. Meanwhile  As part of activities to mark the world Earth week, the Nigeria environmental society N E S Delta chapter in collaboration with the Delta state waste management board and Uvwie local government authorities at the  weekend  embarked on sensitization, awareness and clean up exercise at the Effrun market. Speaking after th...

As part  of efforts  to alleviate  poverty  in the  sub Sahara  Africa, the United Nations  Development Program  UNDP through  Touching  Lives Skill International  has lunched its skill and financial empowerment  program  in Delta State.  (Watch  Touching  lives  lunch  video)  Speaking  during  flagoff ceremony attended by over 500 participants on Friday  in Warri,  secretary general  of the  body  Ms Blessing  Linus said  Touching lives is determined  to empower individuals who  ready  to grow and charged Deltans to take  the program serious as only  successful  participants  will  financed. She also  revealed that  aside from  the  initial startup fund, additional  financial and  other assistance will be given to participants those who  successfully  starts there...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed he will step down from his role at the end of the season. In a statement to the club's website, he said: " it is the right time to step down. Wenger took charge at Arsenal in 1996 and he has led the Gunners to three Premier League titles. seven FA Cups and the 2006 Champions League final.

As part of efforts to consolidate on current Peace in the riverine areas of the state,a new executive of the Delta Ijaw Oil and Gas Host communities HOSTCOM youth wing has been elected. The new executives led by Prince Okrikpa has Samuel Uyandogha as vice president and Misoro Alexander as secretary. Other members of the body include: Kodokodo Ebi- assistant secretary Oliver Mala- PRO Smart Itiemo -Treasurer Obede Tomone -financial secretary Duke Angodideke - Organizing secretary Edonyabo Komboye - Auditor Gbalebi Blessing - Provost. In a release signed by the president Prince Okrikpa, the body expressed readiness to work with critical stakeholders to sustain the existing Peace and to ensure that youths of the various communities get their deserved  benefits. 

Chairman of Warri south Local Government Area LGA, Michael Tidi has called on community and political leaders in the area to support the council’s revenue drive by paying their local tax and tenement rates. (Watch Tidi speak) Speaking on Wednesday during a media parley at the council secreateriat to mark his one hundred days in office, Tidi said his administration is set to intensify the revenue drive warning individuals illegally collecting revenues and printing receipts that they will be used as scape goats. While listing out some developmental efforts of his administration in the area of environment, capacity building, infrastructure and socio economics, the council boss revealed the LGA has developed a technology driving method of revenue generation. Tidi equally added that the upcoming Warri Economic Summit will amongst other things examine reasons for stagnation in the development of the Warri metropolis and seek for workable solutions which Will drive development to the area, re...

For the first time in the history of the fourth republic, the Nigerian senate experienced hooliganism in the first degree as the Senate mace got seized by hoodlums who stormed the Senate and seized the symbol of authority. The senate meanwhile  resumed sitting, shortly after the mace, its symbol of authority, was stolen. The upper legislative chamber replaced the mace with another one, said to be a “spare”. It is not yet clear where the mace in the chambers had been brought from. The senators are not supposed to sit without the mace, according to its standing rules. Ovie Omo-Agege, senator from Delta state, had stormed the senate with some unidentified persons and carted away the mace, the symbol of authority. Ike Ekweremadu, depute senate president, who is presiding over the session, said the senators “are not going to be intimidated”.

     Audio recording The Delta state Commissioner for Higher Education, Mr Jude Sinebe has given reasons for the recent disengagement of the registrar and bursar of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. The Commissioner who told the press at the ongoing ministerial press briefing on the activities and achievements of his ministry held at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Information, Asaba, said that the subversion of due process in the employment of staff for the polytechnic by the affected officers was responsible for their disengagement. He explained that the affected officers were asked to resign also forfeit all their retirement entitlements, saying the measure was to guide against impunity and deter others from carrying their job without observing due process. Cut (Sinebe)

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   (Watch Akpojotor speak) The Delta state government has directed owners of illegal sign posts along the median of Airport road, refinery road and other major routes to immediately remove them of face prosecution. Member representing Delta Central on the Delta state waste management board Sir Igho Akpojotor in a chat with news men in Warri decried her return of the sign posts   which constantly defaces the environment. He equally called on event organizers and churches to endeavor to remove their banners place at strategic position after such programs. He maintained that the current administration led by governor Ifeanyi Okowa will stop at nothing in ensuring that the state is clean.

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY THE IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL (IYC) AND ITSEKIRI NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (INYC) ON THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR THE DREDGING OF THE ESCRAVOS BAR TO WARRI PORT: IJAW, ITSEKIRI YOUTHS HAILS ACTION AND CALLS FOR PROPER EXECUTION OF THE DREDGING. Ijaw and Itsekiri youths have hailed the federal government for the approval of contract to dredge the Escravos bar to Warri port, Delta State by the federal executive council so as to make the Warri port functional. The Ijaw and Itsekiri youths in a joint press statement by Eric Omare, President of the Ijaw Youth Council and Weyinmi Agbateyiniro, President of the Itsekiri National Youth Council issued in Warri at the weekend described the approval of the contract to dredge the Escravos bar to Warri port as a laudable response by the federal government to demands by stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to make the eastern ports functional. The youth leaders stated that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the Manag...

A Delta House of Assemby aspirant Commrade  Sheriff Mulade says his legislative aspiration is as result of his desire to further bring devidends of Democracy to Warri South-West Constituency as well as clamour by his people for him  to run for the seat. (Watch the interview) In an exclusive chat with TheLivePen, Mulade described his ambition as devine and revealed  he has no political godfather as he respects all the political leaders and people of his constituency .       👉   CLICK While Commending outgoing lawmaker Hon Daniel Mayuku, Mulade statedhe will further imporove upon the efforts of Hon Mayuku  if elected in 2019 stressing that government is a continuous process. He equally said he will work to further solidify the existing Peace between the Ijaws and Itsekiris as that remained the only way to  bring more development to the area.

THE issue of dredging the Koko and Warri Ports took centre stage on Wednesday (4/04/18) as Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa held town hall meetings with the people of Warri North and Warri South local government areas. At the town hall meetings which took place at Warri and Koko respectively, Governor Okowa disclosed that his administration was working with relevant authorities to see that Warri and Koko ports are dredged for them to function optimally. The town hall meetings were in continuation of series of town hall meetings going on in different local government areas of the state. www.lionsbet.com Governor Okowa stated that his was committed to ensuring a state where facilities are functional, observed that making the sea ports active will bring a lot of benefits to the people, the state and Nigeria as a nation. "The cost of dredging the Ports is alarming, but, we are exploring different opportunities for the Ports to be functional," the Governor said. He c...

With  the world now fully into recycling of various materials to meet rising  human needs, the Delta State government has rechoed readiness for investors who are ready to set up waste recycling plants in the state. (Watch Akpojotor speak) The state had  in the last 7-years witnessed meteoric increase in waste generation in urban areas like Warri, Effrun, Sapele, Ughelli,Ozoro,Asaba and other areas due to population explosion. Speaking in an interview with TheLivePen, the member representing Delta Central on the Delta State Waste Management Board, Sir Igho Akpojotor reafiremed the determination of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to create wealth from the waste generated in the state. According to him machineries have been put in pladce to ensure conducive environment for investors which includes a plan to develop a waste village where the waste are gathered and propally sorted. He meanwhile enjoined Deltans to continue to make use of PSP waste collectors and ensure clean and health...

A utility transport  vehicle coming into Warri during the early hours of April 1st ie Easter Sunday has plunged into the Agbaho river reportedly killing the driver and other occupants. Sources at the scene of the incident say the Vehicle may have lost control as it reportedly bashed through the side barriers on the Agbaho bridge. Number of casualties is still unknown, however sources say it could be more than eight.