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The deputy senate president, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege says peace is needed for Nigeria to achieve its target in the 2020 Budget. Omo-Agege, who spoke on Wednesday during plenary, decried the perceived neglect of the Niger-Delta region, especially the host communities to multinational companies. He meanwhile called for the relocation of the headquarters of multinational oil […]
The Nigerian Army last night issued a statement of their undying loyalty to the President Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria amidst the #EndSARS protest all over the nation. The Army in a statement signed by Col Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, titled ‘Nigerian Army Remains Resolute to the Peace […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said his administration exercised little or no interference in the operations of the state’s tertiary institutions. Okowa made this known when the leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) of Delta origin and the National Executive of National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU) visited him at Government House, […]
Mohammed Adamu, Inspector-general of police, has set up a new unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). The formation of the new unit was announced 48 hours after the IGP dissolved SARS following a nationwide outrage. In a statement on Tuesday, Frank Mba, force spokesman, said the IGP had ordered all personnel […]
The Governor of Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday announced the constitution of a five-man Police Complaints committee. Governor Okowa addressing #ENDSARS protesters in Asaba on Tuesday emphasized that his administration would work to address issues of police brutality across the state. “As part of our measures to curb police brutality in Delta State, moving […]
The Governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has asked young people in the State to remain calm and law abiding as they go about the #EndSARS campaign. He stated this in a tweet on his official handle in the early hours of Tuesday morning. “Peaceful protests are a necessary part of the democratic process. […]
The youths of Rivers state has joined the #ENDSARS protests. The youths took the streets in the State Capital in mass despite the Governor’s directives on the ban on protests with placards bearing “EndSARS”. The protesters marched to the government house.
The Rivers State Government has banned #EndSARS protest in Rivers State. This was issued in a statement signed by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Paulinus Nsirim. The statement reads: “The Rivers State Government hereby wish to inform the general public that all forms of protests have been banned throughout the State. Therefore, all proposed […]
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday disclosed that the training of a new police unit to take over from the disbanded Special Anti -Robbery Squad (SARS) will begin next week. IGP Adamu made the disclosure when he received popular musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido, in his office at Force Headquarters over the […]
The Delta State Government on Sunday joined the rest of the World to celebrate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child themed “My voice, our equal future”. In a tweet, the state government affirmed its belief in the future of the girl child and its commitment in empowering the girl child for the future. […]
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