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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on governors of the Southsouth to take proactive measures against floods and thunderstorm. The Director-General, Muhammad Sani-Sidi gave the warning at a special regional workshop on climate change in Asaba, Delta State. He said the states should initiate policies that could help …

25 July 2011 Nigeria international striker Ekigho Ehiosun is now on a bigger shop window after his loan switch to Turkish club Samsunspor, according to his agent. Samsunspor paid 250,000 Euros to Warri Wolves for the all-action striker, who will earn 35,000 Euros as monthly salary and be entitled to …

25 July 2011 Europe bound Plateau United forward, George Akpabio moved to the top of the Nigeria Premier League goals chart on match day 33 after scoring a brace against Warri Wolves. The forward will remain as top scorer with 14 goals in the Nigeria Premier League until the league …

The Illah Youth Association (IYA), an Abuja-based group, distributed over 1,750 notebooks to public schools in Delta State, Donald Ojeh, the president of the association has said. The books were distributed to students in three schools in Illah, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state. Ojeh said that Iyioka …

Delta guber re-run judgement: Police deploy officers to forestall crisis … As civil service retirees are assured of prompt payment of entitlements From PAUL OSUYI AsabaMonday, July 25, 2011 Ahead of today’s judgment at the Delta State governorship re-run tribunal in Asaba, the Delta State Police Command says it has …

Leadership (Abuja) Naomi Adamu 24 July 2011 interview Many know him as ‘Ahanna’ the character he played in ‘Rattlesnake’, many years ago. But Francis Duru has come a long way from then. He is now a Nollywood Ambassador. In this chat, he says there is much to be done in …

Emma Amaize TOMORROW is judgment day at the Delta governorship re-run election petition tribunal sitting in Asaba in the case filed by Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, questioning the victory of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in the January 6, 2011 poll in the state. The re-run election was ordered by the Court …

Saddled with the responsibility of community healthcare, sanitation, collection of rates and revenue, assisting state and federal governments on security issues, and other sundry matters, the councils are deemed by many to have been tied to the apron strings of the state governments by the Nigerian constitution, hence ineffective. Much …

•Ogeah How has it been functioning under a State Government considering that you have a Federal Government background that is commercially driven? I don’t even know there is a difference, because in the last four years I have been working for the Federal Government as Managing Director of Skypower Aviation …

By Daniel Abia Senior Correspondent, Port Harcourt  R-L: Mr. Victor Ochei, speaker, Delta State House of Assembly; Gen Obada (rtd), chairman, Davenotch; Mr. Norbert Osodi, managing director; and Mr. Daniel Mayuku, during a briefing by the speaker to deny alleged contract inflation on IPP contract by Davenotch at Orchid Hotel, …