Executive Chairman, Delta State Board of Internal Revenue Services has said that the service is committed in harmonizing taxes between local governments area and the state for optimum revenue collection. He stated this on Monday, September 18, in his office when he received the Uvwie Council Chairman, Hon. Ransom Onoyake and his team during a congratulatory visit to him. The chairman noted that in no distance time, the revenue services will call for a meeting with all the Local Government Council Chairmen on the need to harmonize the taxes to curb revenue leakages. While thanking the Uvwie Council Chairman and…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience of reporting. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focuses more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration by government and multinational iol companies has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
The breakdown of relations between Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, took a new turn on Monday, September 18, with the governor’s decision to bar his estranged deputy from the Government House. When Shaibu arrived at his office on Monday morning, he saw that the gate to the deputy governor’s office at Dennis Osadebey Avenue and the main door leading to the storey building were both secured with chains and hefty padlocks. He and his aides waited for about an hour before leaving. Shaibu, during that period reportedly made frantic phone calls to his principal, Governor…
Delta State Commissioner for Lands, Surveys and Urban Development, Chief Emamusi Obiodeh has called on to be patient with the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori administration, saying that the governor was determined to develop all parts of the state. He said that with the Governor’s M.O.R.E Agenda, more attention would be given to communities and urban centres within the state. He made the call, on Monday in Asaba, when a delegation of his kinsmen from Igbide Kingdom, led by Odiologbo of Igbide Kingdom, Chief Godspower Okpohro paid him a congratulatory visit at his office. He stressed that while the Oborevwori administration…
By Tony Agbugba A team comprising eight High School students has been selected to represent Nigeria at this year’s FIRST Global Robotics challenge slated for Singapore between October 7 to 10, 2023. The students, Osadebanwen John-Nejoh, Adetayo Kalejaiye, Daanish Mehra, Temitope Johnson, Abdulazeez Adekunle, Bashirat Sulaiman, Fiyinfoluwa Oluokun and Adeshina Mojoyinoluwa, aged between 14 and 18 were selected and coached by ASEN(Association of STEM Educators in Nigeria), an NGO with a mission to grow STEM Education in Nigeria. The selection was done through a rigorous screening process aimed at identifying exceptionally gifted candidates that will fly the nation’s flag…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hakeem Muri-Okunola as his Principal Secretary. The appointment of Muri-Okunola was among many other new aides, whose appointment was released recently. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tunde Rahman, confirmed the appointment of Muri-Okunola to The Nation in Abuja on Sunday, September 17. 51-year-old Muri-Okunola holds a first degree in law from Lagos State University (LASU) and a Master’s degree in International Business Law from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London. An experienced public administrator and technocrat, the new Personal Secretary to the President, was at…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Popular Nigerian Pastor and Televangelist, Dr. Paul Eneche, will on September 23, inaugurates and presides over the grand opening of Revelation Micro Finance Bank Limited, Ughelli, in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State. As at Saturday, September 16, bill boards carrying the photograph of Dr. Paul Eneche, Founder of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, one of Nigeria’s fastest growing Pentecostal Churches, were already erected at the popular Post Office junction in Ughelli. The inauguration is set to take place at the bank premises on Saturday at 10:00am along Post office road, opposite Unity Bank. Revelation microfinance bank…
By Festus Ahon, For residents of the twin cities of Warri and Effurun, Delta State commercial nerve centre, the good times are back with the announcement of the State Executive Council’s approval for the award of contract worth N78 billion to construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited, for the construction of three flyover bridges, cloverleaf and road expansion. Having endured years of neglect, decay and dilapidating infrastructure, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s big move to renew, regenerate and create new structure for the cities have elicited joy and celebrations among the residents. Their joy stems from the fact that the megalopolis which,…
Tragedy was averted recently when a private jet owned by billionaire businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, caught fire at take-off point at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, multiple sources familiar with the incident told LEADERSHIP Sunday on Saturday. Chief Adeleke is the father of Afrobeat musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. He is also the brother of Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Chief Adeleke owns the Bombadier Global Express 6000 involved in the incident. The jet is used as a family plane by the Adelekes. The incident happened at the domestic wing of the Airport at…
The last has not been heard of the alleged sexual harassment of female law student of University of Calabar by Prof Cyril Ndifon. Two prominent women are trading blame over the incident. While the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohaneye is giving tacit support to Ndifon and warning students not to blackmail the lecturer, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Bisong had taken strong exception to the views of the Minister. The Minister said thus :”Whoever lies in this Calabar sexual case will go to jail. I will personally make sure that all (guilty persons) involved…
BUA Cement Plc has announced plans to reduce the price of cement in Nigeria from the present N5,500 to between N3,000 to N3,500. Chairman of the company, Abdul Samad Rabiu, made this known after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja on Friday, September 15, 2023. He revealed the cement company is adding 2 new plants at the end of the year to be commissioned by President Bola Tinubu, bringing BUA Cement’s total capacity to 17 million metric tons. Speaking on the visit, he said this is part of its own contribution to support the efforts…