Archive for January, 2012
Gov’s Wife Reiterates Foundations Commitment To Women, Children’s Needs
BY CHIBUZO ISICHEI THE wife of the State Governor and Chairperson of the Master Key Fellowship, Mrs. Roli Nere Uduaghan, has reiterated the resolve of her foundation to meeting the needs of women and children with a view to making them more relevant to the society. Mrs. Uduaghan who was speaking at Elovie Primary School, Abbi, when she distributed branded notebooks to primary six pupils in all the primary schools in Ndokwa west Local Government Area as part of her [...]
Continue ReadingOchei Challenges Lawmakers On People-Oriented Bills
BY LUCKY OYIBO THE Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei has urged lawmakers to come up with motions and bills that will further enhance the wellbeing of Deltans in the year 2012. Ochei who gave the charge when the lawmakers formally resumed plenary yesterday after the break occasioned by the festivities, said he has no doubt that the crop of legislators in the Fifth Assembly are men and women with drive and passion and are [...]
Continue ReadingUduaghan Condoles IGP, Djoma’s Families
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has expressed “deep sadness” over the death of Hajia Maryam Abubakar, wife of the newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammad Abubakar, saying that the state and the nation would miss her motherly love and care. In a condolence statement signed by Sunny Ogefere, Chief Press Secretary to the governor said Hajia Maryam died at a time when her “emotional support” was most needed by her husband and Nigeria at large especially [...]
Continue ReadingDelta Schools To Be ICT Compliant
To Beat JAMB Deadline BY ANDREW IKEHI DELTA State government has said that plans are on to ensure full scale Information Communication Technology (ICT) in all the public secondary and tertiary schools in the state. The plan which is coming on the heels of the plan by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB that starting from 2013, all its examination would be done through the computer, The POINTER learnt, is already contained in the 2012 budget in the state. [...]
Continue ReadingEscape Of The Boko Haram Suspect
THE wave of terror by the Boko Haram sect has battered the confidence of Nigerians in the ability of the police to restore normalcy in the country. Nigerians who are worried over the wanton killing of innocent citizens and destruction of property by the sect were further demoralized by the shocking news of the escape of Kabir sokoto, the alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State, an attack which the group [...]
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