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The American therapist Eric Lira who supplied Blessing Okagbare with performance enhancing substances has benn jailed for three months. Texas-based Lira admitted supplying performance-enhancing substances to athletes, including Okagbare, who has been banned for 11 years by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Lira was sentenced to three months in prison, one year of supervised release and forfeiture of $16,410 (€15,113). The sentence was handed down on Wednesday after Lira himself pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to enhance the performance of Olympic athletes, including the suspended Nigerian athlete Okagbare, according to reports by the US authorities and the AFP news agency. Lira…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed commitment to align with President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s plans to tackle the pressing issue of food insecurity by ensuring the availability of essential food items to Nigerians. Speaking at the flag-off of the rice disbursement programme in Lagos.CGC Adeniyi emphasized that the distribution of rice would be targeted at areas of customs operations, ensuring direct access to beneficiaries. CGC Adeniyi stressed the importance of transparency and accountability in the distribution process, urging Nigerians participating in the exercise to refrain from selling the rice in markets or hoarding it for purposes…

The attention of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign a.k.a Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign has been drawn to the impression given to some aspects of expenses released to the public by our campaign office as it relates to our legal expenses. For further clarificationthe sum of N744,500,000.00 was a general legal amount to lawyers which incorporates other expenses within the legal expenditure. In a press statement signed by Dr. Yunusa Tanko Chief SpokespersonObi-Datti Campaign Committee stated thatthe legal fee to our lawyers remains a personal thing but our compound expenses on legal matters cannot be tied to one sector. Also involved in…

The Isoko National Youth Assembly (INYA) has called for calm over plans by the Delta State Government to move the faculty of Management Science of the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, to Orerokpe. INYA also declared that the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration has good intentions for the Ozoro University, and appealed to the people of Isoko Nation to support the governor’s efforts in boosting education in the state. President of INYA, Comrade Eniwake Orogun, made the call after a visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the Delta State University, Ozoro, Prof. Jacob Oboreh, on Wednesday. According to Orogun,…

The Delta State Government has called on communities in the State to maintain peace, eschew bitter wrangling, and avoid giving wrong narratives about events in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba, urged Deltans to shun acts that could promote violence in the State. Osuoza in the statement pointed out that it is not true that the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro has been relocated. He said: “It has come to the attention of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F. O. Oborevwori, and the Delta State Government…

The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, to strengthen collaboration between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Navy (NN). During the visit on Tuesday, 19 February 2024, at the Nigerian Navy Headquarters Abuja, the CGC reassured his commitment to enhancing the relationship between the two agencies for effective anti-smuggling strategies across Nigerian waterways. He stated, “It is important for us to participate in joint operations to combat smuggling activities. We also need to tap on the experience of the Nigerian Navy to enhance…

President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents(NCMDLCA) Lucky Amiwero has tagged the federal government decision to close its borders in some parts of Nigeria as a terrible decision which has resulted in 40% increase in poverty and hardship in the country. Speaking after the closing ceremony of a three month capacity training programme for officials and members of the NCMDLCA in Lagos organised by Eyis Resources Limited, Amiwero said the recent border closure between Nigeria and Niger was not necessary. “The Economy is in shambles, closure of the borders is the worst mistake the federal…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, confirmed that the National Universities Commission, (NUC), has approved the establishment of three more faculties for the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro. Governor Oborevwori announced the NUC’s approval for the establishment of the Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences, when he received on a solidarity and congratulatory visit, a delegation of leaders and traditional rulers from Isoko nation, at Government House, Asaba. The Governor thanked the Isoko nation for their support and for being worthy in-laws, assuring that his administration would continue to do everything within…

In a bid to foster unity among party members in Emede Ward 05 a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and also the Executive Assistant to the state Governor on Community Development Hon. Emakpor Odogu has called on the members of the party in the ward to be united and support the M.O.R.E Agenda ofGovernor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration. He made this known during a meeting of the PDP at his country home in Emede in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. He said that the PDP in Emede Ward 05 ward must reciprocate with the numerous appointments…

Delta State Government through the Office of the Secretary to the State Government is by this announcement encouraging eligible Deltans to apply online for the 2024 Nigerian Air-force Direct Short Service Commission Enlightenment for University degree Holders The Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) is a type of commission in the NAF which is open to both civilians and serving military personnel. The Course provides the avenue for the enlistment of degree holders who are professionals in specified fields. Training period for this type of commission is usually 6 months of intensive military training and successful candidates are commissioned into the…