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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…

Delta State government on Wednesday debunked fake news trending on social media over the alleged relocation of Delta State University of Science and Technology Ozoro to Orerokpe in Delta Central Senatorial District, saying that the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff F.O Oborevwori will not and can never do anything to impair the development of Isoko Nation or any other ethnic nationality in the state The government position was contained in a statement by the Honourable Commissioner for Information, Dr Michael Ifeanyi Osuoza and made available to newsmen in Asaba. Osuoza said the misleading publications and the unfortunate sponsored protects that…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

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 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…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Emmanuel Sideso Abe I, OON, on the 16th anniversary of his coronation. Oborevwori’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, wherein he described the 16 years reign of the Uvwie monarch as “eventful and rewarding”. The Governor applauded the revered monarch for making Uvwie kingdom tranquil and investor-friendly since he ascended the throne 16 years ago. He noted that the monarch’s wisdom in handling the affairs of the kingdom had brought peace to it, and…