ASABA- The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, has reaffirmed the Assembly’s dedication to enacting laws aimed at improving the well-being of citizens across the state. He made this pledge during a meeting with members of the Delta Online Publishers’ Forum (DOPF) at the Assembly complex in Asaba on Wednesday, 25th September 2024.
Citing security concerns, Ika South Local Government has suspended with immediate effect, the activities of scrap and metal scavengers, locally called ‘Iron Condemn’, in the area.
This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Secretary to Ika South Local Government, Mr. Kainji Aluge Obia, and made available to the press.
It said the suspension was due to the illegal and criminal activities attributed to some of the scavengers.
Following the suspension, the local government warned that anybody found engaging in scavenging within the local government area would be arrested by law enforcement agents for prosecution.
The move by the local government followed observed surge in the incidence of illegal and criminal activities traceable to some of those involved in scavenging activities in the local government area.
Though the scavengers were directed to participate in documentations by the local government before, the measure seems not to drop in some of them involve in burglary and vandalization in several communities.
The former Rivers Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, made the response on Friday when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
“Who in the PDP didn’t try to nominate names for President Tinubu’s appointments?
“Yes, they did. Let them come forward and say they did not do it,” he said
Wike had recently threatened to put fire in the State of any PDP Governor that tries to interfere with the faceoff between bim and his former stooge, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.
There are palpable indications that, Dangote will sell it’s Premium motor Spirit popularly known as Petrol below 600 naira per liter across Nigeria
According to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the landing cost of Petrol is N1200 which was why the cost of fuel became very high, causing hardship in the country
Delta Decides also gathered from sources that the cost drivers of the landing cost was unconnected to different variables, which included the high cost of labor abroad, high tax regime abroad, cost of shipment to the country, clearing cost, and other miscellaneous expenses
Recall that the state-owned company had announced in a short statement attached to several pictures showing hundreds of trucks stationed within the premises of the indigenous refinery in Lagos State.
NNPC wrote: “In preparation for the Dangote Refinery’s scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024, NNPC Ltd. has been mobilizing trucks to the refinery’s fuel loading gantry in Ibeju-Lekki.
“As of Saturday afternoon, NNPC Ltd. had deployed over 100 trucks, with hundreds more en route.”
The Nigerian government had earlier announced that the supply of petrol from Dangote Refinery, Lagos, will begin on September 15, following an agreement reached on pricing and supply terms.
The development was disclosed on Friday by Zacch Adedeji, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and member of the Presidential Committee on the Sale of Crude Oil and Refined Products.
According to Adedeji, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) would serve as the sole off-taker of petrol from the Dangote Refinery, with other marketers sourcing the product from the national oil company.
It was said the NNPCL would also commence the supply of 385,000 barrels of crude oil per day to the refinery from October 1, 2024, with payment made in Naira.
This development marks a significant milestone in the operation of the refinery, which is expected to significantly boost Nigeria’s fuel production capacity.
The Dangote Refinery, owned by business magnate Aliko Dangote, has been touted as a game-changer for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
With a capacity to produce 650,000 barrels of oil per day, the refinery is expected to meet Nigeria’s fuel demands and potentially export surplus products.
The NNPC’s deployment of trucks to the refinery signals the start of a new era in Nigeria’s fuel supply chain.
Dangote Refinery is set to commence the distribution of its refined petrol to retail outlets across Nigeria starting from this Sunday, september 15 2024
Delta Decides gathered that, though price for the refined product has not been fixed despite rumors going round early this morning, that the refined product will be sold around 765 per liter.
Sources hinted our news platform that the pump price of petrol will remain unchanged, despite the introduction of its product into the market.
Sources yet to be verified has it that initial daily allocation is expected to be 25 million liters, delivered through the NNPC Trading Limited at a cost of N765.99 to marketers.
“NNPC Trading Limited will continue to import a shortfall of 15 million liters to meet Nigeria’s daily demand for petrol estimated at 40-50 million liters a day,” a source said.
He added, “Each marketer will take a maximum of 50 trucks daily; They will buy at a price of N765.99 through the NNPC Trading Limited, including their costs movement and sell at the current pump price of N855 to N897 depending on the location per litre”.
To ensure a smooth transition, marketers have been instructed to start sending their trucks to the refinery today to facilitate the lifting process.
He added, “Next month Dangote refinery will move to a daily allocation of 30 million litres from then marketers will be picking by vessels”
A groundbreaking initiative has been launched by the Clean Ecosystem Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), to establish environmental change agents (Environmental Clubs) in secondary schools across Delta State.
The foundation’s mission is to champion a greener future, one community at a time, by creating a world where every community can thrive in a clean, safe, and sustainable environment.
Through education, mobilization, and direct action, the NGO aims to empower individuals and organizations to join hands in tackling climate change and combating environmental hazards.
The establishment of Environmental Clubs in schools is a crucial step towards achieving this mission, as it will inspire and educate the next generation to become environmental ambassadors.
According to Comr. Timothy Ogheneovo Emorhakpor, Director of Programs, the lack of implementation of environmental policies and laws has led to environmental catastrophes such as climate change, ozone layer depletion, and loss of invasive species.
By encouraging young people to become environmental ambassadors, the foundation hopes to create vast awareness and inspire them to lead lifestyles that are harmonious with the environment.
The first Environmental Club was established at Master Care International School in Asaba, with plans to expand to Government College, Ughelli, and Beach Secondary School, Koko, in the coming weeks.
The Clean Ecosystem Foundation invites individuals of all ages to join this noble cause, working together towards a sustainable future for all.
The levy, which is in compliance with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) regulations, will not benefit OPay or any other financial institution, but will be directed entirely to the Federal Government.
This new policy is expected to generate significant revenue for the government, but may also increase the cost of transactions for individuals and businesses.
OPay, a leading financial services provider, has notified its customers of the impending levy and assured them that it is committed to transparency and compliance with regulatory requirements.
The introduction of the electronic money transfer levy is part of the government’s efforts to diversify its revenue streams and reduce dependence on oil exports
Ada Anioma, immediate past Delta State Commissioner for Technical Education, Hon. Joan Onyemaechi has charged individuals to take each day of their lives as their last day, insisting that nobody on earth has the power to control what happens to him or her except God says otherwise.
She made this assertion while testifying to the goodness and mercy of God over her safe return after 10 days of captivity in the kidnappers’ den.
Ada Anioma during her thanksgiving celebration at the Mountain of Fire Ministries, Asaba on Sunday 1st of September, 2024, declared that those who kidnapped her were not the wicked ones in her case but those who trade in peddling fake news against innocent persons doing their jobs or fulfilling their destinies.
According to the daring politician who at a point broke down emotionally, “I wish to humbly and respectfully appreciate God for seeing me through the travails of being kidnapped. I also thank those of you from all walks of life who have come to identify with me. My sermon today is that we must take each day of our lives as our last day. This is because, it could be your last. In the past, I used to say God forbid on hearing this kind of sermon.
“Before the unfortunate incident, I was at a church where I had gone to minister, and I was led to take up a prayer point against funeral procession heading towards my home. I didn’t know I was praying for myself, even though I was challenging women with that prayer point.
“The Tuesday before the Tuesday service that I was kidnapped, I was literarily weeping in my spirit. I didn’t know why I was weeping. And on that fateful day too, I woke up that morning with a song in my heart ‘I have a very big God, A very big God o, He no dey fall my hand, He’s always by my side, a very big God’. It was later that day that the song made sense to me.
“In that boat when I was being ferried to an unknown destination, I heard Him clearly again, saying ‘I am by your side, I told you earlier I would be with you’. I could have died of a heartache, but as soon as He spoke to me, I said GOD, give me wisdom and courage.
“I want to say that I am here today by the mercies of God. I don’t know why but He said, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy. He gave me a second chance to life.
“Why praying that He should deliver me, He said, change it to deliver us. Those who did the kidnapping didn’t know me from Adams, neither do I know them; they were just business people working on information. Those who kidnapped me are not the wicked ones but those who are engaged in selling others to the public market. We must mind what we say about other people. This is because the information you give may not be the right one but an agenda to destroy the person’s hard-work”, Ada Anioma narrated.
Meanwhile, at the point of relaying what transpired before she was abducted, Ada Anioma broke down and wept. She wept at the mention of the names of her two aides who were murdered in a bid to take her – an Inspector of Police, Adamu and a pilot driver, Isaac respectively.
She said Adamu, a native of Sokoto State had two wives and six children, who are now without a husband and a father, while Isaac had a father and a brother who was in the Thanksgiving service. I may have been spared by the mercies of God, but we may need to ask who killed Isaac and Adamu? These people didn’t do anything, but they fell as a result of the information sold out about me to business men who had set up their businesses either for the right or the wrong motives.
In addition to her testimony, the Delta State Government, represented by the Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme congratulated Ada Anioma for her freedom, thanking God for sparing her precious life for the State and society in particular.
He said, “We join Ada Anioma on behalf of the people of Delta State to give thanks to God. The level of insecurity in different parts of the country calls for concern. We are by this medium calling on Federal Government to arrest the situation.
“Delta is relatively peaceful. We will continue to rely on God for a peaceful and secure State. We celebrate and congratulate Ada Anioma for her safe return”, Onyeme said.
It was a State Thanksgiving as the who-in-who in government, traditional institutions, different religious bodies, persons with disabilities and orphanages were present to worship God with Ada Anioma in thanksgiving.
The residents, comprising men and women, reportedly embarked on the mission aiming to rescue 150 kidnapped compatriots and to also recover the remains of the slain district head of Gobir, Isa Mohammad Bawa.
Thousands of residents of Gobir in Sokoto State have stormed the forests to confront bandits and rescue their abducted relations, citing the continuous failure of the security forces.
The residents, comprising men and women, reportedly embarked on the mission aiming to rescue 150 kidnapped compatriots and to also recover the remains of the slain district head of Gobir, Isa Mohammad Bawa.
SaharaReporters had on August 21, 2024 reported that the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa has been brutally killed by bandits after being abducted, tortured, and dehumanized.
Few days after the traditional ruler’s gruesome murder, bandits reportedly attacked Gobir town and abducted over 150 mourners, according to Prof. Bello Bada of the Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto.
The kidnapping cases were recorded between when the late emir was killed and Friday last week.
However the Nigerian police had denied the claim. “We’re not aware of the kidnapping of 150 people in the Gobir Emirate of Sokoto State,” the spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, ASP Ahmed Rufai, said.
Nonetheless, thousands of residents of Gobir are seen in a viral video trooping into the forest chanting war songs, invoking the name of Allah.
“It’s a fight to finish! Its either us or them (bandits), no going back,” they chanted.
Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State issued a stern warning to the PDP governors, saying he would create political trouble in their states if they tried to meddle in the party’s matters in Rivers.
This medium reports that the PDP governors had at a gathering in Taraba State on August 23 voiced their support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The PDP Governors’ Forum, led by Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State, called for a review of the party’s congress results to help restore Fubara’s leadership in Rivers.
