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The quest for financial autonomy by the 774 Local Government Councils across Nigeria is one issue that has dominated discussions in recent times. These local councils, being the closest to the grassroots, are expected to perform certain roles that will ameliorate the difficulties daily encountered by the people at the …

The Senator representing Delta North District  and Chairman, Senate committee on Niger Delta Affairs,Most Distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi, has urged Muslim faithful and the citizenry in general, to make the fear of God the foundation of their lives. The senator  made the call in his Sallah message to the …

By: Ike Philip Abiagom It was like a political tsumnami in Ibusa yesterday, as over 2000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 6 defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibusa of Oshimili North Local Government area of Delta State. The Grassroots Publishers online reports that …

By: Philip Elueme We may need to look into some watershed, landmark events of the recent history of ANIOMAS quest to occupy Government House, Asaba and evaluate the behavioral reactions of our so called leaderst the success of the struggle! It’s is time to go into history, it is time …

By: Ike Philip Abiagom Most Distinguished Senator Peter Nwaoboshi,the Senator, representing Delta North Senatorial district, has reiterated his desire to improve the welfare of widows in his ancestral home (Isieke) with monthly stipend. Nwaoboshi stated this on  friday while presenting monthly cash gifts of fifteen thousand naira (N15,000 )to each …

In present day Nigeria, the most burning issue is how to restructure the country to ensure that much of the power held at the centre is either shared with the federating units or devolved to the federating units. They say all politics is local and if so, power should also …

In the year 1990, I can remember those days growing up, Asaba was fun, lively and hospitable, i grew up in this town called Asaba, back then at Akwubulu layout and Rapu Lane Cable Point Asaba. I went to Cathedral Primary School in the early 90″s before moving to Saint …

The  Nigerian Senate has rejected Clause 52(3) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill that provided for electronic transfer of election results. The rejection on Thursday during plenary, saw the Senate go into a closed session after the rowdiness could not be contained. After the closed-door session, senators resorted to voting …

There was confusion among residents of the densely populated Direct Labour Agency (DLA) area of Asaba, Delta State capital where a middle-aged man was allegedly shot dead by police officers. It was learnt that the police officers who had given the vehicle with five occupants including the deceased, a hot …

Nigeria’s secret police, Department of State Services, DSS, has detained two Americans and a French, all of Israeli descent for filming a pro- Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) propaganda documentary in the South-East without securing the necessary approvals from the Nigerian government. The foreign filmmakers – Rochman Rudy, Leibman Andrew …