Sentences with phrase «delta states»

«We are highly sour that Sullivan has brought our beloved state to a new low where its 2014 budget will be a paltry N98.8 bn as against the N150bn, N400bn, N450bn being passed by Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Delta States.

Economic Viable States: Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Edo, Kwara, Enugu, Kano and Delta States... Poor IGR States: Bauchi, Yobe, Borno, Kebbi and Katsina States The Economic Confidential has released its Annual States Viability Index (ASVI) which shows...

The meeting, said to be solely for fostering peace and stability in the Niger Delta region, had leaders, state coordinators and members from all the nine Niger Delta states.

Dr Muhammed Mustafa Lecky is the National Commissioner in charge of the south - south zone, comprising Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Delta states.

In a statement signed by Israel Ogbonnaya and Chetachi Ikpe, Abia state chairman and the State secretary of the council, respectively, Ohaneze youths said, «we also call on the Niger Delta Avengers to sheathe their sword and drop threat to bomb and attack Abia state and other Niger Delta states.

Members of the group who came from the nine Niger Delta states, frowned on the development, saying the government was not fair to them.

Reacting to the allegation by another ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia, alias «General» Africa that he bombed pipelines, Tompolo said he alerted the public that some aggrieved All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Bayesla and Delta states want to destroy national assestsin the Niger Delta state and finger him because of the outcome of the Bayelsa governorship election.

The statement reads, «In further demonstration of President Muhammadu Buhari's readiness and determination to comprehensively address the Niger Delta situation, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be visiting a number of oil communities across some Niger Delta States starting on Monday, January 16, 2017, when he travels to Delta State.

Family, friends, close associates, past and serving Governors of Edo and Delta states, as well as members of National Assembly and their state counterparts also witnessed the ceremony where they paid their last respects to the two - time Governor.

The statement read, «We are happy to note the release of the six kidnapped students of Igbonla Model School, Epe, Lagos State as a result of the determined and conscientious efforts of the Acting President, the governments of Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Delta states and the security agencies, including the Police, SSS and the Military.

On allegation by another ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia, alias «General» Africa that he bombed pipelines, Tompolo said he alerted the public that some aggrieved All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Bayesla and Delta States wanted to destroy national assets in the Niger Delta and finger him because of the outcome of the Bayelsa State governorship election.

«As two time Governor of Bendel, which comprised present - day Edo and Delta states, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia will be fondly remembered for the strong foundation that he laid to consolidate the infrastructural, social and economic development of both states.

Their release led to the present arrangement through the courageous efforts of the deputy governors of Ondo and Delta states.

It is clear that Amaechi would love nothing better than to depose Wike from Port Harcourt Government House; it also appears that some people have introduced a so - called «security argument» - that the control of the resource - rich Niger - Delta States by the opposition PDP is a national security risk!

Uguru, who spoke earlier, said: «We are in the state to assess the progress in the Niger Delta states.

In 1963, when the then Midwestern Region (now Edo and Delta states) was carved from the old West, the progressive Action Group gave way to the centrist National Convention of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC).

«The Federal Government should immediately relocate NNPC and all the offices that have to do with oil / gas sector back to Niger Delta states and immediately replace the Group Managing Director with an indigene of Niger Delta.

«All exit / entry points including boarder areas between Anambra State / Imo, Abia, Enugu and Delta States will be manned by the Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel and Nigeria Army.

He died while in captivity around a bush within Bayelsa and Delta states.

It is understood that Squire and fellow Christian charity workers David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson were working as missionaries when they were abducted from their accommodation in Delta State in the south of the country in the early hours of 13th October.

Ian Squire, 57, from Shepperton and three British colleagues were kidnapped last month in Delta State.

Writing on Facebook, the Anglican leader said: «I expressed deep concern about the suffering resulting from raids on Christian communities and villages as far south as Delta State.

The multi-million dollar jet — a 10 - seater with a range of 3,900 nautical miles — was presented to Ayo Oritsejafor by members of his congregation, Word of Life Bible Church in the oil - rich Delta state city of Warri.

She received her B.S. in Biology from Delta State University in 1999 (Go Fighting Okra!)

Our contributor, Ekele from Agbor, Delta State has told us so many stories of her favorite «grandmama soup» so imagine the joy when she decided to teach us how to make it in the Chop4Naija kitchen... Ingredients Palm fruit concentrate (banga extract) Meat (Traditionally, eletu «bushmeat»...

NFL teams have found that a player that comes from, say, Delta State University has a different exposure than a player from, say, Alabama.

Delta State beat Immaculata to win the AIAW, but it would never even have made the finals without the play of 4» 11» Debbie Brock

22 Delta State (Miss.) 8 - 3 15 10 Statesmen RBs Casey Macke (1,111 yards, eight TDs) and Tregnel Thomas make a formidable duo

His dad played at Delta State before playing professionally internationally, while his mom played at Ole Miss..

The rest of the season he was a junior partner, and, afterward, Bull Cyclone highly recommended him to Delta State.

BASKETBALL: A touring women's team from the People's Republic of China beat Cal State - Fuller - ton 63 - 60 at UCLA, lost 73 - 70 to AIAW champion Delta State at Memphis (page 64) and to the U.S. national team 94 - 82 at Rochester, N.Y.

Allegations of certificate forgery and its related act have continued to unsettle Federal College of Education Asaba, Delta State as...

He has also coached at Catawba, Delta State and with the NFL's New York Jets.

Sponsored by Ovie Omo - Agege (Labour Party, Delta State), the Senate Bill 329 which has already been gazetted and introduced to the lawmakers was referred to the committee on constitution review chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu last December.

On a day that embatled Senator Dino Melaye is hospitalised after making a futile attempt to escape from the police on Tuesday, another member Peter Nwaoboshi from Delta State was today sent to prison custody by the court.

It said the representatives visited the SGF to demand the commencement of the second phase of the clean - up of their area in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Of the 39 State Universities, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, North - Central Nigeria is number one with 35,555 applicants; followed by Imo State University South - East Nigeria with 32,237 applicants; Kaduna State University, North - West Nigeria with 29,142 applicants; Delta State University Abraka, South - South Nigeria with 28,623 applicants; and Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba - Akoko, South - West Nigeria with 28,515 applicants.

Neo-Biafra, despite the fiasco of 1967 - 1970, the pre-defeat rollback at the Midwest and the post-defeat Igbo «abandoned property» of Rivers, is still mapped as the Igbo homeland; plus all of the Niger Delta, east and south; and, to the west, the eastern fringe of the present Delta State.

«Those gravely shot and wounded in Delta State are: Chinedu Abe, Onovo Michael, Kingsley Anuife, Amechi Ojieh, Ogbonna Kanayo, David Ogbu, Charles Chukwuka, Elochukwu Uzor, Chinedu Chukwuma and Onyekanna Ifechukwude.

«Note, we are going to destroy the ones they have deployed to Escravos, Forcados in Delta State; Bonga oil field, Agbami offshore and Brass in Bayelsa; Bony in Rivers; Qua Iboe Terminal in Akwa Ibom State, and Opuekeba in Ondo State if they fails to remove them before time.

After 8 good years as the Governor of Delta State, he had simply become a major influence in who got what in the Nigerian political calculations.

Of these, over 40 citizens were critically shot and injured in Anambra (30thAugust, 2nd and 17th December 2015); 30 in Abia State (18th January 2016 alone), 21 in Rivers State (30th August 2015); 10 in Delta State (30th August 2015) and 6 in Enugu State.

Similarly, former leaders of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, yesterday, dismissed claims that former militants from the region were responsible for the recent bomb attacks on oil and gas installations in Delta State, insisting that the attacks were carried out by criminals.

He deceased was born in Esanma, Bomadi local government area of Delta State.

Professor Tonukari teaches Biochemistry at the Delta State University, Abraka and he is the editor of the African Journal of Biotechnology.

The Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday morning lost his Special Assistants on Women Mobilization, Hon. (Mrs.) Esther Omene to the cold hands of...

DPR Head, UpStream, Mr. Ogbe Nicholas made this known during the Delta State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, monitoring exercise in Warri and its environs.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, today declared that only its Delta State Wing Executive Council, SWEC, can call off or suspend the strike action embarked...

Odogwu made this assertion while appraising effort made by the Okowa led administration in Delta State to make life meaningful for the people, which he highlighted some key economic programmes for the grassroots people, which he stated that these policies were capable of tackling the challenges the people currently contends with.

Recall that Million was once declared wanted by Lagos State former Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, in December 2012, after he led a four - man gang of kidnappers to abduct former Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly, Tofeeq Adeniji, in Lagos, and took him through the rivers to Delta State, where he demanded N30 million as ransom.