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The Delta State Anti-Corruption Summit organized by the state government on Wednesday to showcase its financial prudence, suffered a setback when political thugs allegedly to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), took control of the vicinity.

The youths under the aegis of the PDP FAITHFUL YOUTHS, stormed Grand Hotel Asaba, venue of the one-day Summit to compel the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to make good his promise to the youths he uses in all sorts of jobs.

Benue state First lady and Wife of the Governor, Mrs. Eunice Ortom, has appealed to Tor Tiv-elect, Prof. James Ayatse, to review Bride Prices in Tiv land, to enable young men get married “when due”.

NAN reports that, the Wife of the Governor made the appeal on Tuesday, when she paid a courtesy visit to the Tor Tiv-elect in Makurdi.

She decried the high demands made on young men seeking to marry Tiv daughters, and described the situation as “very discouraging”.

“Such high demands discourage many bachelors from even attempting to get married; the result is that many young girls cannot find husbands,” she said.

The governor’s wife argued that such exorbitant charges were not part of Tiv culture.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic put Saint-Etienne to the sword with a hat-trick as Manchester United beat the French club 3-0 in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie on Thursday, February 16, 2017.

There were question marks over the signing of veteran striker Ibrahimovic on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in the summer, but the Swede has responded by taking his tally to 23 for the season.

The 35-year-old former Juventus, Barcelona and AC Milan man has now netted 17 career hat-tricks. It was his first since joining United, his second in European competition and his third against Saint-Etienne.

“Every time I have played against Saint-Etienne, with hard work there has been a couple of goals,” Ibrahimovic said after the game. “I have scored a couple of goals tonight and hopefully I can do the same next week.” more story here http://www.asabametro.com/2017/02/zlatan-ibrahimovic-nets-17-career-hat-tricks-as-manchester-united-gets-fresh-records/#.WKcIrThGSxg

The premises of the Delta State House of Assembly, Asaba, has been shutdown again due to the failure of the House Authority to fulfill their agreement in ensuring staff welfare as promised in November 2016.

The striking workers prevented lawmakers, political aides, visitors and other assembly commission staff from accessing their office since Tuesday, February 14, 2016.

The workers under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) denied the lawmakers access to the assembly complex, accusing them of not meeting to their earlier agreement concerning their welfare package.

Delta State House of Assembly PASAN Chairman, Comrade Edozie Emmanuel said that the workers had to resume the suspended strike action because the Assembly leadership, had “failed to fulfill the promises made to the workers have not been fulfilled.”

He said: “We say pay us our 2016 wardrobe allowance and appoint a deputy clerk for us. That position has been vacant since 2015. It has created a vacuum; we are being stagnated in our career in the Assembly Service commission.

“The promises made were not fulfilled. None has been fulfilled. The clinic as we talk now is dead. This is despite the promises made.

“We had suspended the strike because we thought they ......read full details here http://www.asabametro.com/2017/02/delta-state-house-of-assembly-staff-downs-tools-again-lock-up-premises-indefinitely/#.WKcHujhGSxg

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A fire Wednesday night, razed down Mobil filling station and over 16 buildings near the Upper New Market road, Onitsha destroying properties worth millions of naira.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that fire fighters from Onitsha, Okpoko and Awka were still battling to quell the inferno which started at the filling station as at 11:40 pm.

Although, the cause of the fire has not been confirmed, the inferno also affected a popular building known as Kamo Plaza near the filling station. more to follow here http://www.asabametro.com/2017/02/sad-fire-destroys-properties-worth-millions-of-naira-in-onitsha/#.WKWPSzhGSxg

The police in Cross River state has arrested a 35-year-old man, Sunday Ushie, who confessed to killing his girlfriend, identified as Nnena Samuel, and having sex with the corpse.

It was gathered that the incident happened on January 26, 2017, in Adijinkpor village, in the Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Ushie, a cocoa farmer in Akparabong, said the deceased never gave him the opportunity to have sex with her while alive.

He said that he invited her to his house and killed her with a knife before having sex with her corpse.

The farmer, who said he regretted his action, blamed the incident on the devil.

He said, “It is the work of the devil. I do not know how it happened. I am the one that killed her. She was my girlfriend and I knew her for two months before this incident. I slept with her corpse after killing her. more details here http://www.asabametro.com/2017/02/shocking-man-kills-girlfriend-have-sex-with-her-corpse/#.WKTiSjhGSxg

Gov. Okowa at the quarterly press briefing

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has finally put paid on a rumour making the rounds flowing from a publication by The Nation newspaper.

He debunked the rumour at the Quarterly Media Interactive session with journalists in Delta State

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Three and a half million truck tyres have been declared missing by Dangote Group. The tyres which bear the company’s imprint were stolen over some time.

The Coordinator of the company’s National Patrol Unit, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji, a retired Commissioner of Police, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Sunday in Lokoja. He said 285 drivers are wanted in connection with some of the theft

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Qatar Airways launched the world’s longest scheduled commercial service with its inaugural flight from Doha to Auckland taking off eight minutes early on Sunday, a company spokeswoman said.

Flight QR920 left the Qatari capital at 05:02 (0202 GMT) and is set to land in New Zealand at 07:30 local time on Monday (1830 GMT).

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His Excellency, Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has gathered more than 1,200 followers on his first Day on Twitter.

His Twitter Handle @ChiefIbori made it first Tweet with this statement “Good morning Nigerians #myfirsttweet”.

Lol it's now the trending thing..
Enter and start changing things ooo. Trump-like

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“Iran is playing with fire — they don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not me!” Trump tweeted Friday.

President Trump has raised the stakes in Washington’s increasingly tense stand-off with Iran on Friday, slapping fresh sanctions on Tehran’s weapons procurement network.

Officials said the new measures were in response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile test and its support for Huthi rebels in Yemen, who recently targeted a Saudi warship.

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New President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has reintroduced Friday as working days scrapping the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh.

In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too.

The Nigerian military has broken its silence on the number of casualties in the January 17 Rann misfire, claiming that 112 persons died in the incident with 97 others injured.

The military, at a press briefing by the head of the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, said after the Rann airstrike accident, a coordinated emergency response was established for the rescue and treatment of the victims, while a surgical centre was equally set up.

He equally revealed that a board of inquiry was established by the Theatre Command to investigate the incident which proved that it was a mistake and that 112 persons died and 97 others were wounded in the incident. more details here http://www.asabametro.com/2017/02/112-died-97-injured-in-rann-bombing/#.WJPv3ThGSxg

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The General Court Marshal (GCM) of 7 Division sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State has sentenced a serving Nigerian soldier to seven (7) years imprisonment for manslaughter for shooting and killing one Mr. Umar Alkali within the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri metropolis on 23 December 2015.

The soldier (name withheld) was found guilty of manslaughter punishable under Section (105) of the Armed Forces Act CAP A20 of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.

The grand Master is back

chief James Ibori who recently regained his freedom from British prison, has signaled a possible political comeback when he returns to Nigeria.

Speaking after a court hearing outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, Tuesday, January 31, 2017, Ibori told Reuters he would return within days to Nigeria. More details here

They say it’s cheaper to keep her or him but that is not the only reason to reconsider getting a divorce. The cost of good health and peace of mind is priceless, and research shows going through divorce can wreak havoc on your health in serious ways. Dramatic Weight Loss or Gain: Drastic weight fluctuations are common during or after divorce. Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a professor of cardiovascular medicine and science at the University of California, Los Angeles, stated in a CBS report that people might let go of eating a balanced diet and other healthy habits after a marriage ends. When I went through my divorce, I had little or no appetite. I lost a good deal of weight because I just didn’t have a desire to eat. Others may experience the opposite. Food may be a source of comfort because it may temporarily make you happy, while adding on pounds and increasing the risk for chronic disease. Either extreme is unhealthy. Be aware of your tendency to eat little or nothing at all or too much. Anxiety: Not surprisingly, divorce is cited as the second most stressful life event (runner up to losing a spouse because of death). You may feel alone and that there is not anyone to protect you in the world. Everything you imagined would be a part of your future no longer exists. You start to feel uncertain and insecure about who you are and where you are heading because you are used to navigating life with your mate. ALSO READ See 12 Reasons Why It's Better For Ladies To Date An Older Man If you have children, this can make it even more challenging. Your living situation may change. You may have to negotiate visitation and financial issues which you used to do along with your spouse. According to the American Psychological Association, untreated anxiety can grow into frequent panic attacks, depression and even substance abuse. Cardiovascular Disease: Divorce can literally lead to a broken heart. In one study from Duke University, researchers found that heart attack risk was higher for those who had gotten divorced during a 20 year period than those who remained married during that time. Linda Waite, lead researcher in a University of Chicago study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, found that people who are divorced are 20 percent more likely to have chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer than married folks. Metabolic Syndrome: Metabolic syndrome, the name for a group of risk factors that raises your risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other chronic health issues, can occur. These risk factors include: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol and excess weight around the stomach. Compared to happily married women, a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that women who divorced, were widowed, or in unhappy marriages were more likely to develop this disorder. ALSO READ NIC-OLA Beauty and Sparkles Set to Empower Deltans Weakened Immune System: When you’re fighting with the stresses of life – like during or after a divorce – your body isn’t able to fight off disease as well as it should. Not only can stress weaken your immune system, but one Ohio State University study showed loneliness has the same effect. Divorce can be tough mentally, emotionally, financially and physically. Though it may be easier said than done, experts suggest getting regular exercise, eating healthy meals (even when you’ve lost your appetite), spending time with loved ones and talking to a professional therapist to help support you through this major life transition and preserve your health.