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‘Private vehicle does not require roadworthiness certificate’ IN THE COURT OF APPEAL IN ASABA JUDICIAL DIVISION ON FRIDAY 12TH MARCH 2021   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MOHAMMED A. DANJUMA, JCA JOSEPH EYO EKANEM, JCA ABIMBOLA O. OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, JCA   BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA & 2 Ors And  OLUKUNLE OGHENEOVO EDUN, ESQ   (Lead Judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Joseph Eyo Ekanem, JCA)   Facts of the case: The Respondent, a Legal Practitioner based in Warri, while driving his vehicle along Afisere Road, Ughelli, Delta State, was intercepted by Officers of the 3rd Appellant, through a road block; and was asked to produce his Certificate of Road Worthiness. The Respondent maintained that he had none and that, as a private car owner, whose vehicle was not used for mercantile or commercial purpose, he was not required to apply for roadworthiness. This led to serious traffic which prompted the 2nd Appellant to release the Respondent. Upon inspe...

Delta Governorship 2023: Falsehood Against Delta Political Leaders, Powerbrokers, Extruding Facts  . • The falsehoods about Okowa, Gbagi, Otuaro, Oborevwori • How not to nail Ibori, Edevbie By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South                    IN the last few weeks, propagandists, extortionists and their sponsors have charged up the political airwaves in Delta State with half-truths and outright mendacity. Okowa accused of covenanting with the Ijaw deity   During the week, it was a frontal shot at the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, who was purported to have sworn an oath before a Gbaramatu-Ijaw deity in 2014 to surrender power in 2023 to an Ijaw governor in exchange for support by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo and other Ijaw leaders for his election.   Before some news peddlers spiralled the information, lately, some top politicians have ...

Delta Governorship: DC-23 Urge Stakeholders to Support Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, Two others The Delta Central 2023 (DC-23) lobby group has urged the political classes and stakeholders in Delta state to support the leading governorship aspirant, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and the two others who were successful at the final screening/pruning down of governorship aspirants of Delta Central Senatorial District by the group. The National Chairman of DC-23 who made this known on behalf of the group while speaking with Journalists at Asaba, the Delta state capital, said now that the three aspirants had been screened and adopted, the group was ready to market them to the people of Delta state to enable them choose from any of the three. According to him, “any of them can become the governor of Delta state. As from today, they are the names we will push forward. We have also advised our people in Delta Central, Delta South and Delta North Senatorial District to support these three persons...

DC-23: Kenneth Gbagi on the Frontline of Delta Governorship, Integrity, Credibility at Work By Ezekiel Kagbala Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, being the first aspirant to echo his interest to fly the People's Democratic Party, PDP flag in the 2023 gover­norship election was able to get this far as his Integrity and Credibility continue to enthrone him. With great achievements as a former Minister of State (Education), Gbagi is a firm and hornest political leader who leads the pack in terms of nationwide popularity as a founding father of the par­ty. Deltans believe that he has earned the needed acceptance as the biggest investor compare to aspirants. All efforts by Political enemies to undo him in the race to 2023 Governorship have suffered a terrible setback with the  Delta Central Governorship Lobby Group, (DC-23), announcing him among other two as likely successors of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The good news came as the final list was released to newsmen...