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Just in: Warri Township Stadium Project Terminated
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Delta state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has terminated the contract for the Warri township stadium in Warri south local government area of the State.
The State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza on Thursday 23, May 2024, made this known to newsmen in Asaba, the State capital.
Osuoza said: “Exco terminated the renovation and rehabilitation of the contract for Warri township stadium in Warri south local government area”.
Dr. Osuoza, was flanked by the State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine roads), Mr. Charles Aniagwu, Reuben Izeze, (Urban and High Ways), Dr. Kingsley Emu, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Festus Ahon, Chief Press Secretary, to the governor, Prof. Tonukari Johnbull, Higher Education and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole (SAN).
Giving details into what led to the repudiation of the contract, the Commissioner for Works, Urban and High Ways, Reuben Izeze, claimed that the State discovered that the contract firm handling the project lacks the ability to deliver the project within the specified time.
“As you are aware, His Excellency in the course of his inaugural address promised Deltans that the MORE AGENDA is going to be a working document.
“Asaba, will continue to receive its pride of place as our state capital and Warri, will also receive a facelift
Consequent upon that promise he made to Deltans, today, Exco approved the termination of the existing contract if the rehabilitation of the Warri stadium.
“Exco in its wisdom under the guidance of His Excellency, discovered that the contract firm handling the project do not have the technical-know-how to deliver that project.
“Therefore, that existing contract is terminated as of today. In due course you will be informed of the contractor that will be handling a modern Warri stadium that will be befitting of the ancient city of Warri”.
He threatened that the State government would have sued the contractor for time wastage because the contractor has breached the very fundamental part of the contract, “but you know, His Excellency, is a man who has a very nice heart.
“His Excellency, has decided to pay for verifiable work that has been done by the existing contractor, His Excellency, has magnanimously decided that once it is verified and certified, he would gladly support them with the amount that has been extended on the job which is about a hundred and few million that would be paid to the contractor”.
He disclosed that the actual contractual time for the contract was 24 months
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
US President-elect, Donald Trump’s incoming administration plans to immediately order a series of deportation raids targeting illegal immigrants after his inauguration.
Chicago is expected to be the first major city targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of Operation Safeguard, the New York Times reported, citing two people familiar with planning the undertaking.
The massive deportation operation is expected to target criminals and gang members in the United States illegally and run for one week.
Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation program in U.S. history.
Up to 200 ICE agents are being sent to Chicago to help kick off the operation on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. The agency has already asked agents to volunteer for the post-inauguration raids.
“There’s gonna be a big raid across the country,” Tom Homan, who will be in charge of U.S. borders once Trump takes office, told Fox News in an interview.
Homan has previously said he will instruct ICE agents to carry out raids on illegal immigrants at their workplaces.
In addition to Chicago, the sweeping crackdown will also target other major U.S. cities with large immigrant populations.
Trump is set to take the oath of office on Monday, January 20, in an inauguration that will take place indoors.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A faith-based civil society organization, CSO that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities, the Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, for selecting a different Saudi-based Hajj service provider for the 2025 Hajj season.
It said the decision would create healthy competition among service providers interested in efficiently, qualitatively, and satisfactorily serving Nigerian pilgrims.
The CSO, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Muhammed, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and made available to our correspondent on Sunday in Abuja, said the quest for improved Hajj services has been a major challenge for Nigerian pilgrims owing to the repeated failure of providing satisfactory services.
”We applauded the decision to pick another service provider that will cater for the needs of pilgrims within the Masha’ir areas during the five days of Hajj,” he said
The national coordinator, who is currently in Saudi Arabia to monitor the pre-Hajj arrangements, said available information shows that the new company, Mashariq Al Dhahabia, is an experienced provider that has served top-rated Hajj countries, like Indonesia and Malaysia, and ranked among the top five Hajj service providers by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
“The company served 249 706 which is the largest number of Hajj pilgrims during the 2023 hajj. They were awarded as the Best Hajj Service Providers during the 2022 Hajj by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah,” he stated.
IHR said it further understood that NAHCON is planning to recruit another service provider to provide services for very important personalities, VIP pilgrims so as not to repeat the experience of previous years, which is also a desired step forward.
It, however, urged NAHCON to set a parameter of performance for the newly selected service providers to serve as a baseline for determining continuous patronage, advising that such criteria should be based on pilgrims’ satisfaction and adherence to contractual terms.
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