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Delta ruler once jailed for robbery in US, Okowa arrest by EFCC and other top south-south news

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Fubara reveals the real reason for Rivers' crisis

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State said last week that the political crisis in the oil-rich state was not about control of the political structure but control over the resources of Nigeria's second richest state.

We publish the details of this interesting revelation and what his chief of staff, Edison Ehie, said on Monday about the cause of the crisis.

Meanwhile, we reported on Friday that Governor Fubara's administration received N726 billion as revenue between January and September, exceeding the 2024 budget target in revenue from federal allocations and internally generated revenue.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara (PHOTO CREDIT:@SimFubaraKSC)

Arrest of former Governor Okowa of Delta

After enjoying constitutional immunity for eight years, former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, was last week arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting N1.3 trillion from the fund of derivation of 13 percent accumulated in the state from the Federation Account between 2015 and 2023.

Okowa, the PDP vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, was arrested on Monday at the EFCC Directorate in Port Harcourt, where he fulfilled the invitation of the anti-graft agency.

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa

Delta traditional ruler jailed for robbery in US

Many in Nigeria are still shocked to learn that Ifechukwude Okonjo became a traditional ruler in oil-rich Delta State in 2019 after being jailed for theft in the United States.

We reported on Wednesday that Ifechukwude became Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State, succeeding his father, Chukuka Okonjo, a teacher, who died in 2019.

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Magistrate will embark on strike due to lack of social welfare

Poor welfare has pushed Cross River State magistrates to issue a seven-day strike notice to the state government.

On Friday we reported that magistrates are threatening to leave the courtroom starting November 13 due to poor well-being and lack of promotion.

Additionally, in Cross River State, we reported on Friday how gunmen shot dead a police officer and kidnapped three people, including two Chinese nationals, in a quarry.

In neighboring Akwa Ibom, we reported on Saturday that an eight-year-old boy reported missing more than a year ago was rescued by Nigeria's anti-human trafficking agency.

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