Communication Strategist and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has commended governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, for the timely reconciliation with his deputy, Comrade Philip Shuaibu, saying that the conflict was becoming an embarrassment to PDP family. Oghenesivbe gave the commendation on Friday, during a live radio programme monitored in Asaba, wherein he noted that Edo being a twin sister state of Delta from the defunct Bendel State, was and still an integral part of Delta political calculations, which was why former governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, and other major stakeholders relocated to Edo State…
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The Traditional Ruler of Abavo Kingdom, Uche Irenuma 11 has appealed to the State Government to as a matter of urgency determine and terminate the Abavo Electrification Step down project awarded by the immediate past administration in the State. The Monarch made the appeal while addressing journalists in his palace at the grand finale of the ,New yam festival celebrated by the community. Uche Irenuma 11 decried the shoddy job done by the contactor saying that the firm lacked the competence , technical knowhow and expertise to execute the project. He therefore urged the Governor Oborevwori administration to…
Delta State Government says it is appreciative of the support and cooperation it has been enjoying from online publishers in the state. Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Comrade Felix Ofou, expressed the appreciation when he played host to a delegation of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, (DOPF) led by the Chairman, Mr Emmanuel Enebeli. Comrade Ofou noted that members of the Forum had consistently been publishing the activities of government over the years at their own cost, even in the current hard times, assuring that their partnership would not be taken for granted. He said the importance…
A group, the Niger Delta Comrades Assembly, (NDCA), has called on the Nigerian Judicial Commission (NJC) to relocates pending election appeal cases as well as the appeal judges to Abuja in order to douse what it called the observed political tension in Delta State. The group stated this at a press conference held today, Wednesday 4, 2023, at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council Press Center, at Maryam Babaginda Way, Asaba, the State capital. The NDCA stressed that the call had become necessary in order to avert possible break down of law and order prompted by agitations…
A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Abbas Balarabe, on Wednesday afternoon, collapsed during his screening by the Senate in the Committee of the Whole. Balarabe had shortly finished reading a brief background information about himself and the Senate also suspended its rules to allow its sitting beyond 2pm, when the incident happened. There was no clear picture of what actually transpired or what led to the incident as the Senate immediately went into a closed-door session.
The Chicago State University, CSU, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu applied to the institution as a male. CSU Registrar, Caleb Westberg disclosed that the institution issued a letter of admission to a male. Westberg said: “President Tinubu applied to the university as a male and a letter of admission was issued to a male. ” The school Registrar also confirmed that one Olajide Adeniji was President Tinubu’s classmate at Chicago State University. Speaking in court, Westberg further downplayed claims of the Federal Bureau of Investigation contacting CSU to confirm if Tinubu attended the institution. Westberg said: “My statement that…
In the past couple of weeks, social media platforms have been unfortunately saturated with all kinds of needless threats and propaganda, directed at the State Government, as a result of fake news engineered by some mischief makers and detractors; who are hell bent on causing disaffection between a segment of the social strata and government of Delta State, on the alleged criminalization of indecent dressing, dreadlocks, arrest and prosecution of offenders. A particular video of a female adult who claimed to be a prostitute also trended, displaying her so called “indecent dressing” and vowed to mobilize against the state government…
By Fred Edoreh Somehow, death chose our 63rd Independence Day anniversary to remind us of the bad state of federal roads in the Niger Delta, perhaps across the nation. As President Bola Tinubu was performing the anniversary ritual in Abuja, a petrol tanker was struggling through the cracks, ditches and gullies around Koko Junction on the East-West highway. It failed, eventually fell, exploded its inflammable content, charred nearby vehicles and roasted the passengers in them. While the President’s men tried to amplify his speech from the arcade of power, the air waves was heavied by the ashes, tears and sorrow…
By: Dorothy Egwe Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Sapele Correspondents’ Chapel, Comrade Nelson Agbajor has said that journalism was a noble profession and as such, his administration was committed to get rid of quacks that are parading themselves as journalists in Sapele. Agbajor disclosed this in Sapele when he received a team of media practitioners from Asaba, the Delta State capital, who paid him an unscheduled visit at his country home in Sapele Local Government Area as part of the October 1st independence media monitoring. He, however noted that journalism is a noble profession that…
Omiwa Foundation and the medical train of Anioma Medical Professionals Forum (AMPF), will be moving to Ezi community, a hinterland of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state, this weekend, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th October, 2023, for exclusive medical outreach. The Medical Outreach is expected to be flagged-Off by the Delta State Commissioner For Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme at Ezi Community. This was disclosed by the Project Coordinator of OMIWA Foundation, Mr. Tohan Okenyi, to sensitize the people of the community with regards to the coming programme. According to Okenyi, “OMIWA Foundation is into humanitarian services, which through…