The National Assembly and State Election Petition Tribunal holding in Asaba, Saturday, dismissed the case filed by EKPOTO EKPOTO EMMANUEL of the All Progressive Congress (APC) challenging the election of Rt. Hon. Thomas Ereyintomi on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 28, 2023 General Election. The Chairman of the three man panel of the tribunal, Justice Catherine Ogunsola, who read the judgement while dismissing the case in Asaba said that the petitioner case lacks merit. She also said that the petitioner failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt. The panel member further…
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The Oyo State Government has sealed off some commercial banks as well as telecommunications masts around Ibadan metropolis. The Enforcement team of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, led by the Director, Land Use Charge, Esv. Olufisayo Ogunbiyi, during an Enforcement tour around the city of Ibadan, said the action was due to non-compliance with payment of revenue to the coffers of the state government. According to the Director, Land Use Charge, the commercial banks and the telecommunications outfits have been served notices before the enforcement team visited them. He assured that once they pay the required Land…
The Oyo State Government has described the Food distribution exercise under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) as a testing ground that has thrown up its own challenges and successes. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade in spite of the challenges, the exercise was able to reach the most vulnerable in all the 33 local governments in the state and therefore a success. The food distribution exercise which is the first phase of SAfER consists of only 25% of the food to be distributed to identified poorest of the poor in…
They say politics is a bitch. It is because it gives room for all comers. That is why one Tony Ezeagwu, described as the Chairman of the Labour Party in the South-South geo-political zone, could come up during the week to raise unreasoned voice against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s performance in 100 days in office. To be fair, there was an Obidient Movement in Delta State but I do not see that there was nor is a Labour Party in any effectiveness or reasonableness. I can almost swear that 99.9% of Deltans, including members of the Obidient Movement, did not know…
The Labour Party (LP) in South-South has written off the 100 days in office of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State as lacking spark of governance. South-South Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Tony Ezeagwu handed down the verdict while answering questions asked him to assess the 100 days in office of Governor Oborevwori. He told reporters: “As far as I am concerned, there’s nothing to be excited about because the governor has given nothing tangible on ground and so nothing to show for his administration’s 100 days.” Chief Ezeagwu said all that can be noticed is that the governor has…
PAN Niger Delta Elders Forum, PANDEF, has opined that the legal representatives of the candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, did not do a good job in the presidential election matter they handled. National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Ken Robinson, stated that the lapses in the presentations by the counsel for LP and PDP were regrettable, adding that the lawyers did not do due diligence on the matter. Robinson said: “We followed the extensive judgment that lasted for about 11 hours and it was elaborate. The justices of Court of Appeal made exclusive…
Spokesperson of Delta State Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Olorogun Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has said that he has no regrets supporting his friend and governor of Delta State, Elder Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, during the governorship election in the state. He made the assertion in a live national radio network programme in Lagos on Friday, September 8, saying that it was the way of friendship to support each other in times of need and pursuit of life ambitions, adding that he made so many enemies because of his support for Oborevwori as head…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Thursday, inaugurated multi-billion naira projects at the Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba, as part of activities to mark his first 100 days in office. The Governor who also also commissioned 29 network of roads with 31.45 line drains around Madonna College road in Asaba and Okpanam areas of Oshimili South and Oshimili North Local Government Council areas of the state, blamed the abandonment of projects across the country on failure or refusal of political leaders to continue with projects started by their predecessors. The projects inaugurated at the Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba, include; 500 and…
(an interview with His Eminence Eze Dr. Isaac. A Ikonne JP Enyi 1 of Aba) From Igbo history, some people bore and still bear names of deities of their areas like Kamalu and Agwu, which their parents believed played one major role or the other in shaping their lives. Also in some places like Enugu (Hill top) and others, people derive their names from features found in their localities. Therefore, most Igbo names have meanings attached to them. The former chairman of Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers who is the oldest and longest serving traditional ruler in Aba had…
President Tinubu welcomes the judgment of the Tribubal with an intense sense of solemn responsibility and preparedness to serve all Nigerians, irrespective of all diverse political persuasions, faiths, and tribal identities. The President recognizes the diligence, undaunted thoroughness, and professionalism of the five-member bench, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani in interpreting the law. The President affirms that his commitment to the rule of law, and the unhindered discharge of duties by the Tribunal, as witnessed in the panel’s exclusive respect for the merits of the petitions brought forward, further reflects the continuing maturation of Nigeria’s legal system, and the advancement…