By Onoriode Etatsemi. Delta State Chief Judge, Hon Justice Theresa Diai has granted one Mr David Olori an alleged Murder inmate with charge no. Mcz/300c/2022 bail at the Kwale Correction Centre to enable him go back home for an urgent medical attention on his failing health. The Inmate who was among the 292 persons whose warrants were reviewed by the Chief Judge of Delta State was carried into the court room at the Kwale Correction Centre by two men having been earlier diagnosed by a medical personnel of a kidney and liver failure. A staff Nurse at the correction Centre…
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As Delta State incoming governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, is strategically warming up to assume office on May 29, Deltans are eager to know what he would do differently from day one, as the state transit from one style of leadership to another. Speaking on Saturday at a public affairs radio programme monitored across the State, Spokesperson of Delta State Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olorogun Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, said Oborevwori will hit the ground running from day one, and assured that key priority areas of the administration within the first 100 days may be…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has felicitated the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro on the auspicious occasion of his 55th birthday anniversary. Elumelu in a statement on Sunday described Barrister Otuaro as a dependable Man with great value who has demonstrated faithfulness and loyalty to the people. Elumelu appreciated God for adding another year to the age of the Deputy Governor and said that as a Great Man of noble character with the fear of God, Barrister Otuaro has continued to use his life to serve God and humanity. The…
By Sam Omatseye The controversy over the status of Abuja takes one to an episode, long ago, in the days of colonial thralldom. A British writer, Margery Perham, had heard tales of the exploits of a kingdom known as Jukun, or Kwororofa in northern Nigeria. It was a predator as empire builder, its army almost of the aura and discipline, if not the butchery and grandeur, of Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, its wealth of inevitable fables. She wanted to cancel imagination with reality. But when she got there, there were no majesties, no superfine wealth, no empire, no mysteries.…
Delta State Governor-Elect and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated with the State Deputy Governor, Deacon (Barrister) Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on birthday anniversary. He noted that the Deputy Governor who is a devote Christian, epitomises humility and loyalty. In a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr.Dennis Otu, the Governor-Elect, who is also the National Deputy Chairman of Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, joined family, friends and political associates in celebrating the Deputy Governor on his birthday. According to the statement; “On behalf of my family, I rejoice with…
By Williams Anuku Kelly Ogbaloi, the Edo State Labour Party chairman, has described the Saturday rerun election in the state as a sham and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to cancel the election and fix another date for the rerun. Ogbaloi who stated this while reacting to the rerun election at a press conference in Benin alleged that the exercise was marred by irregularities and violence by thugs suspected to be loyal to the PDP in the state. He further alleged that members of the Labour Party, including a candidate of the party, Derek Uhunmwagho, were mercilessly…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE In most human societies, visible phenomena are oftentimes credited or associated with the causes of other events. Then, the analysis will take off from there. But, most often, there are other unknown forces or factors that are not easily discernible but are sometimes the real causes, or, responsible for a particular phenomenon. Take, for instance, what started as _#EndSARS_ focussed mainly on police brutality. Somewhere along the line, other unknown-but-important factors such as youth unemployment, hunger, frustrations, lack of opportunities, bad political leadership, economic hardship and subhuman standard of living contributed largely to what was surnamed _#EndSARS._…
Astha Rajvanshi, a staff writer for Time 100 has locked her Twitter account, an action which was believed to be connected with criticisms she has received over the inclusion of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on the latest Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Rajvanshi received a bombardment of denigration on social media for the article she wrote for Tinubu, which painted his role as a “longtime political power broker” and his efforts in helping to restore Nigeria’s democracy in 1999. Many Nigerian Twitter users, who are mostly supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter…
The story of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture series is that of strong belief in God and the surrendering of oneself to the will of God. It was instituted to tackle societal challenges and to enlighten the public on sundry relevant issues. On Saturday, October 30, 2010, a promising young girl who was a pupil of Patricia Group of Schools, Asaba, fell ill, complaining of stomach pain. Naturally, the best thing for the parents to do was to take her to the hospital which they did, but, alas! She was admitted at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba with the statement,…
Executive Assistant on Communications to Delta State Governor, Barr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has announced the gradual take off of his pet project, Christ Eagles Network International, CENI, to assist indigent students, the needy and to foster networking among christians in public and private sectors. The EAC in a statement on Friday said CENI has been duly registered at the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, and that the operational office shall be commissioned soon in Asaba. “It gladdens my heart to announce the gradual take off of my pet project, Christ Eagles Network International, a nongovernmental organization to be inaugurated soon. “CENI…