Amidst speculations that the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is not a Christian, the Catholic Church (Universal Church), whose faith he practices, has come to his defense. The Church said Omo-Agege was not only a Christian, but a baptised, practicing and dedicated member of the Catholic Church. A statement issued on Saturday by his Parish Priest, St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Effurun, Delta State, Very Rev Fr. Mark Ikeke, said Omo-Agege is a member of the parish. St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Effurun, is one of the parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Warri, Delta State. Fr. Ikeke urged…
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By Kassim Afegbua. The tidal waves are still in their rambunctious cadence, swirling through like sea breeze, leaving whispers along their trail. Tongues are wagging, some faces wear tempers of defeat, others are beaming with smiles and laughter. Life’s archetypal nuances, the good, the bad and the ugly are ubiquitous, without surprise. Yes, expectations were shattered, emotions punctured, permutations broken, opinion polls ridiculed, and lamentations replete about a polity that was anxious about how the three-some front runner candidates would pan out. The three front runners stood on three different “ideological” pedestals. Obi was the youngest and freshest of them.…
The Delta State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have stated that Contrary to the speculation and rumour being spread by suspected agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State that the APC Governorship candidate for the March 18 electrons was planning to reverse the newly domesticated retirement age for teachers which Governor Ifeanyi Okowa just signed into law, that the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act was passed into law by the National Assembly in January 2021 under Senator Omo-Agege’s watch as Deputy Senate President. The APC, in a Press Release signed by Mr.…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The President of University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) worldwide, Prof. Saawua Gabriel Nyityo, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and top Clergies across the globe, on Thursday showered encomiums on Pastor Maureen Florence Iyabode Bakare, for her courageous, steadfast and diligent to public service. Prof. Nyityo in his respective congratulatory message on behalf of UIAA at the presentation of an autobiography, ‘On The Service Lane – An Autobiography’ and 85th birthday celebration of Maureen Bakare, lauded the author for doing a thorough job of encapsulating her experiences in a book. Nyityo, who led other alumnus to the official…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA National Association of seadogs (NAS), Pyrates Confraternity, has urged stakeholders to continue to work towards increasing women’s participation in politics across the country. That inclusiveness of women in political participation has been shown to engender a balanced atmosphere for robust debate on topical and pressing issues. Joining the rest of the world in celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, a day set aside to celebrate women’s achievement and raise awareness about gender inequality, NAS noted that Women are largely underrepresented across political and governance strata in Nigeria, and this can be attributed to various social and…
The Senator-elect, Delta South Senatorial District, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has called on the electorates in Delta State to vote massively for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship and House of Assembly elections billed to hold Saturday March 11, 2023. Hon. Joel-Onowakpo made the call in a statement he personally signed and made available to pressmen in Warri, Delta State, titled, “Governorship & State Assembly Elections: Let’s Follow The Progressive Pathway,” saying that it will amount to a wastful venture if Deltans vote for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party ((PDP), which according to him has not…
By OLISE ONWUSANDO The question on the lips of political watchers and voters alike is the identity of the politician that would luckily earn the mandate of the electorate as the next governor of Delta State on March 11, 2023. What makes the question so germane is that Delta State needs an unusual individual distinct from the run-of- the-mill career politicians to drive the course of governance from May 29, 2023. As of today, seven notable Deltans are standard bearers of their political parties in the guber race. They are Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Senator…
By Delta Stability Forum (DSF) The hullabaloo that comes with electioneering period should not be a meal ticket for opposition candidates to feast on the innocence of voters, who are eager to sustain good governance as we have in Delta State. Millions of Deltans, having seen and benefitted from the extravagant good works of the Okowa-led administration, across the state and in various sectors, have agreed to reward him by sustaining his legacies through a massive vote of confidence on the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, come Saturday, March 11 2023, at their various polling…
By Pat GBEMUDU Pregnant women, Nursing Mothers and Children Under 5years in Delta State have been given more reasons to rejoice following the launch of a new quick response code DSCHC ID Card system to access care under the equity health plan of the State health insurance schemes and to make the National Birth Certificate accessible for all newborns and children under 5 years free. To take advantage of the opportunity, the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHS), urged pregnant women and nursing mothers to register their babies and Children Under 5 years to get the State contributory health…
Ahead of the Saturday, March 11, 2023 gubernatorial election, the Delta Unity Group (DUG), have endorsed the candidacy of the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in the forthcoming Delta State governorship elections. The DUG is an amalgam of long standing, prominent and emergent leaders of the Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) drawn from all Senatorial Zones, Federal Constituencies, State Constituencies and Local Government Areas across State. The group disclosed the Endorsement of DSP Ovie Omo-Agege in their unanimous resolution of 6th March, 2023, that was signed by Prof. Patrick Muoboghare…