By Nneka Glory Nwachukwu Atuma-Iga and Akwukwu-Igbo are two communities sharing the same political Ward in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State that have not known peace for some time now following alleged land grabbing and disagreements. The obnoxious chapter in the homeland of one time Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Late Chief Michael Agbamuche, SAN), was sacrilegious and like the height of infamy. The people of Akwukwu-Igbo, which is the headquarters of Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, also known as the “Land of Desert Warriors”, have accused the Obi of…
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By Boluwatife Adedokun Friday Omosola, a student of the Mass Communication Department, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who recently graduated from the 2022 Millennium Campus Network Fellowship (MCN), has been appointed as the President of the Nigerian Union of Campus Journalists (NUCJ) and simultaneously the Editor-in-chief of Echo media — a long serving media outlet in AAUA. Millennium Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program to widen students’ social impact capability and improve their leadership skills. MCN fellowship was launched in 2013 to convene, challenge and celebrate student leaders for social impact and since its establishment, more than 5,500 young…
ASABA/Nigeria: A Former Aide to the Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Chuks Ukpese had describe the All Progressive Congress, APC as a party without focus, and cohesion, which is only existing in the imagination of few elements in the state. Ukpese, who was a Private Secretary, and Domestic Assistant to the Deputy Speaker, stated this on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 when he visited his former boss to apologise for the embracement his actions caused him and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state. The former Aide, who was escorted to the reconciliation meeting…
Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, more group in Delta State have endorsed the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Ndudi Elumelu for re-election. Groups including highly influential Artisan Association of Nigeria, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) among others in Delta State unanimously adopted Elumelu for re-election at the National Assembly election scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2023. The Minority Leader who represents Aniocha/Oshimi Federal Constituency of Delta State was on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 in Asaba, Delta State Capital, endorsed by the…
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has pledged to not only ensure the continuity of the DESOPADEC Skills Academy but also increase the empowerment package for the graduands. Oborevwori gave the assurance at the matriculation ceremony of the 4th batch of the DESOPADEC Skills Academy held on Tuesday at the PTI Conference Centre, Effurun. Commending the commission for its proactive initiatives and commitment to the socioeconomic elevation of the oil producing communities, Oborevwori noted that the Delta State Government has always…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, was a Guest at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delta State Council’s ‘THE PLATFORM’, a citizen’s enlightenment programme, where he presented his scorecard as the member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. Hon. Elumelu who was warmly welcomed by members of NUJ, Delta State Council at their State Secretariat, along Maryam Babangida way, Asaba, appreciated the people of his Federal constituency for their support and endorsements. While fielding questions from Journalists, Hon. Elumelu also articulated the benefits of him being re-elected…
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON has called on the people to troop-out enmass on Saturday to vote for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Governor also enjoined the people to vote for all Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates of the APC in the election. The Ondo State Governor explained that the choice of Tinubu can not be faulted judging from the political workings of the country. He spoke during a meeting with stakeholders in Owo. His words: “If you look at the political workings of this country, you…
We have observed the treacherous and shifting positions of Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar since the current currency crisis caused by the Central Bank started. In line with his well-documented inconsistencies and unreliability, Atiku has advanced several contradictory positions, in the fruitless hope of gaining political advantage from the crisis. We note that Alhaji Atiku and his hopeless party first hailed the CBN policy to high heavens when they initially thought it was a policy deliberately designed to stop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from becoming the next elected president of Nigeria. Atiku called on President Muhammadu Buhari…
A gas plant, NELMIC Gas Plant along Effurun – Sapele Road, opposite Post Office, close to Redeem Christian Church of God in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, a gas exploded and the fire still burning. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about 9:55 pm of Monday, 20 February, 2023. And the fire is spreading rapidly towards Okoloba area of Uvwie. He said “This is terrible. Whoever is visiting the scene should be very cautious not to get too close… extreme care is required in areas of gas fire as explosion can reoccur as a result of gas…
The Renewed Hope mantra of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential ambition has continued to resonate across the South-South region of Nigeria with springs of canvassers wooing voters for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sustaining the intensity of their campaigns, a group, South-South Movement for Tinubu/Shettima Ticket (SSMTS) in a press briefing of journalists and media organizations in Delta state, reiterated why Nigerians should overwhelmingly vote for the APC’s presidential candidate. The group led by its National Coordinator, Eyengho Samuel Besidone, recounted the antecedents of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as governor of Lagos state while juxtaposing his candidature and…