Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the five Peoples PDP governors currently involved in the crisis in the party are not working for his cause. Jonathan made the declaration in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze. The former president said such claims were false and targeted at misleading the public.“We believe that such duplicitous statements could not have emanated from the camps of those who truly wish the party well. It simply shows that the so-called ‘sources’ of the story are not disposed to the peace and unity they pretend to be seeking in the PDP,” the statement…
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By Deji Elumoye The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, yesterday, said some of the recued Chibok girls, particularly, those who had been put in the family way, might be suffering the Stockholm syndrome, as they always made moves to return to their abductors under different guises.Baba, who spoke at a media briefing at the State House, Abuja, also justified the engagement of criminals in negotiations by security agencies to secure release of kidnap victims. The IGP confirmed the arrest of some suspects in connection wit the recent terror alert in Abuja, and disclosed that plans were underway to prosecute…
By Kenneth Obieh Relevant stakeholders in Delta State have been called upon to restrategise on developmental ways to address Gender Based Violence(GBV) issues. The statement was made by ACOMIN National Coordinator, Mr. Ayo Ipinmoye involved in implementation of the Covid-19 Response Mechanism, Resilient and Sustainable System for Health and Community System strengthening (C19RM/RSSH-CSS) were in the state for a two-day workshop on Gender Based Violence response. The Coordinator who was represented by National Program Manager, Martin-Mary Falana, said, “we have come to train stakeholders on GBV in Delta state so that the stakeholders can also be equipped with knowledge and…
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) announcement that it will redesign and issue new Naira notes starting on December 15, 2022, Nigeria’s top financial institution, Access Bank, has urged its customers living in semi-urban and rural areas with little to no access to bank branches or ATMs to use its agency banking channels, known as CLOSA, to deposit their current Naira notes in order to beat the rush before the circulation of the new ones on December 15th. The bank, in a recent statement, urged its customers not to panic over the new note redesign policy, since “we are…
The APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he would robustly engage the services of the Nigerians in the Diaspora in his agenda to rapidly develop Nigeria and resolve the mirage of problems facing the country. Asiwaju Tinubu was speaking at the 3rd National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, USA Chapter held at the weekend in Newark, New Jersey. Asiwaju Tinubu, who was represented at the event by Mr. Dele Alake, the Adviser on Media, Communication & Public Affairs of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said that he will tap into the expertise of the APC…
By Jimitota Onoyume (Vanguard News Media) David Edevbie who came second in the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State, and who lost his bid to unseat Sheriff Oborevwori, in the suit that ended at the Supreme Court, has applied to be joined in a suit by another aspirant in the governorship primaries, Ikie Aghwarianovwe, also of the PDP. In the joinder application before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, Edevbie had sought to be joined as the fourth defendant in suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1857/2022, between Aghwarianovwe, and the PDP, Oborevwori and the Independent National…
A yet-to-be identified HIV positive woman has said that she mixes her blood in the zobo drink she sells in order to get other people infected. The said woman made the confession in a radio programme on Wazobia FM, MarketRunz on Wednesday night. The show anchor had asked listeners to call in and confess what they do in the market place that people are unaware off and what they aren’t proud off. The zobo seller said, “I went to the hospital six months ago and I was told I had HIV. “I don’t have money for treatment so I decided…
By Basil Okoh The tower of babel is the archetypal symbol of vain ambition. The builders of the tower of babel believed that heaven is a physical place that can be reached by high ambitions and building higher physical structures to reach it. They were wrong. Heaven is not a physical place. It cannot be reached through any physical structures. That is the gossamer nature of vanity; intangible but powerful and ultimately destructive. The builders started on assumptions, not facts. Wrong, uninformed assumptions to serve vain and narcissistic purposes. It is so prevalent in Nigerian politics and in our national…
ANIOCHA SOUTH: Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Aniocha South Local Area, have been called upon to go all out and canvass amongst their family members, friends, neighbours, and groups to vote for the party in the 2023 general elections. The party faithful were charged on Thursday, November 10, 2023 when the Party Campaign Team visited the wards in the area. Speaking, the Chairman of the party in Delta North, Elder Moses Iduh, said the best gift they can give to the Governor, Senator, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for his emergence as the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the party is to…
By Onoriode Etatsemi Delta State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Erebe Omamuzo has commended batch 21c Stream II corp members who served in the Ministry for their commitment to duty. Mr. Erebe made the commendaton in Asaba during a send forth party for 11 corp members batch 21c stream II . He advised them to be good ambassadors of the Ministry, adding that he was satisfied with their contributions to the Ministry. In their separate goodwill messages, some directors including Mr. Owenz G . of the Department of Advisory Services and the Director of Peoples…