Abel Johngold Orheruata Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO) has expressed its strong support for the upcoming NUJ/BON organized governorship debate featuring candidates vying for the Office of the Governor of Edo State. In a statement signed by Erhabor Emokpae on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Benin City, TAMO said “the debate that is scheduled for Sunday, September 15, is a crucial element of the democratic process, which will allow the various candidates to present their visions, share their policies, and engage directly with the electorate in an…
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Even before the arrival of the state contingents and the commencement of the 8th National Youth Games, traders in Asaba and environs are excited with the business opportunities the event presents, and are thankful to the Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, for his commitment to sustaining the hosting of the games in Asaba. While arrival for the games is on Monday, September 9, it has been observed that traders in various wares and stuff started setting up, both within and outside the premises of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, from Friday, September 7, and through the weekend, awaiting the…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State received yet another major boost on Monday with the defection of hundreds of members of other parties, notably from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and other fringe parties joining the ruling party in the state. The defection happened when the PDP, led by Governor Godwin Obaseki and Dr Asue Ighodalo, the candidate and other chieftains of the party, held campaign rallies at Egor and Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Areas of…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Another major feat may have been recorded in the fight against crude oil theft at weekend as a major illegal oil crude loading point was uncovered Cawthorne Channel 1 Flowstation. Cawthorne Channels 1 Flowstation, located in Bonny axis of Rivers State, is operated by Sahara Energy. It was hitherto operated by Eroton Exploration and Production Company Limited. Already, an oil barge named AGS 01 with an unnamed wooden boat being used for the operation may have been impounded. Though no security agency of the government and private surveillance security companies have claimed responsibility for the feat,…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Poised to ensure the proper identity of children, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Oshimili South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, in partnership with the Council Chairman, Hon. Kelvin Obi Ezenyili, PhD flagged-off the ongoing Free Electronic Birth Registration drive for Children between 0-5 Years in all communities in the Council area sensitization. The sensitization flag off took place at the Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu Hall, in Oshimili South Local Government Secretariat today, Monday, 9th September, 2024. Our Reporter discovered that the e-birth registration which was conceptualised about two years ago, with the plan…
Director General of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has described governor Sheriff Oborevwori as a good leader with a heart of gold. He made the assertion on Sunday in Asaba, during the Thanksgiving Service at the Regional Headquarters of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, to celebrate his elevation to the position of Director General of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, at the instance of governor Oborevwori. Oghenesivbe said that God used the governor to break the persistent yoke of stagnancy in his political career in Delta state govern, spanning nearly one decade, noting…
Barring a last-minute change of decision, President Bola Tinubu is likely to dissolve his cabinet this week. According to reports from Sunday Tribune, a top source close to the corridors of power disclosed that the dissolution, “is to pave the way for the injection of fresh minds that can bring the needed vitality to the cabinet.” The president, who just returned from China, is likely to leave for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that will take place in New York next week. Explaining further, the source hinted that President Tinubu might execute the cabinet dissolution before leaving for the…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, an Esan-centric socio-cultural group, Esan4OsadebeHouse2024Team, has called on all Esan sons and daughters to join hands together and vote for Dr Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election. The group emphasised the need for Esan people to act as one, united family and avoid the possibility of splitting their votes because of the potential danger and inherent disadvantages of doing so. In a communique released at the end of an emergency meeting of the group in Benin on Sunday titled:…
Members of the Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria reaffirmed the Vote of Confidence earlier passed on Comrade Jude Obiemyengho administration and his resolve to conduct the next ACNPN State election during the State congress.where new Executives will be elected. The group stated that the general public is hereby advised to distance themselves away from any group of persons parading themselves as members of Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigerian, ACNPN that is not headed by Comrade Jude Obiemenyego. COMMUNIQUE OF ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS OF NIGERIA ( ACNPN) DELTA STATE COUNCIL, ISSUED AT A…
“I am going to go play in Saudi Arabia where I’ll be making $33-million(N52-billion) per year because Trophies won’t put food on my table or neither will the people advising me to play in Europe feed me if I finish my career and go brõke.” ___ Victor Osimhen “I was born to very pôor parents in Lagos. I grew up in a place called Olusosun, an area in Lagos state. And where I grew up life was so hard that if you were able to eat breakfast, you might not even eat lunch nor dinner. We were never able to…