By ABEL JOHNGOLD Immediate past Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Ahamiefule Orji, CON and His Royal Majesty (HRM) Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, CFR, the Alake of Egbaland, have emerged as new members of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Board of Trustees (BoT). The duo emerged through a nomination and ratification process that was unanimously applauded, at the 194th Executive Council Meeting (ECM) of UIAA, held at the Dame Edith Okowa Auditorium, University of Ibadan, on Saturday, 25th March, 2023. President of UIAA Worldwide, Prof. Saawua Gabriel Nyityo, who spoke during the ratification process, stated that while Senator…
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Odio Askia Ogieh JP, has congratulated Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on his emergence as Governor-Elect of Delta State, describing his victory at the just concluded Delta State Governorship election as the victory of the people and a manifestation of the unchangeable will of God. Askia, the Udu of Isoko Nation, also commended Deltans for being discerning and wiser to sieve through and disregard the cacophony of propaganda and campaign of calumny unleashed by the main opposition party to settle on the right choice…
By Dr. ‘Tonye Timi Nigeria just concluded the most controversial election in her history. This is quite surprising as the thinking was that the introduction of technology will cure some of the weaknesses in our electoral system. The unfortunate experience was that criminal minded politicians still found a way to by-pass the introduced technology -BVAS- to achieve their very obnoxious intentions. There was no place this was blatantly and rudely done than Delta State where the sitting governor, out of an inexplicable desperation threw caution into the winds, firing from all unholy cylinders, shamelessly harassing, cajoling, intimidating electorates to vote…
Delta Stability Forum (DSF) congratulates Delta State Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme on their declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winners of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Delta State. By this declaration Rt. Hon. Oborevwori is now the governor-elect and Sir Onyeme the Deputy Governor-elect of the state, as mandate given to them by the electorate to rule over the affairs of the state for the next four years. We believe that it is the strength of their M.O.R.E campaign programme that has endeared them to the people and now…
Our attention has been drawn to the grossly fake, misleading and malicious story about the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola disguising to meet President-elect Bola Tinubu in London. The story was a pure concoction from the hallucinating minds of hatchet men bent on creating doubts and public distrust about the legitimacy of our recent election, which was won by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We refute emphatically that there has been no clandestine meeting between the President-elect and the respected Chief Justice of our country, any where. It’s pure fabricated news, groundless in fact and authenticity. To show that the…
By Kenneth Obieh The Chairman of Asaba chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Barr. Precious Nwadimuya has promise to support Community Based Organisation with the relevant laws to promptly implement Human Rights issues. The Chairman stated this when members of the State Advocacy Team implementing the Covid-19 Response Mechanism and Resilient and Sustainable System for Health Strengthening System and Community Strengthening System (C-19RSSH-CSS) during a courtesy visit to his office. He commended the group for the noble and selfless task they have undertaken in other to give succour and pride to the less privileged in the society saying…
By Oghenero Orovwuje The Civil Society Observers Coalition has called for a continuous voter education to enlighten citizens on the election process for the growth of democracy in the country. The group made the call in Asaba while addressing the press on the outcome of the Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections which held last Saturday across the country. In a communique read on behalf of the group, Comrade Okezie Odugala, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the improvement in the logistics arrangements as voting materials arrived the polling units early enough in most parts of the country…
The Ndokwa West Legislative Arm, has applauded the PDP governor-elect in the state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy governor-elect, Sir Monday Onyeme for their victories at the just concluded gubernatorial election. In a press statement, signed by Hon. Ndubuisi Okolafor, the Leader of the legislative arm, and Mr. Francis Igwe, the Clark of House, expressed gratitude to God for the victory and said Delta state will continue to be home of the PDP. “We congratulate you on your emergence as the governor-elect and the deputy governor-elect of Delta state, your victory is a victory for all Deltans irrespective of…
By Kayode Oyero The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa State inconclusive. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Aishatu Dahiru famously known as Binani scored 390, 275 while the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, polled 421,524. However, INEC state collation officer, Prof Muhammadu Mele of the University of Maiduguri declared the election inconclusive due to the margin of votes. He said, “Elections were not held in 47 wards, affecting 69 polling units. So, this gives us a margin of 31,249. The…
Delta State YPP Governorship Candidate, Comrade Sunny Ofehe, has described the last Saturday, March 18, 2023 for gubernatorial and State House of Assembly members, as mere selection where huge fraud was sadly perpetrated. Ofehe stated this in a statement he released rejecting the outcome of the governorship election in the State immediately after the declaration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor Elect by the Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) today, and made available to newsmen. He said the good people of Delta State were disenfranchised and denied right to free choice of their political…