Two suspected terrorists on the watchlist of the Delta State Police Command, have been declared wanted. The suspects identified as Francis Oduwanor Odiakose (aka Medolue) and one Christopher Odiakose ( aka Big Fish) were declared wanted for offences bordering on terrorism and cultism. State Police Public Relation Officer, Bright Edafe confirmed this Thursday in a statement issued in Warri, the commercial nerve centre of the state. He said that the suspects are also wanted over attempted murder, grievous harm and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace. The Police image maker said that a warrant of arrest was issued…
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Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has carved a niche for himself as a political leader without whom the story of modern Delta would be incomplete, Delta APC Gubernatorial Candidate and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said. In a congratulatory message signed by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the Delta APC gubernatorial campaign organisation, Ima Niboro, Senator Omo-Agege described Chief Ibori as a leader who believes in building bridges rather than burning them. The senator extolled the past and present leadership roles of the ex-governor, recalling his invaluable contribution to the struggle for resource control…
The Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has approved establishment of Data Fusion Center to improve synergy between the four para-military agencies under the supervision of the Ministry. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore during the inauguration of the Committee to expedite action on the implementation of the proposed project. Belgore noted that the Data Fusion Center to be domiciled in the Ministry would serve as a point of harmonization and integration of information gathering and sharing. “…the purpose of the Data Fusion Center is to provide aggregation, analysis and dissemination point for classified and…
Speaking on the controversially tagged”Muslim-Muslim Ticket” of the All Progressive Congress (APC), first world black Nigeria’s born Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka noted that “This gathering here could not have been more timely. “In fact I am hoping that a series of this kind of encounter will take place all over the nation between now and the long awaited day next year. “I think it will help many people clarify a number of things in minds before that day and maybe move a little bit away towards pulling us out of the morass in which we find ourselves, if we…
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 Delta State Governorship election, Olorogun David Edevbie, has felicitated Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former Governor of Delta State (1999-2007) and a national leader of the PDP popularly acknowledged as the architect of modern Delta State, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. Chief James Ibori who is fondly called “Odidigborigbo of the Source” turned 64 on August 4, 2022. In the goodwill message released by Fred Edoreh, his Director of Strategic Communications, Edevbie prayed God to grant the former Governor the grace of sound health and peace unto ripe old age.…
By Chukwudi Iwuchukwu Governor Wike of Rivers and the PDP politicians including PDP governors loyal to him had a meeting yesterday at the Rivers state governors’ lodge. One of the resolutions taken at the meeting which Prof. Jerry Gana, the spokesman of Wike’s faction of the PDP, did not share with the press after the meeting is that for Wike’s camp to support Atiku, then the National Chairman of the PDP, Ayu, has to go. That is a strong condition for Wike’s camp to support Atiku. Let me digress. At the beginning of last year, the same Wike was in a…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, opened a mini-housing scheme in a residential neighbourhood of Victoria Island, further raising the housing stock of the State. Channel Point Apartments are a composite housing project jointly developed by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) and Brook Assets and Resources Limited, a private real estate developer. The housing scheme, located in Sinari Daranijo Street, consists of twin blocks of 38-unit two-and three-bedroom flats on a land size of 2,832 square metres. The project makes it the 16th housing project completed and commissioned in the last three years by the Sanwo-Olu…
By Ignatius Igwe Yet another senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Bulkachuwa, has backed plans to impeach the party’s leader, President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening security situation in the country. This comes a few days after a similar APC lawmaker from Adamawa State, Elisha Abbo, faulted the President’s handling of the nation’s security challenges, publicly endorsing the impeachment moves being driven by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the Senate. Bulkachuwa, who represents Bauchi North in the National Assembly, was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying he and his colleagues had tried…
The Appeal Court on Monday adjourned till August 8 for further proceedings in the appeal of Sheriff Oborevwori against his disqualification to contest in the PDP Gubernatorial primary of in Delta State and for a Stay of Execution of the order of the Federal High Court which declared Olorogun David Edevbie as the lawfully nominated and authentic candidate of the Party as well as a command on the PDP to forward Edevbie’s name to INEC in addition to commanding INEC to accord him the full rights and privileges due to him as the rightful candidate of the party. At…
By Williams Anuku Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe has officially signed the APC membership register in his Tuomo Ward Three in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Recall that Orubebe, a key minister during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, recently left the Peoples Democratic Party PDP over skirmishes that trailed the recent presidential primary election that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as flagbearer. Orubebe was also famed for openly opposing the collation of presidential results after the 2015 general elections. Speaking during the occasion which was attended by a mammoth crowd of party…