By Fred Edoreh One major reason why our politics bears sectional colourations, either of zones or ethnic groups, is because we have evolved with the mind set that persons in political positions, especially of President or Governor, must take advantage to develop mostly their own areas over and above others. This has drawn our regions, zones and ethnic nationalities into political suspicions, distrust and conflicts as we witness across the country, and constrained the sense of single state citizenship. Many politicians in executive positions have been seen or suspected to concentrate development mostly in their communities. In some cases it…
Author: Spade Nigeria
By Fred Edoreh One major reason why our politics bears sectional colourations, either of zones or ethnic groups, is because we have evolved with the mind set that persons in political positions, especially of President or Governor, must take advantage to develop mostly their own areas over and above others. This has drawn our regions, zones and ethnic nationalities into political suspicions, distrust and conflicts as we witness across the country, and constrained the sense of single state citizenship. Many politicians in executive positions have been seen or suspected to concentrate development mostly in their communities. In some cases it…
The Movement for Stronger Delta MSD, read, amidst bouts of prolonged laughter, spontaneous doses of pity, and fleeting anger, the hurried, yet tepid, desperate, pathetic, knee-jerk, and obviously panicky tripe, of one Prince Isire, titled: “Delta 2023: MSD and the Shame of Sheriff”, which, in his opinion, is an apt response to our last statement: “Now That Sheriff Has been screened and duly cleared…” We would have embarked on the usual formular of rejoinders by saying that “ordinarily we would not have joined issues with Prince Isire, bla bla bla…”, but we will skip all that rigmarole and cut straight…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Warri Correspondents Chapel, has resolved to boycott all Delta State government’s activities. The decision was made during its monthly Congress held on Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Warri Correspondents Chapel Press Centre, Warri, Delta State. The Congress berated the state government over its failure to give proper account of its activities to the people, especially in Delta South and Delta Central senatorial districts of the state which falls within the jurisdiction of the chapel. Arising from the Congress, a communique jointly signed by the chairman and secretary of the chapel, Comrades Victor Okpomor…
By Olufemi KAYODE I have been on a quiet tour of the SE and I can confirm that the place is tense. Any talk of a Southern Presidency that does not offer the Igbo the right of first refusal for the position is deceitful and unfair. And if you say no to the Igbos, which clearly both parties have done even if they have not said so publicly, then I say let the Presidency go back to the North. That is why I am supporting a Northern aspirant. Southeners must learn to be fair to one another before they…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 16, 2022 arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira) only. The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates. The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. Mr. Idris was arrested after failing to honour invitations by the EFCC to respond to issues connected to the…
A delegation of Civil Society leaders under the aiges of Civil Society Network for Citizens Engagement, Credible Elections and Good Governance (CSNCE2GG), have thrown their support for Hon. Matthew Poko Opuoru, Member Representing Warri South Constituency 2 at the Delta State House of Assembly in his bid to return to the House of Assembly for a Second term. At an Aspirant Engagement Meeting, Activist Rex Emojite Anighoro leader of the delegation called Hon. Matthew Poko Opuoru an Humanitarian Champion and a Citizens legislator whom have shown great leadership and character and has lived a life of service to the people.…
By Prince Isire It is a shame seeing the so called Movement for Stronger Delta celebrating the clearance of Francis (Sheriff) Oborevwori to contest in the Delta PDP primaries. What took him so long to be cleared if truly there were no K-legs in his identity, age and certificates? All others who went for the screening came out pure but it has taken a whole three more weeks, with plenty plenty affidavits and repackaging, for him to be cleared. Deltans don’t know well that it was all manipulated with money and connections as has been believably alleged in many quarters,…
*NPFL MD28: NASARAWA UNITED PIPPED BY KATSINA UNITED FC* A 25th minute solo goal from Adebayo Waheed was all Katsina United needed to scoop the maximum points off visiting Nasarawa United at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina, on Sunday. The Solid Miners went into the game with five points clear off the Chanji Boys and were hoping to record their first away win of the Season but fell short of luck as they got denied on several occasions. Sunday Okereke outran his marker and was positioned to strike from close range only for his shin to change the direction of…
The Movement for Stronger Delta, MSD have been reading with growing disgust and revulsion, the unprovoked, unmitigated, and uncensored attacks on Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Deputy Chairman, Conference of Nigerian Speakers, and the leading PDP Delta State Governorship aspirant, since it became obvious that he is the man to beat in PDP. This calculated spate of attacks targeted at him, in the run-up to the Party’s Gubernatorial Primary, was anchored on a bogus report based on the dubious investigation of two, out of about eleven aspirants, with the unequivocal instruction to excavate any ‘dirt’…