The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reaffirmed the nomination of Dr. Asue Ighodalo as Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in Edo State. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Musali JCA in the suit marked CA/ABJ/CV/764/2024, the Appeal court held that the Delegates who sought to nullify the PDP Primaries lack locus and therefore the trial court has no Jurisdiction to nullify the PDP primaries. The Appellate court further stated that Under s. 84 (14) of the Electoral Act, it is only aspirants that can challenge a primary election. Ad hoc delegates are not aspirants and…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election has said that himself and his running mate, Barr Osarodion Ogie Esq, would run a transparent and fully accessible government if voted into power. Ighodalo made the declaration on Sunday when he held a Town Hall Meeting with indigenes of Edo State who are resident in Lagos. Speaking to a fully packed hall in Maryland, Ikeja, Ighodalo expressed gratitude to the people for the huge turnout of the state’s indigenes in Lagos who received him with cultural dances in a carnival like manner. He confessed that…
By George Etakibuebu My dear people of Edo State, Greetings. I hope this short letter meets you in perfect peace. Kindly permit me to state first that we are at the threshold of history. It is, therefore, with a profound sense of duty to our great state, present and future generations that I write to you today. I want to respectfully remind you, peradventure, you have forgotten that our people say: “we use only the wood that is fit and proper to produce mortars and pestles.” In other words, mortars and pestles are made from the hardest species of wood.…
By George Etakibuebu It’s now an established fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has made the peddling of lies and propaganda its official campaign policy. Therefore, everything that comes out of it by way of communication is nothing but an orchestra of deception. The APC has done this religiously in the last four months since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifted the ban on political campaign on April 23. Ever since then, it has been one day one lie and one propaganda. They are so adept at it and well organized that their media urchins…
One of the prominent Ambassadors of the African Union Agenda 2063, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management, CIISM, Dr Leonard Oghenetega Obie, has described the newly appointed Director General of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr (Barr) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, as a top class professional and communication scholar of high repute. Dr Obie in a goodwill message on Saturday said the new DG will bring to bear his wealth of experience to deliver on his assigned responsibilities at the Bureau, judging from his track records in public service in the past nearly one…
The 44th National Congress of the Men’s Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention has ended on a glorious note in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. The event, hosted by the Delta Baptist Conferences, comprising Anioma Baptist Conference, Ethiope Baptist Conference, and Providence Baptist Conference, had over three thousand delegates from the 36 States and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, in attendance. It was highlighted by business sessions where various reports were presented as well as the celebration and worship segment where Rev. Dr. Chika Ossai-Ugbah led other Men of God to administer Holy Communion and prophetic blessings upon the…
All degree certificates from Cotonou University issued between 2017 and the present will be rendered invalid. Additionally, all personnel currently employed by the Federal Government are to be terminated immediately. The federal government has authorized the termination of employees in both the public and private sectors who possess counterfeit degree certificates acquired from the Republics of Benin and Togo. During a press conference held in Abuja on Friday to mark his first anniversary in office, Minister of Education Tahir Mamman revealed that these initiatives were sanctioned in a recent meeting of the federal executive council, which was presided over by…
The Vice Chancellor University of Delta, Agbor Prof. Stella Chiemeke has said that Nigeria is among the countries most affected by Cybercrime with an estimated annual losses of five hundred million dollars. Prof Chiemeke made the assertion while delivering a paper titled, Cyber security and business survival in Nigeria: Building Customers’ Trust, at this Year’s 7th Southern zonal Accountants’ Conference, in Warri. The Vice Chancellor said the attacks could take many forms, including phishing, ransomware, business email compromise and a lot more. She said it has posed a significant threat to individuals, businesses, organisations resulting in huge financial losses. While…
Jeffrey Nkem Ofuasia, a Kidney Patient from Emuhu, Delta state, has cried out to good spirited Nigerians to come to his rescue and save his life as he seeks N26,000,000 (Twenty Six Million Naira) for an urgent kidney Transplant. The 42year old graduate of Library and Information Science, from Delta state university and father of one, who is currently receiving treatment at Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), specially pleaded with the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, (Rt.) Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, faith-based organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and good spirited Nigerians came to his rescue. Narrating…
The wife of Nigeria’s President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Thursday, said economic empowerment remained a core goal of the Renewed Hope Initiative of Senator Bola Tinubu’s administration in the country. Mrs Tinubu said the Renewed Hope Initiative had consistently delivered on this promise for both women and youths across the six geo-political zones to support the economic reforms of the administration. The First Lady disclosed this at the official flag off of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme and recapitalisation grants for 1,000 women petty traders in Delta State. “I am honoured to be here today at the empowerment…