By Sir Obaro Ikibe When a man driven by passion and impeccable commitment to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people steps into the foray of politics, he sends jittery into the spines of mediocres and joy into the hearts of the people. Though some political renegades may devise devilish means to discredit his visions and missions to the service of the people, the people not only pray and support his ambition, they stick their neck to see that such ambitions are realised. I dare say that since Olorogun David Edevbie heeded the call by well-intentioned Deltans to contest…
Author: Spade Nigeria
A vibrant community leader in Okere Urhobo Warri, Mr. Igho Egheba Okumagba has said that Warri South Constituency 11 created by INEC which comprises of Okere Urhobo Kingdom and Agbarha Warri Kingdom in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State belongs to the Urhobos of Warri. Okumagba who spoke to newsmen in Warri said it become very important for an indigene of the constituency to contest for the Delta State House of Assembly seat and not indigene of a neighbouring tribe, stressing that the current Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr. Michael Tidi declaring his interest to…
The group known as Deltans Lives Matter (DLM) have condemned the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) endorsement of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Frontline gubernatorial aspirant Olorogun David Edevbie. DLM made the condemnation in a press Statement signed by its Global Coordinator (Christian Moses Abeh), Deputy (Gabriel Mamuzo JP) and Secretary (Bartholomew Utele), presented to journalists at a Press Conference held today at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Center, Asaba The group which revealed that they wrote the then chairman of Delta State traditional rulers council (HRM Obi Efeizomor of Owa Kingdom) on 19/04/2021, to convoke an ethnic conference where…
By Umukoro Oghenekaro Contrary to his pledge to play the role of a leader and provide a level playing field for all aspirants for the Delta PDP Governorship ticket, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has started openly canvassing delegates for his preferred candidate. Using the instruments of government, he invited Councillors of Delta Central local governments to Government House, Asaba, on Tuesday, and instructed them to support Sheriff Oborevwori. Sources say the move was as a result of a decision taken by their group to shield Oborevwori from very close personal contacts with delegates in order not to continue to expose him…
Ovedhe Hezekiah. Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Prof, Ibrahim Agboola Gambari CFR, on Wednesday, 27th April, 2023, said that, Development, Peace, Respect for Human Rights, Free and fair elections are attributes of any developing nation. Prof. Gambari stated this in a lecture he delivered with titled: “Contemporary Issues in Education and Development in Nigeria,” as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary/14 convocation of Delta State University, Abraka. He said, “there can be no development without peace. And there will no be durable development without sustainable peace.” In his words: “You can have peace by building a society of all inclusiveness.…
The internet broadband market in the country is once again set to explode as the leading Broadband Servie Provider, Smile Nigeria, has revamped some of its data plans, thereby giving its numerous customers more value for their money. The revamped data plans, noted Abdul Hafeez, Chief Marketing Officer, Smile Nigeria, are amazing as they benefit both the low end users and heavy users. Included in the data plans are most of the Bigga plans and the Unlimted plans. An apparent icing on the cake is the introduction of a new Jumbo plan. Hafeez, enthused that Smile will stop at nothing…
Our attention has been drawn to a statement titled: “Women Professionals issue statement of objection to Oborevwori’s campaign message”, credited to “The Association of Delta Women Professionals” and signed by one Dr. Mrs. Otarognene Fejiro (President) and the first thing we will say in response to this statement is that: 1. “The Association of Delta Women Professionals” does not exist and that this nonexistent entity, which is alien and unknown amongst all serious and, registered gender-based, NGOs, CBOs, and, socio/cultural pressure groups is a mere contraption, coined and contrived from the warped and dubious imagination of a certain aspirant in…
The leadership of Emevor community in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State has condemned the unauthorized protest by a section of youths of the community over abandoned road project. The community leadership said the protesters did not get the backing of the King, nor President General or even the community youth chairman. At a press conference on Tuesday in Emevor, Commissioner representing Isoko Ethnic Nationality on the board of DESOPADEC, Dr Paul Oweh said the protest was ill-conceived and targeted at maligning the state governor as someone who does not keep to his promise to the people. Flanked…
The Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has written to the State House of Assembly seeking approval of a bridging finance facility of #150, 000,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Billion Naira) in favour of the State Government. In a letter to the Speaker, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, the Governor said that the state was expecting refund from the Federal government, being Petroleum Subsidy payments made without recourse to the 13 % derivation due to oil producing states from January 1999 to 30th November, 2021. According to the letter read by the Speaker at Tuesday’s Plenary, “Delta State’s portion in…
As National Association of Polytechnic Students, student leaders of ethnic nationalities declare total support for Edevbie. Youth Leaders of the G5 Ethnic Nationalities of delta today during their extraordinary assembly endorsed and adopted Olorogun David Edevbie as their gubernatorial candidate of choice ahead of the 2023 general elections. The G5 Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Forum is the umbrella body of the five oil producing ethnic nationalities of delta- Ijaw, Ndokwa, Isoko, Urhobo and Itsekiri nation. In a communique read by secretary general of ndokwa youths, Snr. Comr. Idi Presley, the youth leaders from the G5 region decided to adopt Olorogun…