By JUDE AGBEYEKE The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stepped up its activities towards conducting a free and credible General Elections in 2023 with the inauguration of the INEC Press Corp (IPC). The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Reverend Monday Udoh Tom stated this today during the inauguration of a four man Executive Committee of the IPC led by Chief Festus Ahon as Chairman. Reverend Udoh-Tom said with the setting up of the IPC the INEC had been able to create a platform that would help in giving out accurate information on the operations of the Electoral body before, during…
Author: Spade Nigeria
”I knew Bola Ahmed Tinubu when we were at the National Assembly as senators. He belonged to a different party (SDP) while I was in NRC. But we had a common interest when it came to telling the truth. We said it as it was then. He knew my vision even when the June 12 issue was in the front burner. I could see the injustices and I stood by fairness because I detest injustice. You can see that I identified myself with the aspiration of Nigerians. At one time he said he wanted me to go and see Late…
Former Assistant Inspector General of Police and Elder Statesman of Isoko Nation, Felix Ogbaudu has urged the Federal Government to listen and give consideration to the request and position of Isoko Youths as regards inclusiveness in the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to the Niger Delta Region. Ogbaudu who spoke in Abuja after an interface with emissaries of the ‘eleven Isoko Youth Groups Coalition’, stated that the yearning of the youths as regards the issue in discourse was germane and there was need for the government to reward Isoko’s peaceful disposition appropriately. According to him, “Truly, Isoko Nation has contributed…
By Lucy Ezeliora As part of it’s effort to support internally displaced persons camped in Utagba-Ogbe Technical College, Kwale, Ndokwa West LGA of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, the incoming Vice President of Nigeria has continues his tour across the 19 local government areas of the state. The governor was received by the incoming Deputy Governor of Delta State Sir, Monday Onyeme alongside some notable leaders from Ndokwa nation to Kwale IDP camp where he sympathized with the flood victims. Speaking during the visit, Governor Okowa said he feels the pains of those that…
By Johnson Ebigide The Director-General (DG) of the Delta State Orientation Bureau, Eugene Azuka Uzum Esq, has called on public spirited individuals, including philanthropists, civil society organisations and particularly corporate establishments to, as part of their social responsibilities, support the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in the state. Uzum made the appeal when he visited the Ogbe-Afor, Onne and Ewulu IDPs camps alongside the state governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi OKowa. He said that at this critical situation, occasioned by the ravaging flooding in some parts of the state, there was the need to lend a helping hand to mitigate the…
The construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released to the public for use, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, confirmed on Wednesday. He stated this at an ongoing press briefing to present the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard in Abuja. According to him, the only factor delaying the commissioning of the road is the construction of the link road which the recent surge of flooding has impeded. He said, “I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself is finished. People can walk through the bridge now unimpeded. What remains is the…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji and the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, have closed their case before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing the.dispute arising from the June 18, 2022 governorship election. They announced their intent to close their case at the resumed hearing of the petition on Wednesday through their lead counsel, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). Oyebanji and Afuye are the 1st and 5th Respondents respectively in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Chief Olusegun Oni. Other Respondents in the petition are the All Progressives Congress (APC) (2nd), Alhaji Mai Mala Buni (3rd) and…
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned in strong teams the attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Rally in Kaduna, on Monday, October 17, 2022 by thugs alleged to have been mobilized by certain interests in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Minority Caucus was seriously concerned over the unprovoked violent act against the PDP Campaign, saying the attack was not only reprehensible but completely against the spirit and letter of the Peace Accord signed by political parties and their candidates in Abuja on September 28, 2022. According to a statement on Tuesday October 18,…
By Godwin Isenyo The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday threw a jab at his main contender and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, for playing the ethnic card ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu, at an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee which was held at the Arewa House, Kaduna, on Monday, said he sees himself as a pan-Nigerian, having transversed all parts of the country. He, however, noted, “You (apparently referring to Atiku) started from Uyo and now ended up in Kaduna and you are speaking to the North…
By Lucy Ezeliora Team Sheriff /Onyeme has commenced the distribution of relief materials to internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the floods that has ravaged 19 LGAs in the state. Speaking during the visit, Sir. Monday Onyeme disclosed that the government has opened up distribution centres at various locations to receive the relief materials from Team Sheriff /Onyeme and other individuals who wish to support the displaced persons. “According to him, all the eight LGA’s in Delta South, six LGAs in Delta North, and five LGAs in Delta Central Senatorial Districts have been taken over by flood. While commiserating with…