We’ve Lost More Than N3bn To Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack – Amaechi Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday said it will take more than N3 billion to replace what had been lost to the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail route. Terrorists had attacked a train on the route on Monday, killing at least eight persons. Many are also believed to have been abducted. Mr Amaechi, speaking to reporters after visiting the scene of the attack, said the unfortunate event could have been avoided if a N3 billion digital security equipment had been acquired. “We knew what the problem would be.…
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By Kenneth Orusi Friends and associates from Ughelli South comprising of Olomu and Ughievwen blocs of Ughelli South Constituency, have presented the 2023 Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for *Pastor Engr. Elvis Peters Uto,* ahead of the election. Engr. Uto, is eyeing the Ughelli South State Constituency seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The two blocs which later presented the forms to the topmost DTHA aspirant at the PDP Secretariat in Asaba on Monday, March 28th, 2022, said it’s in fulfillment of their pledge for justice, fairness…
By Ifado Ifado ATAMEYO I have followed and studied the profiles and track records of all the Peoples Democratic Party aspirants for Delta State Governorship as well as their manifestos and campaign messages to Deltans. I have also followed what people are saying about them, minding also that some of the statements are partisan and promotional. What strikes me most is that many of the aspirants have worked with Governor Ifeanyi OKOWA at one time or the other and he has also publicly made his assessments of them at one point or the other, outside the atmosphere of politics. Okowa’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari joins members, leaders and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in rejoicing with National Leader of the party and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 70th birthday, March 29, 2022. President Buhari affirms the contributions of the party stalwart to the political, economic and social development of the country, setting a standard in leadership, governance and philanthropy. As the former Governor of Lagos State turns 70, the President notes and salutes his courage, resilience, selflessness and nobility in always placing the welfare and unity of the nation above self,…
A former State lawmaker, Hon. Edoja Akpodiete has formally declared his intention to return to the House of Assembly to represent Ughelli North Constituency II. Hon. Akpodiete made his intention known at the weekend while addressing a gathering of Elders and Leaders of Ughelli Ward 2/6 at Ofuoma Ughelli. Akpodiete, a lawyer, restated his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stressing that he is well qualified for, and capable of, representing Ughelli North Constituency II, having served in different capacities; as elected councillor in Ughelli North in 1996 , LGA Secretary of PDP in 1998 to 1999 , Legislative…
From THE PUNCH Newspaper A former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has come out to reveal how she was able to forge ahead after the National Youth Service Corps certificate saga. Adeosun said she wept every day without working for three months. Adesosun, who spoke at the 10th anniversary of the Uncommon Woman Conference organised by the Jesus House Church, United Kingdom, explained that she felt like she was in a horrible pit. According to her, everything about her life was at a standstill while she had to deal with shame, betrayal, disappointment and humiliation. Adeosun explained, “That period…
By Oriri Peter The Presidential aspirant of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo has notify the leadership of his party that if elected president in the forthcoming 2023 general election, he will focus more on the development of the people. He said this while addressing the party’s chairmen at the SDP Chairmen’s dinner held in Abuja, Tuesday 22nd March, 2022. Adewole in a video post made on his social media handles noted that “The only way we can succeed in government, is when someone like me go into government and spend four years or eight years and…
Uche Bulu Ofu, a prominent PDP support group in Aniocha North Local Government area of Delta State, has adopted Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and a leading contender for the Governorship of the State under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as their sole candidate for the party’s forthcoming primary election. The PDP support group which is made up of critical and eminent stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, unanimously endorsed the Speaker on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in an expanded meeting of the group’s National Working Committee, comprising, Town/Community Coordinators, Women Coordinators,…
The Movement for Stronger Delta, MSD, is quite surprised and a bit disappointed that since the uncharacteristic outburst of Chief James Ibori, on March 20, 2022 when Chief Ighoyota Amori flagged off his Delta Central Senatorial campaign, many Deltans have erroneously directed his admonitions and remonstrations at the wrong quarters and for the wrong reasons. Deltans will concur that there has been a deliberately devious, diversionary, and counterproductive concerted effort to pitch Governor Ifeanyi Okowa against Chief James Ibori, since the 2023 succession campaign commenced with intensity in Delta State. But we are happy to note that all the efforts…
By Ansy Ugbede Crossroads simply means “a point at which a crucial decision must be made which will have far-reaching consequences.” That, aptly, is what Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the chieftains and delegates of the PDP shall be doing come May 21 at which they will nominate the PDP flag bearer for the Delta 2023 Gubernatorial election. The aspirants represent different directions and implications for the state and its future. One issue at stake is the manner of power rotation. The Ijaws contend that it should be done on the basis of ethnicity and they feel they…