Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu has said that with the remarkable achievements recorded by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, it would be very difficult for any political party to compete with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Speaking on Arise Television “The Morning Show” monitored in Asaba, Aniagwu said he can beat his chest to say that no political party can compete with the PDP in view of the many accomplishments in infrastructure development across various communities, youth empowerment programmes as well as urban renewal projects in the state. He said in nearly seven years in the…
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A Delta State PDP Guber aspirant for the 2023 elections, Olorogun David Edevbie, has charged his teeming supporters not to write or publish any destructive reports against any aspirant in retaliation to the fake news perpetrated by his critics. Olorogun Edevbie, a gentleman to the core, appealed to his supporters and well-wishers at his Afiesere-Ughelli Country Home at the weekend while chatting with journalists on the negative political campaign strategies being employed by some politicians in the State. The cultured, calm and experienced three times Commissioner for Finance in Delta State said he was not surprised by the deplorable tactics…
A former Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Dr. Edna Mogekwu, has been sentenced to jail for refusing to honour invitations on allegations of corruption from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Dr. Mogekwu, who was sentenced to a two-year, one-month jail term, as well as three principal officers of the institution who were also convicted, were charged before Justice Marshal Umukoro, of the Delta State High Court, Asaba, by ICPC over their failure to appear before investigators to clear themselves of allegations of corruption. The principal officers convicted alongside the Rector by the…
By Spade Ng The All Progressive Congress (APC), in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State has passed a vote of no confidence on its LGA Chairman, Hon. Matthew Chinye leading to his indefinite suspension from the party. The suspension of the embattled party Chairman was contained in a letter titled, ‘Notification of Indefinite Suspension’ dated 15th February, 2022, and signed by 20 members of the party’s executive in the LGA, which was addressed to the Delta State APC Chairman, Olorogun Omeni Sobotie. According to the letter made available to Journalists in Asaba, by the LGA Party Publicity Secretary,…
The attention of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been drawn to a spurious publication on some dailies and online news channels by some Ijaw Youth Group, alleging that the NDDC has paid the sum of N20 billion naira to ghost contractors by their spokesperson one Ebilade Ekerefe in Yanagoa Bayelsa State. The NDDC, wants to state categorically that it did not pay any N20 billion naira to any ghost contractor or any one for that matter as demonically alleged by the group. The said sponsored group who claim to be Ijaw Youth further call for the probe of…
By Fred Edoreh Head of Strategic Communications for Team David Edevbie in the race for Delta 2023 Governorship, Mr Fred Edoreh, has disclosed that Olorogun David Edevbie is not interested in the mudslinging type campaigns resorted to by some other aspirants. Edoreh said recent name-calling and deliberate misinformation calculated to tarnish Edevbie’s hard-earned reputation as an outstanding achiever and frontline aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party and the DC-23 is only an indication that the aspirants indulging in the practice are afraid of his high-quality candidature and spiralling acceptance. “We have noted the orchestrated media attacks sponsored by…
Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has again called attention to the deception of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, disguised in its cry of wolf where there is none. The nauseating and brazen distortion this time is propagandized in its latest Press Release titled: “Yet Another 12 Billion Naira Loan on the Neck of Deltans, Thanks To Okowa And Delta PDP,” signed by one Dr. Omene Edafe, posturing as Director of Publicity, in which it tried to cast aspersions on, and reduce to a trifle, a serious aspect of governance involving the sourcing of funds to…
By Sunday Apah The traditional rulers of Delta North Senatorial District have endorsed Delta Central Senatorial District to produce the next governor of Delta state in 2023. HRM Obi Prof. Chike Edozie, Asagba of Asaba and HRM Uche Irenuma, Obi of Abavo kingdom, who spoke on behalf of the monarchs when the Delta Central 2023 (DC-23) lobby group paid them consultative visit at Asaba, Delta State, said they were totally in support of the rotation of the governorship seat on the basis of senatorial districts. They said the DC-23 visit was similar to the one they paid to Delta Central…
By Sharon Ivovi The Delta State Government has assured the people of Ogedegbe community in warri South Local Government that no efforts would be spared in providing immediate succour to pupils of Ogedegbe Primary School recently affected by rain storm disaster. According to officials, the State Government has activated its emergency quick response system in ensuring that learning was uninterrupted in the affected school. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hon. Sunny Ogwu who visited the school on Friday, to have an on-the spot assessment of havoc wreaked on the school by the rain storm…
By OLOMU ONYIYE. First, may I quickly say that faked moral piety & religious pretentions never last in politics. Like the morning dew, they’re easily exposed & vanished at the beckoning of light or heat. Over the years, I’ve taken out time to keenly observe Gov Okowa & if there’s one notable characteristic about him, it is his love & deference to God in all his political pursuits. But then, I hear his critics say this does not really matter & I dare to also ask them: it really does not? Its only an idiot who will not actually bother…