By SEGUN ODEGBAMI The eve of this New Year has been a long and dark night. As a new day births…along the endless passage of time, Nigerians must deliberately choose, for the sake of their sanity, to hope for a new direction for Nigerian sports… …rising northwards, building up fresh momentum and optimism to replace the gloom thrown over the whole world, like a blanket at bedtime, in the past 2 years. So, today, we wake up to 2022 and feast, drinking lavishly from the fountain of hope. I hope that the wind of common sense will start to blow over…
Author: Spade Nigeria
BY EVELYN OKONMA The Wife of the State Governor and founder, 05 initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, yesterday presented gifts and offered prayers for the first baby of year 2022. The star baby of the year, Miss Edith Marvin Enyosa who weighed 3.7kg at birth, was born at 12:01on January 1, 2022 at the Central hospital, Agbor to the family of Mr and Mrs Marvin Enyosa. Dame Okowa, who was overwhelmed with joy on seeing the first baby of the year, welcomed her with songs of praises to God. She said year 2021 was a unique year and that in all,…
WARRI/ Lawyer and human rights group have petitioned the Area Commander of the Nigeria Police, Warri Area Command, Warri, Delta State, following the attempted murder of one Karo Ijala because of little domestic argument. According to C. E. Umweni Esq., in the petition titled “Assault, Brutalization, Malicious Damage of Property and Attempted Murder of Karo Ijala”, Mr. Ijala had secured their professional services to pursue the case and protect his life from further harm on his person. “We have been briefed and our professional services retained by Karo Ijala; hereafter referred to as our client and on whose narration and instruction we lodge this…
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday assured people of the state of greater dividends of democracy in 2022, with a call for more prayers and support. He made the call in his New Year Message to the people, and expressed gratitude to God for seeing Deltans through 2021 and into 2022, remarking that last year was a very challenging period for the state, its people, the nation and the international community. In the message contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, Okowa thanked Deltans for their continued support to his administration…
Former Commissioner for Finance and immediate past Chief of Staff to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Chief David Edevbie has described 2022 as a year of decision that will offer Deltans the opportunity to determine the future of the State by consolidating on the achievements of the incumbent administration through their choice of his replacement. The Governorship aspirant in his 2022 New Year message appealed to all Deltans to resolve to live together as one and avoid sowing the seeds of division and discord amongst one another. “United, there is nothing we can not achieve, divided there is nothing we can do.”…
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of the New Year, urging them to put behind the gloom of the past and approach year 2022 with greater optimism and faith for a better Nigeria. The caucus in a Statement by the Minority Leader, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu further charged Nigerians to come into 2022 with thanksgiving to God and reinforced zeal as the year brings them nearer to the end of “the calamitous era of an incompetent, suppressive and anti-people administration in our country.” They said that the New Year presents Nigerians…
ASABA/Nigeria: The member representing Ukwuani State Constituency, and Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ochor Christopher Ochor, had felicitated with the people of Ukwuani, asking them to continue to have hope, and faith in God, as they enter the New Year, 2022. The legislator stated this in his New Year message to the people of Ukwuani in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Enebeli, made available to the press on Friday, December 31, 2021. He emphasized the fact that it’s the grace of God that had seen the people through the previous year,…
We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challenges along the path to build the great and prosperous Nation of our dream. 2. I salute the courage and resilience of all Nigerians, which was evident in 2021 as this nation, like other countries of the world, faced significant challenges that occurred as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to restore the global economy and social order. 3. The persistent insecurity in certain parts of the country…
WARRI/Nigeria: Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and 2023 Delta Governorship Aspirant, Chief Braduce Amakazi Angozi, has felicitated with the people of Delta State in the New Year, expressing his desire for a collective agenda to achieve a New Delta come 2023. Chief Angozi in his New Year congratulatory message to Deltans made available to the Press, thanked God for protecting the life of Deltans and prayed for Devine provision for all, including residents of the state, so they would live a good and comfortable life in the year 2022. He said, “I thank God and congratulate all Deltans…
The people of Ase-Omuku community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta state, have said there is palpable fear and anxienty in the over alleged plot to invade and arrest indigenes on trumped up charges. A prominent leader in the community, Chief Okwudili Obi, in a statement on Wednesday, 29th, and made available to newsmen, said the alleged plot to invade and arrest was in view to install dissident community members who refused to abide by the peaceful resolution of the Delta State government. He recalled how the Police invaded the Community and arrested him ( Chief Okwudili Obi),…