The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, shone brightly on Monday night at his first engagement with Edo Diaspora Community in Europe. The meeting which held at the Reggio, Emilia Via Cherubino Forzani, Reggio Emilia, Italy, and monitored by our correspondent via a zoom link, recorded an impressive attendance. Ighodalo, who was accompanied by his wife, Mrs Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, to the meeting, spoke extensively on his plan for Edo State to intermittent rapturous applause from the attendees. The meeting which coincided with the release of his widely…
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Delta State Head of Service (HoS), Sir Reginald Bayoko, has called for increased media engagement and participation in governance so as to put the people on the know of government activities and policies. The Delta HoS made the assertion while commemorating Bridge Radio 98.7fm’s 7th anniversary, yesterday in Asaba. Bayoko lauded the station’s role in promoting qualitative and inclusive governance through its programs and objective reporting. While noting that Message-Wise Limited, owners of BridgeRadio 98.7FM was celebrating the 7th anniversary of its broadcast station with honor and pride of place intact, he added that “The Asaba ace broadcast station…
Youths of Akugbene Community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, Monday, embarked on a peaceful protest over the purported cancellation of the contract for the State-owned Model Technical College project at Akugbene Community. In a news report circulating in the social media space, yesterday, with the headline: “Delta State Governor Sheriff Cancelled Akugbene Technical College, queries the award”, the protesters kicked against the purported decision of the governor, asserting that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori should rather work for the completion of the project. Speaking on behalf of the youths, a youth leader, Eparukumoh Edward Ebi, called on Governor Oborevwori…
Dear Noble Anioma People and Esteemed Stakeholders. I write to you today with a heart full of hope,determination and patriotism not only as your Senator but as a fellow Anioma person who shares our collective dreams and aspirations.The creation of Anioma State is not just a political goal; it is a deeply collective mission that I have been committed to for many years. The demand for Anioma creation is unarguably the oldest agitation in the history of Nigeria,started in the 1950s by the people of Aboh and Asaba divisions in the Western regional House of Assembly. It is a struggle…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has arrived Europe in his determination to engage the Edo Diaspora in continuation of his campaign ahead of the election. In Edo State, the Diaspora community plays a very significant role in influencing the pattern of voting back home. The engagement is scheduled to start on Monday, June 24 through June 29 and will see him holding crucial meetings with sons and daughters of Edo State in five major cities across Europe. The itinerary shows that he would be at…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has expressed his sympathy with the President and founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, popularly known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, over the fire incident that gutted the church’s headquarters in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday morning. In a statement by his media team on Sunday, Ighodalo was quoted saying that he was saddened by the destruction of the edifice but thankful to God that no life was lost. “I feel deeply saddened by the fire incident that destroyed the headquarters…
By Fred Edoreh In Ayi Kwei Armah’s “The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born”, we come across a bird called Chichidodo. The interesting thing about it is that it hates excrement so much but it’s best food is the maggot which grows best in excreta. Even when Chichidodo pollutes the air, it runs as if something else is pursuing it, forgetting that it cannot run away from itself. The contradiction of the Chichidodo best describes the latest outburst of former Deputy Senate President and failed candidate of the APC in the Delta State Governorship election, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege. Last week,…
Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, will be installed as the Distinguished Patron of the Association of Urhobo Sons and Daughters in Federal Civil Service of the federation, AUSDFCS, at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development in Abuja, on Saturday June 29. National President of the Association, Mrs Okolakpa Alimatu Voke, gave the hint when she and the Social Welfare Director, Mr Unuafe Onovughakpo Henry, paid a working visit to the Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, at the Bureau’s office in Asaba, the State Capital. She said the…
By Amazing Pen I’m Natasha, the CEO of Sunnyville Enterprises, a successful businesswoman with a warm and jovial personality. At 38, I’ve achieved professional success, but my personal life is a different story. My chubby physique and advancing age have led to rejection and disappointment in my quest for love and marriage. As I approach 40, the pressure to settle down and start a family weighs heavily on my mind. One afternoon, during my lunch break, I stepped out to grab a bite at a nearby café. As I savored my meal, my former employee, Rachel, who I had fired…
Amid economic hardship, a Nigerian man, Vincent Odiri Lucky, today married two women same day in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. Similarly, another young Nigerian man, Mallam Umar Faruk Muhammed is preparing to marry two women, Sadiya Salihu and Safinat Shuaibu, simultaneously in a rare ceremony set to take place in Kogi State. The wedding fatiha is slated to occur at the respective family compounds of the brides. In what will come across as a really exciting affair for them, the Nigerian men, Vincent Oviri Lucky from Delta State and Mallam Umar Faruk Muhammed from…