Popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, was interrogated by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged money laundering on Monday. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja, at about noon on Monday, was undergoing interrogation by the operatives of the commission as of the time of filing this report. Though allegations against the socialite were sketchy as of press time, a source disclosed that his case bordered on alleged money laundering and tax fraud. The source said, “Obi Cubana was arrested and brought to the EFCC…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu had said that the huge success recorded at the just concluded National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was a clear attestation of the readiness of the Party to regain power at the centre in 2023. In a statement on Monday November 1, 2023, Rt. Hon. Elumelu applauded the seamless conduct of the Convention and said that the unity of purpose and spirit of sportsmanship witnessed at the event held in Abuja, despite daunting challenges, underscored the democratic credentials of the PDP as a veritable platform for…
ASABA-DELTA State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sunday, described the State Executive of the party put in place by Chief Festus Keyamo led Leaders Council as illegal, an afterthought, insisting that there was no harmonized list after the October 16th Congress. The APC in a statement by Mr. Pius Ituru of the Directorate of Media and Publicity, condemned the press release announcing the harmonization of the State Executive of the party credited to a group of persons of who “parade themselves with an illegal contraption called “Delta State APC Council of Leaders. “We wouldn’t have responded to the misadventures…
By Dominion Okiemute By February, 2023, the electorate in Delta State will go to the polls to elect a governor that would steer the affairs of the State for a period of four years. Anticipatorily, Deltans will be expected to make an informed choice amongst the candidates that will be vying for the number position in the state. Perhaps among the qualities Deltans will be looking forward in arriving at their choice of candidate will include competence, experience, intellectual capacity and the antecedents of the candidates. However, among those who have indicated interest in the number seat of the state…
The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district in the National Assembly (NASS), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has tasked members of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), on professionalism. The Deputy Senate President, who was represented by one of his Senior Legislative Aides, Engr. Joseph Adimabus, stated this on Thursday October 21st at the 2021 Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) public lecture with the theme: “Niger Delta Economy: Building A New Face For The Region”, in Asaba Delta state. He tasked members of the forum to always do a reappraisal of online publishing on the…
By: Kazeem Ugbodaga Prosperity preacher, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has narrated how he gave one million dollars offering to God in one single service. Ibiyeomie is the founder and Senior Pastor of Salvation Ministries, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He said the time he gave the one million dollars offering was in 2012. In his words: “One day, in 2010 I said I was going to give one million dollars as offering which today is about five hundred and sixty five million naira. “I said I’m going to give it in one offering. When I said that, everybody was looking at…
A former President of the Senate, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Ayu, a consensus candidate for the position, took over the leadership of the main opposition party alongside 20 others elected into various positions within the PDP National Working Committee. The new set of leaders were elected at the party’s national convention which began on Saturday and lasted till the early morning of Sunday. Hundreds of party delegates participated in the election of the new national officers at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Culled from Channels TV…
The Executive Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government, Delta State, Hon. Kevin Okwechime, has commenced the construction of an ultra modern skills acquisition centre for the youths of the local government area. The Centre is located at the premises of the Local Government Council at Issele-Uku, the administrative headquarters of the local Government Area. Speaking with Journalists at the project site on Tuesday, October 26th, Hon. Okwechime said that his administration embarked on the project in consonance with his campaign promise to the youths of the local government area. He said that his administration is set to empower the youths…
The Delta State Government has started responding and fulfilling the pledged support for accident victims who have keyed into the State Passengers’ Welfare Scheme. This was confirmed yesterday when the State Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Basil Ganagana presented a cheque of One Hundred and Eight Thousand Five Hundred Naira only for compensation of victims of Saturday, October 23, road traffic crash on the Benin-Lagos road, involving a Libra Motors’ vehicle. While presenting the cheque to the victims’ families on behalf of the Delta Passengers’ Welfare Scheme, the Commissioner for Transport urged Deltans and other residents of the state to embrace…
The Chairman of Accreditation Sub-Committee of Saturday’s National Convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday said the planning and outcome of the convention would prove that the party was ready to rescue Nigeria from prevailing challenges. Okowa, who is the Governor of Delta, made this known in his remarks at a meeting of the Committee held at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja. He said that PDP was ready to take over leadership at the centre in 2023, emphasizing that the convention would strengthen unity and democracy not only in the party but in the country.…