President of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, Chief (Dr.) Bello Oboko has tasked the Federal Government, FG, to prevail on oil companies not to operate behind military terror in order to show respect for human dignity and freedom. Oboko spoke at a simple ceremony put together by indigenes of Gbaramatu Kingdom to mark this year’s Gbaramatu Freedom Day, weekend, in Warri. He also called for payment of the Federal High Court, Asaba, fine of N99billion against the Federal Government over its May 2009 Major-Gen Sarkin Yarki Bello-led military JTF killing of innocent humans and destruction of several communities…
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Rt. Hon. Chief Festus Ovie Agas,* former Deputy Speaker, one time Director General, Direct labour Agency and immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Delta State; the Man stands tall as he formally declares to the leadership and members of DC-23 of his intent to contest the upcoming 2023 Governorship race in Delta State. Rt. Hon. Ovie Agas is a political mobilizer, a promise keeper, a devout Christian and a highly committed family man. The profile of Rt. Hon. Festus Ovie Agas, presents a profound and diligent character. He is native of Oteri-Ughelli in Ughelli North Local Government Area.…
By Patrick Ochei The Anioma Medical Professionals Forum (AMPF) in conjunction with OMIWA Foundation have slated May 22-23, 2021 to hold their next free medical outreach at Onicha-Ugbo in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State. This programme is in line with the groups’ vision of rendering free medical services in rural communities of Anioma and beyond. In a statement respectively signed by Dr. Alexander Awunor Chidubem, Founder and President of AMPF, Dr. Okolie Kenneth Ekenemchukwu, Secretary of AMPF and Mr. Tohan Okenyi, Facilitator of OMIWA Foundation, the medical mission will cover two exclusive days of 22nd and 23rd…
By EJIME UDUEME Governor of Delta, governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has charged elected and appointed politicians to maintain and sustain intimacy with their people by contributing to their socio-economic wellbeing. The governor gave the charge at the empowerment for the people of Aniocha/ Oshimili Federal Constituency by the Minority Leader of House of Representatives and member representing the area in the Green Chamber, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu. He described Elumelu as a true representative of the people in the area of empowerment and legislation, adding that the lawmaker was a vibrant voice for the PDP and the country. He said…
By Fred Edoreh Recently, Sahara Reporters published a story on the 3.7km road linking Idheze and Okpe-Isoko in Delta State. Though without a byline, the story draws from a somewhat wolf alarm raised by one of its associates, Amour Udemude, on his Facebook page earlier on same day. It narrated that following a heavy downpour, a portion of the road was submerged by rain water and concluded that the contractor did a “shoddy job” and must have shortchanged his people with the cover of the state government for political patronage. Even though Amour Udemude appears to many…
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday 15th May, 2021 flagged off the distribution of empowerment items worth over 300 Million Naira to 456 beneficiaries drawn from Anioha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of the State. The empowerment items, sponsored by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and member representing Aniocha/Oshimili in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu was distributed to the beneficiaries in an event attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamili at the Cenotaph, Asaba. Items distributed included; tricycles, motorcycles, electricity generating sets and Deep Freezers geared…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Discussing the subject matter of influxes of young married women’s unfaithfulness to their spouses and how rampantly and barefaced women goes about, historians, African Traditional Religious believers and sociologists bares all we need to know about the Urhobo marriage culture. Our Urhobo young girls are of the habit of asking repeatedly why is it that our ancestors are always punishing Urhobo women who are traditionally married and became unfaithful to their husbands, while the same ancestors look the other way when their husbands are unfaithful. Contributing, a University of Ibadan trained Historian, Isaac Esezi Otomowe, disclosed…
Ejiro Sam Akporode Delta State is one of the states in the South-south that always sits on the keg of gun powder during any gubernatorial election. The state is strongly and significantly divided along the line of interest of senatorial districts regarding governorship elections. The predominantly PDP state has since 1999 evolved an unwritten gentleman agreement of rotation of the governorship position among the three senatorial districts. The Central Senatorial District produced the first governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, in this current democratic dispensation. After a tour of duty of eight-year, the power shifted to Dr. Emmanuel Eweta…
By Charles Nwabardi. The Southern Governors recently held an enlarged meeting in Asaba and resolved among others that there will be no more open gracing in the southern part of Nigeria. This resolution has a part that say that the Federal Government should support willing states that want to help the herders develop ranches. What a magnanimity! This move by the Southern governors was supported by their people, southern legislators in both Senate and House of Representatives. What else? The owners of the house have spoken. The people of the Southern part of Nigeria live in the South,…
BY Charles Nwabardi Three Kidnapping suspects that have been in police wanted list for various criminal offenses committed in the past have died from injuries sustained after being attacked by the mob recently for another kidnapping attempt at Ogharra, Ethiope West Local Governmet Area of Delta State. DSP Edafe Bright, Acting Police Public Relations Officer to Delta State Police Command in a statement said that the 3 suspects who were confirmed dead in Ogharra Hospital were: Onome Efetobor, Collins,(Surname unknown) an escapee from Benin Correctional Centre during Endsars and one Glory Reuben all males. The Release further said that…