By: Shehu Gabam I have watched with desmayed a condemnable and barbaric act of name calling as well as an insult on the personality of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari by some gang of hyenius elements at Abuja House in London. It rather unfortunate that this Protest is led by Reno Omokri who spent all his preaching hatred and division among Nigerians as his tweets proved his hate speech against the President ,his tribes and his region . The sudden appearance of Saratu Audu a daughter of the former Nigerian Minister and a reknown Professor…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The viral video of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr Danladi Umar, and his aides, assaulting a security guard, Mr. Clement Sagwak, at Banex Plaza, Abuja requires very little annotation. It illustrates an unambiguous example of lawlessness, arrogant disdain for public morality and the violation of rights and dignity of a private citizen. It reveals in unmistakable terms, the culture of impunity in our country. The subsequent incompetent and poorly worded statement by the CCT’S spokesman, Ibraheem Alhasssan and a follow-up interview by Mr Umar himself, which attempted to pull the wool over the eyes of…
By Victor Bieni, Asaba The leadership of Voice of Anioma/Oshimili People (VAOP) has commended the efforts of the Manager, Organization for the Advancement of Anioma Culture (OFAAC), Prince Andrew Obiokolie for being one of factors, Anioma Sons and daughters that had immensely contributed to the growth and development of Anioma Cultures in Delta State, Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the World. VAOP National President, Comrade Sir Bieni Victor Emenike today being 6th of April, 2021in a press statement made available to newsmen in Asaba, Delta State capital described OFAAC National Managing Coordinator as the “Cultural Symbol” of Anioma Peoples…
The Ologbotsere of Warri, Chief Ayirimi Emami, has dismissed the unveiling of Prince Tsola Emiko Monday April 5, as successor to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, insisting the revered Warri Monarch has not joined his ancestors. Chief Emami, spoke in reaction to the announcement by the Iyatsere of Warri, Chief Johnson Atserunleghe at Ode – Itsekiri in Warri South Local Government Area, where Chief Atserunleghe declared that Prince Tsola Emiko is the successor to Ogiame Ikenwoli, the Olu of Warri. He declared: ” The Olu has not joined his ancestors. As far as I am concerned, whatever was done…
By Charles Nwabardi The police in Delta State has arrested four suspected kidnappers while their victim, Mr. William Aduwoma was rescued unhurt. A Team of humility Police personnels in the Divisional Headquarters in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government of Delta State led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Ogedengbe Areguamen swiftly moved into the bush at Aradhe in his in oo Isoko North Local Government where the victim was rescued. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe said the suspected kidnappers who were aware that Police were closing in on them fled leaving their victim…
A drug trafficker, Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh, has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, NAIA, with 2kilogramme of heroin, which has a street value of N564million, concealed in the lining of false bottom of his suitcase. The 40-year-old suspect from Ikpoba Okha Local Government area of Edo state was arrested at the departure lounge of the Abuja airport during an outward clearance of Ethopian aircraft 911enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa-Italy. Under interrogation, Odeh claimed he has been living in Italy since 2015 when he got into the country through Libya. He said he works as a labourer in a farm…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 30th March 2021 flew to the United Kingdom, for what Presidential officials have described as a ‘routine medical check-up’. This would be the sixth time the President would travel to London for medical reasons since he became Nigeria’s President on May 29th 2015. He had made similar trips on February 5th, 2016, June 6th 2016, January 19th, 2017, May 7th, 2017 and May 8th 2018. If President Buhari were a private citizen, he would be entitled to seek medical care from any part of the world and retain medical professionals of his choice. However it…
By Sam Duvwode Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has expressed shock at the death on Saturday of former Acting Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sam Obi, saying “service to God and his peoples’ interests defined the political life of Sam Obi through to his death”. Otuaro, who spoke through Mr. Bulou Kosin, his Senior Special Assistant on Press and Communication, said “while his people of Ika North East LGA retained his impressive services as Legislator in Delta State House of Assembly for three consecutive tenures two of which he reigned as Speaker, Rt Hon. Sam…
UDU – THE Nigerian Bar Association, Udu branch has petitioned, Chief Macaulay Ovuozorie, Chairman Warri/Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency over alleged exclusion of Udu area from projects executed so far, calling fora change of tactics. The call was made weekend by the legal body through a letter written to the agency which copy was obtained by Vanguard in Warri yesterday. In the letter signed by branch Chairman and Secretary, P. Mekako ESQ, and P. T. Danbury ESQ, the association thank the Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for setting up the various development agencies. The letter read in part, “We the…
No fewer than four “Urhobo Herdsmen”, masquerading as Fulani herdsmen has been apprehended by a combined team comprising of police, Department of State Security (DSS), local vigilante and youths in Abraka, Ethiope east and Obiaruku, Ukwuani local government areas of Delta State. The Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Abraka and Umutu mobilized and embarked on a joint operation to Government Reserved Land, Obiaruku, where suspected “Urhobo killer herders” uses as their hideouts just as they opened fire on sighting the police but were repelled by the teams. Police Public Relations Officer PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that during the gun…