Uromi, the administrative headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State came under heavy political Tsunami on Saturday as a well-known chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Musa Isiwele, a former Deputy Commissioner of Police and former National President of the Road Transport Employees Association (RTEAN), led over 3,000 other members to dump the party and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The earth-scorching defection was witnessed by PDP heavyweights in the state. They include Elder Statesman, Chief Tom Ikimi; the State PDP Chairman, Chief Anthony Aziegbemin; the Director General of…
Author: Spade Nigeria
National Association of Seadogs (NAS) aka Pyrates Confraternity’s Arabella Deck (Ugbowo/UNIBEN axis) of Edo State, in collaboration with Aqua Kanata Deck (Canada), today commemorated World Environment Day with tree planting and environmental sanitation. The event, which aimed at promoting environmental awareness and sustainability, saw representatives from various National and State agencies come together to make a positive impact on the environment. In his opening remarks, the Cap’n of Arabella Deck of NAS, Mr Ehikioya Uduebor, stated that the Feast of Barracuda was a yearly event organized by the Association. And this year’s own is commemorating the World Environment…
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, renowned entrepreneur, Oluwaseyi Tinubu who is popularly known as Seyi Tinubu and billionaire businessman, Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-money have been penciled down for Novelty Charity Award. A statement by Lincoln Ibie, Executive Director, Novelty Charity Foundation (NCF) and Tijani Ali, West Africa Coordinator of the organisation, stated that Halima Dangote, Chief Emma Uduaghan, Regina Daniels, Maryam Babangida (posthumous), King Mohammed Adah, Mrs Owen Diana Omogiafo, Hon. Ahmed Isa, and Sir Sam Jonah are also, among those to bag awards at the occasion. According to the organisers of the award…
It was simply massive, organic and spontaneous when on Friday June 7, Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, stormed the Ward 2 and 3, Ujabhole, Uwesan in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State in continuation of his campaign. In a carnival like reception, heralded by canon shots as a way traditional salute, the unprecedented crowd surged forward with joy and excitement amid singing, drumming and dancing with vuvuzela blaring at top volumes, to have a handshake with the ‘Man Wey Sabi’, and in the process almost…
There was a strong allegations that lsah-Ogwashi people are perpetuating s dastardly act of land grabbing under the directive from the of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku with an alleged support of his elder sister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iwuala, by sending thugs to harass Ubulu-Okiti farmers from farming on their land, with a motive moves of attempting to partition the farm land and sell to sell to real estate developers. The tension brewing from the alleged grabbing made the people of Ogbe-Obi and Ogbe-Iyase in Ubulu-Okiti to appealed to the Delta State government to compel Isah community in Ogwashi-Uku to desist…
By George Etakibuebu An African adage says “No man ever acknowledges that his opponent’s hunting dog is capable of killing a huge grasscutter (a delicious animal).” It is, therefore, not surprising that All Progressives Congress (APC) children of anger, who go by the moniker of Akpakomiza Media Strikers (what a name) whose stock in trade is nothing other than peddle lies and propaganda, are at it again. Still reeling from the debilitating fallout of their principal, Senator Monday Okpebholo’s disastrous outing with Akoko-Edo Development Association, where he was caught pants down “giraffing” what to say, and even at that still…
Operators of commercial motor cycle, otherwise known as Okada riders, have been advised to stay away from the affected eight local government areas where the ban is in force, so as to avoid arrest and criminal prosecution. The Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Orientation and Communication Bureau, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe gave the advise at different media engagements on Thursday, saying that law enforcement agents were given marching orders to immediately commence enforcement in compliance with relevant provisions of the Delta State Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulations, 2024, which was recently signed into Law by the State governor, Rt Hon Sheriff…
By Michael Ovienmhada Once every 70-80 years approximately, the periodic Halley’s Comet blazes a truly spectacular trail across the heavens in a majestic confluence of power and glory that portends uncommon brilliance. Just such a confluence can be personified in one person, with duty, on a mission to shape and change things beyond seasons in timeless, fundamental ways. Over 70 years ago, we had all these qualities come together in one man, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo. He was a man on a mission to tell and to show us that possibilities existed which most others could not wrap their heads…
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, on Wednesday punctured the bubbles of Olumide Akpata, the LP governorship candidate in the September 21 election in Edo State when he declared that the popular Obidient Movement does not belong to or resident in any political party. Olumide has been banking on the Obidient Movement as his superstructure of support for the coming election. But Obi in a series of posts on his verified X handle @PeterObi, unwittingly discarded Akpata from hoping the Obidient Movement. He stressed that the movement supports the struggle for…
The INTEGRITY GROUP of Delta state was appalled by the highly reprehensible publication authored by a faceless group known as “League of Delta Patriots “in a Vanguard edition of 3rd June, 2024.The pedestrian writers laboured albeit unsuccessfully to paint the Oborevwori administration,s one year in office as being cheerless and unworthy of any celebration. As Ambassadors of Governor Oborevwori,s M.O.R.E Agenda, we stand a better stead to do a critical evaluation of the Governor,s one year in office. Before we can do an unbiased evaluation of the one year of the Oborevwori administration we must know what the acronym M.O.R.E…