Executive Secretary of Delta State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Very Rev Fr. Christopher Ekabo, has described governor Sheriff Oborevwori as a consummate leader and prudent manager of state resources who came prepared to serve the people, and had achieved so much within one year in office, and counting. He made the assertion in his goodwill message to the Governor on the occasion of his one year in office, and commissioning of the Delta State High Court mega complex by former President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, saying that the governor is indeed fulfilling his electioneering campaigns promises to the people as encapsulated in…
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By Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza Our attention was recently drawn to the advertorial in the Vanguard Newspaper of Monday, June 3, 2024, posted by a group called: “League of Delta Patriots” and titled: “Open Letter To Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori One Year In Office,” which suggested some provocative allusions and completely uncharitable aspersions on the leadership and administration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Executive Governor of Delta State. Suffice it to say that every leadership and administration must necessarily attract its own fair share of criticism, especially those fuelled by mischievous, seditious and even cretinous sensibilities, which,…
Honourable Charity Aiguobarueghian, a lawyer of over two decades and Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, represents the good people of Ovia North East 1. In this concluding part of an interview with a select group of journalists, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and lawmaker from Ekiadolor argues that Edo State will gain nothing by voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming September 21 governorship election considering the hardship, misery, and suffering in Nigeria presently. He adds that the opposition’s policy of deliberately peddling lies and propaganda against Dr Asue Ighodalo, PDP candidate,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby informs the general public that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in black out nationwide. The national grid shut down occured at about 2.19am this morning, 3rd June 2024. At about 1:15am yesterday morning, the Benin Transmission Operator under the Independent System Operations unit of TCN reported that all operators were driven away from the control room and that staff that resisted were beaten while some were wounded in the course of forcing them out of the control room and without any form of control or supervision, the Benin Area…
Ths Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the license of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect. This decision, it said, was to maintain a stable and healthy financial system as authorised under Section 12 of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020. A statement from the CBN by Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali Acting Director, Corporate Communications said the revocation was executed after Heritage Bank breached Section 12 (1) of BOFIA 2020. “The bank’s Board and Management failed to improve its financial performance, posing a risk to the financial stability of the country. Despite various supervisory measures taken…
By George Etakibuebu Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a coalition of several youth organisations under the aegis of Edo Youths Awake Initiative (EDYAI), has declared that the salvation of the state lies in voting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into power to continue the good works of the party in the state, saying that the “woeful and calamitous misrule and rudderless governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the centre in the last 9 years is a potential red flag for the voters to run far away from the APC.” The youth coalition insisted…
By Omoregie Ogbebor_ Adams Oshiomhole’s recent declarations of an impending APC resurgence in Edo State, as reported by DAILY POST, come across as a mixture of wishful thinking and political grandstanding. While he attempts to paint a picture of inevitable victory for the APC, the reality on the ground tells a different story. The people of Edo State have experienced firsthand the failures of APC governance at the national level, and they are ready for a future that only the PDP and its formidable candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, can provide. Under APC leadership, both at the national and state levels,…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, will be delivering the inaugural Personality Lecture at the prestigious University of Ibadan. The lecture titled “The Nigeria Police Force and the Management of Internal Security” focusing on the role of the NPF in managing crisis situations in the country is scheduled to take place on June 3rd at the University’s Trenchard Hall. This landmark event will see IGP Egbetokun addressing a distinguished audience comprising academic scholars, security experts, students, and members of the public, while delving into the intricate challenges of managing internal security in Nigeria, offering insights into…
Honourable Commissioner for Information in Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza has said that ban on Okada as means of commercial transportation was for the best interest of the greater number of citizens in the state. The Commissioner made the clarification while speaking as a guest of Sleek FM Radio Agbor on Saturday, saying that security reports indicated that eight local government areas, comprising Oshimili South, Oshimili North, Ika North East, Ika South, Ethiope East, Sapele, Uvwie and Warri South, are worst hit by criminal activities traced to Okada riders. Osuoza also disclosed that government officials held several meetings with leaders…
By Daniel A. Noah Osa-Ogbegie, Esq., PNM FCAI As a critical stakeholder in the Edo project, I always feel a compelling need to lend my voice to the direction the Edo Nation should go per time. Last year, I came up with a four part essay that critically evaluated the coming governorship election and the Governor Edo needed . My positions were valid at the time and still valid today, but because of the vicissitudes of life, it is imperative for me to revisit some of my proposals , looking at where we are now, but as I said in…