By Fred Edoreh Somehow, our national conversation shifted from the inflationary cost of living occasioned by surely needed but poorly managed petroleum subsidy removal and untutored foreign exchange management policy, to a new-old national anthem and, more recently, to a charade about local government autonomy. There has been an interesting propaganda that the reason why the local governments are unable to function effectively in the delivery of infrastructure is because state governors “steal” their money through the Joint Account. Former President Muhammadu Buhari painted a sordid picture of this when, in December 2022, he told the members of the Senior…
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The Chairman, 2024 Campaign/Election Committee in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Okorodudu Aduge Darlington, JP, has congratulated the Council Chairman, Hon. Ashima Festus, his Vice, Hon. Mrs Florence Bisina, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the victory recorded in last Saturday Council Elections and subsequent inauguration by the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday in Asaba. Okorodudu’s felicitation was contained in his congratulatory message made available to newsmen in Warri yesterday. According to him “Dear Hon. ASHIMA FESTUS, Please accept my warm congratulations on your victory in the 2024 Local Government Council Elections. It is…
England have once again missed out on the Euros trophy, after Spain secured a 2-1 victory. The result has dashed England’s hopes of lifting a major men’s tournament trophy for the first time since 1966. After a tense first half, Spain’s Nico Williams scored in the 47th minute to push the side ahead. Jude Bellingham then set Palmer up for glory, as he equalised in the 73rd minute of the match. England’s hopes were soon dashed, as Oyarzabal’s late-stage strike gave Spain a 2-1 lead. Heartache has rippled across the country, as England fans at home and in Berlin saw…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, has emphasized the crucial contributions of the Faculty of the Social Sciences to the university’s image and development. He highlighted the local, national, and global relevance of the faculty’s staff, students, and especially its alumni, saying that the Faculty had no doubt brought ovation to the University. Professor Adebowale gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by the members of the Faculty of the Social Sciences to his office. He congratulated the faculty on the establishment of the new Department of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management…
By Patrick Ochei The Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District and Chancellor of the Sports University of Nigeria (SUN), Idumuje-Ugboko, Senator Prince Ned Nwoko has said that the pattern of winning by the PDP in all elections in Aniocha North, Delta State and beyond since 1999 is a reflection of the people’s massive support for the party. Nwoko made this submission while monitoring the Local Government elections in Aniocha North on July 13, 2024, with particular appearance at Idumuje-Unor, Issele-uku and Onicha-Olona polling centres. At Idumuje-Unor where he met with leaders of the party, including the incoming Vice Chairman, Lady…
Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, has commended Journalists, security agencies, as well as youths and Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, for ensuring peaceful conduct of the 2024 local government council elections held on July 13, 2024. Chief Executive Officer of the State Bureau, Dr (Barr) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, gave the commendation on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Asaba, the State capital. He said the multifaceted collaborative efforts of the security agencies, the youths and the mass media enabled DSIEC to conducted a transparent, free and fair local government council elections throughout the 25 local government areas in…
The Chairmanship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Aniocha North Local Government area, Hon. Emma Bazim Chinye, has been declared winner, in the Delta State Local Government Election, held on Saturday, July 13th, 2024. The PDP Candidate defeated his APC opponent, Mr. Richard , in a landslide victory. Announcing the result on Sunday at the DSIEC Headquarters in Asaba the returning Officer for the election in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Mr Egomagwuna Iloba Sunday stated that Hon. Emma Chinye of the PDP polled 26,512 votes to defeat his APC opponent, Mr Richard Aninye who scored 451 votes.…
By John Mayaki In Anikulapo, the popular Netflix film directed by celebrated filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, viewers were treated to the spectacle of a mute king. He wouldn’t speak in public, instead whispering inaudibly to a chosen mouthpiece, who would then voice his thoughts to the gathering, whether of chiefs or villagers. Several explanations were hinted at for the mystery, one of them being that he was traumatized into silence after witnessing the brutal slaughter of his father in battle. It was an interesting, if not perplexing, reality for his subjects and viewers of the film. Today, the people of Edo…
By KAYODE OLAGUNJU We had all gathered with excitement in our Federal Road Safety Commission branded white tee-shirts and shots in Abuja in April 1988, waiting to be addressed by the Chairman of the Corps, the African first Nobel laureate, the legendary Wole Soyinka. Yes, we all wanted to feel him, the reason why some of us decided to be part of the pioneering group of the just established agency. Of course, I had always known him from far and had seen him before at the University of Ife. I could even remember i drew a picture of him picked…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Ifeanyi Osuoza, PhD has described the July 13, 2024 Local Government Council election in his Ward as free, fair, credible and transparent, even as he has predicted a landslide victory for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the statewide polls. Osuoza who spoke to newsmen shortly after casting his vote around 10.30am, at his polling Unit 007 in Ward 10, Idumuje Ugboko, in Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State, commended the State Independent Election Commission, DSIEC, for ensuring that election materials and personnel arrived on time and the process was conducted seamlessly, in…