BY Norbert Chiazor “Some broken hearts never mend, Some memories never end, Some tears will never dry.” Country crooner, Don Williams 1977 hit song surged in the psyche, as one read Zik Gbemre’s malicious piece on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Okuama incident. Who is Zik Gbemre? No relation with the great Zik – Nnamdi Azikiwe, please! Zik Gbemre is a man with an incurable spleen on Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Rt.Hon. Sheriff Oberevwori and, in fact, anyone successful. Gbemre, red-faced and notorious for corrosive tantrums, had been making reckless pronouncements against predecessor and successor, peaking his uncivil lamentations in…
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The wife of the immediate past Chairman of Oshimili South Local Government Council, Mrs Uche. MaryRose Ezenyili, has approached the Ubulu- Okiti Customary Court for the dissolution of her three-year old marriage with Dr Obi Kelvin Ezenyili. The petitioner, in suit number UDCC/ 6/2024 averred that the marriage has broken down irretrievably and that she could no longer live together with the respondent as husband and wife. Mrs Ezenyili gave other grounds for seeking the dissolution of the marriage to include that she and the Respondent were incompatible as there was lack…
By Sharon Ivovi In a significant move to harness robust policies to further improve on the standard and quality of education in the South-South States, the Delta State Government on Thursday played host to a meeting of the BRACED States Commissioners for Education and that of Science and Technology. The Commissioners who had robust deliberations on how to advance education in the region, said there was going back in their shared determination for a collaborative synergy. The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Nyerhovwo Tonukari while welcoming his education commissioner counterparts and that of Science and Technology from the…
Members of the civil society groups in Delta state have picked hole in the media reports that some women protesting alleged police extortion in Ughelli on Tuesday were shot at by the police, noting that there was no iota of truth in the claim, as the police engaged the minimum riot dispersing rule when it became obvious that the peaceful protest had been hijacked by hoodlums. Describing the media reports as false, baseless and unfounded, the civil society groups in a separate statements made available to newsmen, yesterday, admonished media practitioners in the state to desist from attempts at instigating…
By Pat Gbemudu The Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), has commended the management of the State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC) for all the strategies adopted to ensuring that more Deltans were enrolled into the scheme, even as they asked for quality assurance as the enrollees increases. The Chairman, DTHA Committee on Health, Hon Ferguson Onwo, made the commendation when he led members of the Committee on an oversight function to the head office of DSCHC, in Asaba, on Wednesday. Other members of the Committee led by Hon. Onwo were the Committee’s Vice Chairman, Hon Emeka Asamuta, Festus Utuamah, member,…
The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta State has been drawn to the rant of one Zik Gbemre wherein he singled out His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State as the object of his butt. The party in a statement signed by the State Secretary, Engr. Dan Ossai said: “It would not have dignified the unnecessary attack with a response but for the fact that it made reference to the party, which fielded and worked hard during the campaigns leading to Deltans giving their overwhelming votes to the PDP candidate who today…
Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori is resetting and repositioning governmental institutions, and structures to enable him accomplish set out goals, sustained impeccable standards in governance and delivery of dividends of democracy to all Deltans. Executive Assistant on Communications to Delta State Governor, and Head of the State Orientation Bureau, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe made the assertion on Wednesday May 8, at the post 2023 governorship election meeting of executives and members of the Coalition for Media Politics and Governance, CMPG, held at the conference hall of the Bureau in Asaba, the state capital. He said the monumental achievements…
The Dr Asue Ighodalo and Osarodion Ogie Campaign Council for the Edo 2024 Gubernatorial election wishes to express strong disapproval of actions that tend to insinuate any form of disrespect for the highly revered person of Oba Ewuare II , Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, and the Royal throne of the Great Palace. We are convinced that those who have cause for concern about issues relating to the Palace should explore all available traditional mechanism for resolving issues, rather than resorting to the Law courts, especially when such persons are related to the Royal linage. We counsel that such action…
Some companies including MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, BUA Foods Plc, and the Nigerian unit of Cadbury Schweppes Overseas Ltd., have announced their successful access to dollars to fulfill their foreign currency commitments. This achievement signals a notable reversal from a prior era of greenback scarcity, which had previously hindered their capacity to repatriate profits or settle payments with overseas suppliers. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, made this known via his X handle on Wednesday, May 8. He wrote: “MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, BUA Foods Plc and Cadbury Schweppes Overseas Ltd.’s Nigeria unit, have…
A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State has upheld the powers of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate and prosecute officials of Delta State Government who allegedly engage in corrupt acts. The Attorney-General of the State had filed a suit challenging the powers of the Commission under Sections 6 and 28 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 (ICPC Act) to investigate State finances and invite Delta State officials for interviews in the course of investigations. The Plaintiff in the Suit FHC/CS/165/2023 also contended that by Sections 120, 121,…