As Deltans are gearing up for the State Council Polls July 13th, 2024, the CEO Of A. Shuttle Limited, Olorogun Kingsley Aghworo has advised chairmanship aspirants in Okpe Local Government Area of the State to be sincere and transparent with the electorate, saying that they should not make electoral promises that they cannot fulfill. He equally advised Okpe chairmanship aspirants in the Delta State forthcoming council polls to let the people know how they are going to generate revenue for developmental projects if elected into office in the July 13th, 2024 council polls. In a press statement made available to…
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Following the released of timetable for the conduct of the forthcoming Local Government elections in Delta State, slated for July 13, 2024, by the the State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has released it’s provinsional timetable in preparation for its conduct. Addressing newsmen in his office on Wednesday May 8, 2023, the Delta State chairman of the PDP, Olorogun (Barr.) Kingsley Esiso, PhD, disclosed that the process will commence from Friday May 10 – Wednesday May 15, 2024 with the sales of forms to aspirants. According to the time table: Submission of Completed forms…
Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured the Nigerian Army that the quota or slots allocated to the state in military recruitment exercises will be fully taken by qualified Deltans. The governor gave the assurance on Tuesday when the representative of the Chief of Army State, Brigadier General Wito Nzidee paid him a courtesy visit in continuation of the Nigerian Army sensitization and advertisement tour of South-South states to partner state governments on sensitization campaigns for the ongoing Nigerian Army 87th Regular Recruits Intake Exercise. Oborevwori who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu,…
Things are looking up for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State ahead of the September governorship election as the National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih has now accepted his appointment as a member of the State PDP Campaign Council. With the latest development, the PDP in Edo state is now poised to prosecute the campaigns with unity of purpose and ensure the victory of the party’s candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo. Additionally, Orbih leads the faction of the party in Edo State popularly called the Legacy PDP. The decision was arrived at during the 586th National Working…
A coalition of civil societies under the aegis of Network of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria, has dragged Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a petition dated 2nd May, 2024 and addressed to the chairman of the anti-graft agency with the title: Naira Even Abuse And Mutilation: Petition Against Senator Monday Okpebholo, the civil societies averred that the “Naira is the official currency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria… The Central Bank of Nigeria which is the institution of…
A group, Delta Riverine Communities Infrastructural Development Initiatives (DRCIDI), has stressed the need for the federal government to hasten the process of participation in the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Resilience Investment Project, in order to access the world bank funding for the development of the riverine communities across the country. DRCIDI, operating under the umbrella body of Motivated Youth And Children Empowerment Foundation (MY-ACE Foundation) and had been at the forefront of the ongoing agitation for an holistic development plans for the riverine settlements, especially the oil producing communities in Delta state. The body in statement signed…
Tragedy as a female police officer, a widow and mother of four, lost her life while on duty post in Rivers State. The deceased officer was at the front of the police station when she was beaten to death by some angry youths who were travelling to another State for a wedding party. Here are the details of the incident -The incident occurred on April 25, 2024, at approximately 4 p.m. in front of Taabaa Police Station in Khana local government area of Rivers State. – A female police officer, Christiana Erekere, was beaten to death by a group of…
Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, Superintendent of Police, SP Bright Edafe, will take his turn as Special Guest of Orientation Panorama, the People’s program on Voice of Delta Radio 97.9 FM, live from 3 pm to 4 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. He will be speaking on the goals, achievements, and challenges of the new Commissioner Of Police, Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, as well as security situation in the state. The PPRO who is well known for his in-depth knowledge of security issues in the state, shall inform Deltans on the efforts made so…
By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq #dsobpress He won 21 local government areas out of 25, to become governor of Delta State. He encountered several electioneering legal battles from within and outside of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and apparently survived the entire 38 Court Cases, never lost any. To God be the Glory. His choice was apt, received with loud ovation except a handful of his political detractors and rivals. His candidacy under the PDP rocked the three senatorial districts of Delta State, and shock her Political foundation. The SHERRIFICATION OF DELTA 23, came in yellow colour, and the people…
By Abel JOHNGOLD ORHEUATA In a lecture, a Nigerian academic and researcher, Professor Olufemi Ayinde Peters, and serving Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), stated that Nigerian universities face many challenges and that the negative perception of these institutions reflects the need for reforms, better governance, accountability measures and increased investment in higher education. Prof. Peters stated this while exploring the profound and unintended consequences of federal government policies on Nigeria’s higher education landscape at the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide 2024 Alumni Lecture he delivered last Friday, at the Dame Edith Okowa Auditorium, University…