Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, has called on Deltans and Nigerians, particularly the youths, to shelve any intentions of going ahead with the proposed Nationwide Protests slated for August 1st to 10th and, instead, embrace peace and exercise patience with the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the State Governors. The appeal was contained in a Press Release titled: RE: PROTEST AGAINST BAD GOVERNANCE SLATED FOR 1ST TO 10TH AUGUST, 2024: DELTA MONARCHS SUE FOR PEACE AND PATIENCE, and was jointly signed by HRM Major Gen. Felix Mujakpero, ret’d, Orhue 1st, Orodje of Okpe and Chairman, Delta State…
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Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the people of Urhonigbe, in Orhionmwon Local Government Council have promised to cast their votes for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo. The communities of Urhonigbe Ward 7 and Ward 8, which are Urhonigbe North and South respectively, hinged their decision on the good works of Governor Godwin Obaseki and the quality of the party’s candidate in terms of competence, capacity and character. They made the assertion on Monday when the PDP’s Ward To Ward Campaign Train for Asue/Ogie got to Urhonigbe. Speaking at the…
In a carnival-like atmosphere on Sunday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) welcomed over three hundred defectors from the All Progressives Congress APC, Labour Party and other fringe political parties at its Airport Road secretariat in Benin City. Speaking on behalf of the defectors, their leaders: Princess Uzoma Okoli, Mr Chukwenonso Nnabuefe, Matthew Esosa, Chioma Uche all of the labour party; Ernest Aburime and Prophetess Divine Agete of the APC, all hinged their actions on the fact that they decided to join the PDP because they have discovered that the party’s candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, is the only one who has…
Prospective investors looking for a conducive environment and attractive incentives to do business have been invited to Delta State. The Director General of the Delta Investment Development Agency (DIDA) Hon Emeke Elekeokwuri, extended the invitation in Asaba on Sunday at a hangout organized by the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Hon Elekeokwuri, a former member of the Delta State House of Assembly, said with abundant human and natural resources, including oil and gas, kaolin, silica, lignite, among others, in addition to the state’s energetic human capital profile, investors were in for a great deal. He said…
Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday joined hundreds of congregants to worship at the Omega Fire Ministries International, Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area. The worship session presided over by the charismatic televangelist Senior Pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman, warmly welcomed Ighodalo when his presence was announced over the public address system. The visit has been described as a further demonstration of Ighodalo’s commitment to connecting with various communities and different faith groups across the state. In a short address to the congregation, Ighodalo expressed…
The Delta State Civil Society Community, Saturday, gave reasons why it would not participate in the proposed nationwide protests against hunger and economic hardship. At a press conference in Asaba, the Civil Society Community acknowledged that there was hunger and starvation in the country, it however stated that the proposed nationwide wide mass action was a politically motivated coup d’etat. In a communique read by Comrade Okezi Odugala, founding Coordinator of the Delta State Civil Society Community (DSCSC), the Civil Society urged the Federal Government to set up policies capable of ending hunger and starvation in the country. The communique…
The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) expresses grave concern over the alarming increase in kidnapping incidents and herder attacks in Delta State, particularly Delta Central and Delta North. We call upon the Nigerian Police Force and all relevant security agencies to intensify their efforts in curbing these menaces that threaten the peace and security of our communities. In recent weeks, there has been a disturbing surge in kidnapping activities, particularly in state major highways, Sapele-Effurrun road, the East-west Road between Agbarho and Ughelli and between Ughelli/Patani, hardly a day passes without reported cases of kidnap and armed robbery attacks on…
A gale of defection on Saturday hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) as hundreds of their supporters dumped the parties and pledged alligiance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Ward to Ward Campaign Train of Asue/Ogie stormed Ovia South West Local Government. The campaign at wards 5 and 6 comprising of Udo and Ora which was held at the Ezoti Primary School, Udo, witnessed the mass defection led by the duo of Roland Ohenhen and Ovie Ighofose. While Ohenhen led the defectors from the labour party, Ighofose led the defectors from the APC.…
Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has again thanked the mass media over the robust synergy between the state government and working Journalists in the state, saying that governor Sheriff Oborevwori hold them in high esteem. He assured that the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, will continue to partner with members of the fourth estate of the realm, describing the multifaceted and essential roles of the Press as an integral part of government and governance, considering their oversight function as watchdog of society. The State Orientation Bureau Chief gave the assurance…
Day two of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Ward To Ward Campaign got off to a spectacular start on Friday as a mammoth, jubilant crowd welcomed the candidate of the party, Dr Asue Ighodalo, and the party train to Uduna/Oghede ward in Ovia North East Local Government Area. The jubilant crowd repeatedly chanted, “man wen sabi, you are our next governor,” “Asue-Ogie na our own and oduna / Oghede is for you,” amongst others. In his opening remarks, the PDP Chairman for Ovia North East, Hon. Monday Enihoro, thanked the people for coming out en-masse to receive the PDP governorship…