Dear Senator Monday Okpebholo, I bring you greetings. I am an indigene of Edo State but resident here in Lagos. From my surname, you should be able to guess that I am from Edo Central Senatorial District, and importantly, not far from your Uwuesan community. This should suffice for introduction, I guess. On Tuesday, May 14th, you caused to be written and published by your media aide, John Mayaki, a laughable and unsolicited advice that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Asue Ighodalo, should step down from the race because of “alleged loyalty to anti-Oba agenda.” This…
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has confirmed that he fired his lawyer and longtime friend, Prince Bobo Ajudua. The singer confirmed the news on his Instagram story while reacting to a blog post that suggested he sacked Bobo Ajudua, over embezzlement. Reports emerged that Davido recently sacked his long-term business partner and lawyer for embezzling $370,000. However, reacting, the singer stated that that wasn’t the case, clarifying that they are still friends even though they are no longer business partners. Sharing a screenshot of the report via his Instagram account, he wrote: “This was…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is currently enmeshed in a web of political office sharing scandal, it was learnt on Wednesday. According to a source close to the candidate, the Edo Central lawmaker has offered his seat at the Senate to at least four different former governorship aspirants who contested the primary with him, promising to facilitate their going to the senate if they can support him to become governor. The source affirmed that as at the last count, Sen. Okpebholo has promised to support four different Esan…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has initiated a peace-building process to resolve the issue between His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, and some suspended Enigie. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with some Enigie in Edo South Senatorial District, held at the residence of Prof. Gregory Akenzua in Benin City, Obaseki said the meeting is aimed at understanding the issues at stake with a view to brokering peace and ensuring reconciliation of the aggrieved parties. He noted that the move is intended to facilitate the withdrawal of the existing…
By Felix Ofou Joseph Goebbels, the author of Nazi propaganda, is known to have said: “repeat a lie, often enough, and it becomes the truth”. He became notorious for coining fables and seeking to project same as truth. In Delta State, this master of illusion seems to have converted a tiny clique as disciples, with lies as their merchandise. These persons not only live in a fool’s paradise, but also seek to convert the majority to embrace the truth from a convoluted lens. Ever since, it became obvious that Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori was likely to become the Governorship candidate…
Senior Policy Adviser to Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Funkekeme Solomon, has charged media and communication aides to governor Sheriff Oborevwori, to work as a team, shun eye service and to exhibit high standard of professionalism in the discharge of their assigned responsibilities. He gave the charge on Monday in Asaba at an interactive section and presentation of copies of “Delta State Service Compact With Deltans” as encapsulated in the Servicom document, to the media and Communication units of Government House Asaba. According to the Senior Policy Adviser to governor Oborevwori, the state governor directed that in order to…
OBIARUKU/Nigeria* : Amidst the political horse trading in Ukwuani LGA, ahead of the forthcoming Delta State Local Government elections, the Equity Forum, a coalition spanning the two major political blocks in the LGA, has elected Barr. Richard Okolocha as it’s preferred chairmanship candidate to contest the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election. The Mock Primary election to determine the potential Chairmanship candidate was conducted after a rigorous selection process, which saw the legal luminary, Barrister Richard Okolocha emerging victorious with 11 votes and securing his candidacy for the group’s Chairmanship position. Indeed, as the 2024 Local Government Area Elections loom…
Delta Unity Group (DUG), the main political and leadership think tank in Delta State, has lauded the appointment of Sir Itiako Ikpokpo as the Director-General of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON). Ikpokpo was Friday confirmed as the Director-General of ALGON following his earlier nomination by Hon. Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, National President of ALGON. In a congratulatory message to Ikpokpo, also known as Malik by friends and political associates, the National Publicity Secretary of DUG, Sir Sunny Areh, said Ikpokpo takes over the affairs of ALGON with an impressive pedigree in management and administration. “Malik, a two-term Chairman…
BridgeRadio (98.7 FM) has approved the appointment of Mr Ruke Ignatius Edjeren as Head of Content, Presentation and Productions. The versatile veteran is highly regarded in the Media Industry, for his creative style, originality and his penchant for hardwork. At the Unveiling ceremony during the BridgeRadio 2024 Retreat and Strategic Session, the Chief Executive Officer BridgeRadio, Dr Henry Nzekwu said, he decided to bring in an experienced veteran and national figure in broadcasting to serve as a guide to the younger generation at BridgeRadio. He hoped that Mr Ruke Edjeren’s wealth of experience will be able to play a pivotal…
Ahead of the governorship election in Edo State, a coalition of youth organisations under the aegis of Edo Youth Arise Initiative (EDYAI) has tasked the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo to stop the “regime of lies and propaganda.” The group argued that the opposition’s resort to peddling lies and propaganda was apparently because it doesn’t have anything to campaign with and that was unacceptable. The youth group in a statement by its National Coordinator, Jerome Omonogbe Tadefua, on Tuesday in Benin City, expressed disappointment that the APC and Okpebholo…