By Akindele Ayekooto After IBB annulled the first set of party primaries in SDP and NRC, where it was obvious for Yar’adua (Shehu) and Ciroma(Adamu) to emerge respectively, he also proscribed the duo among others from participating in politics. Yar’adua then sponsored Atiku to run in his stead. Kingibe, the SDP chairman, backed by majority of the SDP governors, also threw his hat in the ring. Abiola, a business mogul from Abeokuta also joined the race. The SW approached Yar’adua to support MKO Abiola, citing the fact that the zone also supported him in the annulled primary. But Yar’adua insisted…
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By Abel Johngold ORHERUATA In a bid to ensure that no one is left behind, the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s-led administration, yesterday, through the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), has taken its MORE Agenda Health Insurance Scheme to Onicha-Ugbo and Ute-Okpu, in Aniocha North Ika North East Local Government Areas of the State. The flaged-off ceremony which separately took place at Idumu-Omu Quarters, Ogbekenu in Onicha-Ugbo, and Ute-Aloahen Quarters, Ute-Okpu, saw a total of 540 persons (120 in Aniocha North and 420 in Ika North East) in it’s first phase registered, captured and being presented with the Commission’s Health Insurance…
In commemoration of June 12, now christened Democracy Day, Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, has urged all voters in the state to make the lessons of June 12 count in the forthcoming election in the state. In a statement on Wednesday by Team Asue Media Organisation (TAMO) in Benin, Ighodalo was quoted saying the greatest honour anyone can do to June 12 is to make sure the lessons of that epoch making event are repeated at every election and thereby entrenched for generations to come.…
By Zik Gbemre Governor Seyi Makinde has just signed a 100 million dollars Oyo State partnership with Shell Nigeria Gas, SNG, to build a Gas Distribution Plant and pipelines to distribute gas to industrial layouts in the state. The concern here is that this gas will be sourced from the Utorogu Gas Plant, same plant in the heart of Delta state, currently supplying gas to the Egbin Power Station, Otta in Ogun state and beyond through the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCO) to West African countries. What stops Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on thinking along this line to industrialise Delta…
By George Etakibuebu Though the September 21 governorship election in Edo State is 101 days or more than three months away, Senator Monday Okpebholo’s sandcastle has begun to disintegrate in earnest. This is not entirely surprising. Any structure built on a false and fraudulent foundation, no matter how beautifully designed, is bound to collapse. Okpebholo’s edifice has started unraveling much sooner than expected. In February, Okpebholo, the senator representing Edo Central, was declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the coming governorship election in the state in a rather controversial circumstances that left political observers trying to…
By Zik Gbemre It is imperative to call the DPO and his patrol team at the Otu-Jeremi Police Divisional Office in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State to order and stop their growing indulgence in extortion of members of the public. The DPO and his patrol team are so blinded by the lure of extortion on motorists and commuters in Ughelli South to the point of compromising the protection of critical national assets, particularly oil and gas assets in their sphere of operations. This public misconduct was displayed on Saturday 8th June 2024 in an encounter with Amos Okpobe,…
By Zik Gbemre The frenzy, spearheaded by Rev Francis Waive, among serving Delta State’s National Assembly (NASS) members over Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s puerile gift of jeeps to them is the height of glorification of insensitive governance induced by extreme greed and shamelessness. Since March 14th, a rubber-stamp Delta State House of Assembly, playing Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s script has suspended Hon Matthew Omonade, member representing Ughelli North Constituency 1, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The victim’s offense was protesting that the Governor has plagiarized his intellectual property. A bill he (Omonade) conceived, presented for the House for…
Chairman of Ethiope East Local Government Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon Felix Erhimedafe, has released the 2024 LGA council electioneering campaigns time table scheduled to commence on Wednesday June 12. A statement on Monday by the Chairman of Media and Publicity Directorate, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, said the campaigns will commence with visits to Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ovie of Umiaghwa Kingdom and Ovie of Oruarivie Kingdom on Wednesday June 12, as well as visit to the President General of Urhobo Progress Union. He disclosed that the party’s Chairmanship candidate for the election, Hon Augustine Ogedegbe…
Delivering judgement in Port Harcourt earlier on Monday, Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Rivers State High Court, held that the claimants failed to prove that Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers, had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Gbasam further held that membership of a party is only proven by being listed on the party’s register, or by membership card, adding that television ceremonies and or verbal statements, were not enough to show the same. Interestingly, the PDP had filed a motion to be joined in the case, and was added as the fourth defendant. Justice Gbasam further held…
A total sum of N1,143.210 billion May 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country. The revenue was shared at the June 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. A communiqué issued by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) revealed that the N1,143.210 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N 157.183 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N463.425 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.146 billion…