Year: 2019

2019 Polls: Ex-NBA Boss, Oseyenim Congratulates Okowa on his re-election victory

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….. described Okowa’s victory as God’s divine mercy … appealled to the Governor on Nsukwa clan development blueprints By Victor Bieni, ASABA- One-time Councillor in Aniocha South Local Government Legislative Arm, and member Board of Nigerian Law school, Abuja, Barr Chukwuma Oseyenim has fecilitated with Governor Okowa on his second term victory at the March 9th, 2019 general elections and described it as God’s divine, dignity of labour. The legal Practitioner and immediate Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, Asaba branch made this known to Newsmen at his office in Asaba,…

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Warri FHC Didn’t Affirm Omo-Agege Candidacy; It’s Desperation Taken Too Far – Emerhor

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  THE leader of the Mainstream of APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has reacted to the widely circulated news on the online and print media of the purported affirmation by the Warri Federal High Court of the candidacy of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in the 2019 general elections in a judgement delivered on April 2, 2019.  Recall that the candidacy of Senator Omo-Agege had earlier on March 18, 2019 being annulled by a judgement of a Federal High Court sitting at Asaba along with all candidates from Governorship to…

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Breaking: Warri Federal High Court Reaffirms Asaba Judgement On Delta APC

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The Federal High Court sitting in Warri today affirmed that the recent Asaba Federal High Court Judgement, which knocked down the candidacy of Sen Ovie Omo-Agege, Chief Great Ogboru, and others, had comprehensively dealt with all issues regarding the State Executive Council and APC candidates for the last elections.  Justice Emeka Nwite, while dismissing a case filed before the court by Olorogun O’tega Emerhor and others, held that the FHC Asaba Judgement has sufficiently dealt with the contentious issues of Exco and candidates and therefore declined to entertain them. He…

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Passengers, Goods Rescued As Transport Vehicle Bursts Into Flame in Delta

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By Joel Grandball, Passengers and goods worth millions of naira coming from Onitsha Market in Anambra State were all rescued as a popular transport line vehicle burst into flames. The fire incident occurred at 7.20 pm Iwhre-Ovie junction, Ughelli in Ughelli North local Government Area of Delta State it was gathered. According one of the fire fighter who helped to put off the fire, “I was coming from work when I saw people using water to quench the fire and I have to park my car and use my fire…

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ASABA FHC JUDGEMENT: Omo-Agege is in Self Denial–Emerhor

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 ..As Court nullified Omo-Agege, Gov Uduaghan and Others Candidacy. Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has affirmed that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege is in self denial and that the Certificate of Return erroneously issued to him by INEC will soon be retrieved and re-issued to him. In a press release by his aide on media and social communications, Mr Aghogho Orotomah, Emerhor stressed as follows :The federal high court Asaba made a specific order, order no 4 in the court enrolled orders nullifying the full plate of NASS, Governorship and House of Assembly candidates…

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NUJ Pledges Adequate Publicity For Maris Lecture

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… Says Lecture Topic, Relevant For Peaceful Co-existence MEMBERS of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) have said the topic, MANAGING POST-ELECTION CHALLENGES: Nigeria As Case Study, chosen for discussion at the first Maris Annual Lecture is “apt, relevant to strengthen peace and unity of Delta State and Nigeria in general.” Chairman of the Asaba Correspondent Chapel of the Union, Comrade Paul Osuyi who assured members of Maris Trust Council, held that Journalists will partner with them to give adequate publicity to the lecture, emphasised that…

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Refusal of Edo State To Recognize Egbema As A Kingdom, Need For FG Intervention

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By Sunday Apah Nigeria is made up of several ethnic groups, within these ethnic groups, are several tribes numbering over 371, each with its unique culture, dialect and monarch controlling her affairs as it relates to deities and way of life. In order for peace and proper traditional administration, major states in Nigeria like Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Ondo, Kano, Lagos, Benue and others in the six geopolitical zones gave staff of offices to monarchs in their various kingdoms. In Delta for example, Isoko South and Isoko North…

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Court Didn’t Restrain NURTW Members From Collection Of Levies In Delta

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By OMOGHENE BENEDICT, Following a recent report in some of the national dailies that court restrained National Union of Road Transport Workers of the 25 Local Government Areas from collecting illegal daily duties/levies from members of Otor-Udu and Otu-Jeremi Block Industries Association in Delta state, the Otor-Udu and Otu-Jeremi Block Industries Association, yesterday refuted the report, saying it was 18 Local Government Areas and Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Delta state that were restrained by the court. Counsel to the Otor-Udu and Otu-Jeremi Block Industries Association, J. S Sini…

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Dillion Oyuwe Presents Five Motorcycles To APC faithful

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By Joel Grandball  A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress and Protocol Officer  to the Acting Executive Director of Projects, Chief Dillion Oyuwe has presented motorcycles to five persons in Igbide, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.  The beneficiaries are, Mr. Igbe Abraham,  Mr. Ajiro Asaeta, Mrs Loveth Etekuwoma, Ms Iroro Imiti and Mr. Kenny Ukpuru. Speaking on behalf of other recipients,  Mr Ajiro Asaeta expressed gratitude for the kind gesture of Chief Oyuwe Dillion saying; we are delighted to have received this gift of motorcycles from him.  According…

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Security Officers Beat Up N-Power Beneficiary, As F-SARS Arrest Shoe Seller In Ughelli

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By Omoghene Benedict, An N-power beneficiary, Otah Saturday, has appealed to the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Adeyinka Adeleke to immediately investigate the activities of security personnel posted to guide Banks in the state. Otah made this appeal following, an alleged harassment, beating meted to him by security agents attached to an Old generation bank name withheld at Ughelli, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. According to him, “I came to Ughelli from Ovwor-Olomu in Ughelli South to buy a Television and on my way going back…

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