My Marriage With Emily No Longer Exist- Ejovi

By Promise Erukakpomre   Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Friday said the marriage between him and Mrs Emily Ejovi has broken down irretrievably. Ejovi in a statement, titled legal notice/disclaimer signed by himself, said: “I wish to inform the general public that I was married to one Emily Ejovi (nee Apiloko) under the Urhobo native law and custom. “That there was no children from the aforesaid marriage. “That the marriage has broken down irretrievably as the said Emily has moved out of the house. “That both families met and the dowry paid…

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UPU At 90: Read Full Press Release By Olorogun Moses Taiga At Uvwiamuge-Agbarho

AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY OLOROGUN (DR.) MOSES OGHENERUME TAIGA, JP, PRESIDENT-GENERAL, URHOBO PROGRESS UNION (UPU), WORLDWIDE, AT THE WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNION, ON WEDNESDAY, 3RD OF NOVEMBER 2021, AT URHOBO CULTURAL CENTRE, UVWIAMUGE-AGBARHO. Gentlemen of the Press Introduction It is with great delight that I address this press conference this day 3rd November 2021. This day ninety years ago, our forebears took the critical step towards Urhobo nationalism to properly locate us in the Nigeria that will emerge after colonialism. Our…

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States Retaining VAT Will Bring Govt Closer To People As Cybersecurity Expert Prof. Akpodiete Cautions FG

    BY JOE Favour & Andrew Darrah /UGHELLI  United States of America based Professor of Cybersecurity, Alexander Akpodiete, has cautioned the Federal government to yield to the demands of states in order to bring government closer to the people. He stated this while reacting to the outcome of the meeting of South South Governors recently where they insisted on joining Rivers States over VAT suit. According to Dr. Akpodiete, “If the states are allowed by the federal government to be collecting VAT, more development will be extended to the…

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BEDC Staff Replacing 11 KVA Pole, Wires Electrocuted In Ughelli

By Erukakpomre Promise & Andrew Darrah-Ughelli   A staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has been electrocuted while replacing a damaged 11kv pole in Ughelli metropolis, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The deceased who was simply identified by sympathizers as Mr Monday and other staff had went for the replacement of the damaged at a street very close to  Afiesere junction, it was gathered. Sources at the scene disclosed that Monday whose wife recently put birth, and his other colleagues has gone to repair and…

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Nigeria IGP, Alkali Orders Investigations Over Alleged Invasion Of Justice Odili Apartment

Nigeria Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali has ordered for a thorough investigation of the alleged invasion of Justice Mary Odili apartment in Abuja by suspected security men. In a statement signed by Frank Mba the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters said, the IGP has called for calm, promising that the Force will do all within its powers to unravel the perpetrators and motives behind the breach with a view to bringing all indicted persons to book. According to the statement, REPORTED INVASION OF JUSTICE ODILI ABUJA RESIDENCE:…

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Keyamo Led APC Faction In Delta State Is Illegal -Ituru

The Directorate of Media and Publicity of  the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sunday, described the State Executive of the party put in place by Chief Festus Keyamo led Leaders Council as illegal, an afterthought, insisting that there was no harmonized list after the October 16th Congress.   The APC in a statement by Mr. Pius Ituru of the Directorate of Media and Publicity, condemned the press release announcing the harmonization of the State Executive of the party credited to a group of persons of who “parade themselves…

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