Month: April 2022

ALGON Faults UPU Adoption Of Gubernatorial Aspirant

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ASSOCIATION of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Delta Central Chapter, Monday, told  the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, to backtrack and rescind it’s adoption of a gubernatorial aspirant as it’s preferred Urhobo candidate ahead of the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the interest of unity and love in Urhobo land  and the state.     The chapter, in a press conference attended by the local government council chairmen in Delta Central, said; “our attention has been drawn to an advertorial published by the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU on…

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News Features: Delta Stands Still As Omo-Agege Launches Mother Of All Declarations

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  By Annabel Ogheneganre   The crowd was massive. Effurun was practically shut down. It was like a Presidential rally. The sea of heads that graced the occasion was unprecedented. They came from all parts of Delta State. They were ordinary voters hungry for change. They came to identify with their hero and man of the moment. And they came in their thousands, singing and dancing to beautiful music, either improvised or well written and delivered to add exhilarating colour to the occasion. From Anioma area in Delta North, Oshimilli,…

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Shun Politics Of Rivalry To Avoid Bloodshed-Dein Advises Politicians

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THE Dein of Agbor kingdom, Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State, HRM, Dr Benjamin Keagborekuzi 1, has advised the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to guard against bitter rivalry and bloodshed in the build up and during the 2023 general election.   He said Nigerians were in dire need of good leadership that would revive the country’s dwindling economy and not guns and bloodshed.   The monarch gave the advice when the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was in Agbor with chieftains…

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Delta South Leaders, Reiterate Their Support For Oborevwori Governorship Aspirations

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Delta South Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Leaders and Stakeholders Forum in Delta South have reiterated their support for the governorship aspiration of Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori in the 2023 gubernatorial election.   Oborevwori who is the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, is one of the aspirants on the platform of PDP.   The resolve of the PDP leaders to stick with Oborevwori at a meeting in Asaba, Friday is stemmed from their belief in…

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Politics: What Is Amori Looking For?

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  By Annabel Ogheneganre The search for the senator to represent Delta Central as from 2023 has been a tough one. The present occupier of the seat is a man of innocuous political sobriety hitherto unseen in the land. Prior to his ascendancy to the senate, nobody would ever believe that Ovie Omo-Agege could perform this much. He has done well and PDP needs another achiever to replace Omo-Agege. Urhobo needs another ’Aghwemutuwevwi’ to replace Omo-Agege, an indisputable ’Aghwemutuwevwi’.   His APC members are already clamouring for him to come…

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OMO-AGEGE: The Dawn For The Dream Of A New Delta

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By Bala Ibrahim   I have been to every state of Nigeria but Delta, so when the chance came to visit Warri yesterday, my heart was not only filled with the feeling of eagerness to see the place, but the enthusiasm of what to see in the place. In sooth, Warri turned out to be cool, calm and full of fun. My initial worry was security, but the guide said to me, all the security challenges that are found in places like Port Harcourt and Lagos are available here, but…

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News Feature: HRM KING DUKU II @ 70

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By Sunny Awhefeada Human experience as embedded in philosophy is similar everywhere. How life is lived, values and culture may differ from race to race and age to age, but there are some verities that hold for all of humanity in the way our world is viewed and lived. Human values and their measures remain the same hence what is considered good is good and bad is bad irrespective of colour, clime and time. In literature as in philosophy, humanity has had to be confronted with truths that point to…

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Rev Ovo Iboyi Surprises Husband With Birthday Party In Delta

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By Stephanie Ikanone Odiete   It was the gathering of the creme de la crème of the Christian faith in Sapele on Thursday April 14th, 2022 as the wife of the Archbishop, Rev. Mrs. Ovo Iboyi surprises her darling husband with a birthday bash.   The roll call of dignitaries from various work of life who came to celebrate with the Digital Archbishop only confirms the uniqueness of the celebrant Archbishop Godday Iboyi of the Promise Kingdom Ministry a.k.a. Overflow Chapel. Archbishop Godday Iboyi who was astonished on his arrival…

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Delta 2023: Sen Omo-Agege Accuses Gov Okowa For Spending N2b On People Who Don’t Contribute Anything To Governance

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By Kobiruo Joseph & Michael Veloh/ FUPRE      Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has accused the Delta state governor Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa for spending N2b monthly on people who do not contribute anything to governance in the state. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege who represents the people of Delta Central at the National Assembly made this known while declaring his intentions to contest for the governorship position in Delta state at FUPRE, in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.   According to him, “The time…

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Politics: CAP Urges Gov Okowa To Go For National Assignment

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A political pressure group, Citizens Alliance Project, CAP, Thursday, called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, to step up for a national assignment and be part of the team that would rescue Nigeria in 2023.     Making the call during a world press conference, National Chairman of the group, Comrade Shedrack Agediga said their membership strength cuts across all the geo-political zones in the country, adding that; “as a group we are well informed with the politics of Nigeria and we have been following with keen interest”.  …

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