Day: November 13, 2025

Nite Of A Thousand Laughs Set To Storm Asaba For 30th Anniversary Celebration

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  Africa’s most iconic comedy brand, Nite of a Thousand Laughs, is set to light up Asaba, the Delta State capital, on November 21, 2025, as it marks an incredible 30 years of laughter, creativity, and consistency in the African entertainment landscape. Founded and produced by Dr. Opa Williams, the visionary entertainment entrepreneur from Delta State, the legendary show remains unarguably the mother of comedy shows in Africa. For three decades, it has provided the platform that launched and nurtured some of the continent’s greatest comedy legends; pioneers whose art…

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Why Can’t You Fight With Trump?

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By Sunny Awhefeada   The interrogative title of today’s intervention is directed at the President of the Nigerian Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio. In the wake of America’s President Donald Trump’s christening of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” (CPC), with intimations of a likely military intervention if the Nigerian government did nothing to stop what he called “Christian genocide” Nigerian government people spoke in a measured and supplicatory tone. The responses were most cautious and courteous in a manner with which they…

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UYLA HAILS DAFINONE, JOEL-ONOWAKPO FOR DEFENDING INEC’S INDEPENDENCE

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  The Urhobo Youth Leaders’ Association (UYLA) has commended Senators Ede Dafinone and Joel-Onowakpo Thomas for their principled defence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the Senate debate on the delineation of the Warri Federal Constituency. In a statement by UYLA’s National President, Olorogun (Amb.) Samuel Onoriode Oghotomo (JP), and National Secretary, Olorogun Dr. Augustine Ogheneovo Atiti, the Association described as commendable the rare display of unity and courage by the two Delta lawmakers who stood their ground on the Senate floor, rejecting a motion that sought to…

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Delta Senators, Joel-Onowakpo, Dafinone Thwart Lalong’s Move To Halt INEC’s Delineation Of Warri Federal Constituency

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    A spirited attempt by former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Simon Lalong and Chairman Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, to halt the ongoing delineation of the Warri Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was on Wednesday thwarted on the floor of the Senate by Delta lawmakers, Senators Joel-Onowakpo Thomas (Delta South) and Ede Dafinone (Delta Central).   The two senators firmly opposed the motion, arguing that INEC’s constitutional independence must be respected and that the matter was already before a competent court of law.  …

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Two Gun Missing As Suspected Armed Robbers Attack Vigilante In Delta Community

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TWO locally made guns have been declared missing without trace after a group of suspected armed robbers attacked vigilante members at Ekredjebor community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learned that suspected armed robbers shot a vigilante members on his leg and injured another victim at NEPA quarters of Ekredjebor community. A source from the community who spoke on anonymous condition disclose the incident occurred at the front of Winners Church before they proceeded to the otherside of the community. The source said, “On their…

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