The former Deputy President of the Senate and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has described judgement of the Court of Appeal in the appeal he filed against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State as a redemption deferred for Deltans. While he deeply respects their Lordships, Senator Omo-Agege is convinced that the learned justices clearly misapprehended the reformed electoral jurisprudence that now prevails to deepen democracy in the country. In a statement issued after the decision and signed by his Media…
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Appeal Court Quash Omo-Agege Petition Against Gov Oborevwori
The Court of Appeal in lagos has affirmed the election of Rt.Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as governor of Delta state. Oborevwori, flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP,was declared winner of the March 18,2023 Delta governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),after he secured 360,234 votes to defeat Obarisi Ovie Omo Agege of the All Progressives Congress APC, who trailed behind with 240,229 votes. The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, had earlier on September 29, confirmed the election of Oborevwori as the duly…
Read MoreCommissioner For Land, Survey Sack By Governor Of….
The honourable Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Physical Planning, in Imo State, Noble Atulegwu has been sacked with immediate effect by the State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma over a yet to be unidentified reasons. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Cosmos Iwu in Owerri, “The governor also suspended his Special Adviser and General Manager, Imo Housing Corporation, Mbakwe Obi. “The sack of the commissioner and the suspension of the special adviser were with immediate effect. “The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has approved…
Read MoreIs Nigeria Worth Calling A Country?
By Sunny Awhefeada, The harsh and disparaging title of this essay was uttered by a sixteen year-old girl, fresh out of secondary school. It was her response to her mother’s correction on a family whatsapp platform that the name of a country should be spelt with an initial capital letter. After thanking her mother for the correction, the lass fired the salvo, “Is Nigeria worth calling a country?” The worried mother then realized that the daughter’s scripting of Nigeria as “nigeria” was a deliberate act of negation and revolt…
Read MoreNDDC: Chiedu Ebie To The Rescue
By Tony Eluemunor, Thursday, 16th November 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board with Mr. Chiedu Ebie as chairman, a radical departure from the trend since year 2,000 (23 years ago) when Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and Mohammadu Buhari, appointed lackeys to lead NDDC. Mr. Ebie’s appointment is a recalibration of the NDDC, taking it back to what it should have been if it had not been taken hostage by pretenders. The result, since 2000, has been a disaster foretold. For an…
Read MoreDelta Vigilante Chairman Killed, For Killing A Colleague At Burial Event
TENSION is currently high in Ughevwuhe community as the vigilante chairman was allegedly beaten to death for killing his colleague at burial ceremony in the community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state. It was gathered the deceased vigilante chairman, identified as Lucky was shooting sporadically at burial ceremony of a chief priest when one of the bullets hits his colleague, Mr Emmanuel whose surname could not be ascertained. According to sources, There was a burial ceremony of the community Chief Priest and the vigilante chairman came and started…
Read MoreGive Attention To Policy Formulation And Implementation-Dr Fish Urges Govt
FEDERAL and State Governments have been urged to prioritize policy formulation and implementation to create an enabling environment that would allow businesses to thrive and wake up in the country. This called was made by the Chief Executive Officer of Doctor Fish Agro Consult, Israel Yusuf, at a seminar organized to mark the 2023, Global Entrepreneurship Week Speaking of during the event, Dr Fish held that the world is going into entrepreneurship and it is time our government wake up to policy formulation and implementation. According to him, This gathering…
Read MoreUrhobo Youths Laud Sen Dafinone Over Database Initiative
Urhobo Youth Group Hails Senator Dafinone’s Database Initiatives, Expresses Confidence In His Representation Leadership and members of the Federated Movement of Urhobo Youth Leaders FMUYL, led by Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon JP, have reposed confidence on of the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District National Assembly, Okakuro Ede Omueya Dafinone. Coordinator of the group, Prince Jifas Sony Ogbon, made this known while fielding questions from journalists at Olomu, in Ughelli South local Government Area of Delta state. According to him, “The Federated Movement of Urhobo Youth Leaders are…
Read MoreBayelsa APC Lashes Jonathan Over Partisan Role
By Elizabeth Vincent,/Yenagoa Former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has been lashed for playing politics at the just concluded governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission., INEC by the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joshua Maciver, Maciver described former President Goodluck Jonathan, endorsement of Gov. Diri, before the election as disheartening as a former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria According to him, as a former President and leader to a, Jonathan would have played a non partisan and a fatherly role rather than endorsing one…
Read MoreUDU: Olorogun Sam Akpimegi, A Perfect Choice For Ughelli Kingdom -Kpohraror
SPECIAL Adviser to the Executive Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Council, Amb. Kpohraror Efeludu Emmanuel,has disclosed that the emergence of Olorogun Sam as the president general of Ughelli Descendants Union (UDU), Olorogun Sam Akpimegi, JP, is a perfect choice, with him at the helm of affairs in the kingdom. Kporharor made this known while fielding questions from newsmen recently on the inauguration of the newly executive of UDU. According to him, “Olorogun Sam Akpimegi and his executive will work in synergy with the security agencies, local vigilante to ensure…
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