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URHOBO TRADITIONAL JURISPRUDENCE AND PRIMOGENITURE

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BY CHIEF BOBSON GBINIJE   “Whilst thou waitest for dead men’s old shoes, thine own exertions might procure thee new ones. Be like the bee, and thou shall gather the honey of life and not cursed dungeons”— Napoleon’s Oraculum   The tradition of primogeniture entails the total non-negotiable handing over of power of attorney over properties, titles, positions, etc to the eldest son. This is a very common practice all over the world. The eldest son and not the eldest daughter is looked upon as the pretender to the throne.…

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Delta 2023: Anger Against Oborevwori Is That He Do Not Belong To Class Of 1999- Ighedo

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  The Vice Chairman of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Olorogun Daniel Ighedo has said that the move by some elements to stop the Governorship ambition of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori was because he do not belong to what he referred to as “Class of ’99”. In a Press Statement made available to newsmen in Asaba on Wednesday , August 3rd, 2022, the Uvwie Local Government Area Vice Chairman, averred that the Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 gubernatorial primaries held in…

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PVC Registration: Atawa-Akpodiete Foundation Has Given Hope For A Better Nigeria- Beneficiaries

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By Politics Governance, Residents of Deltans and beneficiaries of the one million  naira give away have commended the Atawa-Akpodiete foundation and Atawa Political Vanguard for reviving the hope of Nigerians towards a better future at the 2023 general elections through its sponsored free registration with free light and a token. This commendation was given at a  two day Permanent Voters Card registration exercise and N1 million give away to people with PVCs held at The Earth Is Lord Ministries Inc, Asaba, Delta state. A beneficiary of the give away, Mrs…

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Groups Urge Buhari To Inaugurate NDDC Board To Avoid Hostilities

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Community Development Committee of Oil and Gas Producing Areas of the Niger Delta (CDCOGPAND) and Oil Mineral Producing Communities Traditional Rulers Forum (OMPCTRF) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to implement his “renewed promise last week to inaugurate the Board of NDDC, whose members he duly nominated, equally forwarded to the senate for screening and confirmation as the NDDC Act prescribed but who are yet to be sworn into office to do their work three years since the process of the appointments were completed.” In a statement jointly signed by its…

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Four Vehicle Occupants Roast To Death In A Road Accident At Ughelli

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FOUR unidentified persons have been confirmed dead in a road accident involving a Toyota picnic and a stationed truck conveying cement in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. The accident, it was learned happened after Ekiugbo-Ughelli junction by the East/West by Hausa market as the the picnic vehicle was loaded with  adulterated diesel with two occupants. Sources revealed that, the picnic driver lost control due to excess speed at about 6:14 am on Monday (yesterday) and rammed into a stationery Dangote truck loaded with cements killing its two…

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Why Delta Councilors Shut Down Council Over Alleged N15M Borrowing Without Approval

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Councillors from the  Isoko South Legislative Arm, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, recently shut down the council’s secretariat in Oleh to protest against an alleged borrowing of N15 million by the local government Chairman, Mr. Victor Asasa, and his poor administrative style.   The Councillors who could not boldly protest against the Rivers state based chairman of Isoko South hired and  mobilized youths, to besieged the gate of the Local Government Council at the early hours of Thursday, 28 July 2022.   Armed with placards with various…

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Wike Calls Atiku Followers Scavengers, Sets To Speak On Primary Election After Projects Commissioning

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  “The presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar when he unveiled his vice presidential candidate, no right thinking member and lover of this party will say the speech he made on that day was fair. Forget about the rainseekers, forget about the scavengers, I never reacted to it. I said, this party belongs to all of us. Thereafter, he appeared on Arise TV, see the statements he made. Several lies were told and then you say I should not react to some of those issues, that would not…

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NIGERIA OUT-OF-CONTROL INSECURITY: SIMPLE SOLUTION BUHARI SHIES AWAY FROM

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  By Zik Gbemre   Insecurity in Nigeria has gone beyond the control of insensitive President Mohammadu Buhari. A situation where the Guards Brigade of the President is killed by hoodlums/terrorists is a cause for alarm. It is a show of force, by the bandits, that nobody is protected from them. The Guards Brigade are special troops of soldiers responsible for protecting the President of Nigeria and the Federal Capital of Abuja, his seat of government. When those responsible to guard the president are not safe then it calls for…

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Delta North Monarchs Celebrates Asagba Of Asaba At 98

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By Uruemu Favour,   DELTA North Traditional Rulers Forum, has congratulated its Chairman and Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof) Chike Edozien, on his 98th birth anniversary. The Forum in a statement by its Vice Chairman and the Obi of Abavo, HRM Uche Irenuma, described the Asagba as a father figure who has impacted greatly on his people. Saying the Royal father has distinguished himself as a medical scholar and teacher, the traditional rulers said the Asagba has provided purposeful leadership for his people and residents of Asaba, the state capital,…

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Education: With ASUU For Nigeria

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By Sunny Awhefeada The lad clad in a neat sky blue school uniform could not have been more than eleven years of age. But his conviction, innocent as it was, rang true and it was enough to tug at the heart of a Hitler, Mussolini. Idi-Amin or Abacha. Together with his school mates, this unknown school boy, yes the cognomen unknown is the buzz word in today’s Nigeria, joined other people of goodwill to protest against the Federal Government’s insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians in the provocatively shoddy manner…

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