Category: State

We’ll Soon Appoint Permanent Secretaries – Oborevwori

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…lauds HoS for Her Integrity Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Sunday, assured civil servants in the state that his administration will soon appoint Permanent Secretaries. Governor Oborevwori made the promise during a thanksgiving service held in honour of the Head of Service, Dr. (Mrs ) Mininim Oseji, at Church of God Mission, Asaba Bishopric Headquarters, on Sunday. He held that the appointment of the Permanent Secretaries would be thorough, guided by due process and divine wisdom. Praising God for His divine hand in the appointment of the Head…

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NBA Publicity Secretary Harassed By Road Safety Official In Delta

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              THE Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Udu Branch, Chief Akpokona Omafuaire has cried out over what he described as an unjust and arrogant display of power by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) along the Ozoro/Oleh roundabout in Delta State.   According to Omafuaire, he and some colleagues were on their way to a professional assignment at Ozoro when the incident occurred.   The road safety officials, he said, physically obstructed their movement after demanding a bribe and…

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DELTA: Family Suspends Council Chairman Over Alleged Assault, Intimidation

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  Elders accuse Egbo of physical attack, financial impropriety, and dishonesty       In a dramatic move that has sparked shockwaves across Delta State, the Abovwe family of Uduere in Ughelli North Local Government Area has suspended the Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Council, Chief (Barr) Jaro Omuvudu Egbo, from all family meetings and activities over what they described as gross misconduct, physical assault on elders, and fraudulent conversion of communal property.   The resolution was reached at an extraordinary elders’ meeting held on May 12, 2025, at…

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Edwin K. Clark (1927 – 2025): A Salute to a Brave and Fearless Comrade, In The Struggle For Resource Control In Nigeria

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By Onoawariẹ Ędevbiẹ Urhobo Historical Society   Chief Edwin Clark passed away on February 17, 2025; the news immediately sent shock waves down my spine, reminding me of his last phone call. The phone call was a culmination of a series of many phone interviews made to gather information for the book, Olomu and the Development of Urhoboland and Western Niger Delta, which Peter Ekeh co-edited with me and Peter Ishaka. Elder Clark was apparently pleased with my account of him in the book that he requested that I see…

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Embrace Investigating Reporting Gov Diri Urges Journalists

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  …..Learn from Dele Giwa to standards   Elizabeth Vincent, Yenagoa   Journalists in Bayelsa State and across Nigeria have been urged to reaffirm their crucial role in society by returning to the core values of embracing investigative journalism.   This call was made by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, during the inaugural Bayelsa Media Summit held at the State Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, the state capital.   Eghwrudjakpor who represented the state Governor Douye Diri at the event, lamented the decline in investigative journalism, contrasting…

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Easter Celebration: Urban United holds monthly meeting

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…passes Vote of Confidence on Delta State Governor By Gradeone Henry Foremost social political pressure group, Urban United Development Forum (U²DF) recently held its monthly general meeting at the group secretariat in Ughelli North local government area, Delta state. The group Chairman, Comr. Felix Olokpa (JP) urge all members to shit their swords and embrace peace in the spirit of love as we celebrate the Easter. He admonished all members both within and diaspora to work in unity to revamp the house for a stronger and formidable Urban United ahead…

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Delta APC Carpets Sobotie Petition Against Morka, Calls For His Suspension

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State Executive Committee of the Delta State All Progressives Congress, APC, has called for the suspension of the state chapter chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie over his petition against the National Secretary of the Party, I Barr Felix Morka.   The SEC members in a petition, expressed dismay over the petition brought against Morka without this approval.   According to the petition,   Dear Sir, *RE: PETITION AGAINST THE NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY, BARR. FELIX MORKA, FOR GROSS ABUSE OF OFFICE AND CALL FOR HIS REMOVAL* We, the majority members of the…

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DELTA APC AND LESSONS FROM UGHELLI SHOW OF SHAME

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By Kennedy Bienose   By now, it should be crystal clear to all students of politics, especially unbiased members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, that the Leadership Council (by the way, this unconstitutional political contraption would have been inaugurated by now if not for the swift decisive intervention of the National Working Committee) being proposed by some leaders as panacea for peace and unity among stakeholders of the Party is decidedly skewed against one target: Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, former Deputy President of the Senate and gubernatorial…

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My Regret Is Not Meeting With Pa EK Clark When He Instructed Me Before He Died-Taiga

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THE immediate past president general of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, world-wide, Olorogun Moses Taiga has revealed that he regretted for not meeting with late Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, when he instructed him to see him in January before his death. He made this revelation when he paid condolences visit to members of the Clark family at Kiagbodo community, Burutu local government area of Delta State. According to Olorogun Moses Taiga in his condolence message, “The lost of our father is a great one but we know he has gone to…

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Delta APC Gains Momentum As Top PDP Member, Ikpokpo Defects

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  In a significant boost to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Chief Itiako Ikpokpo, a two-term chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the former Deputy President of the Senate and leader of Delta State APC, welcomed Ikpokpo into the party fold at a grand reception in Uro-Irri on Saturday. Omo-Agege described the PDP as a party that represents retrogression and lacks ideas to stimulate economic growth, stating that its grip on Delta…

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