SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS BOSU DIO JP. AYAMABULOU 1 THE IBENANAWEI OF IDUWINI KINGDOM, BURUTU, DELTA STATE On the Occasion of the visitation of the Technical team set by the Chief of Naval Staff to Inspect Possible Location for a Forward Operational Base for the Burutu Ports Project in Iduwini Kingdom. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral A.Z. Gambo, who sent this Naval personnel present here today. Leader of the Naval Technical Team, Rear Admiral N.B Nagenu. Other eminent members of the Technical Team. Leader of the…
Read MoreBoundary Dispute: Okowa Urges Warring Communities To Embrace Peace
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on communities embroiled in boundary dispute, which has led to crises and loss of lives to embrace peace to pave way for meaningful development. Okowa made the call on Saturday at the funeral of late Professor Abednego Ekoko at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Uzere in Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. He said that no land was worth the life of any individual and urged Isoko people to embrace peace in honour of late Ekoko who was an accomplished boundary…
Read MoreDelta 2023: Chigbue Drums Support For Oborevwori
Congratulates Him For Making DC-23 List *** Calls on Deltans to disregard publication purporting that Oborevwori stepped down from Governorship race. An Abuja based entrepreneur, Dike James Chigbue has drummed support for the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on his 2023 governorship aspiration, describing him as the best man for the job. He said in a press release on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 that the…
Read MoreProf. Ekoko Saw My Future, Inspired Me-Askia
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh has revealed that late Prof Abednego Ekoko saw his future and inspired him from his teenage. Bashorun in his verified facebook page disclosed that Ekoko saw his tomorrow and advised him to build on it. According to him on his page, “Prof. was cooking something big. He asked for my contributions. I did and on October 28, 2021, he sent me this on WhatsApp: “This is brilliant. Again, big congratulations. God bless you greatly.” Days after, Prof. passed…
Read MoreAgbarho Cult Clash: Over Five Killed As Police Arrest Eleven Suspects
By Michael Veloh NOT fewer than five persons have lost their lives in Agbarho community in a suspected cult clash between two rival groups in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State recently. Though the cause of the renewed crisis could not be ascertained but it was gathered that the cult groups identified as Eiye and Black Axe (Aiye) confraternities. Those killed in cult related clash according to security source are, Lucky Oritse, Blessing Owumi, Samuel Oshodi, Lucky Obrakaro, Bartholomew Ajifu, while the sixth person could not…
Read MoreDTHA 2023: Sylvester Dugbo Throws Hat Into Delta State House Of Assembly Race
By Emmanuel Ejovwoke A Nigerian United Kingdom (UK) entrepreneur based Prince Sylvester Ogba Dugbo has expressed his willingness to fly the People Democratic Party, PDP flag for the Udu State House of Assembly seat in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. In a media chat with Olorogun Luke Obemiguren Djebah, JP, Director of Dugbo Campaign Organization, in Udu town recently said that Hon. Sylvester Dugbo is beacon of hope for Udu youths, women and Udu development, describing him as a 21st century intellectual leader with solid entrepreneurship skills. Olorogun…
Read MoreDelta 2023: Oborevwori Remains A Frontline Aspirant- Otu
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt.Hon. Sheriff F.O Oborevwori JP FICMC, has commended Deltans for the massive support for his gubernatorial race. The Speaker who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Dennis Otu, berated a faceless author circulating a mischievous and malicious publication concerning the governorship race by Mr. Speaker. The evil machinations of the author is to deliberately promote falsehood and deceive the gullible. However, Deltans are wiser and…
Read MoreRandy, Jemirheri, Kogoro, Skypop, Oyawiri, Emma, Martins, Tiro, Igeyen, Others Contribute Cash To Assist Late Ward 7, Chairman’s Children
By IK ODIE-SAPELE Great personalities of Ward 7 led by Mr Richard Randy Okotie and other leaders of like minds has contributed the sum of 364,000 naira to assist the children of late Mr Peter Agboghoroma who until his death was the chairman of the ward. Late Mr Peter Agboghoroma died on Sunday December 26th, 2021 and his burial has been slated for Saturday February 19th, 2022. In a bid to assist the children and ensure that they give their late father a befitting burial, great personalities of ward…
Read MoreAnalysis & Opinion: And The Sons Of Senghor Prevailed
By Sunny Awhefeada Watching the final match of the just concluded African Cup of Nations was quite emotional for me. It was not about the presence of twenty-two players on the football pitch in Paul Biya’s Cameroon. It was not about the charged atmosphere, the shouts, anxiety, fear, significant and telling as they were. What competed for my attention with the aforementioned was our past, the history of Africa, her not too distant past. The two countries that played in the final, Egypt and Senegal, hold so much allure…
Read MoreDelta Guber: DC-23 Pressure Group Cannot Present Candidate For Election But Political Party -Augoye
The immediate past commissioner for works in Delta state and gubernatorial aspirant for the 2023 election, Mr James Augoye has called on his supporters to ignore the screening exercise of Delta Central lobby group, DC-23 as it can not present a candidate for any elections except a political party. Augoye made this statement on his facebook page after the emergence of Olorogun David Edevbie, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori as the candidates cleared by DC-23 pressure group to contest for governor come 2023 in Delta central.…
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