By Kelvin Ohoror The Chairman of Oleh Community Development Committee Chief Obaro Ekokobe has denied and debunked totally any involvement in the alleged attempted kidnap and assassination of Chief Jubilant Igelige, the Isoko Development Union Publicity Secretary over the Oleh leadership tussle. It will be recalled that on the 10th of December 2021, Chief Obaro Ekokobe, the Secretary to the Odiologbo of Oleh Kingdom, Chief Otovo Festus, Chief Zaiki Okupa a member of the CDC, alongside with Mr. Ikwenu Moses, a driver to the Odiologbo were arrested and…
Read MoreJifas Ogbon celebrates new year with women, presents food items, cash, wrappers
By Philo Ezewu As we entered the year 2022 with joy and happiness, a Special Assistant (SA) to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Youth Development, Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon ,in continuation of the new year celebration, hosted women from Olomu kingdom, and other parts Ughelli South local government area of Delta state presenting them with food items, money and wrappers. While celebrating with the women, Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon said he is happy that God keeps everyone of them alive even in the midst of the hardship and ravishing pandemic year.…
Read MoreAnalysis & Opinion: A Christmas Without Christmas
By Sunny Awhefeada A new sociology, virulent, irascible, unrelenting and pervasive, is out there attempting to subject our past, including our very recent past, to erasure. The drastic occurrences and, even radical, changes of the last twenty years have turned the world into a strange phenomenon that we suddenly didn’t know. We have become victims of our own tendency to outdo the order of nature. The pursuit of knowledge, advancement in science and technologies and their attendant discoveries have become a double-edged sword dangling over humanity’s feeble neck. The world…
Read MoreBAROVBE’s DEMISE, A GREAT LOSS – OMO-AGEGE
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed shock and sadness over the demise of renowned educationist and founder of the prestigious Westminister College, Lagos, Chief Johnson Barovbe, Chief Barovbe, a former President and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the influential Lagos-based Urhobo Social Club passed on recently, aged 81. The Deputy President of the Senate noted that even as a private citizen, the prominent Urhobo traditional chief contributed to the improvement of the society. In a statement signed by Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser, Media and…
Read More2022: Keep Hope, Faith Alive, Delta Speaker, Oborevwori, Urges Deltans, Nigerians
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has felicitated with all Deltans on the new year celebration, urging them to be steadfast in their prayers for the state at all times. In his New Year message contained in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, the Speaker noted that the year 2021 had gone into history with all its challenges and prayed for a peaceful and Prosperous New Year for Deltans in particular and Nigerians in general. The Speaker…
Read MoreDelta Speaker Oborevwori Mourns Late Barovbe
…Describes him as iconic figure in Urhoboland The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly and Deputy National Chairman, Conference of Speakers of state Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed sadness over the sudden demise of Chief Johnson Barovbe. He described the late Chief Barovbe as an Iconic figure in Urhobo land, saying his demise was a very painful one. In a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Dennis Otu, the Speaker lamented that the death of the iconic figure, leader of thought, scholar and…
Read MoreChristmas: Oborevwori Urges Nigerians To Live In Harmony
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has felicitated with all Deltans and Nigerians at Christmas, urging them to show love to one another. In a Press Statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, the Speaker who is also the National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria, implored Deltans to be at peace with one another now and always as taught us by Jesus Christ. While saying that Jesus Christ was the reason for the…
Read MoreEx-militants Warn Bayelsa State Govt Against Return Of Oporomor Cluster Board Members
By Ebebi Sefugha/YENAGOA Ex-militant leaders in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa state have issued warning to the state government over the alleged returning of Community Trust members to the Oporomor Cluster Board. In a statement signed by “General” Clinton Ebiama, spokesperson of the state chapter of the ex-militants, Phase II, and “General” Akpos Gala Komman stated that “It would be a grievous mistake for any former member of the Community Trust particularly from Amabulou community to be returned into the Oporomor Cluster Board while many others are waiting. According…
Read MoreDeltans Will Be Elated When I Unveil My Agenda-Edejewhro
Former Delta State Commissioner, former Chairman, Uvwie Local Government Council, a one-time elected councilor, Ward 10 and Leader of Uvwie Legislative Arm, Sir (Hon) Bright Onajefe, Gift Edejewhro is a frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State. In this interview with, Omamuzo Efidhere and Markson Isaac, he bares his mind on his aspiration, his agenda, DC-23 screening report and rotation amongst others. Can we meet you Sir? I am Sir (Hon) Bright Onajefe, Gift Edejewhro a one-time elected councilor, Ward 10 Leader of the…
Read MoreChristmas Let Us Live A Christ Like Life- Nwokolo
By Andrew Darah A foremost House of Representatives Aspirant for Ndokwa /Ukwuani Federal Constituency in the 2023 general elections, Chief Ugo Nwokolo (Aka Overdo) has called on his people to live a Christ like life, saying they should love their neighbours as themselves. In his Christmas message, he said that there were so many challenges in the world today, but said that by emulating the life of Jesus Christ, the world will be a better place to live in. He specifically told his people to be friendly with all…
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