Ighrakpata Congratulates Delta Speaker Oborevwori Over Double Awards

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By Andrew Darah     The Deputy Chief Whip of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Solomon Ighrakpata has described the Lawmaker of the year award and Independent Parliamentarian award bestowed on the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori by the Independent Newspaper as well deserved.   Ighrakpata who spoke to newsmen on the sidelines of the awards presentation in Abuja, said the sagacity, due diligence and purposeful leadership of Chief Sheriff Oborevwori earned him the recognition. The Lawmaker who represents Uvwie State Constituency in…

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Okowa, Ibori, Oshiomole, Edevbie Storm Isoko As Ovuozorie Macaulay Buries Mother

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By Oghenenyerhovwho Andrew  The Remains of mama Hannah Victoria Macaulay, mother of erstwhile Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, were Friday, laid to rest at her hometown, Owhologbo in Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, amidst tears and eulogies. Mama Hannah who was interred at about 1PM, was survived by Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. In his remarks at during the service, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa commiserated with the Macaulay family on the passing of their matriarch, noting that she lived a life of great accomplishments, especially…

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DC-23 Mourns Kenneth’s Death

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By Sunday Apah   A 2023 governorship aspirant and former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Delta state, Olorogun Kenneth Okpara, has been confirmed dead, throwing the DC-23 into mourning. Delta State Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Olorogun Arthur Akpowowo, who hails from same community with the Late Okpara confirmed it on his official Facebook account. He said that Chief Okpara died at about 4am earlier today Friday 19, 2021 at Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. Akpowowo, who is also the National Publicity Secretary of the…

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Analysis & Opinion: Night Approaches

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  By Sunny Awhefeada Night remains a disturbing metaphor in the construction of experience whether fiction or factual. The human mind has configured night as providing the ambience and frame for whatever is evil. A dominant and frightening feature of night is darkness, a phenomenon that has frightened humanity from time immemorial. Night is imagined and constructed as a time of transition during which an unseen mortal combat takes place in the spiritual realm. Night has horrors that are better imagined. It is also configured as the time witches meet…

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Bashorun Askia Hails Lawmaker Of The Year, Oborevwori

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  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh has described Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, as an extraordinary law maker and advocate for good governance. In a goodwill message to the Speaker who was awarded Lawmaker of the Year, by Daily Independent Newspapers, Bashorun Askia noted that under Rt. Hon. Oborevwori’s watch, the Delta State House of Assembly has witnessed a level of stability, responsiveness and liaison with their constituents that have…

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Delta Speaker, Oborevwori Bags Lawmaker Of The Year Award

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Speakee of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday night, bagged Lawmaker of the Year from the Independent Newspaper and Independent Parliamentarian of the year.   The Lawmaker of the Year award which is the maiden edition of the Independent Nigerian Parliamentary Excellence Awards 2021, was held in Abuja. Fifteen other lawmakers drawn from across the country, were also honoured in different categories.   Speaking during the award presentation ceremony, Managing Director of Independent Newspapers, Mr. Steve Omanufeme, said the recipients of the awards in the Federal…

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Guest Die Of Suspected Poison In Wetland Premise Ughelli

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  An unidentified male guest has died from alleged poison at a popular hotel premises located along the Ughelli axis of the East/West road on Sunday, in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. Though the report was sketchy as at the time of this report but it was gathered the male guest was seen vomiting blood at the hotel premises died in one the toilets. In its reaction, the management of Wetland Hotel Ughelli denied the allegations.   They held that the guest died of tuberculosis and it…

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President Buhari Mourn Soldiers Killed By Boko Haram

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President General Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the killing of four Nigeria soldiers by Boko Haram in the northern part of the country. The president who condole the Nigerian Army over the lost said, “Nigeria has lost brave soldiers”. In his statement from his verified facebook page, President Buhari said,  “I am extremely saddened to hear of the demise of Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers who paid the supreme sacrifice, in a very rare display of gallantry, as they tried to help their compatriots in the war against terrorists.…

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My Ex Wife Emily Adopted The Set Of Twins- Ejovi

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  …insists the kids weren’t given birth to through surrogate     Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Friday said he backed out of his marriage because his ex wife,  Emily Apiloko refused to follow legal process to adopt her children under the guise of sorrogacy.   Reacting to a social media reports anchored by one Maureen Gist, Ejovi said his ex wife wanted him to cover up the adoption by accepting that the kids were given birth to through surrogate.   He said he consented to his ex wife having kids with…

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HOPE ALIVE INAUGURATES WARD EXECUTIVES IN ISOKO SOUTH, ISOKO NORTH LGAs

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By Andrew Darah   A forefront socio political pressure group in Delta state, Hope Alive, has inaugurated its ward executive committee members in Isoko South Local Government Area, and Isoko North Local Government Area, both in Delta state. The Ward Executive Committee Members, who were sworn-in by the Director-General of Hope Alive, High Chief Lawrence Eduje, were charged in accordance with the ideology of the group to imbibed and propagate honesty, commitment and integrity for the overall interests and good of all. The newly inaugurated ward executive members who have…

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