By Great Igbunu, The Delta State PDP Governorship Candidate for the 2023 general elections, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has said that he will not be an ethnic Governor if elected in the forthcoming general elections, but a governor for all Deltans. Speaking at a meeting with Urhobo Traditional Rulers on Friday, February 10th, 2023, at the Palace Of the Owhorode of Olomu Kingdom, HRM Ovie Richard Layeguen Ogbon, Ogoni-Oghoro 1, Olomu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the State, where he had gone for royal blessings ahead of the 2023…
Read MoreGodwin Adode Donates Operational Vehicles To Security Operatives In Ughelli
By Great Kobiruo, The executive chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Council, Olorogun Godwin Adode in his quest to reduce crime within Ughelli and its environs, has donated eight operational vehicles to local security operatives from the seven kingdom of the local government and Ughelli Area Command. The vehicles were commissioned and handed over to the local security operatives commonly knowns as Bakassi to help in crime fighting. Speaking during the presentation of vehicles and unveiling of newly acquired uniforms for the local vigilante, Hon Adode said, “The security of…
Read MoreOpinion & Analysis: Mad And Dangerous Times
By Sunny Awhefeada, These are mad and dangerous times for Nigeria and I must concede that we never saw this coming. Not even the famed prophets envisioned the calamities now buffeting us as a people. Nobody foresaw or warned us. Those among us who lay claims to clairvoyance are largely charlatans who think about causes and effects of actions and offer surmises which they call predictions. That is why they always turn around to tell us they were misquoted, quoted out of contest or point at what they claimed they…
Read MoreExpectant Mother, Motorcyclist Die In Delta Road Accident
BY Omoghene Benedict A yet to be identified pregnant woman and a motorcyclist have been confirm dead in a head on collision accident involving an SUV and a motorcycle along Oteri-Ughelli/Ovwor road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. It was gathered that the driver of the Pathfinder SUV, with registration no: Delta UGH-11-CH was returning to Ughelli from Ughelli South local government when he lost control and had the head on collision with a motorcycle with reg no: Delta, GRA-74 QW conveying the pregnant and her husband.…
Read MoreAnniversary: You Are A True Leader, Oborevwori Tells Esiso On His Birthday
The Delta State PDP Governorship Candidate for the 2023 general elections and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has felicitated with the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olorogun Kingsley Esiso on his birthday. Rt Hon Oborevwori who is also the National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria in a Press Statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, while congratulating the state PDP Chairman on his birthday anniversary, described him as a charismatic leader.…
Read MoreIsoko Fed. Const 2023: The Cap Fits Jonathan Ukodhiko
At the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of declaration of independence, James Garfield who served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and later as the 20th President of the United States delivered this message to the people “Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities…
Read More2023: Erhuvwu R’ Urhobo, Quest TV To Host Town Hall Meeting With Delta Guber Candidates
By Joe Favour-Ughelli Gbagi, Edijana, Ekure, Pela accepts invite Five governorship candidates from Delta state have indicated their readiness to attend the Town Hall meeting organized by Erhuvwu r’ Urhobo in partnership with Quest TV ahead of March 11, 2023 at Quest TV/FM Broadcasting House in Ogor, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. Among those that have indicated interest according to the Dr. Joel Edjutememuh are, the candidates of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Mr. Emmanuel Edijana, Mr.…
Read MoreAn Oil Producing Country Without Fuel
The ongoing energy crisis manifesting as scarcity of petroleum products has for the umpteenth time portrayed Nigeria for what it truly is, a failed nation. Our failure is monumental and tragically so. A friend drew the analogy between Nigeria and a household that grows cassava, but lacks garri and the children from that home go plate in hand starving and begging whereas their parents’ farms hold thousands of cassava stems with robust tubers ensconced in the womb of the earth. Nigeria prides herself as a leading oil producing nation,…
Read MoreDFAC, PIND, Graduate Over 100 Youths On Agric Skills In Ughelli
THE Doctor Fish Agric Consults in partnership with PIND foundation, has graduated over 100 youths in different agricultural skills acquisition programmes in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. Trained majorly on fishery, best graduands were rewarded with tarpauline fish ponds and grills, while other groups were registered as cooperative society with certificates presented. Speaking during event, the trainer, Mr Israel Yusuf popularly known as Doctor Fish said, Today our youths finished an empowerment programe tagged, ‘Youth Employment Pathway Project’ funded by PIND were 101 youths successfully completed the…
Read MorePolitics: Isoko PDP In Disarray As Delta WUEDA DG, Fmr SSG, Macaulay Others, Supports SDP Candidate For Reps
The Director General of Warri Uvwie and Environs Development Agency, WUEDA, and former secretary to Delta state government, Comrade Ovuzourie Macaulay and other PDP leaders in Isoko have collapse their structure to support the Social Democratic Party, SDP candidate, Dickson Ebegbare for House of Representative to represent Isoko Federal Constituency. Comrade Macaulay, a chieftain of the PDP and Governor Okowa appointee disclosed that Isoko nation is too large for a single individual to pin pocket at Emede, Aviara and Irri Wards during a campaign visit of the SDP…
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