President of the Isoko Development Union (IDU) Worldwide, Professor Chris Akpotu, has said the decision of the Isoko people to elect Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas to represent Delta South Senatorial District is already yielding significant dividends, citing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the bill establishing the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Oleh, as clear evidence of effective and purposeful representation. Speaking during an interview on ARISE News Night on Saturday, Akpotu described the establishment of the Federal Medical Centre as a landmark achievement that has brought an end to decades…
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Joel-Onowakpo Scores Landmark Victory As Tinubu Signs FMC Oleh Bill
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law the Federal Medical Centre, Oleh Establishment Bill, marking a historic breakthrough for healthcare delivery in Delta South Senatorial District. The bill, sponsored by the Senator representing Delta South, Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, provides for the establishment of the first Federal Medical Centre in the senatorial district, ending decades without a federal tertiary health institution in the oil-producing region. Reacting to the development, Joel-Onowakpo described the President’s assent as a landmark victory for the people of Delta South and a…
Read MoreTinubu Orders ICPC Probe of Fake Presidential Council, Alleged Forged Appointments
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of a fictitious body known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and all matters connected with its operations. The President also ordered the anti-corruption agency to conclude the investigation within 30 days and submit a comprehensive report to him. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the directive followed the discovery that the PFIPC was…
Read MoreFG Dismisses ₦8trn ‘Shadow Budget’ Claim, Says No Public Funds Spent Outside National Assembly Approval
The Federal Government has firmly denied allegations that it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the approved 2026 budget, describing the claim as false, misleading and a misrepresentation of observations contained in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2026 Article IV Consultation Report. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,Taiwo Oyedele in his verified X handle, the government maintained that it does not operate a “shadow budget” and that every expenditure undertaken by the Federal Government is backed by constitutional and…
Read MoreJohnny Hails Tinubu, Oborevwori For Resolving Warri Delineation Crisis
A prominent Ijaw leader and stakeholder in the Warri Federal Constituency, Chief Michael Johnny, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for their interventions in resolving the contentious ward delineation issues in Warri Federal Constituency. Speaking at a world press conference on Tuesday, Johnny expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for facilitating dialogue among the three major ethnic nationalities in the area, the Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri and for promoting peace following the Supreme Court judgment and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Read More2027: Tinubu’s Re-election, My Number One Project-Oborevwori
…Says President’s Reforms Are Working Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has declared that the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 is his personal political project, insisting that the President’s return to office would bring greater benefits to Delta State and the nation at large. Speaking during an exclusive interview on ARISE News monitored in Asaba on Tuesday, Governor Oborevwori said he was fully committed to mobilizing support for President Tinubu’s second-term bid, stressing that the President’s 2027 reelection success would further ease the burden of…
Read More2027: Delta Muslim Pilgrims Offer Prayers For Tinubu, Oborevwori In Holy Land
Muslim pilgrims from Delta State currently participating in the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have offered special prayers for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as part of activities marking the Day of Arafat. The prayers were held during the observance of Arafat Day, regarded as one of the holiest days in Islam and the spiritual peak of the Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia. Leading the Delta contingent shortly after the prayer session, Chairman of the Delta State Muslim Pilgrims…
Read MoreTinubu’s Reforms Winning Nigerians’ Confidence, Says Ibegbulem As APC Primary Holds In Delta
Former Principal Secretary to former Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Dr. Hilary Ibegbulem, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms and re-election bid, declaring that the administration’s policies are laying the foundation for long-term national growth and development. Dr. Ibegbulem made the remarks on Saturday while speaking with journalists during the Presidential Primary Election held at Ute-Okpu Ward 7 in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. The former Principal Secretary said the large turnout of party faithful and…
Read MorePresidential Primary:Oborevwori Leads Push For Tinubu’s Victory, Pays Strategic Visit To Emerhor
…Stresses Loyalty, Respect For Party Leadership Delta State Governor and Coordinator of the Presidential Primary Election in the state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged leaders, stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State to mobilise massively and ensure overwhelming votes for President Bola Tinubu in the party’s Presidential Primary Election scheduled to hold nationwide, Saturday. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge on Friday during a visit to the founding leader of the APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, at his Evwreni country home…
Read MoreSen Dafinone Applauds Pres Tinubu Preparedness To Govern Nigeria
Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, Ede Dafinone, has applauded the bold economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as one of the most prepared leaders Nigeria has ever produced. Senator Dafinone stated this during a courtesy visit to the Forum of Presidents-General of the 24 Urhobo Kingdoms on Friday at Uvwie Town Hall in Effurun, Delta State, where the Forum unanimously endorsed President Tinubu, Delta State Governor Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, and Senator Dafinone for re-election in the 2027 general elections. He noted…
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