Agege Vs Oboro: Tribunal Delivers Judgement Contrary To Issues Before It-Oboro

By Prosper Erere The Senatorial candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta Central District, Rt. Hon. Evelyn Omavowan Oboro has expressed dissatisfaction over the judgment of the Tribunal sitting in Asaba which dismissed her petition challenging the outcome of the Delta Central Senatorial election held on 23rd February, 2019. In a statement signed by her Media and Publicity Director, Hon. Sunday Apah, the former Federal Lawmaker who represented Okpe, Sapele, Uvwie Federal constituency in the 7th and 8th National Assembly also frowned at the refusal by the tribunal…

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DSP Agege Sets To Pay Bursary To All Urhobo Language Students In DELSU

…. Urhobo is God’s idea- Waive     By Joel Grandball & Omamuzo Efidhere In a bid to motivate the study of Urhobo language amongst the Urhobo Nation, Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege is set to pay yearly bursary to all students in Urhobo Language Studies Department at the Delta State University. The Deputy Senate President stated this at the 3rd edition of Dr. Ovie Ughwanogho sponsored Urhobo language challenge facilitated by Urhobo Progressive Youth Association, UPYA. Represented by his Director General, Chuks Erhire, Senator Agege requested for…

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Akpobasaha, Lucy, Efebe emerge winners in 3rd edition of Ughwanogho Urhobo Language Challenge

By Joel Grandball & Omamuzo Efidhere AKPOBASHA Oghenevwairhe of Delsu Secondary School, Efebe Ochuko and Odivwri Lucy Oghenetejiri both of Erho Secondary School all in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state have emerged winners of the 3rd edition of Dr. Ovie Ughwanogho sponsored Urhobo language challenge facilitated by Urhobo Progressive Youth Association, UPYA. The event which was held at Wellington Hotels in Effurun recently had 500 students drawn from 250 secondary schools across Delta central after which five students qualified for the finals. In his address, the…

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DSP Ovie Omo-Agege, Waive, Afe, Igbakpa Others To Grace Urhobo Challenge Finale

  By Joel Grandball  DEPUTY President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege Members of the House of Representives, Rev. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, Efe Afe and Rt. Hon Ben Igbakpa and other dignitaries are expected to grace the grand finale of Urhobo Annual Challenge sponsored by Dr. Ovie Ughwanogho and facilitate by Urhobo Progressive Youths Association, UPYA, led by Comrade Marcus Ekure. According to the secretary of the planing committee, Counsellor Denis Agori, “The vision of the challenge is to nurture Urhobo students that have the value for the cultural heritage of…

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APC Will Reclaim Governorship Mandate From PDP In 180 Days-Sen Agege

By Joel Grandball/Omamuzo Efidhere, DEPUTY President of the Senate and the senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege has urged APC faithful in Delta state to remain hopeful over the governorship tribunal sitting in Asaba, saying, the party will defeat the People’s Democratic Party to reclaim the governorship mandate in 180days. Addressing party faithful, and mammoth crowd of Deltans who gathered to give him a rousing welcome at his country home in Orhomurho-Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state during his home coming ceremony after being elected as…

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Baro Applauds Delta Senators Unity Over Keyamo Ministerial Screening

By Treasure. O A B U J A – Former chairman of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Engr. Minabowanre Baro, has applauded the uniqueness of three Senators from Delta state, James Manager, Delta South, Barr. Peter Nwaoboshi, Delta North and especially the Deputy Senate President, DSP, His Excellency Ovie Omo-Agege for speaking in unity at the screening of Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN. “Baro thanked the Delta State Senate caucus for their believe and support given to his elder brother, Political leader and Boss, Festus Keyamo SAN, during the…

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Presidency, Urhobo Nation, Clergies Made Me To Withdraw Our Case- Emerhor

Founding Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta state Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has given reasons why he had to withdraw his case against senator Ovie Omo-Agege and the Prophet Jones Erue led faction of the party. In a statement personally signed by Emerhor, he stated that pressure from the Presidency, Urhobo nation, clergymen leaders of thought and members of Agege family made him to withdraw the case. Olorogun O’tega Emerhor wrote: Dear Mainstream members of Delta State APC Chapter, I write to you as your leader. I write…

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DSP Omo-Agege appoints Igbuzor, Nation Deputy News Editor, Odunuga, Owoeye-Wise As Aides

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie 0mo-Agege, has approved the appointments of Dr. Otive Igbuzor as his Chief of Staff and Mr. Yomi Odunuga as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity. He also announced the appointment of Ms. Lara Owoeye-Wise as Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and New Media. Omo-Agege, in a statement personally signed by him and released by his office yesterday, explains that the appointments which take immediate effect are based on merit. Igbuzor is Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development…

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Delta Election Tribunal: APC Witness Admits Existence of A Valid Court Order Of Oct. 17, 2018

By Rawlings Ofejiro- Asaba, A witness called by the All Progressives Congress to testify in the ongoing National Assembly election tribunal sitting in Asaba has agreed that there was a court order and judgment delivered on 17th of October, 2018 for the APC in Delta State not to submit list of candidates to INEC. APC was sued as 3rd respondent while INEC and Omo-Agege Ovie Augustine were sued as 1st and 2nd respondents respectively in a petition filed by Oboro Evelyn Omavowan, and PDP at the election tribunal sitting in…

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BREAKING: A’Court strikes out Ogboru’s candidacy nullification appeal, says it’s a mere academic exercise

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State today struck out Chief Great Ogboru’s joinder appeal challenging the Asaba High court judgment of March 18th, 2019 which nullified the list of candidates that emanated from Prophet Jones Erue led executive of the party in Delta State, including that of Chief Great Ogboru and the APC Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, describing the appeal as a “mere academic exercise.” Recall that Chief Great Ogboru applied to join in a suit before the Asaba Federal High Court 1, which sacked the…

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