By Comrade Ikechukwu Chukwudi-Abiandu As expected, the dawn of 2026 has broken with a necessary display of courage and ambition that is legally acceptable, and should be welcomed by everyone who believes in the democratic system we operate and the push to make it perfect. The rumours of the former governor of Delta State nursing a Senatorial ambition comes with mixed reactions that take into consideration electoral weariness, the shock of losing Delta State at the 2023 presidential election where he was a vice presidential candidate, the lingering alleged corruption cases against him from the EFCC, which have considerably dimmed…
Author: Spade Nigeria
As the race for the 2027 Delta North Senatorial District gradually gathers momentum, conversations within political circles and across communities are increasingly tilting towards credibility, competence, and character. In this unfolding discourse, the name Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei continues to resonate raising fundamental questions about leadership depth, political sagacity, and the future direction of Delta North. Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei’s political journey is neither accidental nor ornamental. From his early days as the Representative of Aniocha North State Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, to his historic emergence as Speaker of the House, Ochei distinguished himself as a…
Nigeria’s new FG–ASUU agreement is a structural reset of the university system, the closest the country has come in over a decade and a half to breaking the cycle of strikes, brain drain and policy drift that hollowed out its campuses. Now signed and unveiled in Abuja on Wednesday, it replaces the disputed 2009 pact and is framed explicitly as a turning point for stability, funding and research-led development in Africa’s most populous nation. WHY THIS IS HISTORIC The agreement caps nearly 15–16 years of on‑off negotiations, strikes and failed implementation around the 2009 FG–ASUU deal, which was due for…
By Okoi Obono-Obla One of the most spectacular operations undertaken by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property occurred on 16 November 2017. On that day, operatives of the Panel, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Suleiman M. Abdul (PhD), who was then the Panel’s Director of Operations, executed a search warrant on premises belonging to Musa Tumsah, a Director of Accounts in the Federal Ministry of Works, following a petition received from a whistleblower. The case concerned allegations of abuse of office and illegal enrichment against Ibrahim Musa Tumsah, Director of Finance and Accounts in…
The disagreement between the executive and legislative arms of the Bomadi Local Government Council remains unresolved following a stakeholders’ meeting held in Asaba, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the proceedings. The meeting, convened to explore possible resolutions to the ongoing dispute, brought together officials of the Delta State Government, leadership of the Delta State House of Assembly, representatives of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), the Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Council, Hon. Dagidi Andaye, and councillors from both factions of the Bomadi Legislative Council. Among those present were the Speaker of the Delta State House…
I’ve spent my life building industries. But factories can be copied. Deals can be replicated. Capital can be replaced. What cannot be replaced… is leadership. That’s why I didn’t raise heirs. I raised architects. Not for fame. Not for inheritance. But for responsibility. You see! the factories you see today are not the end of my legacy. They are simply the training ground for those who will build beyond. “While most billionaires hide their children from responsibility, I built a leadership pipeline. And it has three names.” “Mariya Dangote is the strategist. Halima is the dealmaker. Fatima is the diplomat.…
The Delta State Government has commenced work on the construction of the 10.1-kilometre Aboh–Akarai Road, including a major bridge across the Okiri River, in Ndokwa East Local Government Area, at a total cost of ₦29.8 billion. The Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, disclosed this during an inspection visit to the project site, where he was accompanied by the Director of Highways, Engr. Solomon Aghagba, and other top officials of the Ministry of Works. According to the Commissioner, the project is designed to open up Akarai community and its environs by providing a direct road link…
By Chidi Chukwutem The debate over who should represent Delta North in the Senate between former Senator Ifeanyi Okowa or incumbent Senator Ned Nwoko ought to be settled by one overriding consideration: effectiveness in the red chamber. Not titles held elsewhere, not political nostalgia, but how much each man has actually delivered from the Senate floor and through the instruments of federal legislation. When Ifeanyi Okowa served in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, his tenure was largely conventional and low-impact. He was present, he participated in committee works, and he aligned himself with party positions, but his period in…
The Head of Service of Delta State, Dr. (Mrs.) Mininim Oseji, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, presided over the First Quarterly Meeting with Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Extra-Ministerial Departments, marking a strategic start to public service activities for the year. The high-level meeting, held at the Conference Hall, Office of the Head of Service, provided a platform for policy direction, performance review, and renewed commitment to public service reforms across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Key issues deliberated upon included the establishment of a Performance Management System anchored on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), effective implementation of government circulars, and…
The Delta State Chapter Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mr Godfrey Osakwe, fnipr has joined Nigerians across the country to honour the courage, sacrifice and patriotism of officers and men of the Armed Forces and other security agencies as the nation marked the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The Institute in a statement on Thursday signed by the Chapter Public Relations Officer, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, described the annual observance as a solemn moment of reflection on the priceless sacrifices made by gallant Nigerians who paid the supreme price in defence of the nation’s sovereignty,…