By Enitan Abel Johngold Orheruata, mnipr The University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Worldwide, has set the stage for a grand intellectual homecoming as it announces its 2025 Annual Alumni Lecture—aptly themed A Homecoming for the Titan of the Oil and Gas Industry. The prestigious lecture will be delivered by Chief Tony Attah, WA, FNSE, the distinguished MD/CEO of Renaissance African Energy Company Limited and one of Nigeria’s most celebrated energy leaders. The highly anticipated event will take place on Friday, 21st November 2025, at 5:00 p.m., in the magnificent Dame Edith Okowa Auditorium, Dr. Michael Omolayole Alumni Complex, University…
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Some of Delta State’s most respected figures in accounting, economic planning, law, business leadership, and academia will take centre stage at the 2025 Convention and Annual Lecture of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), scheduled for Thursday, November 27, 2025, at David’s Event Centre, Asaba. The intellectual gathering will interrogate the theme: “Nigeria’s New Tax Law: Implications and Opportunities for Businesses and Society.” Chairing the event is Chief Edward Obiefuna Martyns (Nnanyelugo), FCA, MBA, MSc, Director of Local Government Accounts in the Office of the Accountant General of Delta State. An accomplished Chartered Accountant, philanthropist, Rotarian, and seasoned public finance…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko is known across Nigeria as a politician, philanthropist, businessman, and visionary. Yet behind the public responsibilities and national influence lies another defining identity: Ned Nwoko the sportsman. His passion for athletics is not only symbolic, strategic, or ceremonial, it is genuine, active, and deeply woven into his lifestyle, his family life, and his public service. Long before his emergence as a national figure, Nwoko was drawn to the thrill of sports. Over the years, that passion has only intensified. What makes him stand out is how physically involved he remains. While many…
The Asagba of Asaba, HRM Asagba Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has defended the development strides of the Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori and commended him for the prudent management of the State’s resources. Speaking during an interview, the Asagba urged critics to appreciate the complexity and vastness of the state before making comparisons with more compact states, saying that Delta’s multi-city structure makes even distribution of development more demanding and should be considered when assessing the performance of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration. Azinge stressed that Delta State cannot be assessed through the narrow lens applied to states with…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with best healthcare for citizens, driven majorly by robust funding and well-structured policy programme. Leaders in these countries do not go to foreign countries for medical tourism, as they have absolute confidence in the delivery capacity of the healthcare system. But in Nigeria, the healthcare system is fraught with dysfunctionality, forcing elasticity of reliability southward. Poor health facilities, unprofessionalism, unethical standards, weak regulatory agencies,…
Enugu, Nigeria – _Read and share and receive miracle of the divine. This is the only source you can obtain miracle_ Frontline spiritual leader of the Igbo nation, Ogilisi Igbo has sounded a call to Ndi Igbo everywhere, urging them to return to the eternal truths of their ancestors. He declared that life itself rests on the visible trinity of the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth, alongside the biological trinity of father, mother, and self. He affirmed that he is Ogilisi Igbo mara mma na Igbo—the Ogilisi Igbo that truly benefits Ndi Igbo. He called for a rebirth of…
Leaders and political stakeholders of the Ethiope Federal Constituency have issued a damning assessment of their House of Representatives member, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, accusing her of what they described as “complete failure in credible, responsive and effective representation” since her election. Speaking during a high-powered strategic meeting held over the weekend in Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area, the leaders lamented that the constituency had suffered stagnation, neglect, and an alarming disconnect between the lawmaker and the people she claims to represent. The forum, which brought together political leaders, community representatives, youth groups, and opinion leaders across Ethiope East and…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. (Elder) Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, has described the late Tony Onyeagwu as a man of rare vision and exceptional dedication. The governor made the remark on Saturday during the finals of the second edition of the Tony Onyeagwu Annual Memorial Football Tournament for public primary schools in Ika South Local Government Area, held at the University of Delta, Agbor Mini Stadium, Main Campus. Represented by the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, Governor Oborevwori said he was delighted to witness the second edition of the competition, noting that the event transcended…
An All progressives Congress (APC ) leader in Delta North, Chief Emmanuel Eboh has dismissed the tenure of former chairman, Oshimili North local government Hon. Louis Ogugua Ndukwe as the worst in history and warned him to “stop playing dirty politics with the outstanding track record of Senator Ned Nwoko” Reacting to Ndukwe ‘s unending media attacks on Senator Nwoko, Eboh said the former council chairman is grossly incompetent to criticize the senator’s performance. Eboh who once served as civil commissioner in the state, said in a statement that “the success story of Senator Nwoko as an outstanding and exemplary…
Dr. Michael Nwoko, Chief of Staff to Senator Ned Nwoko, has dismissed as false and mischievous the recent social media allegations made by one Mr. Chucks Nwoko against the Nwoko royal family of Idumuje-Ugboko and Distinguished Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko. In a statement made available to journalists, Dr. Nwoko described the comments by Mr. Chucks Nwoko as ill-informed and a deliberate attempt to drag a respected family name into unnecessary controversy. He noted that the Nwoko royal family completely dissociates itself from the reckless and misleading claims, stressing that the individual in question is neither a member of the…