By Kenneth Obieh The Labour-Intensive Public Workfare (LIPW) unit under the Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (D-CARES) program visited Obior Community In Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State to carry out end-of-program activities, where beneficiaries praised the state government and the World Bank for this laudable program that brought economic sustainability to them. Some of them disclosed that the program is a blessing to their people, who can now fend for themselves and contribute to community services for the growth of their people. A poultry farmer named Steven Okafor said, “I want to say a…
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By Stephen Ekuerarhe Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), on Tuesday held a one-day sensitisation exercise for stakeholders in public primary and junior secondary schools across the state. The event, which took place in Asaba, was part of the 2024 Agricultural Education Training Programme (AETP). Declaring the event open, the Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Hon. Samuel Mariere, stressed the importance of returning to agriculture as a foundation for sustainable development. “We are going back to agriculture,” he said. “We’ve done much in oil, but we neglected agriculture, which was once our major…
by Alao Abiodun Following Pope Francis’s death, the papal conclave will elect a new pope. The Pope died on Easter Monday, a day after blessing thousands of people in St Peter’s Square. Once Pope Francis is buried, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, has 15 to 20 days to summon the cardinals to Rome. 137 cardinal electors will attend a College of Cardinals meeting in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, where they will be tasked with choosing the new leader of the Catholic Church. Checks by The Nation revealed that Nigeria has only one elector and…
By Daily Times In a pivotal development with far-reaching implications for regional security and international justice, Finnish authorities have approved the extradition of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator, to Nigeria. The transfer is scheduled for July 15, 2025, following the ruling of the Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti on April 18, 2025. Ekpa, who has long styled himself as the “Prime Minister” of the self-declared Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, has been a central figure in the agitation for Biafran independence. His faction, which split from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, is accused…
By John Owen Nwachukwu A former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has said that he wore a shirt and a trouser for nearly four years due to poverty. The former Governor of Rivers State said that growing up in the streets of Port Harcourt was difficult as his family could not even feed. Amaechi, a former two-term Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, two-term governor and two-term Minister of Transportation, said this in an interview with Daily Sun where he spoke majorly of personal issues rather than politics. He said, “I grew up in Port Harcourt. Poverty was…
News has it that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu meets Suspended Governor Fubara in London over Rivers political crisis According to The Africa Report, the meeting took place in London last week, shortly after Tinubu left Paris. The meeting, it was learnt, was at the insistence of Governor Fubara, who has been desperate to return to office since the president declared a state of emergency in oil-rich Rivers State. During the meeting, Fubara promised to make some compromises. Negotiations are ongoing, but from all indications, his suspension will be lifted before the six-month deadline,” said an adviser to the president who…
By George Urhie Delta State’s political landscape is shifting ahead of the 2027 elections, amid rumors of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s potential defection to the APC, despite his claims that “Delta is PDP and PDP is Delta”. Oborevwori’s bid to join the APC, seemingly on bended knees in Abuja, appears driven by a promise to deliver Delta State to President Bola Tinubu, though his track record suggests self-preservation is the real motive. In reality, Oborevwori’s motivations appear to be centered around securing his political future, evading accountability for the PDP’s alleged misuse of state resources, and shielding Senator Ifeanyi Okowa from…
Nigeria stands as a tapestry woven from various ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. Since gaining independence in 1960, the nation has navigated a myriad of political experiments, often with limited success. Nevertheless, the citizenry has actively sought a political framework that fosters both national and regional unity. A significant stride in this direction has been the establishment of power rotation between the northern and southern regions for the presidency, as well as among the three senatorial districts for governorship in many states. This principle, embraced by the two dominant political parties, the APC and PDP, has been particularly observed in Delta…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE In a strong show of party unity and political momentum, the youth leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta North Senatorial District have passed a resounding vote of confidence on Distinguished Senator Ned Nwoko, affirming their full support for his leadership and representation at the National Assembly. This declaration was made at the end of a high-level strategic meeting held at Zebra Bistro in Amai, Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. Themed “APC Must Win,” the gathering, convened by the Delta North Senatorial Youth Leader, Hon. High Chief Chukwutem Nwogor, brought together youth leaders,…
The family of Obi J. I. G. Onyia has formally announced the death of Ogbueshi Ndozikanno Henry Onyia which occurred on the 13th of February 2025. According to a press release signed by Chief Ejiofor P. Onyia on behalf of the family, the funeral begins on the 8th of May with Service of Songs at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, Onyeobi Way, Cable Point, Asaba, while the next day, May 9th, the Funeral Service will take place at the same Church venue followed by interment at his residence. Reception takes place at All Saints Anglican Church Premises at Cable Point, Asaba.…