By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr Who really owns the capital building Nigeria’s future? That question will take centre stage in Ibadan on Friday as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi John Agama, delivers the 2026 University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide Annual Public Service Lecture. Agama, one of Nigeria’s leading voices in capital-market regulation and financial development, will speak on the provocative theme: “First and Best — But Whose Capital Built It? Rethinking How Nigeria Funds Its Own Future.” The lecture, scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026, will take place…
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By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, has described teachers as the “architects of Nigeria’s future,” urging governments and other stakeholders to prioritise their welfare, professional development and working conditions. Dafinone made the call in a message to mark this year’s World Teachers’ Day, in which he commended teachers across Delta Central and Nigeria for their sacrifices and contributions to national development. The senator said the quality of a nation’s education system remained a major determinant of its progress, stressing that teachers were at the centre of shaping the character, aspirations and future…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has announced that civil servants in the state will soon begin receiving a 13th-month salary, following the passage of an Executive Bill by the State House of Assembly. Oborevwori, who made the disclosure on Monday at a send-forth ceremony for the immediate past Head of Service, Mr. Reginald Bayoko, mni, and 27 retired Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Extra-Ministerial Departments, said he would assent to the bill within days. He said the initiative was part of his administration’s efforts to build a highly motivated, competent and performance-driven…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has broken his silence on the death of Unity Adeda, a Level 16 civil servant who died following a fracas at the state Secretariat, assuring that justice will prevail. Oborevwori spoke on Monday at the send-off ceremony for the immediate past Head of Service, retired Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Extra-Ministerial Departments at Unity Hall, Old Government House, Asaba. The governor, who described the incident as tragic, said he was unable to comment fully on the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death because the matter was already under police investigation. He,…
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Warri South-West Constituency II, Andrew Igban, has taken his campaign to communities across the constituency in a three-day ward-to-ward awareness tour. The visitation, which began on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, was aimed at engaging residents, party members and community stakeholders ahead of the 2027 elections. The campaign was promoted under the theme “A New Constituency. A New Opportunity. A Shared Purpose,” with the slogan: “Consolidate, Unite, Include, Represent.” The three-day engagement was part of Igban’s Andrew Igban Project 2027, as the APC prepares for the 2027 elections in Warri South-West Constituency II. On day…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Asagba Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge, SAN, OON, on his second coronation anniversary on the throne. Governor Oborevwori, in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Monday, described the anniversary as an auspicious occasion to celebrate the Asagba’s contributions to peace, unity and development in Asaba Kingdom. The governor joined the people of Asaba, the Asagba-in-Council, traditional rulers, government, corporate organisations, friends and well-wishers of the kingdom in celebrating the monarch, who ascended the throne two years ago. Oborevwori…
It wasn’t like this when I was growing up in the 60s, 70s. This deep hatred I see now between Igbo and Yoruba on Facebook breaks my heart, because this is not the Nigeria I knew. In those days, we were friends to Justice Ibekwe’s children – Maureen, Cecilia, Vivian, Dan and the others. We were friends to Ambassador Matthew Mbu’s children. The Ekwemes, the Ewenrems, Nwanbueze, Collins Obi, Sir Azikiwe, Chief & Mrs. Grace Ezeife, the Njokus in OPEC, the Abbeys, the Oguguas, the Akpakas, the Nwachukwus, the Ojukwus at Queens Drive, Ikoyi etc. We visited each other’s homes…
Truly, greatness is the essence of man. The sacrifice of one’s time, talent and resources in the service of humanity is indeed part of God’s purpose for mankind. Men and women who devote themselves to making God’s dreams for humanity endure leave behind a lasting legacy. Such is the life and legacy of Chief Newton Jibunoh, OON, FNIOB, DSC, the Nnaobodo of Akwukwu-Igbo, who has now been honoured as the Olinzele Ahaba by the good people of Asaba. The conferment, performed by His Royal Majesty, the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge, was a remarkable celebration of service, character…
By Okoi Obono-Obla In our highly polarized political environment, it has become fashionable to claim that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done nothing since assuming office on May 29, 2023. That narrative is not only unfair, it is dishonest. No serious mind expects any government to fix in less than four years the monumental, decades-long problems grappling the Nigerian economy. We are talking about a country that for years produced less than one million barrels of crude per day due to theft, underinvestment, and policy incoherence; where not a single major Final Investment Decision (FID) was taken in the oil…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) prays that the soul of Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi continues to rest in perfect peace. Amen. We also pray for excellent health of mind and body for her son, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, a former two-term Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, two-term Governor, two-term Minister of Transportation, former presidential aspirant, and currently the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who could not afford medications for his mother’s treatment. It is our sincere wish that employers of labour in his hometown of Ubima in Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State…