Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the appointment of Hon. Chief Henry Afure Sakpra as General Manager of the Delta State Social Investment Programme, with immediate effect. The appointment was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu. According to the statement, the appointment is in line with the provisions of the Delta State Social Investment Programme Law, 2025, which provides for the alleviation of poverty, hunger and other forms of social deprivation among citizens of the state without discrimination. The programme is also mandated to improve the socio-economic…
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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday described the five-year reign of His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri, as a period of renewed glory, uncommon leadership, peace-building and remarkable progress for the Itsekiri people, Warri and Delta State. Speaking at the fifth coronation anniversary of the Olu of Warri, Oborevwori commended Atuwatse III for demonstrating uncommon leadership, promoting peace and supporting initiatives aimed at advancing the development of Warri and the state. He said; “the Olu is a cerebral monarch, a peace-builder and an exemplary leader—a man of grace who leads from the front. He has…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated with the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, on the fifth anniversary of his coronation, commending the monarch for his contributions to peace, unity and development in Warri Kingdom. The governor, in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, described the Olu as a peace-loving and visionary traditional ruler whose reign had strengthened harmony and fostered greater cooperation among the people of the kingdom and beyond. Oborevwori said Atuwatse III had, over the past five years, demonstrated exemplary leadership and played…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The waterways of the Warri Kingdom on Thursday came alive with colour, pageantry and the unmistakable rhythm of an ancient civilisation as His Majesty, Ògíamẹ̀ Atuwatsé III, CFR, the Olu of Warri, led a spectacular royal boat regatta from the Warri Naval Base to Ode-Itsekiri, the historic and ancestral capital of the Iwere Kingdom. The regatta, one of the high points of the Olu’s fifth coronation anniversary, brought together an impressive gathering of traditional rulers, political leaders, senior military personnel, dignitaries and members of the Itsekiri community, turning the waterways into a moving theatre…
By Michael Oghenejode The most difficult leaders to manipulate are those who resent hypocrisy and uphold strong principles and moral conviction anchored on visionary ideas. Laws are the arteries that drive the progress of any society, and. a democrat does not satisfy unpatriotic emotions to bruise a nation’s channels of growth. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a great democrat, embodies the realities of these assertions. Since the beginning of his political career in 1991 under the Social Democratic Party, Tinubu has stanchly and constantly presented himself as an obsessive democrat. He demonstrated his democratic ideas during his vigorous campaign for the…
The Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his leadership and support after its ₦250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond was oversubscribed within five days. The bank issued the bond through its BOI Financing SPV Plc under the bank’s $1 billion Multi-Currency Instruments Programme. BOI Chief Executive Officer Olasupo Olusi said the bond’s oversubscription indicates investors’ confidence in the bank and Nigeria. “The strength of the investor response is a vote of confidence not only in BOI, but also in the capacity of Nigeria’s domestic capital market to mobilise long-term capital for productive investment,”…
By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju There is an agonizing sanctity in watching a daughter plead for the life of her father. When a child stands before the world, stripped of pride, begging the universe and human kindness for an intervention against the ruthless claws of late-stage cancer, the only civilized response is reverence, silence, or succor. Yet, beneath that desperate cry for help, the digital sewers opened. Comment sections became a gallery of callousness, where bitter souls weaponized cruelty disguised as opinion. How did we arrive at a place where human suffering is consumed as casual sport? Mike Tyson once observed with…
By Daily Post Suspected hoodlums on Wednesday attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, shortly after his visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. The attack triggered an exchange of gunfire with the governor’s security personnel. The incident occurred shortly after Governor Adeleke left the palace hall, where he had met with the monarch, following his receipt of the Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Osogbo. DAILY POST gathered that Adeleke arrived at the Ataoja’s palace at about 3:15pm in a motorcade of about 20 vehicles after leaving…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. Mr Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire soon from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. Mr Enitan, from Osun State, is the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service. He has served as Permanent Secretary for seven years and seven months, working at the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President. He is currently the Permanent…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has declared that his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) obliges him to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the success of all candidates of the party. Consequently, he urged Christian leaders across the state to support the party with prayers and mobilise their followers for victory in the 2027 general elections. Oborevwori made the declaration on Wednesday when the Executive Committee of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Delta State, led by its Chairman, Bishop Abos Willie, paid him a special prayer visit at Government House, Asaba.…