Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has congratulated the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Samuel Ogbuku PhD, on his landmark birth anniversary. Rt Hon Guwor who described Chief Ogbuku as a worthy son of the Niger Delta, and a great ambassador of the Ijaw nation, warmly felicitated with the NDDC Boss as he marks 50th birthday today, Tuesday, 19 August 2025. The Speaker in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS Nkem Nwaeke, stated that turning 50 is a profound milestone and a time for reflection, gratitude,…
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By Olabode Opeseitan Once hailed as the firebrand of Northern Nigerian politics, Nasir El-Rufai now finds himself in a curious twilight—boasting of a coalition that would sweep APC into the dustbin of history, only to be swept aside by the very electorate he presumed would rally behind him. His recent mobilization in Sokoto, where he declared APC “clannish and incompetent,” was meant to ignite a revolution. Instead, it fizzled like a damp matchstick. A WhatsApp Tsunami Without Kinetic Energy The opposition coalition—ADC, Atiku, El-Rufai, Peter Obi, Amaechi, Aregbesola—was hyped as a political tsunami. But the only waves it generated were…
Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North) on Monday joined fellow lawmakers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to welcome Senate President Godswill Akpabio back to the country. Akpabio’s arrival at about 4 a.m. dispelled rumors about his health and signaled the beginning of what is expected to be a vigorous legislative session aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda. The Senate President had just concluded his participation at the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, Switzerland, before making a brief vacation stop in London. In a statement, Senator Nwoko described Akpabio’s return as a source of…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr A political support group under the aegis of ‘Deltans Want More’ has declared that the 2027 governorship campaign against Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, would amount to a waste of time, money, and resources, given his sterling performance since assuming office. Speaking in Jeremi Ughelli South Local Government Area, while addressing members and other party faithfuls cut across various communities, the Convener of the group, Olorogun Ese Kakor, urged Deltans across party lines to unite behind the Governor to enable him consolidate on his MORE Agenda and deliver even greater dividends of…
The Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been thrown into fresh controversy following what many describe as a brazen assault on press freedom by its chairman, Comrade Churchill Oyowe. Last week, Oyowe stunned colleagues when he wielded the axe against journalists who dared to question his leadership style, yanking them out of the council’s official WhatsApp platform. His action, which many have likened to the high-handedness of a “dictator in a newsroom,” has triggered widespread condemnation among members. The crisis began after a member posted comments criticizing the suspension of the council’s secretary, Comrade Victor…
The Imo State Government has banned graduation parties for nursery and Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students in a bid to ease financial pressure on parents and focus attention on academics. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, announced the policy in a memo dated August 15, 2025, addressed to parents, guardians, and school proprietors. The directive, effective immediately, allows graduation ceremonies only for Primary 6 and Senior Secondary School 3 (SSS3) students, in line with Nigeria’s 6-3-3-4 education system. “The Ministry is committed to providing quality and functional education to all students in the state,” the Commissioner said. “Graduation ceremonies and…
by Abdulsalam Abdullah The Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s by-elections. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of the by-elections across 16 constituencies in the country. The ruling All Progressives Party (APC) was the dominant party when the results of the by-elections, conducted to fill vacant seats in the national assembly and state houses of assembly, were announced. Reacting to the outcome of the elections in a statement issued by Ken Asogwa, her senior special adviser on media, Usman alleged that the exercise was characterised by vote-buying,…
The former member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ossai Nicholas Ossai, and a three-term federal lawmaker who represented the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, has been named Chairman of the 12th Anniversary celebration of Ndokwa Reporters and the maiden edition of the Bel Media Dialogue. The landmark event which holds on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Top View Hotel, Asaba, Delta State, begins at 11:00 a.m. In a statement announcing the event, Emmanuel Enebeli, President/CEO of Bel Media and Publisher of Ndokwa Reporters, said the anniversary would not only celebrate a decade and two years of impactful community-focused journalism…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again proven that it remains the dominant force in Nigeria’s political landscape. The just-concluded bye-elections across the country speak volumes about the party’s strength, resilience, and growing acceptance nationwide. In Adamawa State, history was made as APC defeated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar right in his own stronghold, Ganye. Winning that House of Assembly seat is more than just a victory — it is a powerful statement that APC’s influence has no boundaries. Across the federation, the story is the same. From Jigawa to Edo, Ogun to Kogi, Niger to Kaduna, APC consolidated…
Director General of the Delta State Bureau for Communications and Orientation, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has said that governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s transformational leadership has impacted the state and people positively in the past two years, and counting. He made the assertion on Friday while speaking to newsmen at the sideline of the Governing Council members inauguration of the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management, at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja, noting that governor Oborevwori deliberate focus on the non-oil sector development had upscaled the economic fortune of the state, placing Delta in an enviable status as the…