His name is Chukwudi Nwiwu. He is a member of a 7-man gang including a woman that specialises in luring innocent citizens to their trap by putting up a car for sale on social media. In a viral video seen by News Hunters, Nwiwu confessed that a lady will put up an advert of a car for sale on Facebook, the unsuspecting buyer will be directed to come to a petrol station somewhere in Ngor Okpala in Imo State for inspection where he (Nwiwu) will go and pick the victim with a car. On their way into the village, their…
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By Abisola Adigun (Nigerian Tribune) Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said he will seek the intervention of United States President Donald Trump if anything goes wrong during the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. The singer made the statement during a livestream hosted by content creator Carter Efe, where he discussed his interest in politics and his concerns about the conduct of elections in Nigeria. Davido said he would consider joining politics when he is convinced that the country’s electoral system is transparent and allows voters to freely choose their leaders. According to him, he is confident…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Delta State chapter of the Amalgamated APC Support Groups (AASG) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring its readiness to mobilise at least 10,000 voters for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group, which formally unveiled its Delta State structure in Asaba on Friday, also endorsed all APC candidates contesting national and state elective positions in the 2027 elections. At its maiden World Press Briefing, the State Coordinator of AASG, Comrade Amb. Eroghene Prosper Ogagah, said the organisation had a…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has stressed the need for visionary, competent and selfless leadership to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, saying that strong institutions can only thrive when guided by leaders of integrity, character and patriotism. The governor stated this on Thursday at the inaugural Professor Sam Oyovbaire Public Service Lecture held at the main auditorium of Southern Delta University, Orerokpe Campus, where he paid glowing tribute to the renowned political scientist and former Minister of Information for his outstanding contributions to scholarship and national development. Represented by the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Nyerhovwo Tonukari, Governor Oborevwori…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, members of the Ikpokpo Political Family from across Delta South Senatorial District on Wednesday, August 5, met at the Uro-Irri country home of Sir Itiako Malik Ikpokpo, where they resolved to campaign, support and vote for all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing the meeting, the Principal and Convener, Sir Itiako Malik Ikpokpo, explained that the gathering, the second in the series, was convened to enable members interact freely, express their concerns, and take a common position ahead of the 2027 general elections. He acknowledged that the circumstances surrounding his withdrawal from…
By ENITAN ORHERUATA A new leadership has emerged at the Federal Information Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, as Comrade Tamaraukeboloye Febau was overwhelmingly elected Chairman at a peaceful and rancour-free congress that also marked the end of the successful two-term administration of Comrade Abel Johngold. The Special Congress, held on Thursday at the Chapel Secretariat, Federal Information Centre, Federal Secretariat, Asaba, witnessed the presentation of the outgoing Executive Committee’s stewardship report, dissolution of the executive, election and inauguration of a new leadership in a process widely commended for its transparency, unity and adherence…
By Daily Post Dangote Refinery has reduced the prices of its Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, or diesel, nationwide. The 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery on Wednesday reduced its petrol gantry price to N1,165 per litre from N1,215 per litre, while diesel was cut to N1,570 per litre from N1,650 per litre. This means the mega refinery has reduced the prices of petrol and diesel by N50 and N80 per litre, respectively. DAILY POST reports that the latest reduction in petrol and diesel prices by Dangote Refinery is expected to further drive down retail pump…
In an interview with the Nigerian Tribune some years ago, Chief Gabriel O. Ohwo, a retired Superintendent of the dreaded Calabar Prisons under the Eastern Nigeria Government, recounted how Chief Obafemi Awolowo reacted on August 3, 1966, to the announcement of his release. “It was August 3, 1966, when General Yakubu Gowon ordered that Awolowo should be freed, but I did not allow him to be released that day. I went to the prison that morning. He had already heard on the news that he was to be set free that day. When I got there, I said, ‘Papa, I…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is compelled to publicly address issues pertaining to its preventive moves in freezing the bank account of the Osun State government, without prejudice to the imminent governorship election in the state. The Commission has been busy investigating the Osun state government since March, 2026, regarding alleged fraudulent handling of Ecology Funds, Intervention Funds and Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC account to the tune of N11, 000,000, 000(Eleven Billion Naira only). To this end, some officials of the state government, especially the Accountant General of the State, have had interview sessions with investigators of…
Fear this generation! I told you to ran away from any girl with tattoo right? Woman who murder£d her boyfriend at Asongama Estate arrested Police in Akwa Ibom say they have arrested one Lorretta Anoh over the gruesome murder of a 36-year-old man, Chikoka Emeka Henry in his Osongama Estate residence, Uyo. Anoh who was last seen entering the Apartment on Tuesday and search on her led to the recovery of N2,943,250.00 cash which she confessed to have stolen from the victim. Before her arrest, Anoh was also making arrangements to change the ownership of the 4Matic car of the…