Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has rewarded Master Great Chinedu Okediashi with N20 million for emerging winner of the World Spelling Bee Championship in China, describing the feat as a testament to the state’s sustained investment in education. The governor announced the cash reward on Friday in Asaba while receiving the championship trophy from the student and officials of the Ministry of Secondary Education at Government House. Oborevwori said the global victory reaffirmed that Delta State’s deliberate investments in education were yielding tangible results, stressing that education remained the greatest legacy parents and governments could bequeath to future…
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By Matthew Omonade There was a time when I spent over two years and several months in the opposition, carrying the burden of leadership with unwavering commitment, courage, and determination. During that period, I was often described by party leaders and members as vibrant, courageous, and a good man. The pressure of leadership was immense, and I bore that burden largely on my own. Without any support from the APC National leadership or anyone else at the time, I made painful sacrifices to keep the movement alive and continue serving my people. At different times, I sold two of my…
By Ufuoma Egbe: Political power is measured not by the lofty titles a leader holds, but by the lives they transform. When Senator Ovie Omo-Agege emerged as the Deputy President of the Senate in the 9th National Assembly, it was hailed as a watershed moment for Urhobo Pepole. Ranking as Nigeria’s sixth-highest public official, with direct access to the presidency and Aso Rock power brokers, his office commanded unmatched privilege. The expectations of the Urhobo people were rightfully high: this was supposed to be the golden era of strategic human capital development, institutional placement, and lasting economic empowerment for Urhoboland.…
Former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, today visited the residence of the apex leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ibadan South East local government, Alhaji Mufutau Adisa Gbayawu, describing his move to the APC as a return to his core progressive family. The statement made available to journalists through Ambassador Arapaja Personal Assistant, Bamitale Ibrahim noted that Arapaja was warmly received by party stalwarts, ward chairmen, women and youth leaders. Speaking during the visit, Arapaja expressed deep gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for welcoming him to the party and for intervening to restore his security…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday afternoon, fired back at Aremo Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun State, for saying the ex-President deceived the governors of the Southwest (on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy) in 2003. Obasanjo took serious exception to Osoba calling describing him as a deceit. According to Obasanjo, many things that happened during that period were beyond Osoba’s comprehension. In a letter to Osoba, Obasanjo recalled his journey to becoming Nigeria’s President. In one of the paragraphs, he said: “Before we went into the election, President Jimmy Carter visited Nigeria to ensure peaceful election in…
By The Legal Ibserver “As it turned out, unwittingly, we had handed Obasanjo (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, then President of Nigeria) a tool with which he later dealt with us too. After “stooping to conquer” the National Assembly, and surviving the impeachment plot, he later “stooped to conquer” the AD governors and Afenifere. After he survived the impeachment plot, he never showed any sense of remorse. We could not believe his new bellicose approach when in a national broadcast he described the impeachment plot as “joke carried too far” The attempt to impeach him eventually won him some sympathy in Yorubaland.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army’s structure from eight to twelve divisions—a landmark move to enhance the country’s security architecture and improve the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Army. This approval underscores the President’s unwavering commitment to equipping the Armed Forces to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges effectively and to strengthen national defence capabilities further. The expansion builds on the Administration’s sustained investments in the Armed Forces, including approval for the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel, acquisition of critical military platforms and…
By Endurance Ikanone Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has intensified efforts to restore the long abandoned Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Community Station in Amukpe, Sapele, in a move expected to strengthen grassroots broadcasting and expand access to public information across the district. The senator made the commitment during a meeting with the Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority, Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, where both parties discussed practical steps toward bringing the station back on air after years of inactivity. The Amukpe facility is the only NTA community station in Delta State outside the…
The National Orientation Agency Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society (NOAFMCS) has recorded an impressive financial performance, posting an almost 200 per cent increase in net surplus for the 2025 financial year, as members overwhelmingly re-elected Mrs. Patricia Nkiru Umunna as President during the Society’s 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Asaba. The AGM, held at the National Orientation Agency Hall, Federal Secretariat, Asaba, brought together members of the cooperative, executives of its mother union, Oshimili I Cooperative Society, and representatives of sister cooperative societies, including the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), among others. Presenting the…
By Enitan Abel Johngold The University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide has thrown its weight behind the appointment of Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba, FNPA, fspsp, C.Psych, FSSAN, as the 14th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, describing his emergence as the culmination of a transparent, credible and fiercely competitive selection process that reinforces the institution’s enduring tradition of merit and excellence. The Association also showered praises on the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University’s Governing Council, His Excellency Chief Bisi Akande, for providing exemplary leadership and ensuring that the process remained transparent, fair and in strict compliance with the…