The Joint Task – 10th Assembly has welcomed the zoning arrangement for the Presiding Officers of the 10th National Assembly released by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. The leadership of the Joint Task – 10th Assembly commended the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for showing leadership in arriving at the party’s choice for those that will lead the 10th National Assembly. Noting that they were ready to work with the incoming Tinubu’s administration, members of the forum said they would work hard to realize the zoning arrangement as announced by APC. The forum,…
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By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Less three days to the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Valedictory Lecture in honour of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, former Federal Minister of Information and Chairman, Delta State Advisory Council, Prof. Sam Ejite Oyovbaire, has been unveiled as the Chairman of the occasion. The Chairman of the UIAA Valedictory Lecture Organizing Committee, Dr. Augustine Isikwei Ojogbo FCVSN JP, disclosed this today in Asaba, Delta State, that the lecture will be a gathering of who-is-who in Delta State and UIAA as they have resolved to honour Governor Okowa for being an unblemished Ambassador of…
THE University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Asaba Chapter, shall on Thursday, May 11, honour the outgoing Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and his wife, Dame Edith Okowa, both of whom are Alunmi of the premier university, in its 2023 Annual Public Service Lecture. The event is designed to celebrate the Governor for his excellent achievements in the development of the state and contributions to nation building. Dr. Kingsley Eze Emu, Chief Economic Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Beyond Borders, has been chosen as the Guest Lecturer, while the Speaker of the Delta State House…
I cannot pretend not to have read all sorts on this subject. My response to one of such posts on Oliseh, was a response to my friend, Zion Ose. I hope my comment below clarifies the controversy for some of us: No, no, no. You have mixed up too many things here. That some Southeast Igbos are condescending to Delta/Western Igbos and some Delta/Western Igbos feel insulted enough by it to no longer identify as Igbos, does not alter the true historical fact of their shared linguistic and cultural heritage. “A whole Zik of Africa” who hails from Onitsha was…
The family of Chief Michael Okumakube of Ovu community, Ethiope East local government area of Delta state, weekend, cried out and petitioned the Delta State Police Commissioner, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, Edo state over an alleged delay to arrest the killer of their son. Suspected assassins had on March 19th, 2023, between Ughelli and Agbarho, Ughelli North local government area of Delta state murdered in a cold blood Mr. Solomon Okumakube, after having ordered him to transfer all his money from his account into the suspected assassins account. It was reliably gathered that the assassins…
The last time I set my eyes on the iconic Obaro Ikime was on 10 April 2023. I was away in Monrovia plying my craft, the way he taught me to do, when I heard the news of his fast declining health status. I came in for the Easter holidays with a determination to see him. I did after several efforts but it was on his sick bed in a hospital in Bodija, Ibadan. He was asleep after what the nurses described to me as a troubled night. I insisted that he should be left to rest. I hurriedly dashed…
SUNDAY OGOCHUKWU OLISEH: “WHY ARE PEOPLE ALWAYS DENYING THAT THEY AREN’T IGBOS?”” – Asari Dokubo Asks Many hours after former footballer Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh made it clear that he is not an Igbo man, Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo dokubo took to his social Media platform to make his reaction public. The well known Kalabari kingdom’s chief first asked a question saying, “why are people always denying that they are not Igbo? I have never seen a situation where a yoruba, Hausa or ijaw man will deny being from his tribe.” Speaking further, Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo said, “I am suggesting…
By Godknows Igali One of the greatest military generals in human history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) once asserted that “China is a sleeping giant. If he wakes, he will shake the world”. Rising from its seeming slumber from the erstwhile dominance of the world under the Mongol and Ming empires for 400 years, China gradually became vocal and obtuse on the world scene in the past three decades. The three-centuries-old declaration by the French warrior, is now receiving real appreciation as Xi Jinping, the current Chinese leader and General Secretary of the Chinese People’s Party, like a conspicuous crested bird, recently…
Dear Astha, We write to convey our admiration and commendation of your outstanding journalism and uncommon devotion to the expansion of public knowledge, through well-researched and balanced reports, on important subjects and cultural trends influencing the world and shaping the experiences of many. We note your valiant contributions to topics such as human rights, climate change, and social justice for marginalized groups and communities and how your reporting, alongside other journalistic efforts, has stoked productive debates about these hugely important issues while also inspiring action in different parts of the globe, Africa inclusive. Your success has not only inspired real-life…
Determined to create a suitable forum for members in Nigeria and the diaspora to interact with one another, Auchi oldies 80-89, products of Auchi Polytechnic, in Edo state is organizing its third re-union. Tagged ‘Abuja 2023’, the vision, is envisaged to build a reputation for Intellectual Thought Leadership. The first reunion held at the ancient city of Benin in 2019, while the second one was held at Dallas in the USA in 2022. According to Mr Peter Nwadei, President, their mission is to partner with the institution’s main Alumni, public and private organisations and academia in order to realize the…