The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and incoming Governor of Delta State, Rt Honourable Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, has been honoured by the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, for his services to humanity. The award was presented to Oborevwori by The Rt Reverend Christian Esezi Ide JP, Bishop of the Diocese of Warri of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel during Sunday service at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Effurun. The ceremony drew the attendance of various Anglican Bishops across the province and Diocese, including the Rt Reverend John U. Aruakpor, Bishop of Oleh Diocese. According to Their Lordships, the…
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The President of the Junior Chamber International,JCI Asaba Chapter ,Uti Inyang has called on youths to shun all forms of electoral violence as the nation approaches it’s general elections come February 25 and March 11,2023. Inyang who made the call while speaking on a live Radio programme “Radio Guest on Voice Of Delta 97.9FM Asaba”,Delta Broadcasting Service said youths must refrain from being used by selfish political actors to cause mayhem. He said it was worrisome that youths who ought to be meaningfully engaged are being used as political thugs by selfish politicians who will ordinarily not engage their children…
A woman identified as Florencia Amado Cattaneo has allegedly cut off her husband’s penis and stabbed him to death. Her late trumpet player husband, Pedro Federico Zarate, was found dead in the couple’s flat in the Altos de San Lorenzo area of Argentina. The 41-year-old suspect has been arrested by police for the horrific alleged murder and sent for psychiatric assessment, according to Mail Online. Aside from cutting off her husband’s penis, she also left a knife buried in the dead man’s eyeball. The deceased was found with the knife embedded in his eye and his genitals mutilated. The suspect…
The Olu of Warri, His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, on Friday said the People’s Redemption Party PRP gubernatorial Candidate, Chief Immanuel Edijala was eminently qualified to succeed the incumbent, Dr . Ifeanyichukwu Okowa in the forthcoming 2023 general election. Ogiame Atuwatse III, made the remarks when he received Edijala, the Gov’ship candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), with some executives of the party, following his large entourage who were on a courtesy visit to the palace in Warri City. The Itsekiri monarch said he admired the the PRP’s gubernatorial candidate’s credentials, which according to him, has, over the…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD It is commonly said that “heaven itself announces the passing of great icons”. So, it was with the final burial rites of Pa. Mieseigha Alale Nagberi, a retired diplomat from the Federal Ministry of External Affairs and now Foreign Affairs, the father of Richard Nagberi Esq., lawyer, humanist and Director of Legal, Delta State Contributing Health Commission, whose burial programme and reception party would remain a talk of the town for a very long time. The funeral programme which began with a Service of songs last Tuesday, at No 4 Eze Obi Ujukwu street, opposite Marble Hill junction, off Okpanam road, Asaba, attracted…
The Director General/National Coordinator of the Amalgamated APC Support Groups (AASG), Dr Nasiru Ladan has reiterated the group’s unalloyed commitment, to the overall electoral success of the All Progressives Congress(APC) at this year’s imminent general elections, beginning with the February 25 presidential version. He gave this undertaking at the AASG’S office, in Abuja while responding to Seyi Tinubu’s opening speech during a brief interactive session with the scion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential standard bearer Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Earlier, Tinubu (Jnr.) had in his mission statement solicited the group’s support in ensuring resounding victory for the All…
By Alimi Ibn Fattykolly Former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed how he converted to Islam and how he has been living peacefully with his wife and other family members who are Christians. In an interview with TVC News, Fashola disclosed that he was born into a family where his father was a Muslim and his mother, a Christian. He said growing up he practiced Christianity and attended the cathedral Church of Saint Jude in Ebute-Meta, Lagos with his mother, however, when he became an adult he simply told his mother that he wanted to worship God like…
Minister for works and housing Babatunde Fashola said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu will get his vote and support in the 2023 elections. Fashola stated this on Thursday as a guest on TVC programme ‘Your View’ where he highlighted his reasons for supporting Tinubu’s presidential ambition. “I’ll vote for him, and I’m campaigning for Tinubu. Other opposition candidates should come and show us what they have done (because) all of them held public office,” Fashola said. “I think people localise Tinubu when they only talk about what he did in Lagos. This is because…
Our attention has been drawn to the jumbled press statement given by the rudderless and very confused Peoples Democratic Party today. We have nothing but pity for a party that has become a mess and total embarrassment to itself and its despondent members. For lack of nothing tangible to tell Nigerians six weeks to a general election as its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar disappeared from the campaign trail, PDP has resorted to making irresponsible statements just to fill media space. The latest is the false information that the Federal Government and INEC plan to postpone the general elections. Nigerians are…
By Joel Odhomo Salubi (Mr. JOS) Our people say that the person with body or mouth odour does not know that he is stinking. Others are put off by the stench, but the body and mouth odour owner does not know that he is an irritant. This proverb applies to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in Delta State, Senator Ovie Augustine Omo-Agege. He winces or cringes on hearing his rejected name of Augustine. Omo-Agege has a political body odour and he stinks morally. Omo-Agege has thrown caution to the wind and has entered the marketplace to dance naked…