By ABEL JOHNGOLD The Managing Director/CEO of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has stated that the Atiku Abubakar / Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would take Nigeria to greater heights. He said the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa had done so much to prove that the PDP was ready to rescue the country from the present poor economic situation and reset the economic fortune of the nation. Askia Ogieh, who stated this on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, in Asaba, at the epoch making ceremony at which he received…
Author: Spade Nigeria
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has applauded the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, for outstanding performance in the provision of infrastructure and social amenities for the communities and peoples of its mandate areas. Leaders and members of the coalition who had earlier visited various projects of the commission on a verification and evaluation tour to mark the 2022 Delta State Civil Society Day held on Wednesday, expressed surprise at the quantum and quality of DESOPADEC projects they saw across the state and commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the commission, Bashorun Askia…
By Cmr. Ijeoma Wilbet The political rendezvous in Delta State took a new trajectory yesterday, the 14th day of December 2022 as the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its gubernatorial candidate, known as the People’s General, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, with his deputy, Ogbueshi Chinedu Alannah inaugurated the Delta State Campaign Council and unveiled his manifesto titled; “The Jubilee” at Orchid Hotel, Asaba, Delta State. A 46-man campaign council to be led by Prince Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh as chairman, was inaugurated, together with advisory committee and local government coordinators across the 3 senatorial district in Delta State,…
By Okorote B. Utieyin Patriotism is fast becoming a scarce commodity among Nigerian politicians, many of who pursue power inordinately for selfish and raw egoistic reasons. Some Nigerian politicians do not understand the essence of politics except to grab power, steal it and deploy it to satisfy their flatulent ego that shouldn’t amount to the least measurement of worth in sane climes. Sadly, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has provided a home for such elements that see everything through the prism of gangsterism. A political party that rewards mace theft with a high office and crowns it with a national…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Delta state will on Wednesday, December 14, 2023 unveil and inaugurate its Campaign Council at the Orchid Hotel at 10:am in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. This was contained in a Press Release made available to newsmen by its Campaign Media Director/ Spokesperson, Great Ogboru Campaign Organisation, Zik Zulu Okafor. The Statement stated that the Gubernatorial candidate of the party, Olorogun Great Ogboru will at the ceremony present his manifesto tagged the ” Jubilee Agenda” to Deltans. According Okafor, the manifesto will herald victory and celebrations by Deltans in 2023 as it encapsulates his…
Delta State All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship candidate, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, has come under fire for attacking the Deputy President of the Senate and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in an interview he granted. Decrying the ugly development in the heart of Deltans, a pressure group known as Forum of former Students Union Leaders described Chief Ogboru’s attack as misguided, imprudent and ridiculous diatribe, who out of extreme frustration in getting his ill-fated gubernatorial ambition off the ground despite full funding from the Delta State Government, has decided to…
The Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday, dismissed a case filed by Hon. Olugbemi Sunbo, against the victory of Rep Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, who emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oluyole Federal Constituency in May 2022. Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe won the ticket of the party on 27th May, 2022. On the 22nd of June, an action was filed by Olugbemi, asking the Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Uche Nma Agomoh to invalidate the Primaries that declared Tolulope Akande-Sadipe as the winner. On Friday, December 9th, 2022, the court held that Akande-Sadipe, who represents the constituency, remains…
By Henry Usiayo The Asaba Chapter of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), has embarked on a free medical outreach to Ugbodu Community in Aniocha North Local Government Area as part of activities to mark it’s 70th anniversary celebration. The Asaba Chapter President of the National Association of Seadogs also known as Pyrates Confraternity, Engr. Emeka Okolo said that the health outreach was in alignment with the core mandates of the body in furtherance of humanitarian ideals and social advocacy. Engr. Okolo noted that the focus of the outreach tagged weekend of service to humanity was to promote healthy living…
By Enweliku Kent The President of National Aquatic Federation, Chief Chinoye Aliyu has said that the facilities in Delta state being host of the national sports festival will serve as performance centre for future aquatic athletes, which will be used to train and retrain them internationally. The president gave this disclosure in an interview with journalists in Asaba, the state capital, when she expressed satisfaction at the standard of the swimming pool and the ongoing event for the swimming athletes. She noted swimmers will continue to utilize complex immediately after the programme for other events. She added that the complex…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD As part of the activities scheduled to mark the 70th anniversary of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), many individuals in Ugbodu in Aniocha North, Delta state on Friday profited from free medical outreach/ clinical effort supported by the Vito Corsica Deck of the Pyrates Confraternity. Speaking to journalists at the Ugbodu Community Primary Health Care Center, the Capoon of the Vito Corsica Deck of NAS, Engr. Emeka Okolo, said the event offered free medical services to so many people in need of medical care. He said though, there is the quarterly community service program where the Association offers free…