THE Adeosun/Idi Orogbo Community in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State was thrown into shock on Sunday when they found of one of their landlords, Mr John Aderemi Abiola, in his room, almost four years after he was last seen in December 2018. The discovery was made after the community decided, with the approval of the police authorities, to go into his compound to clear the bush in his compound which had overgrown his fence into the next house, causing invasion by reptiles. As 2019 crept into 2020, the residents started wondering where the man could be. Though he…
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By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Mr. Patrick Ukah, has stated that the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (NG-CARES) evidently fell within the social intervention category which was one of the key areas of focus of the State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. Ukah made the disclosure when he received the World Bank Team in Nigeria and The State Committee on NG- CARES led by the State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Barry Gbe, on courtesy visit, on Thursday, 8 September, 2022 in Asaba. He said the program could not have come at a…
“Since 1914, the British Government has been trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the Nigerian people themselves are historically different in their backgrounds, in their religious beliefs and customs and do not show themselves any sign of willingness to unite… Nigerian unity is only a British intention for the country.”- Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, 1948. #HistoryVille “During the first coup in January 1966 a small number of officers killed the internationally distinguished federal Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa”-W.F Gutteridge “From the start, there was a clash between the personalities of the Premiers of the three regions -each…
By Tina Osoro The Delta commissioner of information has said that his recent appointment as the spokesman of the Atiku /Okowa campaign team being the first southerner to be appointed, is a reward for the Ministry’s unreserved support and cooperation. Aniagwu made this remark while expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the management and staff of the ministry of information during the surprise birthday party organized by the ministry today in Asaba. While speaking, he said “I give God the glory for the bonding and the unity that exist between and amongst us, I want to also say that what…
The task of managing the diversity of Nigeria is said to be top most in the agenda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, if voted in as president in the 2023 election. This position was made known today in Asaba at a press briefing by the spokesperson of the Atiku-Okowa presidential campaign, Mr Charles Aniagwu. Aniagwu revealed that the PDP presidential candidate had outline plans to utilize the services of world class Nigerians to bring about cohesion in all the geographical divides, which he noted had been badly managed by the All Progressive Party (APC) controlled…
The spokesperson of the Atiku-Okowa presidential campaign and Commissioner for Information in Delta State, Mr Charles Aniagwau, has debunked insinuations suggesting insiders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are working against the party’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. Aniagwu, who made the disclaimer today in Asaba at a press briefing while responding to issues raised by journalists, clarified that what the PDP was managing was a more collaborative effort and not whether people were working against the party. On claims by some that the PDP presidential candidate planned to handover federal universities to state governments, he stated that his…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has congratulated British-Nigerian lawmaker, Kemi Badenoch on her appointment as Britain’s Secretary of State for International Trade. Born in south London, Kemi Badenoch is the daughter of Professor Feyi Adegoke who attended Queens School, Ibadan. She spent her early years living in Nigeria. In a statement by her spokesman, Olamilekan Olusada, on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, the Lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency said Badenoch’s appointment gladdens the heart of Nigerians, at home and in the Diaspora. Akande-Sadipe said her appointment has likewise put the name of Nigeria in a positive narrative.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says a former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank), Tunde Ayeni, took N17.4bn from the suspense account of the bank between January 1 and December 31, 2014. The EFCC further alleged that Ayeni received N3.75bn in cash from the same account the following year. The allegations are part of the 10 fraud charges filed against Ayeni and three others before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit is separate from the N4.75bn and $5m fraud charge Ayeni and a former Managing Director of the bank, Timothy Oguntayo, are…
Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State have served the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a quit notice, even as they declared the party’s intention to win all elective positions. They also unanimously endorsed the candidacy of APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, insisting that power must return to the South in 2023. The leaders included the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Campaign Spokesperson, Festus Keyamo SAN; APC chieftain and former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori;…
By Wemdi Nwaham The presidential candidate of the PDP, Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned PDP faithfuls to desist from making comments on the Wike saga in the party, so as not to jeopardise on going efforts at reconciliation. That is good. It is a language that should come from a statesman. Like Reuben Abati put it recently, you do not make a child cry and you don’t find a way to pacify the child. But try as much as various organs and personages of the party PDP will, it seems that Gov. Wike is on a mission to sink…