By Nneka Glory Nwachukwu A new political pressure organisation, Delta Unity Group, has called for the unity and commitment of all Deltans to the success of the Atiku/Okowa PDP Presidential ticket as well as the Delta Governorship mandate of Olorogun David Edevbie in the 2023 General Elections. The call is the highpoint of the communique issued by the group at its first General Assembly held in Kwale, the headquarters of Ndokwa West LGA, on Wednesday, August 17. The Delta Unity Group, a convergence of long standing, prominent and emergent leaders of the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) drawn from…
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The race to the completion of the 27-kilometre Lagos Blue Line Rail Mass Transit has begun, with the launch of the last track beam (T-beam) of the rail track on Wednesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu witnessed the historic moment and personally flagged off the engineering procedure held at the site of the iconic Marina station of the rail project. With the laying of the final T-Beam, all difficult civil works standing in the way of the Lagos Blue Rail Line, which started in 2012, have been overcome. The contractor – China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) – will now go ahead…
By Emmanuel Ochayi Isaac, the younger brother of former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose, has said the Labour Party(LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi needs at least N50bn to win in 2023 Fayose said Obi’s online popularity is not enough to secure victory, emphasising he needs N50bn to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He also stressed the Labour Party presidential candidate lacks the political structure to win the contest. In a video, the younger Fayose said Tinubu has the money and structure to become the next President. “Out of all the candidates, Obi is the…
By Nneka Glory Nwachukwu The House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ika Federal Constituency, Hon. Chief Doris Uboh, has joined other members of the APC in Delta State to celebrate the State Chairman Of The APC, Elder Omeni Sobotie on his birth anniversary. In a Press Statement issued by the her Director of Media, Mr. Donald Igudia, Hon. Doris Uboh lauded the Delta State APC chairman for providing visionary leadership for the Party since he assumed office. While commending Sobotie for his enormous contributions towards the stability of the APC in the State and nation…
The Chairman, DE WAYLES GROUP OF COMPANIES, High Chief Emonena Victor Wayles Egukawhore (JP) has Commended all those who attended the Thanksgiving Service to mark the 3rd Year Anniversary Memorial Service of his departed Mother, Deaconess (Mrs) Magdalene Zipuamere Egukawhore (Nee Okoro) today at St. Matthew Anglican Church, Patani, Delta State. The business mogul disclosed this to the media today being Sunday, 14th day of August, 2022 at St Matthew Anglican Church, Patani, Delta State as DE WAYLES GROUP OF COMPANIES Boss, High Chief Wayles honors beloved departed mother for the lasting legacy she left behind for him, his siblings…
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party Mr Peter Obi has reiterated his commitment to making the various security outfits in Nigeria to be more formidable to tackle the menace of insurgencies in Nigeria. Mr Obi made this know when he stormed the Global online meeting of the Peter Obi and Datti Baba Ahmad Presidential Global Network (PPGN)held recently. There was an exciting ovation as the Global coordinator of PPGN Dr Michael Chukwujekwu introduced Mr Obi to the expectant virtual crowd. He said that ‘Obi is man who has a philosophy of climbing a righteous height through a righteous ladder. A…
Delta Government on Monday commenced bilateral discussions with its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on its proposed budget of N459 billion for the year 2023. This is coming after the consideration of the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), and other budgetary instruments by the State Executive Council (SEC). Explaining several factors that influenced the indicative budget size for 2023, the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Barry Pere-Gbe, mentioned the Russia/Ukraine crisis, galloping inflation, and the volatile exchange rates. While the Russia/Ukraine conflict has negatively affected cash flow to third-world countries, the Economic Planning Commissioner said…
President Buhari has finally signed a bill that changes the name of Kaduna State to ZAZZAU STATE. The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan under the provisions of and power of Senate of the federal republic of Nigeria has assented the bill and sent to President Buhari for final endorsement. The bill which was jointly sponsored by Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari of Zone 1 and Senator Uba Sani of Kaduna central got the approval of 13 members out of 15 of the House of Representatives representing different parts of Kaduna state. The bill was deliberated in the Red Chamber and got…
By Tunde Odesola During their 70th anniversary celebration that lasted from Friday to Sunday, penultimate weekend, members of the National Association of Seadogs aka Pyrates Confraternity converged on Ikeja, the capital of the former federal capital, Lagos State. They were a colourful sight to behold in their white long-sleeved shirts, black trousers tucked into white socks, black shoes, sashes, red regalia and red scarves bearing the skull and crossbones emblem that serves as an allegory of life’s friability. Pyrates were not in Ikeja on sight-seeing. They were not in Ikeja to grovel before the political seat of power in Alausa.…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Federal Minister of State, Labour and Productivity, Olorogun Festus Keyamo, SAN, has stated that since he became a Minister, the Federal Government has not provided a SINGLE car for his personal use, that he has been sacrificing for the nation with his personal cars and resources. He stated this while responding to a statement by a certain Civil Society Organization (CSO) alleging a conflict of interest between his role as a Campaign Spokesperson to Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 Presidential Election and as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…