Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Sir Festus Ahon says the Governor is taking his time to pick suitable and competent hands to be appointed into the State Executive Council. Ahon, who was reacting to reports in a section of the media, said the Governor is not under pressure from anyone, not even his predecessor, on choice of cabinet members as was wrongly reported. He described the publication as a figment of the imagination of the writer and appealed to Journalists to avoid speculations that could heat up the polity. Ahon said: “First, the State House of…
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In his words; “Whether you like it or not Alcohol is medicinal, it’s God that created alcohol. St. Paul said to Timothy “Take it because it is medicinal”. Why didn’t St. Paul tell Timothy ”Go and pray against your ulcer. Have faith in God he has promised us divine healing.” “He said ‘take alcohol, take wine’. Everything God created, you know just like wine, if you take it as you should moderately, it will benefit you. So those of you who like to take wine please drink it, but in moderate amount.”
It is astounding that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is still so relevant across the globe at 65 years of age. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958, by William Heinemann, London, and contains only 50,380 words, but it has packed more influence all over the world than many fatter novels written by masters and wannabes of all races and creeds. I cannot count the number of the editions of Things Fall Apart I have owned all through the years. My long-standing plan had been to write a short story inspired by Things Fall Apart, or…
By Augustine Akanigha The Delta State Lawmakers on resumption of plenary after inauguration on Tuesday, 27th June, 2023, received 7-Man nomination for the reconstitution of Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy from the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, at Asaba the state capital. Reading the letter from the State Governor that was addressed to the Speaker and Members of the State House of Assembly (DTHA) conveying the nominees on the floor of House, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Guwor Emomotimi Dennis, said following the expiration of the tenure of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, Governor Sheriff…
Asaba the capital city of Delta state has been described as a fertile land for both small and medium sized businesses to thrive. The Managing Director of Onej pharmacy Pastor Kenneth Obi stated this during the Official opening of Spring outfit Boutique BENEMMA plaza Asaba. Pastor Kenneth Obi who encourages investors to start having Asaba in mind as a choice place for investment commended the management of Spring Outfits for the classy stock they put in place saying that the opening of the outfit will safe Asaba residents and it’s environs the stress of going to onitsha and lagos to…
By Augustine Akanigha In it’s maiden plenary after inauguration of the 8th Assembly, the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), on Tuesday, 27th June, 2023, unanimously approved the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori’s request of forty billion naira (N40,000,000,000.00) Credit facility offers by Zenith Bank PLC to the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Delta State Chapter to defray substantial part of outstanding retirement benefits to Local Governments Pensioners. The approval was sequel to a letter from the state Governor address to the Lawmakers, and red on the floor of the house by the presiding Speaker, Rt. Hon.…
Zimbabwean motivational speaker born without limbs, Sinikiwe Kademaunga, and her husband, Reuben, are expecting their first child. Kademaunga shared the news on her Instagram account on Wednesday morning. She shared pictures of herself and her baby bump saying, “Blessings ❤️” Kademaunga and her husband, Reuben, got married in October 2021. Credit: Instagram | sinikiwekademaunga Culled from the Punch
By Magnus Emuji The results of the 2023 Cognitive/Placement Examination for primary six pupils, conducted on May 20 by the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, have been released. A statement from the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Augustine Oghoro had directed all the Chief Inspectors of Education (CIEs) in the 25 Local Government Areas to proceed to the Department of Examinations and Standards of the Ministry on Monday, July 3, 2023 to collect scratch cards that would enable the candidates to check their results. The statement noted that 115,505 candidates…
A Body of Church Leaders from the North under the umbrella of Northern Bishops has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing new service Chiefs that cut across the geo political zones. One of the leading Bishops from the North, Bishop Jonas Katung, the founder and President of of The Living Stone Church Assembly with headquarters told reporters in Jos that Tinubu, in less than one month in office, has performed creditably well and lived up to the expectations of Northern Bishops and Pastors According to firebrand Northern Bishop, President Tinubu has already taken the bull by the horn with…
Reno writes: One of the things I cherish most about Muslims in the Southwest of Nigeria is their behaviour during Sallah. In fact, Yoruba Muslims don’t even call it Sallah, or Eid al Kabir. They coined their own word for the celebration. They refer to it as Ileya, which is short for Ile ti ya, loosely meaning it is time to go home, or the house is ready. And no people, nation? or ethnicity on planet Earth knows how to party like Yorubas. If you lived in the Southwest or Kwara, you must love Ileya, whether or not you are…