I heartily congratulate you, Your Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the humble, hardworking and down to earth Governor of Delta State on your emergence as the Vice-Presidential Candidate of our great party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections. Your confirmation as Presidential running mate is no doubt informed by the confidence and trust reposed on you by our Presidential Standard Bearer, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, GCON, (Wazirin Adamawa), other PDP leaders, teeming members and supporters of our great party across the nation. You have again brought honour and pride to our dear State, Delta, where…
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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today, disqualified the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, from participating in the June 18, 2022 Ekiti State governorship poll. Justice Ekwo also held that the APC is not fielding any candidate in the election, having failed to comply with provisions of the Electoral Act as well as its guidelines in the conduct of party primary. The court subsequently sacked the APC and Oyebanji from participating in the governorship poll and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delist APC and Oyebanji from the list of…
By OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE)Delta State has as part of activities to mark the 3rd convocation ceremony is set to install His Royal Majesty , Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, the Akarigbo & Paramount Ruler of Remo Land as the new Chancellor of the University. This was disclosed by Prof. ( Engr.) Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun(FUPRE) at a media briefing, he said that 1,409 students will be graduating at the ceremony slated for Saturday, June 18, 2022. Prof. Akpofure also disclosed that the University. Would confer honorary doctorate degrees on…
By Ena OFUGARA The Urhobo word for lion is “Okpohkhrokpo”. Our sister tribe, of which Ibori also belongs to, the Itsekiris, call the lion “ejenakpu”. The hunter with his dane gun knows that after shooting a lion, and seeing trails of its blood, he must reload and fast, as the injured lion will look to tear him down And a lion is a cat And a cat has nine lives, the saying goes. So those who think Ibori dead, must count the times Ibori has “died” and risen again…feline. When Okowa decided to go against the arrangement to hand power,…
Controversial Catholic Priest, Ejike Mbaka has described the presidential aspiration of Mr. Peter Obi as a dream that will never come to pass. Father Mbaka made the declaration during his weekly prayer meeting on Wednesday. The popular Catholic Priest further described Obi as a stingy man and said its better for an old generous man to win the election than an stingy politician. Mbaka further said that for leaving Peter Obi out of his team, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is now serious to contest for the nation’s number one seat. Recall Fr. Mbaka campaigned in the emergence of President Buhari…
By Dr. Legend Asuelime, (Ph:D) If I were to help BAT decide on VP choice. I will encourage him to narrow down on the most strategic option and not a sentimental one. I will encourage him to pay little attention to twitterverse and metaverse. Some Facts and Questions will guide my recommendations. Did a Muslim/Muslim Ticket ever win Presidential election in Nigeria? The Answer is YES 1993 MKO Abiola picked a Muslim Northerner and won Will South West APC voters care if VP is Muslim and will they vote another party because of that? Answer is NO. South West is…
By BAYO ONANUGA Once again the Papa Deceiving Pikin party is on to its favourite game, spreading fears and alarms as it speculates and agonises, along with its hatchet writers over the religion of the running mate of the presidential candidate of the APC. The scaremongering campaign began on the convention ground at Eagle Square last week as delegates voted and the ground was heavily scented with the likelihood of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emergence as the ruling APC flag bearer. Though the mischief was squelched before it caught fire, the PDP has not given up as it continued to…
The Federal High Court has said Oborevwori Francis Sheriff Orohwedor has a case to answer in a suit filed by Olorogun David Edevbie challenging his emergence as the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party flag bearer for the 2023 Governorship election. It is recalled ahead of the Delta State PDP Governorship primary, Oborevwori was hit by several scandals on irregularities surrounding his identity, age and credentials but the party went ahead to clear him for the contest against wide public outcry. This is also besides several violations of the PDP constitution in the process of the state congress. Following these infractions,…
ASABA/Nigeria: The Deputy Speaker. And member representing Ukwuani State Constituency, in the Delta State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Ochor C. Ochor had bemoaned the social media campaign by supporters of the various interest groups for the office of the deputy Governor in Delta State in 2023, saying it’s unhealthy, and it’s never heard off, as the office is never campaigned for or contested. Hon Ochor made this known in a statement on Monday, titled “To my People of Ndokwa and Deltans”, made available to the media, when he called on his supporters and others to stop the campaign as…
SENATE TO HONOUR EJIRO, BRAVE TANKER DRIVER FOR AVERTING CATASTROPHE …. RECOMMENDS HIM TO BUHARI FOR NATIONAL HONOURS The Senate has resolved to honour Ejiro Otarigho, the brave tanker driver who drove a burning tanker from danger zone to avert a tragic fire incident in Agbarho, Delta State. It also recommended Ejiro to President Muhammadu Buhari for National Honours. This followed a motion moved by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and co-sponsored by Senator James Manager (PDP, Delta South) and Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (APC, Delta North) at Tuesday plenary. It would be recalled…