By Fred Edoreh Flora Ugunnwa crowned Team Nigeria’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a gold medal in F54 javelin event on the eve of the closing ceremony. It was just after Lauritta Onye had, against glaring odds in the wet and slippery grounds of the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, wrestled out a bronze in the F40 shot put competition earlier that day. The day before, Eucharia Iyiazi finished with bronze in F57 discus just as the trio of Tajudeen Agunbiade, Olufemi Alabi and Isau Ogunkunle did in the Class 9-10 table tennis team event. Those final rushes swelled…
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THE Ugoani of Okpanam Kingdom in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Michael Mbanefo Ogbolu, has been unveiled as the Father of the Day for the public presentation of the book, “The Experience.” Alternate Chairman of the Committee for the book-launch, Chief Christopher Oyemike, on Monday in Asaba, disclosed that the highly respected traditional ruler has thrown his weight behind the book project. He noted that the royal father, is also, a devout Catholic who was with the author of the book, and Special Assistant, Media, to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, during the…
Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Delta State, has congratulated party faithful, supporters, and the people of Isoko South Local Government Area, for doing the party proud with their votes and ensuring the resounding victory of the PDP, in the bye-election into the Delta State House of Assembly, on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The PDP, in a congratulatory Press Release signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, expressed gratitude to the people for believing in the party, saying that the resounding victory has profoundly accentuated the point that the people of Isokoland, nay Deltans, love our party and…
The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged indigenes of Isoko South Constituency to mobilize massively and come out in their numbers to vote for PDP, defend their votes after the polls, and ensure comprehensive victory for the PDP, in the forthcoming House of Assembly bye-election for Isoko South Constituency 1, on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The charge was contained in a Press Statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Delta PDP, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, who further urged the people of Isoko South to discountenance the empty threats and boasts of the APC, describing them as pretenders who have been…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The National Association Of Seadogs (NAS) aka Pyrates Confraternity, Hispaniola X Deck (Lekki Lagos Chapter) has urged Nigeria citizens who have not received the COVID – 19 vaccine to take the ongoing MORDENA vaccine without any fear. The Hispaniola X Deck of NAS stated this in a Covid-19 jingle made available to major media organizations to air across the nation on Thursday, 8 September, 2021, where they also said vaccination would help to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. The get vaccinated without fear jingle authorized by the Cap’n ( Chapter’s President) of Hispaniola X Deck of NAS,…
A Point of Sale (POS) operator, Mr. Aboyowa Kelly Ajatiton, has called on government and relevant security agencies to prevail on the Managemwnt of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to obey a Federal High Court judgement delivered in Warri, Delta State, ordering the bank to unfreeze his account. Ajatiton made the call when he visited the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Warri Correspondents ChapelPress Centre, Warri, Delta State, to appeal to Journalists to help him cry out to the world against the injustice being meted on him by Guaranty Trust Bank. He said that the visit to the NUJ…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The Chairman of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, has congratulated the Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, as he marks his birthday anniversary. In a statement by his Director of Communications, Comrade Johnson Ebigide, the union chairman described Mr. Aniagwu as a rare breed in the Journalism profession, adding that his two-term appointment as the Commissioner for Information in the state had brought much about the needed interface between the state government and the people. Comrade Ikeogwu said that Aniagwu had not only improved…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta State, received reports from Emede Ward 5, and Isoko South Local Government Working Committee of our great Party wherein serious allegations were levelled against Mr. Emakpor Odogu whose name appears as No. 2 in the Party’s register in Unit 2, Emede Ward 5. The grave allegations against him are but not limited to the followings: 1. Using the name of the State Chairman to collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting members of the Party. 2. Creating fraction and disaffection amongst members of the Party. 3. Insubordination and disobedience to lawful directives of the…
BY MODUPEOLUWA ADEKANYE The pandemic has changed the way of life for most; outings, clubbing, partying can never be the same again. However, with the vaccine, life got easier. The vaccine works as a preventive way to slow the surging pandemic, however, there are certain things that vaccinated people may be free to do which they previously could not because of the prevailing pandemic. This does not mean that people who have taken the vaccine should be careless. Below are some things to do and not to do after taking the vaccine. Not Using Mask You are not considered fully…
Delta Governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday, said the state was impressive in all aspects of governance and in the comity of states in the country. Okowa stated this in Oginibo, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state at a thanksgiving service in honour of Justice Sybil Gbagi for her elevation as Justice of the Court of Appeal. He said that sons and daughters of the state were making positive exploits in the country and across the world. He emphasised that the era of training male children alone had long gone and urged parents to continue to train…