By Basil Okoh A powerful and sinister force has been unleashed on Delta APC. That force is sowing seeds of discord and undertaking a hostile takeover of the party itself. It’s a strong and powerful force operating with deep pockets and dashing boldness. A few days ago, Rev. Francis Waive, an APC member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives called on governor Sheriff Oborevwori to abandon PDP and run the next election as APC candidate. Waive assured the governor that the slot will be reserved for him in APC. He later affirmed to the PDP…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience of reporting. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focuses more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration by government and multinational iol companies has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
Peoples Democratic Party PDP Secretary Effurun-Otor Ward in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Comrade Ochuko Omorere JP, has commended the Member Representing Ughelli South, Ughelli North and Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, for his courage, fearlessness, straightforwardness and boldness in endorsing Rt. Hon. Oborevwori as the sole candidate for the 2027 Governorship elections in Delta State. Omorere, who is also the Secretary, PDP Youth Force For Sheriff Ughelli-Udu Federal Constituency, while reacting to the endorsement of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for a second term in office by the APC member, called on All…
By Comrade Biose Osita As we continue to grapple with the challenges within our education system, it is imperative that we recognise the invaluable role played by our primary school teachers. These dedicated professionals lay the foundation for lifelong learning, equipping our children with the essential skills and knowledge needed for success. However, despite their crucial contributions, primary school graduate teachers have been unjustly denied promotion to Level 17. This glaring inequity demands urgent redress. The argument that primary school teachers should not be promoted to Level 17 simply because they teach at the primary level is fundamentally flawed. All…
…Council Chairman Seals Hotel As Police Arrests Owner, Security Guard, Wife A hotel, located in Owhelogbo community in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, allegedly being used as a hub for ritual killing, kidnapping and other criminal activities have been sealed off by the Isoko North Council Chairman, Godwin Ogorugba, following the murder of a customer, Sunday Ogofotha, who lodged in the hotel. The owner and staff of the hotel have been arrested in connection with the incident following a tip-off by the police that a client, Sunday Ogofotha, had been kidnapped and killed at the hotel. According…
Immediate past Deputy President of the 9th Senate Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has hailed the signing of the South South Development Commission bill into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that it will accelerate the growth of the region. In a press statement signed his media adviser, Sunny Areh, commended President Tinubu for giving assent to the bill as it brings equity and fairness to the South-South against the backdrop of arguments in some quarters that sought to equate the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with the zonal development agencies in other parts of the country. On March 25,…
By Sunny Awhefeada Growing up in Ibadan, our thoughts of Nigeria were lofty and sublime. We thought of Nigeria as the best place to be born. Nigeria was not just our country, but it was a country of everything good. Was that idealism borne of ignorance or childhood innocence? It certainly was not. Nigeria survived a civil war that raged for close to three years and crawled up rising to towering heights in just less than a decade after that fratricidal conflict. Despite the cataclysm of the war and destabilizing coups, the nation returned to civil rule in 1979 and…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has condoled the Deputy Majority Whip and Member Representing Ndokwa East Constituency in the House, Hon Prince Emeka Osamuta over the demise of his father, Mr Tonywhite Ndubuisi Osamuta Onyiah at the age of 67 years. The Speaker also condoled the siblings of the Lawmaker and the entire family of late Osamuta Onyiah of Akarai-Obodo in Ndokwa East local government area of Delta state, for the painful loss, as the fatherly care would be so much missed. Rt Hon Guwor who visited the official residence of Hon Osamuta few…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has commended the Member Representing Ughelli-Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Francis Ejiroghene Waive for putting the interest of Delta State above any other. Reacting to the endorsement of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for a second term in office and call on All Progressive Congress, APC in Delta State to adopt the Governor as the sole candidate of the party for governorship election in 2027 by the federal Lawmaker, the Speaker acknowledged that it takes courage to break from party lines and prioritize the interests of…
… Responds To Viral Video On Senator Tinubu’s Visit Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Thursday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was partnering with the Federal Government for the overall development of the state. Aniagwu who disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba said interactions and interfacing with relevant organs of government at different levels will be strengthened for the purpose of advancing the MORE agenda. According to him, we will continue to smoothen our relationship with federal bodies starting from the Presidency to all other agencies of government all with a view to ensuring that…
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has described the Minority Leader of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Edafe Emakpor as a dependable and trustworthy political ally at all time. Omo-Agege in a birthday message to Hon. Emakpor, the member representing Uvwie Constituency said: “I am a witness to your selfless service to your constituents which was in full display during my recent ‘thank you’ visit to Uvwie local government area. “Your drive and passion for the upliftment and needs of your people are exemplary and demonstrates your deep connections with the grassroots. “It goes without…