*** Describes him as a “true democrat“ Delta State Governor-Elect and Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has hailed Chief Great Ogboru, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, (APGA) in the March 18, 2023…
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has called on Nigerians to use the Easter occassion to pray for a successful and peaceful transition of power as Nigeria prepares for change of leadership. Buni stated this in a goodwill message to the…
India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has advocated for the conservation of the big cats in order to prevent their extinction. The Prime Minister, in a mega international event held on Sunday at Mysuru, Karnataka, to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger,…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has felicitated with Christians in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria on the ongoing Easter festival. Zulum, in his message released by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, urged citizens in Borno State to pray for…
A 34-year-old male South American from Suriname, Dadda Albert has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers state for bringing into Nigeria 117 parcels of cocaine concealed in extra-large latex…
SINCE the inception of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture series, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, will be the first person to attend the lecture as Governor-elect. Rt. Hon. Oborevwori, Governor-elect, Delta State, can be described as a…
-By Harrison Akamule: The Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Youth Development and Research Dr. Davids Akpobokaemi commended the Chairman, Okoloba Federated Community in Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State for being thoughtful to have initiated Multipurpose Hall / Skills…
-By Pastor J. O. Ikupa (Worldwide Publicity Secretary) The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Ekpoma, Dr. Clifford Imade Omozeghian, has inaugurated the Sapele main branch of the association. The inauguration of the branch took place on April 8th…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10 as public holidays for the 2023 Easter celebration. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belford. Belgore, in…
Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) Worldwide, an umbrella body of Ogoni youth in River States has commended the ongoing clean-up of Ogoniland. The association while giving an Award of Outstanding Performance to the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi on Tuesday, said the award…
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated British-Nigerian former World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (AJ) for getting his mojo back by defeating American Jermaine Franklin on Saturday.after successive lost. Dabiri-Erewa, in a signed statement on Sunday by one…
Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni has assured that his administration will sustain the leading position in accountability, transparency and Public Finance Auditing in the country. Yobe was rated by the State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS), a World Bank assisted-programme,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared a Port Harcourt, Rivers state based popular prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, Faith Ugochi and a celebrity couple: Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Allen, who are the arrowheads of an international…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Merit Obarakpor hails from Ethiope East LGA. She has a B.Sc. in Economics. She was unemployed until she enrolled into the 2018/2019 STEP cycle of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme. She was trained and established in…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: It shook the world that after all the good, the bad and the ugliest of machinations associated with the just concluded general elections in Nigeria, there was no post-election violence. Not when the gubernatorial and state house of assembly…
The war against cyber crimes in the country gets a boost as the Brighter Futures programme, an initiative supported by the United Kingdom government has launched the Thrive Online campaign. The initiative, apart from the launch of efforts to curb the rising…
The Joint Investigation Centre (JIC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with financial support from Italy have commissioned a new evidence storage facility in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to boost the ongoing war on terrorism. A press…
Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, has congratulated the state governor-elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, even as it has called on him, to fulfill his pledges and promises to Deltans as encapsulated in his M.O.R.E Agenda, when he assumes office as Governor. This…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)‘s Borno Central Senatorial Candidate in the last election, Hon. Mohammed Kumalia has petitioned the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu over alleged tampering of electoral materials in the custody of Borno State office of…
The European Union has released €150,000 (N75 million) in humanitarian funds to prevent the spread of diphtheria and assist the most affected communities in the states of Kano, Katsina, Lagos, and Osun. A statement on Monday said the EU funding will enable…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for concealing 36 parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage and two pairs of slippers,…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and ElohorFoghola: Ofe Gift Edema is a beneficiary of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP.) He hails from Warri North LGA. He is the CEO of Ofe Fish Enterprise. Ofe was trained and established in the 2018/2019 YAGEP cycle in Fish Production. He is currently an undergraduate in Political Science, though he enrolled as…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: It has become increasingly interesting to understand the hoopla associated with the recent journalistic encounter between Oseni Rufai of Arise TV and his guest, the former Governor of Ekiti State, His excellency, Peter Ayo Fayose. Just like everything Nigerian,…
Isoko NUJ Congratulates Odior, Bino, Onwo, Isoko House of Assembly Members-Elect The Isoko Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has sent congratulatory messages to all the newly elected Delta State House of Assembly candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,…
-By Sylvester Iloba: The Chairman, Delta State Investments Development Agency (DIDA), Mr. Paul Nmah has congratulated Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori on his victory at the just concluded Delta State gubernatorial election. Mr. Nmah in a statement noted that Rt. Hon. Oborevwhori, has an undented tract record of remarkable achievements, outstanding service to the State…
The incoming administration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, will leave no stone unturned in meeting the aspiration of Nigerians given the explanations of majority of Nigerians. Vice President- elect, Senator Kashim Shettima stated this on Wednesday…
The British High Commission in Nigeria has said despite high level of violence during the last Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, it had marked improvement over the earlier Presidential and National Assembly elections, promising to keep an eye on legal proceedings…
Namibia has expressed willingness to collaborate with the incoming Nigeria’s administration to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Speaking at the event marking the 33rd Independence Anniversary of Namibia In Abuja, the High Commissioner of Namibia to the country, Humphrey…
-From Harrison Akamule: Dedication, consistency, loyalty and obedient to political leadership earned the governor elect , Rt. Honourable Sheriff Oborevwori’s well deserved victory, says Simeon Daregha, Senior Special Assistant to Delta state Governor on Political Matters. Speaking to journalists via Telephone interview,…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N14.9 million as grants to about 149 firemen in the state. The governor gave the approval in appreciate of the gallantry at arresting the inferno at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri over…
–From MICHAEL J. EKOKORUWE: The chairman of Isoko South local government area of Delta State, Hon. Victor Asasa said, Odiologbo of Olomoro Kingdom, HRM Isaiah Isike Edhekere 1, is alive, hale and hearty and wishes him good health and longlife, at the…
–By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh: Ngozi Stella Nwanagbogwu hails from OshimiliNorth Local Government Area. She is the CEO of Hi Style, a hair beauty salon. She enrolled into the 2018/2019 STEP cycle as a Brown STEPreneur when she could not establish herself for lack of funds. She is an SSCE holder. Her business potentials came alive when…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized no fewer 1,205,260 pills of opioids in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe states The anti-narcotics officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos also disrupted the activities of a…
–Situation Reports By Michael J. Ekokoruwe: The Governorship and State Assembly election in Isoko South and North local government areas of Delta State, was generally peaceful and the electorates have commended INEC for improved performance of BVAS and early arrival of election…
Nigerians have been urged to comport themselves while casting their vote, and let their choice actualize the dream of the founding fathers. ” let peace be the hallmark of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections, our positive disposition towards it would…
As a mission statement expressly provided in the law setting up DESOPADEC by the Delta State House of Assembly in 2006 and fully activated in July 2007, the Commission is meant “To put smiles on the faces of the people in the…
The Association of Contributing Retirees (ACR) have thrown their weight behind Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborewori, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in this weekend’s gubernatorial election. At a town hall meeting held at Dantinajo Resort Hotel Oleh, Isoko South Local…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has raised an alarm over the potential for the expansion of cocaine market in Africa and Asia. The UNODC, in a new report on Thursday, also decried the growing cultivation of coca bush…
-By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Godwin Ubogu: Evi Ovetiri has HND in Accounting. He hails fromIsoko South LGA. He is the CEO of Demeg Studios, an outfit he established after he enrolled into STEP in the 2016/2017 cycle. He was trained and established in Information Technology Services. Ovetiri has carved a niche for himself in ICT business in his locality…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission said it is deploying 163 observers to monitor next Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State Assembly Elections in Nigeria. A statement on Wednesday read that: “The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of…
